2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–24 (3–17 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (14th season; first 12 games); Bill Courtney (interim, rest of season);
Assistant coaches	D.J. Irving; Kotie Kimble;
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by fourteenth-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).

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record7–24 (3–17 ACC)

Headcoach

Jim Larrañaga (14th season; first 12 games)
Bill Courtney (interim, rest of season)

Assistant coaches

D.J. Irving
Kotie Kimble

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2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke †	19	–	1	.950	35	–	4	.897
No. 21 Louisville	18	–	2	.900	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 Clemson	18	–	2	.900	27	–	7	.794
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	21	–	11	.656
North Carolina	13	–	7	.650	23	–	14	.622
SMU	13	–	7	.650	24	–	11	.686
Stanford	11	–	9	.550	21	–	14	.600
Georgia Tech	10	–	10	.500	17	–	17	.500
Virginia	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Virginia Tech	8	–	12	.400	13	–	19	.406
Florida State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	15	.531
Notre Dame	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Pittsburgh	8	–	12	.400	17	–	15	.531
Syracuse	7	–	13	.350	14	–	19	.424
California	6	–	14	.300	14	–	19	.424
NC State	5	–	15	.250	12	–	19	.387
Boston College	4	–	16	.200	12	–	19	.387
Miami (FL)	3	–	17	.150	7	–	24	.226

† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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On December 26, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced his retirement. Bill Courtney was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1]

The Hurricanes started their season with three straight victories over non-Power 4 opponents before traveling to participate in the Charleston Classic. They lost to Drake in the Quarterfinals 80–69 to move to the consolation bracket. There they lost to Oklahoma State 80–74, and to VCU 77–70 to finish in eighth place. Their woes continued as they lost to Charleston Southern by four points and were defeated in the ACC–SEC Challenge by Arkansas by three points. They lost their ACC opener to Clemson 65–55. They then participated in the Jimmy V Classic where they lost to top-ranked Tennessee 75–62. Their seven-game losing streak was broken with a win against Presbyterian 94–75. However, their winning streak was short lived as they lost to Mount St. Mary's in overtime 78–74, in what would be Jim Larrañaga's final game. The coaching change did not improve their fortunes, as the Hurricanes went on an eight game losing streak under new coach Bill Courtney. The streak included a one point loss at Virginia Tech, a fifteen point loss to rival Florida State, and a four point overtime loss at California. The streak was broken on February 1, with a 63–57 defeat of Notre Dame. After and eleven point loss at Louisville, the Hurricanes won their second ACC game of the season 91–84 over Syracuse. However, from their they went on a six-game losing streak which included a loss to second ranked Duke. They finished the season with a 72–70 win over NC State.

