North Carolina basketball: Ranking the 27 best Tar Heels of all time

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CHAPEL HILL, NC – DECEMBER 20: A basketball with the logo of the North Carolina Tar Heels during a North Carolina game against the Wofford Terriers on December 20, 2017 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Wofford won 75-79. (Photo by Peyton Williams/UNC/Getty Images) /

10. Larry Miller (1965-68)

Larry Miller undoubtedly enjoyed a highly decorated college basketball career at North Carolina. The wing from Allentown, PA came in and immediately made a big impact in his first season before truly dominating the sport over his final two seasons with the Tar Heels.

During that first season in Chapel Hill, Miller showed that he was set to be a force throughout his college career, averaging 20.9 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while shooting 54.8 percent from the field. For his efforts, he earned a second-team All-ACC nod. However, that was a mere starting block for the production and accolades he’d bring in the next two seasons.

Over the 1966-67 and 1967-68 seasons, Miller averaged 22.1 points per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the floor, emerging as a guiding force for some truly dominant UNC teams. He was named ACC Player of the Year in both seasons, named to the NCAA Tournament All-Region team both years in addition to All-Tournament in 1968, and was a Consensus first-team All-American in 1968 as well.

In addition to his productivity and affinity for bringing in awards, Miller’s Tar Heels teams — which were no doubt spearheaded by his efforts — were immensely successful over his final two years. UNC went to back-to-back Final Fours in those seasons, including becoming the National Runners-up in the 1968 NCAA Tournament.

Named a member of the ACC 50th Anniversary Team back in 2002, Miller did everything he could in three years to become a Carolina legend.