2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 33 – 7   .825
No. 16 Florida State 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
No. 14 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 10 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 7 Duke † 11 – 7   .611 28 – 9   .757
No. 24 Virginia 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Wake Forest 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
NC State 0 – 14   .000 0 – 17   .000[3]
Pittsburgh 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
Boston College 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the 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 No. 8 seed in the Midwest region; they lost in the first round to Michigan State.[1]

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2015–16 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 before losing 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. There they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sheldon McClellan 10 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
James Palmer Jr. 12 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transferred to Nebraska
Angel Rodríguez 13 G 5'11" 185 RS Senior Cupey, Puerto Rico 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

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Michael Gilmore 12 F 6'10" 215 Junior Tallahassee, FL VCU

2016 recruiting class

Dewan Huell at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bruce Brown, Jr.
G 		Boston, MA Vermont Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dewan Huell
F 		Miami, FL Miami Norland High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Rodney Miller, Jr.
C 		Laurelton, NY Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Dejan Vasiljevic
G 		Melbourne, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Ja’Quan Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Mike Robinson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So New Britain, CT
G 3 Anthony Lawrence II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Petersburg, FL
G 4 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Davon Reed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ewing, NJ
G 11 Bruce Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boston, MA
F 12 Michael Gilmore (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tallahassee, FL
C 14 Rodney Miller, Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Laurelton, NY
C 15 Ebuka Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Charlotte, NC
F 20 Dewan Huell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami, FL
F 21 Kamari Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 32 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Henderson, New Zealand
F 35 Chris Stowell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Exeter, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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, Jr.  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 First Round 		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 (1,876)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 27, 2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Florida
AdvoCare Invitational 3rd Place 		L 56–65  4–2
  15 – Tied   10 – Murphy   2 – Reed  HP Field House (2,305)
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, Jr.   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 W 82–46  7–2
  17 – Vasiljevic   11 – Brown, Jr.   10 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (6,489)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Florida Atlantic W 76–56  8–2
  21 – Reed   10 – Tied   6 – Tied  Watsco Center (6,857)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		George Washington W 72–64  9–2
  17 – Reed   12 – Brown, Jr.   5 – Newton  Watsco Center (6,871)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		Columbia W 78–67  10–2
  22 – Newton   9 – Newton   5 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (7,045)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Dec 31, 2016
4:30 pm, RSN 		NC State W 81–63  11–2
(1–0) 		 21 – Newton   10 – Murphy   4 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (6,837)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, RSN 		at Syracuse L 55–70  11–3
(1–1) 		 18 – Vasiljevic   7 – Brown, Jr.   7 – Newton  Carrier Dome (17,393)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 Notre Dame L 62–67  11–4
(1–2) 		 21 – Reed   12 – Murphy   3 – Reed  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, RSN 		at Pittsburgh W 72–46  12–4
(2–2) 		 18 – Reed   8 – Murphy   5 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (9,714)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2017
8:00 pm, ACCN 		at Wake Forest L 79–96  12–5
(2–3) 		 24 – Reed   8 – Huell   7 – Newton  LJVM Coliseum (9,691)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 21, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN 		at No. 18 Duke
ESPN College GameDay 		L 58–70  12–6
(2–4) 		 19 – Reed   15 – Murphy   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 25, 2017
9:00 pm, RSN 		Boston College W 78–77  13–6
(3–4) 		 23 – Newton   7 – Murphy   4 – Tied  Watsco Center (7,139)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 28, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 9 North Carolina W 77–62  14–6
(4–4) 		 30 – Brown, Jr.   9 – Murphy   5 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (7,563)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 15 Florida State L 57–75  14–7
(4–5) 		 17 – Brown, Jr.   5 – Tied   2 – Newton  Watsco Center (7,279)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 4, 2017
3:00 pm, ACCN 		at NC State W 77–62  15–7
(5–5) 		 26 – Reed   7 – Reed   6 – Brown, Jr.  PNC Arena (17,567)
Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2017
9:00 pm, RSN 		Virginia Tech W 74–68  16–7
(6–5) 		 18 – Reed   5 – Tied   6 – Reed  Watsco Center (6,620)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 4 Louisville L 66–71  16–8
(6–6) 		 15 – Newton   7 – Brown, Jr.   4 – Brown, Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (21,427)
Louisville, KY
Feb 15, 2017
8:00 pm, ACCN 		Georgia Tech W 70–61  17–8
(7–6) 		 21 – Reed   8 – Murphy   5 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (7,111)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 18, 2017
12:00 pm, RSN 		Clemson W 71–65  18–8
(8–6) 		 15 – Murphy   9 – Murphy   5 – Tied  Watsco Center (6,987)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 20, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 18 Virginia W 54–48 OT 19–8
(9–6) 		 14 – Brown, Jr.   11 – Murphy   5 – Lawrence II  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 25, 2017
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 10 Duke W 55–50  20–8
(10–6) 		 25 – Brown, Jr.   10 – Reed   4 – Brown, Jr.  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 at Virginia Tech L 61–66  20–9
(10–7) 		 18 – Lawrence II   9 – Reed   5 – Brown, Jr.  Cassell Coliseum (6,962)
Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2017
4:00 pm, ACCN 		No. 25 at No. 15 Florida State L 57–66  20–10
(10–8) 		 22 – Reed   9 – Murphy   6 – Reed  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 8, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(9) vs. (8) Syracuse
Second Round 		W 62–57  21–10
  14 – Reed   9 – Murphy   6 – Newton  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(9) vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 53–78  21–11
  21 – Brown, Jr.   7 – Brown, Jr.   3 – Reed  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017*
9:20 pm, TBS 		(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Michigan State
First Round 		L 58–78  21–12
  16 – Newton   3 – Tied   4 – Brown, Jr.  BOK Center (14,715)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRV——RVRVRVRV——————RV25RV—Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RV——

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ Solari, Chris (March 17, 2017). "Michigan State cools down Miami in NCAA tournament opener". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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