2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team (original) (raw)

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2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 22
Record 22–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach Jim Larrañaga (7th season)
Assistant coaches Chris Caputo Jamal Brunt Adam Fisher
Home arena Watsco Center
Seasons← 2016–172018–19

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | No. 1 Virginia † | 17 | – | 1 | | .944 | 31 | – | 3 | | .912 | | No. 9 Duke | 13 | – | 5 | | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | | .784 | | No. 22 Miami (FL) | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | 22 | – | 10 | | .688 | | No. 20 Clemson | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | | .714 | | NC State | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | | .636 | | No. 10 North Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | | .703 | | Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | | .636 | | Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | | .657 | | Louisville | 9 | – | 9 | | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | | .611 | | Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | | .583 | | Syracuse | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | | .622 | | Boston College | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | | .543 | | Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | | .406 | | Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | | .355 | | Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 18 | | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | | .250 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | † 2018 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP poll | | | | | | | | | | |

The 2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, they played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 22–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Loyola–Chicago.

The Hurricanes finished the 2016–17 season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #8 seed in the Midwest region where they lost in the first round to #9 Michigan State.

On September 26, 2017 federal prosecutors in New York announced that various schools were under investigation for an alleged "pay for play" scheme involving recruits at various schools including Miami.[1][2][3] On October 23, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced that he believed he was one of the coaches implicated in the FBI indictment.[4] Larrañaga insisted that he had done nothing wrong, however.[5]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Davon Reed 5 G 6'6" 220 Senior Ewing, NJ Graduated
Kamari Murphy 21 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Miles Wilson 10 G 6'5" 165 Sophomore Reistertown, MD Mount St. Mary's

2017 recruiting class

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Miami recruit Lonnie Walker at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

