2023–24 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2023–24 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–17 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Courtney
Assistant coaches
  • D.J. Irving
  • Kotie Kimble
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 – 3   .850 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Virginia 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 – 8   .600 22 – 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 – 9   .550 24 – 12   .667
Syracuse 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 10 NC State † 9 – 11   .450 26 – 15   .634
Boston College 8 – 12   .400 20 – 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 – 13   .350 13 – 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 – 14   .300 15 – 17   .469
Louisville 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, and 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).

The Hurricanes got to a hot start, going 11–2 in their first 13 games. Highlights of the streak included wins over Georgia and Kansas State at the Baha Mar Bahamas Hoops Championship and two conference wins over Notre Dame and sixteenth-ranked Clemson. They were ranked as highly as eighth when they lost to Kentucky in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Their fortunes turned as they lost four of their next five ACC games, with the lone win coming against Virginia Tech. They won three of their next four and had a record of 6–5 in ACC play before they lost their final ten games in a row. They played three ranked teams in that time, losing to third-ranked North Carolina by only three points, eighth ranked Duke, and again to North Carolina, who was ranked ninth at the time. Miami also struggled on the road, only winning two of their ten ACC road games.

The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season a disappointing 15–17 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to eleventh seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This ended a streak of two straight post-season appearances for the Hurricanes.

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 2022–23 season 29–8 and 15–5 in ACC play ACC play, to finish in a tie for first place and clinch a share of the regular season title. This was the team's second ACC regular season title in program history, with the first coming in 2013. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals, where they defeated ninth seed Wake Forest before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Duke in the Semifinals. The received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the First Round, fourth seed Indiana in the Second Round, first seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen and second seed Texas to qualify for the first Final Four in program history.[1] In the Final Four they lost to eventual champions UConn to end their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Anthony Walker 1 F 6'9" 215 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Indiana[2]
Isaiah Wong 2 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Piscataway, NJ Declared for 2023 NBA draft; Selected 55th overall by Indiana Pacers[3]
Harlond Beverly 5 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Wichita State[4]
Filippos Gkogkos 10 G 6'3" 193 RS Junior Athens, Greece Walk-on; left team for personal reasons
Jordan Miller 11 G 6'7" 195 RS Senior Middleburg, VA Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected 48th overall by Los Angeles Clippers[5]
Favour Aire 12 C 6'10" 212 Freshman Ekpoma, Nigeria Transferred to Penn State[6]
Danilo Jovanovich 23 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Louisville[7]
Thomas Oosterbroek 32 F 6'7" 235 Sophomore Amsterdam, Netherlands Walk-on; transferred to Portland[8]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Matthew Cleveland 0 G 6'7" 200 Junior Atlanta, GA Florida State[9]

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Nwoko
#16 C 		Toronto, ON Prolific Prep (CA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 6, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Kyshawn George
#40 SG 		Monthey, Switzerland Lycée Emiland Gauthey (France) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Apr 19, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Paul Djobet
#71 SF 		Lille, France West Oaks Academy (FL) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 16, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 48
  • 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:

