2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
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
Incoming transfers
2017 recruiting class
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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 : 247Sports : 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:
Roster
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)
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
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
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 13 11 11 10 10 6 6 15 15 18 25 RV RV 25 RV — Not released Coaches 12 12^ 11 13 11 8 7 16 17 19 23 24 RV 25 RV RV
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics