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2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
APNo. 22
Record22–10 (11–7 ACC)
Headcoach
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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
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2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Virginia †17–1 .94431–3  .912
No. 9 Duke13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 22 Miami (FL)11–7 .61122–10  .688
No. 20 Clemson11–7 .61125–10  .714
NC State11–7 .61121–12  .636
No. 10 North Carolina11–7 .61126–11  .703
Virginia Tech10–8 .55621–12  .636
Florida State9–9 .50023–12  .657
Louisville9–9 .50022–14  .611
Notre Dame8–10 .44421–15  .583
Syracuse8–10 .44423–14  .622
Boston College7–11 .38919–16  .543
Georgia Tech6–12 .33313–19  .406
Wake Forest4–14 .22211–20  .355
Pittsburgh0–18 .0008–24  .250
† 2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

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

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

Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Davon Reed5G6'6"220SeniorEwing, NJGraduated
Kamari Murphy21F6'8"220RS SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
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Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Miles Wilson10G6'5"165SophomoreReistertown, MDMount St. Mary's
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2017 recruiting class

Miami recruit Lonnie Walker at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.
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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit 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 
Recruit 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Sam Waardenburg
F		 Henderson, New Zealand Rangitoto College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 13, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
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Roster

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2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP13111110106615151825RVRV25RV—Not released
Coaches1212^111311871617192324RV25RVRV
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^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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