in the 2010–2011 season, miller guided arizona back to college basketball relevance. he led arizona to its first top 10 ranking in the ap poll since january 8, 2007, and led the wildcats to their first outright pac-10 regular season title (its 12th overall), 4th 30+ win season (1st overall), 2nd elite eight appearance (9th overall) and its highest coaches poll finish (9th) since the 2004–2005 season. miller compiled a recruiting class that included 4 espnu top 100 recruits (#4 by scout.com), which was widely regarded as a top ten recruiting class. in addition, miller led the wildcats to their first unbeaten home record (17–0) in 14 years and was named pac-10 coach of the year. this was the first time an arizona coach received this honor since lute olson did in 2003. the 17 consecutive home win streak tied for the second most in school history. and is part of a 19-game home streak beginning in the 2009–2010 season. miller's recruiting has improved. from not being ranked in the top-25 recruiting classes by espn in 2010, miller would add to the season's success by guiding the cats to their first elite eight appearance since the 2004–2005 season as a 5-seed. in the second round, arizona secured a 2-point victory over 12th seeded memphis (coached by former wildcat (and member of the 1997 national title team) josh pastner) with a blocked shot in the final seconds by derrick williams. arizona would follow with another close game—a controversial one-point win against 4-seed texas.