13 Facts About Paul Mills

Paul Kerry Mills was born on April 4,1972 and is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Wichita State.

Kaser told Thamel that he immediately recognized that Paul Mills would become a coach.

Paul Mills then decided in 1999 to pursue full-time coaching.

Paul Mills remained head coach at Fort Bend Baptist until 2002, when he became video coordinator at Rice under Willis Wilson.

Paul Mills recalled that he was "hooked" on coaching during his season at Rice.

Todd Smith, a Rice assistant at that time, recalled that Paul Mills was so enthusiastic about coaching that he regularly arrived at the team offices before and left after Smith, with Smith giving Paul Mills his set of keys to the offices.

In 2003, Paul Mills joined Scott Drew's staff at Baylor, where he stayed for 14 years, and was part of seven NCAA appearances by the Bears.

Paul Mills was initially a director of operations, becoming a full assistant in 2009 when Matthew Driscoll left to become head coach at North Florida.

Paul Mills was named Summit League Coach of the Year.

Paul Mills was hired by Wichita State on March 22,2023.

Paul Mills is married to the former Wendy Scott, whom he has known since the seventh grade.

The family are devout Christians, and Paul Mills earned a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2020.

When Paul Mills was promoted to full-time assistant at Baylor, he inherited Driscoll's courtesy car, a Chrysler 300.