IIRC, Ken Rosemond (a SR on the 1957 title team and Coach Smith’s first assistant coach) recruited Larry Miller.
Recruiting in 1964 was hugely different from today or recent decades. Players usually didn’t commit until their SR years and often not until after that season ended….many waited until May or graduation.
Miller was a late commitment. He appeared headed to d00k. Vic Bubas was dominating the ACC and was coming off his 2nd Final Four in 1964 (he’d add a third in ‘66). He won the regular season in ‘63-‘66 and ACC Tourney titles in ‘60, ‘63, ‘64, and ‘66. d00k’s basketball Wikipedia page is still embarrassingly bad when it comes to Pre-K history.
Bubas was also reeling in Pennsylvania high school talent hand-over-fist.
Here comes Larry Miller.
Ken Rosemond recruited Larry Miller hard. He recruited Mr. Miller even harder. The elder Miller liked beer at the end of the work day. Ken Rosemond was always appearing at the Miller home at the end of the day, Beer Thirty.
He didn’t just bring Mr. Miller beer. He sat on the porch and shared beers with Mr. Miller.
Ken Rosemond HATED beer.
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