Wes Miller

Wes Miller

Miller with UNC Greensboro in 2018
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Cincinnati
Conference	Big 12
Record	79–54 (.594)
Annual salary	$2.6 million [1]
Biographical details
Born	(1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 42) 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)
2011–2021	UNC Greensboro
2021–present	Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall	264–189 (.583)
Tournaments	0–2 (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.

Playing career

A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, 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. ^[13]

College statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	James Madison	30	0	17.2	.350	.320	.600	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	4.1
2003–04	North Carolina	Redshirt
2004–05	North Carolina	24	0	3.8	.300	.313	.692	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.1
2005–06	North Carolina	31	16	22.9	.438	.441	.720	1.4	1.9	1.1	0.0	7.2
2006–07	North Carolina	38	1	10.6	.322	.333	.733	0.5	1.1	0.3	0.0	2.5
Career		123	17	14.0	.377	.373	.698	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.0	3.8

Source ^[14]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference)(2011–2021)
2011–12	UNC Greensboro	11–11	10–5	1st (North)
2012–13	UNC Greensboro	9–22	6–12	6th (North)
2013–14	UNC Greensboro	14–18	7–9	6th
2014–15	UNC Greensboro	11–22	6–12	T–7th
2015–16	UNC Greensboro	15–19	10–8	T–5th	CBI Quarterfinals
2016–17	UNC Greensboro	25–10	14–4	T–1st	NIT first round
2017–18	UNC Greensboro	27–8	15–3	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19	UNC Greensboro	29–7	15–3	2nd	NIT second round
2019–20	UNC Greensboro	23–9	13–5	3rd
2020–21	UNC Greensboro	21–9	13–5	1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
UNC Greensboro:		185–135 (.578)	109–66 (.623)
Cincinnati Bearcats (American Athletic Conference)(2021–2023)
2021–22	Cincinnati	18–15	7–11	8th
2022–23	Cincinnati	23–13	11–7	4th	NIT Quarterfinals
Cincinnati Bearcats (Big 12 Conference)(2023–present)
2023–24	Cincinnati	22–15	7–11	T–11th	NIT Quarterfinals
2024–25	Cincinnati	16–11	6–10
Cincinnati:		79–54 (.594)	31–39 (.443)
Total:		264–189 (.583)
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

References

1. Williams, Justin (14 Dec 2022). "Cincinnati extends men's basketball coach Wes Miller". Athletic. Retrieved 22 Jan 2025.
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.
9. Mills, Jeff (December 29, 2018). "UNCG runs winning streak to six in record-setting victory for coach Wes Miller". News & Record . Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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.
12. "Walker Miller - Men's Basketball". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
13. "Love/Miller". Wilmington Star News.
14. "Wes Miller Statistics". Sports Reference. 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.

External links

• Wes Miller – GoBearcats.com