Katie Meier, Miami’s coach for the last 19 seasons, announces her retirement

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Katie Meier, who led Miami to 10 NCAA tournaments and guided the Hurricanes to the Elite Eight last season, announced her retirement from coaching on Thursday. “Nineteen years ago, I was offered my dream job to be the head coach of the University of Miami, and while I have absolutely loved living that dream, it is with a heart full of pride and gratitude that I announce my retirement from coaching,” Meier said. “Learning about who she is, the competitor she is, you can see why Miami was so attractive to us,” former Miami guard Hanna Cavinder said during the team’s run to the Elite Eight last season. 9 seed, the Hurricanes pulled off three upset wins in last season’s NCAA tournament — topping Oklahoma State, top-seeded Indiana and then Villanova, before falling to eventual national champion LSU in the regional final.