2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	4–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga (6th year)
Assistant coach	Chris Caputo
Assistant coach	Jamal Brunt
Assistant coach	Adam Fisher
Home arena	Watsco Center

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 3 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Louisville	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
No. 22 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They are led by sixth year head coach Jim Larrañaga and play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida.

Previous season

Main article: 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The Hurricanes finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Villanova.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sheldon McClellan	10	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
James Palmer	12	G	6'5"	202	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Nebraska
Angel Rodríguez	13	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Cupey, PR	Graduated
Tonye Jekiri	23	C	7'0"	248	Senior	Hialeah, FL	Graduated
Ivan Uceda	33	F	6'10"	217	Senior	Madrid, Spain	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Michael Gilmore	12	F	6'10"	215	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gilmore will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

Class of 2016 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bruce Brown #5 SG	Wakefield, MA	Vermont Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
Bruce Brown #5 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dewan Huell #7 PF	Miami, FL	Miami Norland High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
Dewan Huell #7 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Rodney Miller #16 C	Laurelton, NY	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 10, 2015
Rodney Miller #16 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dejan Vasiljevic SG	Melbourne, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 3, 2016
Dejan Vasiljevic SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 signees

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Lykes PG	Bowie, MD	Gonzaga College High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 12, 2016
Chris Lykes PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Sam Waardenburg PF	New Zealand	Rangitoto College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 13, 2016
Sam Waardenburg PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Deng Gak C	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Oct 25, 2016
Deng Gak C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lonnie Walker SG	Reading, PA	Reading High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
Lonnie Walker SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Newton, Ja'QuanJa'Quan Newton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	1	Muhammad, RashadRashad Muhammad	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	2	Robinson, MikeMike Robinson (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	New Britain, CT
3.5 !F	3	Lawrence, Jr., AnthonyAnthony Lawrence, Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Petersburg, FL
1.5 !G	4	Vasiljevic, DejanDejan Vasiljevic	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Melbourne, Australia
1.5 !G	5	Reed, DavonDavon Reed	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Ewing, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Brown, BruceBruce Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Boston, MA
3.5 !F	12	Gilmore, MichaelMichael Gilmore (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jacksonville, FL
5.0 !C	14	Miller, RodneyRodney Miller	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Laurelton, NY
5.0 !C	15	Izundu, EbukaEbuka Izundu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F	20	Huell, DewanDewan Huell	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miami, FL
3.5 !F	21	Murphy, KamariKamari Murphy	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	35	Stowell, ChrisChris Stowell (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	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
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Barry	W 73–62	–	21 – Reed	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,542) Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Western Carolina	W 92–43	1–0	14 – Izundu	8 – Tied	5 – Brown	Watsco Center (7,142) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida	W 94–56	2–0	17 – Reed	9 – Murphy	7 – Newton	UNF Arena (3,148) Jacksonville, FL
Nov 19, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Penn	W 74–62	3–0	18 – Newton	8 – Murphy	3 – Newton	Watsco Center (6,753) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 24, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Stanford AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	W 67–53	4–0	20 – Newton	7 – Murphy	2 – Tied	HP Field House (2,436) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2	vs. No. 21 Iowa State AdvoCare Invitational semifinals	L 56–73	4–1	21 – Newton	12 – Murphy	3 – Newton	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 27, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational 3rd place game	L 56–65	4–2	15 – Tied	10 – Murphy	2 – Reed	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–61	5–2	18 – Reed	9 – Brown	3 – Reed	Watsco Center (7,064) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 3, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Wofford HoopHall Miami Invitational	W 74–57	6–2	15 – Newton	10 – Murphy	9 – Newton	American Airlines Arena (4,885) Miami, FL
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	South Carolina State			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Florida Atlantic			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	George Washington			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Columbia			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Dec 31, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN	NC State			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN	at Syracuse			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Notre Dame			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN	at Pittsburgh			–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Wake Forest			–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NCx
Jan 21, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2	at Duke			–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Jan 25, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN	Boston College			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 28, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS	North Carolina			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	Florida State			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN	at NC State			–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN	Virginia Tech			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2016 ESPN/ESPN2	at Louisville			–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN	Georgia Tech			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN	Clemson			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	at Virginia			–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm, CBS	Duke			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Virginia Tech			–	–	–	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN	Florida State			–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar 7–11, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NR																			N/A
Coaches	NR

References

Miami Hurricanes men's basketball

Venues	Miami Beach Auditorium (1960s–1980s) Knight Center (1985–1988) Miami Arena (1988–2002) Watsco Center (2003–present)

Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis 2011 athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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