Wes Miller

Charlotte hires Miller as men’s basketball coach

April 6, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte has turned to a familiar name with deep local roots to lead its men’s basketball program, hiring former Cincinnati and UNC Greensboro coach Wes Miller as the 49ers’ next coach. Charlotte Athletic […]

74 and done: End of an era at UNC

March 24, 2026 Shawn Krest

In his first press conference as UNC coach, Hubert Davis made the following declaration: “In terms of the staff, you can’t do this job unless you’re a Carolina guy. It’s impossible. You can’t coach here. […]

Coach hot seat report for NC CBB

November 10, 2024 Shawn Krest

Five years. That’s how long you get. Obviously, each situation is different, but when a college basketball team hires a new coach, the clock starts ticking. In general, the new guy gets five years to […]

Dust settles on wild first year of basketball transfer portal

July 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

In NASCAR, it’s called the Silly Season. In the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball, it’s free agency. Thanks to Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball’s new era of player movement has been given […]

New UNCG coach Mike Jones talks about taking over the Spartans

April 28, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Wes Miller and Mike Jones were hired for their first college basketball head coaching jobs only a few months apart in 2011. Both took over programs in disrepair and turned them into consistent winners. So […]

‘Cut down nets and hang banners’: Miller leaves UNCG for Cincinnati

April 21, 2021 Brett Friedlander

After 10 successful seasons of coaching at UNC Greensboro, Wes Miller had a specific set of criteria that needed to be met before he would even consider leaving for another, higher-profile job. “I’ve always dreamed […]

March Sadness leads to uncertainty for NC teams

March 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

The phrase “one-and-done” usually refers to the NBA Draft in the state of North Carolina, not NCAA Tournament runs. This year, however, the state’s representatives didn’t make it past their first 40 minutes in Indiana […]

UNCG ousted in first round by Florida State

March 20, 2021 The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — RaiQuan Gray scored 17 points and No. 4 seed Florida State began what it hopes will be another deep NCAA Tournament run under coach Leonard Hamilton, holding off 13th-seeded UNC Greensboro 64-54 in […]

UNCG hopes lessons learned lead to upset

March 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Wes Miller will never forget his first trip to the NCAA Tournament as a college basketball coach. Not necessarily in a good way. His underdog UNC Greensboro team was on the verge of an iconic […]

NCAA Tournament watch: Which NC teams will dance?

March 10, 2021 Shawn Krest

While the ACC Tournament gets most of the publicity in this state, the big event in Greensboro is just one of several conference tournaments involving North Carolina teams hoping for a bid in the NCAA […]