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Miami’s Katie Meier gets three-year contract extension

By Mike Peden

University of Miami head basketball coach Katie Meier, center, celebrates with players Adrienne Motley and Jessica Thomas and their teamamtes on Monday, March 13, 2017 as they realize they will be playing at home in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)
University of Miami head basketball coach Katie Meier, center, celebrates with players Adrienne Motley and Jessica Thomas and their teamamtes on Monday, March 13, 2017 as they realize they will be playing at home in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) /
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Katie Meier will keep watch of the Miami Hurricanes for a few more seasons.

On Monday, Miami announced a three-year contract extension for Meier, a deal keeps her signed through the 2023-24 season.

“Commitment and continuity are major factors in a program’s development and this extension provides that. Personally, I am so deeply rooted here at The U and in the Miami community, which makes this even more special,” Meier said in a statement published by the university.

CORAL GABLES, FL – MARCH 20: Miami Head Coach Katie Meier looks on during the second round game of the NCAA Women’s Division I Championship between the Quinnipiac University Bobcats and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 20, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Quinnipiac defeated Miami 85-78. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL – MARCH 20: Miami Head Coach Katie Meier looks on during the second round game of the NCAA Women’s Division I Championship between the Quinnipiac University Bobcats and the University of Miami Hurricanes on March 20, 2017 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Quinnipiac defeated Miami 85-78. (Photo by Richard C. Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Meier, 49, has provided a beacon of consistency in her 12 years with the Hurricanes. They have reached the NCAA tournament in six of the last seven years, and passed the 20-win mark in seven of the last eight. Miami’s tournament run this year was ended by an upset from Quinnipiac.

However, the loss doesn’t upset the qualifications in Meier’s favor. As a head coach, she passed 300 career wins this season. She will also be inducted in Miami’s Sports Hall of Fame on April 18. Meier received AP National Coach of the Year honors in 2011, and two of her prodigies, Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams, are currently in the WNBA.

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