Double Time: Playing State Association and Prep Ball
The Miller School of Albemarle is a co-ed boarding and day school just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, serving about 260 students in grades eight through twelve plus postgraduates. Founded in 1878 through a bequest from Samuel Miller, it sits on a sprawling campus in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and its historic core is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
For college coaches, Miller is a program on the move and one of the rare programs that competes at the top level of its state association while also playing a national prep-league schedule, something most state associations don’t allow. The Mavericks are three-time defending Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division II state champions. In 2026 in beating Fairfax Christian 63-55 in the final. That capped a 26-13 season against a schedule that included Archbishop Ryan (PA), Chaminade (NY) and Davidson Day (NC). This season Miller adds the Elite Prep League (EPL) to its VISAA slate, putting the Mavericks against some of the nation’s top postgrad and prep programs. Fourteen former Mavericks have gone on to college basketball, nine of them at the NCAA D1 level.
The Mavericks are led by head coach Jack Meriwether, a Charlottesville native who starred at Tandem Friends School. Before coming to Miller in 2018, Meriwether was head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan, where he became the program’s all-time leader in Mountain East Conference wins, and he coached Fork Union’s postgrad team for two seasons. He also spent three years as recruiting coordinator and 17U assistant with the Boo Williams Nike EYBL program. At Miller, he has won BRAC regular-season and tournament titles and three VISAA state championships, earning 2024 VISAA Division II, BRAC and Central Virginia Coach of the Year honors. His players have included Jason Clarke, the 2024 VISAA Division II Player of the Year, and Eli Delaurier, the 2023 BRAC Player of the Year.
The Miller School 2026-27 players are profiled below.
#1 Amare Long (2027) 6'1 guard - Long enters his third season playing major minutes at point guard after helping lead Miller to state titles in each of the last two years. A shifty guard with excellent body control, he has a great understanding of how to manage the tempo of a game.
#2 Legend Bunch (2028) 6'2 guard - Bunch, who comes to Miller from Norfolk Collegiate (VA), was one of the top scorers in private school basketball last season. He pairs that scoring ability with a strong awareness of the court, and both should be important parts of what he gives the Mavericks this season.
#4 Kris Woods (2029) 6'1 guard - Woods is an instinctive guard who is a blur in the open court. He has a natural feel for how and when to score, combining his speed with a sharp sense of when to attack.
#12 Jacob Jenkins (2029) 6'4 guard - Jenkins is a knockdown shooter who can also put the ball on the floor and play above the rim. That mix of shooting, ball skills and athleticism gives him plenty of room to grow, and Coach Meriwether considers him one of the highest-upside players in his part of the country.
#14 Jaiden Hunter (2029) 6'8 forward - Hunter is a consensus top-100 player in his class and led TTO’s 15U team in scoring last season. An explosive athlete, he is a versatile defender who can guard all over the floor and contribute in a variety of roles.
#15 Paxton Tolliver (2029) 6'7 forward - Tolliver has made his mark playing above the rim. A high-motor player, his athleticism and activity level let him play much bigger than his height.
#20 Sam Seaborn (2028) 6'5 guard/forward - Seaborn, who joins Miller after a standout season at Western Albemarle High School (VA), is one of the hardest-playing players anywhere in the country. His motor never stops, and he plays all over the court, affecting the game in a variety of ways.
#21 Odita Aguolu (2027) 6'6 guard/forward - Aguolu was a valuable piece of last season’s state championship team and has developed into a high-level scorer. His combination of physicality and athleticism makes him a versatile matchup problem with multiple ways to impact the game.
#22 Davis Winters (2029) 6'3 guard - Winters is one of the best shooters in the country in his class and a smart player with a strong feel for the game. Miller expects him to carry on the program’s tradition of big-time shooters.
Click here for the team’s 2026-27 game schedule and results.