Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller in a huddle with this players in the second half during a game at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. Arizona won 67-63. Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily Star

Miller will be β€œplaying” for Casa de los Ninos in this season’s Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge, in which fans can vote online for their favorite coach to advance through a tournament-style format that pays more for every round they reach.

Miller finished in the β€œSweet 16” last season, earning $10,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Southern Arizona and a total of $40,000 over five years for it. This year, he switched to the Tucson-based charity dedicated to promoting child well-being and family stability.

In addition, on Thursday, Miller and his staff will wear green pins and possibly green ties while promoting Coaching for Literacy, an organization supporting literacy programs. Β 


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