  • "Miami 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Matthew Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pace Academy
Florida State 		Atlanta, GA
C 1 Michael Nwoko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Prolific Prep (CA) Toronto, ON
G 3 Christian Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So St. John's College Lanham, MD
G 4 Bensley Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy (CT) Arlington, MA
G 5 Wooga Poplar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Philadelphia, PA
G 7 Kyshawn George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Lycée Emiland Gauthey (France) Monthey, Switzerland
G 10 Paul Djobet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy (FL) Lille, France
F 11 Nick Cassano (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Seacrest Country Day Naples, FL
G 13 Jakai Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Rock Creek Christian Academy (NY) Ossining, NY
F 15 Norchad Omier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS Jr Miami Preparatory School
Arkansas State 		Bluefields, Nicaragua
F 23 AJ Casey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 24 Nijel Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Larence Central
Kansas State 		Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[10]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 TCNJ W 113–54  –
  23 – Omier   12 – Omier   8 – Joseph  Watsco Center (784)
Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 NJIT W 101–60  1–0
  21 – Poplar   10 – Tied   9 – Pack  Watsco Center (6,861)
Coral Gables, FL
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 13 UCF W 88–72  2–0
  23 – Poplar   12 – Omier   5 – Joseph  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 12 FIU W 86–80  3–0
  23 – Cleveland   11 – Omier   5 – Pack  Watsco Center (6,620)
Coral Gables, FL
November 17, 2023*
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 12 vs. Georgia
Baha Mar Bahamas Hoops Championship semifinals 		W 79–68  4–0
  18 – Cleveland   11 – Poplar   3 – Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (1,833)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 19, 2023*
2:30 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 12 vs. Kansas State
Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship final 		W 91–83  5–0
  28 – Pack   7 – Omier   7 – Joseph  Baha Mar Convention Center (1,895)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2023*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 at No. 12 Kentucky
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 73–95  5–1
  20 – Omier   8 – Poplar   3 – Pack  Rupp Arena (20,119)
Lexington, KY
December 2, 2023
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 8 Notre Dame W 62–49  6–1
(1–0) 		 14 – Cleveland   13 – Omier   7 – Pack  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 15 LIU W 97–49  7–1
  17 – Omier   13 – Omier   5 – Poplar  Watsco Center (5,818)
Coral Gables, FL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 vs. Colorado
NABC Brooklyn Showcase 		L 63–90  7–2
  17 – Cleveland   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 16, 2023*
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 24 La Salle W 84–77  8–2
  25 – Poplar   9 – Cleveland   7 – Pack  Watsco Center (6,407)
Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stonehill W 97–59  9–2
  24 – Poplar   17 – Omier   8 – Joseph  Watsco Center (5,616)
Coral Gables, FL
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		North Florida W 95–55  10–2
  27 – Omier   10 – Tied   10 – Joseph  Watsco Center (6,504)
Coral Gables, FL
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 Clemson W 95–82  11–2
(2–0) 		 25 – Pack   6 – Tied   5 – George  Watsco Center (6,800)
Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2024
2:15 p.m., The CW 		at Wake Forest L 82–86 OT 11–3
(2–1) 		 21 – George   13 – Omier   4 – Pack  LJVM Coliseum (8,706)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville L 71–80  11–4
(2–2) 		 22 – Cleveland   12 – Cleveland   5 – Joseph  Watsco Center (6,929)
Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech W 75–71  12–4
(3–2) 		 21 – Cleveland   8 – Pack   5 – Pack  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State L 75–84  12–5
(3–3) 		 19 – Pack   15 – Omier   3 – Tied  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Syracuse L 69–72  12–6
(3–4) 		 19 – Pack   12 – Cleveland   4 – Cleveland  JMA Wireless Dome (20,960)
Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Notre Dame W 73–61  13–6
(4–4) 		 33 – Omier   10 – Omier   5 – Pack  Joyce Center (5,948)
South Bend, IN
January 27, 2024
2:15 p.m., The CW 		Pittsburgh W 72–68  14–6
(5–4) 		 18 – Omier   10 – Omier   5 – Tied  Watsco Center (7,779)
Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at NC State L 68–74  14–7
(5–5) 		 23 – Pack   12 – Omier   3 – Tied  PNC Arena (12,194)
Raleigh, NC
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		Virginia Tech W 75–71  15–7
(6–5) 		 16 – Tied   13 – Cleveland   2 – Tied  Watsco Center (7,234)
Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Virginia L 38–60  15–8
(6–6) 		 11 – Omier   13 – Omier   5 – Pack  John Paul Jones Arena (14,165)
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 North Carolina L 72–75  15–9
(6–7) 		 20 – Tied   11 – Omier   4 – Joseph  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Clemson L 60–77  15–10
(6–8) 		 18 – Omier   12 – Omier   6 – George  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,211)
Clemson, SC
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 77–85  15–11
(6–9) 		 20 – Tied   6 – Tied   7 – Joseph  Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 Duke L 55–84  15–12
(6–10) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Omier   4 – George  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech L 76–80  15–13
(6–11) 		 16 – George   7 – Poplar   6 – George  Watsco Center (7,906)
Coral Gables, FL
February 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 9 North Carolina L 71–76  15–14
(6–12) 		 22 – Omier   11 – Cleveland   5 – Joseph  Dean Smith Center (21,027)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Boston College L 57–67  15–15
(6–13) 		 13 – Cleveland   13 – Omier   5 – Poplar  Watsco Center (7,372)
Coral Gables, FL
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Florida State L 75–83  15–16
(6–14) 		 17 – Joseph   17 – Omier   4 – Joseph  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,020)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		(14) vs. (11) Boston College
First Round 		L 65–81  15–17
  18 – Tied   13 – Omier   4 – Joseph  Capital One Arena (7,523)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP13121081524RVRVRVRV——————————RV
Coaches13111181524RVRVRVRV———————————

References

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