2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record22–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
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 winner
Rankings 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.

Previous season

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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.

FBI investigation

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal

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]

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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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.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, 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, 2017
4:00 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, 2018
9:00 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, 2018
6:00 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, 2018
3:00 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, 2018
7:00 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, 2018
12:00 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, 2018
8:00 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, 2018
4:00 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, 2018
7:00 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, 2018
2:00 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, 2018
7:00 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, 2018
2:00 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, 2018
9:00 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, 2018
12:00 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, 2018
7:00 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, 2018
2:00 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, 2018
9:00 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, 2018
12:00 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, 2018
9:00 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.

Rankings

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Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP13111110106615151825RVRV25RV—Not released
Coaches1212^111311871617192324RV25RVRV

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

References

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  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.
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