Mike Roberts Is Going To Be An Assistant Coach For NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts Following Two Seasons Of Being An Assistant Coach For Former North Carolina Player Cincinnati Head Coach Wes Miller
Mike Roberts is going to be an Assistant Coach for NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts.
Before being named an Assistant Coach to NC State Head Coach Kevin Keatts Mike Roberts was an Assistant Coach for Cincinnati Head Coach Wes Miller for two seasons.
Who is Wes Miller?
Wes Miller is a former North Carolina forward who played for former North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams.
As a sophomore, as a junior as a senior at North Carolina in 2004-2005, 2005 -2006, 2006-2007 Wes Miller helped the Tar Heels to the national championship in 2005, two Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championships and one ACC Tournament title.
• He was team captain as a senior in 2006-07, leading UNC to 31 wins and the NCAA Elite 8 as well as the ACC regular-season and tournament titles, and a final No. 3 national ranking.
• A fan favorite at UNC, Miller authored a book entitled The Road to Blue Heaven, which was published as a diary of his experiences as a North Carolina basketball player.
• In addition to his success on the floor, Miller excelled off the court, earning ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition and the UNC Athletic Director’s Scholar Athlete-Award. He earned his degree in political science from North Carolina in 2007.
• Upon his graduation from North Carolina, Miller played one season of professional basketball for the London Capitals of the British Basketball League, where he averaged 19.6 points per game to rank eighth in the league.
• Miller was a prep standout at the New Hampton School in New Hampshire. He earned a scholarship to James Madison University, where he played one season before transferring to North Carolina to become a walk-on for Coach Williams’ squad.
According Wes Miller’s biography on gobearcats.com
NC State Head Coach had this to say about Mike Roberts joining his coaching staff!
"I'm excited to welcome Mike to our staff,"He went into coaching the minute his playing career ended, and he's won a lot of games both as a coach and a player. I was really impressed by Mike throughout the interview process and think he is a great fit with our staff and program. He has a wealth of knowledge, and he's going to make our players better on and off the court."
According to article on gopack.com