'Thrill of a Lifetime'

Posted Mar 3, 2007

With Senior Day coming Sunday as eighth-ranked UNC hosts No. 14 Duke, Wes Miller, that scrappy kid who devoted his life to basketball, is still doing what he always does — appreciating where he’s at. From transfer walk-on to improbable Tar Heels starter back to walk-on captain, he has traversed a unique trail over the last four years, leaving his own distinct fingerprint on the history of Carolina basketball. (Fayetteville Observer)

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