Wes Miller

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Wes Miller
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Miller with UNC Greensboro in 2018
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Cincinnati
Conference Big 12
Record63–43 (.594)
Annual salary$1.25 million [1]
Biographical details
Born (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 41)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
2002–2003 James Madison
2004–2007 North Carolina
2007–2008 London Capital
Position(s) Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009 Elon (assistant)
2009–2010 High Point (assistant)
2010–2011 UNC Greensboro (assistant)
2011–2021UNC Greensboro
2021–present Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall248–178 (.582)
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
5–4 (NIT)
1–1 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As player:

NCAA champion (2005)
As coach:

2 SoCon tournament (2018, 2021)
3 SoCon regular season (2017, 2018, 2021)
SoCon North Division (2012)
Awards
2× SoCon Coach of the Year (2012, 2018)

Warren Weston Miller (born January 28, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former player, who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, he played at the collegiate level for James Madison University and the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, where he graduated in 2007. Professionally, Miller played for London Capital of the British Basketball League. He was previously head coach at UNC Greensboro, and served stints as an assistant coach at Elon University and High Point University.

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Playing career

Miller attended New Hampton Prep in New Hampton, New Hampshire. [2] Miller played one year at James Madison before transferring to North Carolina to play for Roy Williams, where he successfully walked on to the basketball team. [3] 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. [4] After graduation, Miller played one season for the London Capitals of the British Basketball League. [5]

Coaching career

Early career

After playing professionally in England for a year, Miller was hired as an assistant coach at Elon University to join the staff of head coach Ernie Nestor. Elon had a record of 12–19 in the 2008–2009 season and Nestor stepped down as head coach at the end of the year. Miller was hired at High Point University and joined the staff of their new head coach, Scott Cherry, the next season. [6]

UNC Greensboro

For the 2010–11 basketball season, Miller became an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro under Mike Dement. That team finished the season 7–24, in fifth place in the Southern Conference.

The next year Dement retired mid-season and Miller became interim head coach. At the time, the Spartans had a record of 2–8 and were in the midst of an eleven-game losing streak. Under Miller, the team finished Southern Conference play with a 10–8 record, 13–19 overall, winning first place in the Southern Conference North Division. Miller was named the 2012 Southern Conference Coach of the Year and was hired officially as head coach. [7]

Miller spent the following ten seasons as the UNCG men's basketball coach. [8] During his tenure UNCG saw an unprecedented run of success, reaching 25 wins for three successive seasons between 2016 and 2019, winning three Southern Conference championships, reaching the NCAA tournament in 2018 and 2021, and recording the program's first postseason victory in 2019. Miller is the winningest coach in UNC Greensboro history, with 185 victories. [9]

Cincinnati

On April 14, 2021 Cincinnati hired Miller to become their next head coach, replacing John Brannen. [10] He finished his first season leading the Bearcats to a 18–15 record, while going 7–11 in conference play. They placed 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

Personal

Miller's father, Kenneth D. Miller, is a prominent alumnus and trustee of Wake Forest University. [11] Wes's younger brother Walker Miller also played basketball for North Carolina before transferring to Monmouth for his final year of eligibility. [12] Wes married the former Ashley Love of Wilmington in 2011.

College statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002–03 James Madison 30017.2.350.320.6001.01.30.50.04.1
2003–04 North Carolina Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2004–05 North Carolina 2403.8.300.313.6920.20.50.00.01.1
2005–06 North Carolina 311622.9.438.441.7201.41.91.10.07.2
2006–07 North Carolina 38110.6.322.333.7330.51.10.30.02.5
Career1231714.0.377.373.6980.81.30.50.03.8

Source [13]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference)(2011–2021)
2011–12 UNC Greensboro 11–1110–51st (North)
2012–13 UNC Greensboro 9–226–126th (North)
2013–14 UNC Greensboro 14–187–96th
2014–15 UNC Greensboro 11–226–12T–7th
2015–16 UNC Greensboro 15–1910–8T–5th CBI Quarterfinals
2016–17 UNC Greensboro 25–1014–4T–1st NIT first round
2017–18 UNC Greensboro 27–815–31st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19 UNC Greensboro 29–715–32nd NIT second round
2019–20 UNC Greensboro 23–913–53rd
2020–21 UNC Greensboro 21–913–51st NCAA Division I Round of 64
UNC Greensboro:185–135 (.578)109–66 (.623)
Cincinnati Bearcats (American Athletic Conference)(2021–2023)
2021–22 Cincinnati 18–157–118th
2022–23 Cincinnati 23–1311–74th NIT Quarterfinals
Cincinnati Bearcats (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24 Cincinnati 22–157–11T–11th NIT Quarterfinals
2024–25 Cincinnati 0–00–0
Cincinnati:63–43 (.594)25–29 (.463)
Total:248–178 (.582)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ Williams, Justin [@Williams_Justin] (April 16, 2021). "Good Details on Wes Miller's new contract with #Bearcats: 6 yr, $7.875 million. Starts at $1.25mil, rising to $1.375mil by 2026. UC paid Miller's buyout of $325k to UNCG. Annual staff pool of $1.3mil. Buyout starts at $3mil, de-escalates to $750k by 2026. More soon on @TheAthletic" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Wes Miller - Men's Basketball". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Wes Miller: A walk-on takes a big step with Tar Heels". ESPN. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wes Miller". UNCG. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ Martin, Ross (March 9, 2021). "Former Tar Heel Guard Wes Miller Leads UNCG Back to NCAA Tournament". 247Sports.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Luck, Quierra (May 14, 2020). "Former Tar Heel Wes Miller Voted No. 1 Coach Under 40 by ESPN".
  7. ↑ "Wes Miller Named SoCon Coach of the Year". UNCG. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "UNCGSpartans.com : Wes Miller". www.uncgspartans.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02.
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  10. ↑ "Wes Miller Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". gobearcats.com. UC Athletics. 14 Apr 2021. Retrieved 14 Apr 2021.
  11. ↑ "Potential Wake Forest Basketball Hire: The Wes Miller Tier". 10 February 2019.
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