College recruiting information

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lonnie Walker IV G Reading, PA Reading High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Nov 16, 2016
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars Rivals:5/5 stars 247Sports:5/5 stars ESPN:5/5 stars
Chris Lykes G Mitchellville, MD Gonzaga College High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 12, 2016
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars Rivals:4/5 stars 247Sports:4/5 stars ESPN:4/5 stars
Deng Gak F Sydney, Australia Blair Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Oct 25, 2016
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars Rivals:4/5 stars 247Sports:4/5 stars ESPN:4/5 stars
Samuel Waardenburg F Henderson, New Zealand Rangitoto College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 13, 2016
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:4/5 stars 247Sports:3/5 stars ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Ja’Quan Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA G 1 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Melbourne, Australia G 2 Chris Lykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Mitchellville, MD G 3 Anthony Lawrence II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL G 4 Lonnie Walker IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Reading, PA G 5 Mike Robinson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Britain, CT G 10 Miles Wilson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Reisterstown, MD G 11 Bruce Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Boston, MA C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Laurelton, NY C 15 Ebuka Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC F 20 Dewan Huell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Miami, FL F 21 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Henderson, New Zealand F 22 Deng Gak Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia F 35 Chris Stowell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Exeter, NH Head coach Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Chris Caputo (Westfield State) Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon) Adam Fisher (Penn State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Injured Redshirt Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Datetime, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*7:00 pm, ACCN Extra No. 13 Newberry College W 106–79 30 – Vasiljevic 7 – Vasiljevic 8 – Tied Watsco Center (6,174)Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 10, 2017*8:00 pm, ACCN Extra No. 13 Gardner–Webb W 77–45 1–0 14 – Izundu 11 – Brown Jr. 10 – Brown Jr. Watsco Center (7,073)Coral Gables, FL
Nov 12, 2017*4:00 pm, ACCN Extra No. 13 Navy W 89–55 2–0 16 – Vasiljevic 10 – Huell 6 – Brown Jr. Watsco Center (6,611)Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2017*7:00 pm, ACCN Extra No. 11 Florida A&M W 90–59 3–0 15 – Tied 8 – Brown Jr. 4 – Tied Watsco Center (6,735)Coral Gables, FL
Nov 22, 2017*6:00 pm No. 11 vs. La Salle Reading Showcase W 57–46 4–0 16 – Huell 11 – Brown Jr. 5 – Lawrence II Santander Arena (6,735)Reading, PA
Nov 25, 2017*4:00 pm, RSN No. 11 North Florida W 86–65 5–0 14 – Tied 7 – Tied 4 – Tied Watsco Center (7,189)Coral Gables, FL
Nov 29, 2017*9:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 10 at No. 12 Minnesota Big Ten-ACC Challenge W 86–81 6–0 23 – Huell 9 – Brown Jr. 9 – Newton Williams Arena (14,625)Minneapolis, MN
Dec 2, 2017*8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 10 vs. Princeton Hoophall Miami Invitational W 80–52 7–0 20 – Vasiljevic 10 – Lawrence 5 – Newton American Airlines Arena (8,426)Miami, FL
Dec 5, 2017*7:00 pm, RSN No. 10 Boston University W 69–54 8–0 26 – Walker IV 7 – Walker IV 6 – Lawrence II Watsco Center (6,893)Coral Gables, FL
Dec 16, 2017*12:00 pm, CBSSN No. 6 at George Washington W 59–50 9–0 15 – Huell 12 – Huell 3 – Tied Charles E. Smith Center (3,862)Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 2017*1:00 am, ESPNU No. 6 at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic First Round W 75–57 10–0 16 – Tied 6 – Huell 8 – Brown Jr. Stan Sheriff Center (7,669)Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017*10:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 6 vs. New Mexico State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals L 54–63 10–1 15 – Vasiljevic 9 – Huell 1 – Tied Stan Sheriff Center (5,946)Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017*8:30 pm, ESPNU No. 15 vs. Middle Tennessee Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place W 84–81 11–1 21 – Huell 6 – Brown Jr. 6 – Newton Stan Sheriff Center (6,062)Honolulu, HI
ACC Regular Season
Dec 30, 20174:00 pm, ACCN No. 15 at Pittsburgh W 67–53 12–1(1–0) 12 – Lawrence II 7 – Huell 4 – Newton Peterson Events Center (5,307)Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 3, 20189:00 pm, RSN No. 15 at Georgia Tech L 54–64 12–2(1–1) 13 – Huell 12 – Lawrence II 5 – Lykes McCamish Pavilion (5,568)Atlanta, GA
Jan 7, 20186:00 pm, ESPNU No. 15 No. 24 Florida State W 80–74 13–2(2–1) 23 – Brown Jr. 12 – Lawrence II 4 – Tied Watsco Center (7,647)Coral Gables, FL
Jan 13, 20183:00 pm, ESPNU No. 18 at No. 19 Clemson L 63–72 13–3(2–2) 16 – Tied 7 – Tied 2 – Huell Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)Clemson, SC
Jan 15, 20187:00 pm, ESPN No. 25 No. 5 Duke L 75–83 13–4(2–3) 19 – Walker IV 13 – Huell 2 – Tied Watsco Center (7,972)Coral Gables, FL
Jan 21, 201812:00 pm, ACCN No. 25 at NC State W 86–81 14–4(3–3) 19 – Brown Jr. 4 – Tied 9 – Brown Jr. PNC Arena (17,265)Raleigh, NC
Jan 24, 20188:00 pm, ESPN2 Louisville W 78–75 OT 15–4(4–3) 25 – Walker IV 12 – Huell 4 – Lykes Watsco Center (7,190)Coral Gables, FL
Jan 27, 20184:00 pm, ACCN at Florida State L 94–103 OT 15–5(4–4) 23 – Walker IV 7 – Brown Jr. 5 – Tied Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675)Tallahassee, FL
Jan 31, 20187:00 pm, RSN Pittsburgh W 69–57 16–5(5–4) 16 – Walker IV 10 – Lawrence II 5 – Lykes Watsco Center (7,169)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 3, 20182:00 pm, ESPN at Virginia Tech W 84–75 17–5(6–4) 25 – Lawrence II 13 – Lawrence II 4 – Newton Cassell Coliseum (9,275)Blacksburg, VA
Feb 7, 20187:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 25 Wake Forest W 87–81 18–5(7–4) 19 – Walker IV 10 – Huell 5 – Lykes Watsco Center (6,774)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 10, 20182:00 pm, RSN No. 25 at Boston College L 70–72 18–6(7–5) 17 – Vasiljevic 9 – Lawrence II 4 – Lawrence II Conte Forum (7,740)Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 13, 20189:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 Virginia L 50–59 18–7(7–6) 19 – Lykes 7 – Lawrence II 2 – Tied Watsco Center (7,333)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 17, 201812:00 pm, CBS Syracuse L 55–62 18–8(7–7) 14 – Lykes 10 – Huell 5 – Lawrence II Watsco Center (6,879)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 19, 20187:00 pm, ESPN at Notre Dame W 77–74 19–8(8–7) 19 – Walker IV 8 – Izundu 6 – Lawrence II Joyce Center (9,149)Notre Dame, IN
Feb 24, 20182:00 pm, RSN Boston College W 79–78 20–8(9–7) 16 – Huell 9 – Tied 4 – Walker IV Watsco Center (7,010)Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 20189:00 pm, ESPN at No. 9 North Carolina W 91–88 21–8(10–7) 18 – Lykes 8 – Huell 4 – Lykes Dean Smith Center (21,750)Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 3, 201812:00 pm, ESPN2 Virginia Tech W 69–68 22–8(11–7) 16 – Vasiljevic 6 – Lawrence II 7 – Lykes Watsco Center (7,164)Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 20189:00 pm, ESPN (3) No. 24 vs. (6) No. 12 North Carolina Quarterfinals L 65–82 22–9 17 – Newton 7 – Tied 3 – Tied Barclays Center (17,732)Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*3:10 pm, truTV (6 S) No. 22 vs. (11 S) Loyola–Chicago First Round L 62–64 22–10 12 – Walker IV 7 – Huell 2 – Lykes American Airlines Center (15,802)Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final
AP 13 11 11 10 10 6 6 15 15 18 25 RV RV 25 RV Not released
Coaches 12 12^ 11 13 11 8 7 16 17 19 23 24 RV 25 RV RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

  1. ^ "University of Louisville college basketball program targeted in FBI investigation". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "College basketball bribery scandal exposes "dark underbelly" of NCAA, prosecutor says". NBC News. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jim Larranaga says he is Coach-3 in FBI investigation". SI.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Reports: Miami's Jim Larranaga says he believes he is Coach 3 in FBI complaint". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "UM's Larrañaga says he is "Coach 3" in FBI report and probe has "been a strain"". miamiherald. Retrieved November 8, 2017.