Wes Miller

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Charlotte, NC
High School:
New Hampton Prep (NH)

At Carolina:
One of four returning starters • Is as hard-working a player as Roy Williams has ever coached • Collegiate odyssey has gone from James Madison (where he played in 2002-03), to walk-on at Carolina (transferred to UNC in 2003-04), to starting two-guard for the defending national champions • Was the team's best defender and three-point shooter last year • Became a starter in late January and the Tar Heels went 13-4 the rest of the season • Gym rat who can be found shooting and working on his game at all hours • Worked in the off-season on his ball-handling skills and shooting off the dribble • Is quick enough to defend the other team's point guards, something he often did last year • Scored 26 points in 24 games as a sophomore and 222 points in 31 games in 2005-06.

Junior Year (2005-06):
Season Notes: Shot 44.1 percent from three-point range, the seventh-best figure in UNC single-season history • Won the Carmichael Cobb Award (2005-06 defensive player of the year) and the Foy Roberson Award (most improved player) • Led the Tar Heels with nine defensive player-of-the-game awards and 64 three-point field goals • Won Carolina's defensive player of the game eight times in ACC action (NC State, Miami, Virginia, Boston College, Maryland, Clemson, at NC State and Virginia in ACC Tournament) • Connected on three or more three-pointers nine times (six at Florida State, five at NC State and four vs. Arizona and Boston College in ACC semifinal) • Made at least two three-pointers in 17 of the last 23 games • Had a streak of 22 consecutive games with a three snapped in regular-season finale at Duke • Scored a total of 222 points, 192 from three-point range • Made 19 more three-pointers than any other Tar Heel • Was eighth in the ACC in threes made per game. Had 45 assists, 13 turnovers and 21 steals in the last 18 games • Committed 10 turnovers in 439 minutes played in the 17 games after he joined the starting lineup (on Jan. 22) • Carolina was 13-4 with him in the starting lineup • Played at least 20 minutes 22 times • Played turnover-free in 10 of 22 games in which he played at least 20 minutes • Had a 2.7 to 1 assist/turnover ratio (60 to 22) • Shot free throws in just 11 games • Scored in double figures eight times • In addition to a career-high 18 at Florida State, scored 15 at NC State, 15 vs. Virginia in ACC quarterfinal, 14 vs. Arizona, 12 at Kentucky, 12 vs. Boston College in ACC semifinal, 11 against Cleveland State and 10 vs. Duke • UNC was 6-2 when he scored in double figures (losses to Duke and BC).

Game Highlights
November: Played 14 minutes with two assists and no turnovers against Illinois and did a good job defending Dee Brown. December: Hit a pair of first-half three-pointers at Kentucky, then hit a three and a driving lay-up in the second half in the win in Lexington • Seven points (2-3 3FG) and career-high five rebounds vs. Davidson. January: Three-pointer with 11:54 left in the first half gave Carolina its first lead against NC State after falling behind 11-0 to start the game • Carolina's defensive player of the game against the Wolfpack • Hit two key three-pointers in the second half of Carolina's 64-61 win at Virginia Tech • The first cut Tech's largest second-half lead down from five to two points and the second gave the Tar Heels a 51-48 lead, an advantage they would not relinquish the rest of the game • Had a career-best five assists (with just one turnover) and scored six points in the loss to Miami • Hit two three-pointers, had four assists and three steals at Virginia • First three gave Carolina its first lead of the first half after trailing by as many as 10 points • Made his first career start at Florida State and had a career-high 18 points on 6 of 10 from three-point range • Added three assists and just two turnovers in a career-high 31 minutes • Most three-pointers by a Tar Heel since Rashad McCants had eight vs. Clemson on March 2, 2004 • Hit three three-pointers in both halves • His fifth three-pointer broke a 6:18 scoring drought by the Tar Heels and gave UNC a 76-75 lead with 2:28 to play • Trailing 78-76, he hit his sixth three-pointer with 54 seconds remaining to give UNC the lead • Led Carolina in scoring for the first time in his career • Scored six points, had two assists and no turnovers and was UNC's defensive player of the game against Boston College • Hit four three-pointers en route to 14 points in win over Arizona • Was 4 for 5 from three-point range and added a breakaway lay-up, his first two-point basket since the Kentucky game on Dec. 3 • Snapped a string of 28 straight made baskets from three-point range • Had no turnovers in 29 minutes.

February: Scored six points and was Carolina's defensive player of the game in 77-62 win at Maryland as the Tar Heels held the Terps to 20 points below their ACC-leading average • Hit back-to-back three-pointers in the first half • Added three assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes • Scored five points and had a game-high three steals in win over Clemson • Hit his only three of the game with 1:49 to play after Clemson cut a 17-point lead to nine • Hit a pair of threes and finished with 10 points against Duke • Made a career-best 4 for 4 from the free throw line • Hit two threes, including one that gave UNC a 62-56 lead in the win at Miami • Three-pointer with 2:39 to play gave Carolina an eight-point lead against Georgia Tech, the Tar Heels' largest lead of the game • Had no turnovers in 28 minutes • Had six points, two assists, a steal and no turnovers (for the second game in a row) in win at Wake Forest • Hit five three-pointers (15 points), had a career-high six assists and was UNC's defensive player of the game in 95-71 win at NC State • Made five of eight from three-point range.

March: Scored three points, his lowest scoring output in 12 starts, but had four first-half assists and finished with no turnovers in 21 minutes in the 99-54 win over Virginia • Scored in double figures in back-to-back games for the first time as a Tar Heel with 15 points against Virginia and 12 vs. Boston College in the ACC Tournament • Went 8 for 11 from the floor in the two games, including 7 for 10 from three-point range • Was 4 for 4 from the floor (three 3FGs), 4 for 4 from the line and was Carolina's defensive player of the game against the Cavaliers • Made four first-half three-pointers against BC • Committed one turnover in 57 minutes of action • Made three three-pointers and had two assists in NCAA Tournament second round loss to George Mason.

Sophomore Year (2004-05):
Played in 24 games for the NCAA champions, including three games in the NCAA Tournament (Oakland, Iowa State and the Final Four against Michigan State) • Scored 26 points, had 12 assists and four rebounds •Five of his six made field goals were three-pointers • Was 9 for 13 from the free throw line • Had a 2 to 1 assist-error ratio • Scored in eight different games with a high of six points against Cleveland State • Added five points against Loyola • Had a season-high three assists and no turnovers in the season-opening game against Santa Clara.

At James Madison (2002-03):
Played in all 30 games at JMU for an average of 17.2 minutes per game • Averaged 4.1 points and 1.3 assists per game • Was third on the team in three-point field goals (33) and three-point attempts (103) • Had season highs of 15 points and five three-pointers (on 10 attempts) at home against William & Mary.

Prep/Personal:
One of eight New Hampton players to move on to Division I basketball. Averaged 14 points and six assists per game at New Hampton as a senior • Won the New England Prep League Class A championship and compiled a 27-3 record • Played three seasons at New Hampton, including 2001-02 as a post-graduate • Three-year starter and three-time captain • Coached by Jamie Arsenault • Attended Charlotte Country Day School as a freshman and Mercersburg Academy as a sophomore • His uncle, Neil Bollock, attended Carolina • Born Warren Weston Miller on Jan. 28, 1983 • Is the son of Susan Cameron and Ken Miller.