The fathers of Miami Hurricanes players and coaches have had a huge impact on the success of their careers. Miami basketball coach Katie Meier fathers had very different impacts on her career. Her biological father Jerry Meier died in an airplane crash when Meier’s mother was four months pregnant with her.
Meier is 277-152 in 14 years as the head coach. She is 26 wins behind the program’s all-time leader Ferne Labati. Labati was 302-195 in 17 seasons from 1988-2005. Meier’s .645 winning percentage is the best in program history. Miami has had five straight 20 win seasons and reached that number in nine of the last ten years.