Wes Miller

Upon transferring to North Carolina, Miller successfully walked on to the basketball team.[1] He was redshirted for the 2003-2004 season. Miller played on the Tar Heel team that won the 2005 National Championship. He graduated in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science and after graduation he wrote a book titled The Road to Blue Heaven about his road to the University of North Carolina and his years playing there.[2]

The Road to Blue Heaven tells Miller's story as a Tar Heel and what it took him to get there. He didn't have a scholarship and recruiters looked past him at other players who stand around 6 feet or taller. After spending a year at the mid-major program at James Madison, Miller decided to take his chances, without a basketball scholarship, and transfer to the University of North Carolina. Due to Miller's hard work he earned a starting position as a junior. Miller's book is a glimpse into what his life was like.

After playing professionally in England for a year, Miller was hired as an assistant coach at Elon University. He was overseen by head coach, Ernie Nestor. Together, Nestor and Miller's team finished the 2008–09 season with a record of 12-19. This was also Nestor's final year with Elon.

Next, Miller took another assistant coach position at High Point University. He joined the staff of their new head coach, Scott Cherry. Upon hiring Miller, Cherry was positive about adding him to his staff: "Wes is young, energetic and works extremely hard, He is a guy that relates well to the players because of his age, When you are recruiting your staff and trying to figure out who would be the best to work alongside of you, I think you always want a guy who is a winner. Wes is definitely a winner and somebody who will work hard and I can't be happier to have him on my staff." Coach Cherry and Coach Miller finished the 2009–10 season 15-15.

For the 2010-11 basketball season, Miller moved again to another university. He became the assistant coach to Mike Dement at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He filled the position after Rod Jensen resigned to take the position of head coach at the College of Idaho. Together, they took their team to a 7-24 record, finishing in fifth place in the Southern Conference.

During the 2011–12 season, Dement and Athletics Director Kim Record came to a mutual agreement and Dement resigned. Miller became the interim head coach for the Spartans. When he took over, the team had a record of 2-8 and had an eleven-game losing streak. Miller led the Spartans to a 10-8 record in Southern Conference play on his own and a 13-19 record overall. They won first place in the Southern Conference North Division. Miller also received the Coach of the Year award.[3]

On March 6, 2012, the University of North Carolina Greensboro scheduled a press conference to announce that Miller would now be the full-time head coach. Upon receiving the top job at UNCG, Miller hired former teammate Jackie Manuel to his staff. He, along with Mike Roberts are Miller's first two hired assistants. Miller is currently in his 9th season as the head coach at UNC Greensboro and is the longest tenured head coach in the Southern Conference.

On December 29, 2018, Miller became the winningest coach in UNC Greensboro history, with 125 victories, passing his former mentor Mike Dement.[4]

Wes married the former Ashley Love in 2011. Wes's younger brother Walker Miller plays basketball at the University of North Carolina.

Source[5]

• UNC Greensboro profile