Outlook | Players | Coaches | Administration | Opponents | Review | Records | History | Media Cookie Miller #24 |+| Before Nebraska |+| Personal Cookie chose to join Doc Sadler An ultra-quick point guard with Cookie, whose given name is Wendell, and the Huskers after receiving strong explosive athletic ability, Cookie is the son of Marty and Cookie Miller, recruiting interest from a number of Miller joins the Husker program with and was born on May 30, 1987. He has schools in the East, including Xavier, a favorable comparison to last year's four sisters, Peaches, Nikky, Michelle Rhode Island, Akron, Toledo and senior leader, Charles Richardson Jr. and Lemesha. He plans to major in Cleveland State. At 5-7, Miller may be diminutive in accounting at Nebraska. stature but provides a large presence on both ends of the basketball court while possessing incredible floor vision and speed. Miller comes to Lincoln with strong credentials after a stellar prep career in his native state of West Virginia and then at Harmony Community School in Ohio. During the 2006-07 season, Miller averaged 18.1 points, Freshman 8.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game Guard • 5-7 • 165 for Harmony Community and Coach Charleston, W.Va. Mark Metzka. Miller helped Harmony Capital HS/ to a No. 5 national prep school ranking Harmony Community last season. [Ohio] School A year earlier, Miller averaged 17 points and nearly 12 assists per contest under Coach Rodney Crawford while finishing high school. He added a school- |+| Why Nebraska? record 22 assists in a game for Harmony, “As soon as I met Doc and was given a three-star rating and Sadler, he was straight ranked as the No. 12 player in the state up with me and told me of Ohio by Rivals.com last year. that it’s not guaranteed I At Capital High School in Charleston, will be a starter, but the W.Va., Miller led coach Carl Clark’s team spot is open. That really to a 21-5 record and a state semifinals influenced me. All the rest berth in 2005. Miller earned state player- of the schools tried to get of-the-year honors and was named captain of the all-state squad, his third me to sign as soon as I selection to the all-state first team. Miller came in, right then. But finished as the school’s career leader these coaches said to take with more than 1,500 points. my time and do whatever During the summer, Miller also played I need and they would still AAU ball at the highest levels as he be here for me.” was a member of the D-1 Greyhounds based out of Cincinnati. Among his |+| What's your goal? teammates with the Greyhounds were “Our goal is to make top-10 national recruits O.J. Mayo the NCAA Tournament.” (signed with Southern California) and Bill Walker (signed with Kansas State). At the 2006 ABCD Camp, Miller was ninth among campers in assists per game (3.1 against 1.6 turnovers), fourth with 1.7 steals per contest and added a solid 3.0 rebounds per game. 56 | 2007-08 Nebraska Basketball.