The Hurricanes finished the season 7–24 and 3–17 in ACC play to finish in eighteenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Michael Nwoko	1	C	6'10"	245	Freshman	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Mississippi State^[2]
Christian Watson	3	G	6'7"	211	Sophomore	Lanham, Maryland	Transferred to Southern Miss^[3]
Bensley Joseph	4	G	6'2"	196	Junior	Arlington, Massachusetts	Transferred to Providence^[4]
Wooga Poplar	5	G	6'5"	197	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Villanova^[5]
Kyshawn George	7	G	6'8"	205	Freshman	Monthey, Switzerland	Selected 24th overall in the 2024 NBA draft^[6]
Nick Cassano	11	F	6'7"	228	Freshman	Naples, Florida	Entered Transfer Portal^[7]
Jakai Robinson	13	G	6'5"	208	Sophomore	Ossining, New York	Transferred to Bryant^[8]
Norchad Omier	15	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Bluefields, Nicaragua	Transferred to Baylor^[9]
AJ Casey	23	F	6'9"	221	Sophomore	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transferred to Saint Louis^[10]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lynn Kidd	1	C	6'10"	235	Graduate Student	Gainesville, Florida	Virginia Tech^[11]
Brandon Johnson	2	F	6'8"	210	Graduate Student	Raleigh, North Carolina	East Carolina^[12]
Jalen Blackmon	5	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student	Marion, Indiana	Stetson^[13]
AJ Staton-McCray	11	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Delray Beach, Florida	Samford^[14]
Kiree Huie	15	G	6'9"	220	Senior	Grayson, Georgia	Idaho State^[15]
Yussif Basa-Ama	35	F	6'8"	195	Graduate Student	Bolgatanga, Ghana	Yale^[16]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalil Bethea G	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Archbishop Wood	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2024
Jalil Bethea G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (92)
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu F	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Totino-Grace	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 16, 2023
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu F	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Austin Swartz G	Concord, North Carolina	Cannon School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2023
Austin Swartz G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87)
Divine Ugochukwu G	Sugar Land, Texas	Clements	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 11, 2024
Divine Ugochukwu G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 12
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: "Miami 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 6, 2024. "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN. Retrieved August 6, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Saint Leo	W 94–61	–	18 – Pack	12 – Johnson	5 – Pack	Watsco Center (1,242) Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 113–72	1–0	24 – Kidd	9 – Tied	5 – Pack	Watsco Center (5,550) Coral Gables, FL
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Binghamton	W 88–64	2–0	17 – Tied	11 – Cleveland	6 – Pack	Watsco Center (5,701) Coral Gables, FL
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Coppin State	W 93–63	3–0	15 – Cleveland	8 – Johnson	9 – Pack	Watsco Center (5,361) Coral Gables, FL
November 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Drake Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 69–80	3–1	17 – Pack	7 – Johnson	5 – Pack	TD Arena (1,818) Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round	L 74–80	3–2	20 – Pack	10 – Johnson	4 – Blackmon	TD Arena (1,936) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. VCU Charleston Classic 7th place game	L 70–77	3–3	14 – Kidd	12 – Johnson	3 – Tied	TD Arena (2,119) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Charleston Southern	L 79–83	3–4	23 – Johnson	8 – Johnson	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (3,244) Coral Gables, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge	L 73–76	3–5	22 – Pack	10 – Cleveland	6 – Pack	Watsco Center (6,389) Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	Clemson	L 55–65	3–6 (0–1)	12 – Bethea	8 – Tied	3 – Pack	Watsco Center (5,582) Coral Gables, FL
December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 1 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic	L 62–75	3–7	14 – Kidd	12 – Kidd	4 – Staton-McCray	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Presbyterian	W 94–75	4–7	24 – Cleveland	11 – Kidd	6 – Kidd	Watsco Center (5,214) Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's	L 74–78 ^OT	4–8	19 – Cleveland	13 – Kidd	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (5,539) Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College	L 68–78	4–9 (0–2)	21 – Cleveland	8 – Tied	3 – Kidd	Conte Forum (5,035) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech	L 85–86	4–10 (0–3)	21 – Cleveland	8 – Kidd	7 – Ugochukwu	Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Florida State	L 65–80	4–11 (0–4)	16 – Cleveland	7 – Tied	3 – Blackmon	Watsco Center (6,597) Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2025 5:15 p.m., The CW	Wake Forest	L 78–88	4–12 (0–5)	22 – Cleveland	13 – Johnson	5 – Staton-McCray	Watsco Center (6,420) Coral Gables, FL
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 3 Duke	L 54–89	4–13 (0–6)	20 – Kidd	7 – Johnson	5 – Johnson	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	SMU	L 74–117	4–14 (0–7)	31 – Cleveland	5 – Kidd	3 – Johnson	Watsco Center (3,922) Coral Gables, FL
January 22, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Stanford	L 51–88	4–15 (0–8)	23 – Cleveland	7 – Tied	2 – Ugochukwu	Maples Pavilion (2,950) Stanford, CA
January 25, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPNU	at California	L 94–98 ^OT	4–16 (0–9)	30 – Cleveland	8 – Tied	5 – Bethea	Haas Pavilion (5,169) Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Virginia	L 71–82	4–17 (0–10)	27 – Cleveland	7 – Johnson	4 – Ugochukwu	Watsco Center (5,509) Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Notre Dame	W 63–57	5–17 (1–10)	21 – Cleveland	8 – Johnson	4 – Ugochukwu	Watsco Center (3,649) Coral Gables, FL
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN2	at Louisville	L 78–88	5–18 (1–11)	22 – Staton-McCray	11 – Kidd	2 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (15,588) Louisville, KY
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse	W 91–84	6–18 (2–11)	32 – Cleveland	6 – Bethea	5 – Cleveland	Watsco Center (5,752) Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Pittsburgh	L 65–74	6–19 (2–12)	16 – Kidd	15 – Kidd	4 – Cleveland	Petersen Events Center (8,578) Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State	L 66–74	6–20 (2–13)	14 – Tied	11 – Kidd	6 – Ugochukwu	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,565) Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech	L 68–81	6–21 (2–14)	16 – Kidd	9 – Kidd	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (5,290) Coral Gables, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2 Duke	L 60–97	6–22 (2–15)	17 – Kidd	10 – Ugochukwu	3 – Johnson	Watsco Center (7,801) Coral Gables, FL
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN	at North Carolina	L 73–92	6–23 (2–16)	25 – Cleveland	7 – Johnson	5 – Cleveland	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech	L 74–89	6–24 (2–17)	29 – Cleveland	10 – Johnson	4 – Johnson	McCamish Pavilion (4,765) Atlanta, GA
March 8, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW	NC State	W 72–70	7–24 (3–17)	32 – Cleveland	10 – Johnson	6 – Ugochukwu	Watsco Center (2,541) Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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