2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 15

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	3	.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	10	.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
NC State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	23	–	12	.657
Louisville	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Syracuse	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18	.000	8	–	24	.250

† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, they play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Davon Reed	5	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Ewing, NJ	Graduated/2017 NBA draft
Kamari Murphy	21	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Miles Wilson	10	G	6'5"	165	Sophomore	Resiertown, MD	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wilson will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of eligibility left.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lonnie Walker #2 SG	Reading, PA	Reading High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
Lonnie Walker #2 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Lykes #12 PG	Bowie, MD	Gonzaga College High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 12, 2016
Chris Lykes #12 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deng Gak #16 PF	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Oct 25, 2016
Deng Gak #16 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Samuel Waardenburg PF	New Zealand	Rangitoto College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 13, 2016
Samuel Waardenburg PF	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ja’Quan Newton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Neumann-Goretti High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	1	Dejan Vasiljevic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	So	Australian Institute of Sport	Melbourne, Australia
G	2	Chris Lykes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Gonzaga College High School	Mitchellville, Maryland
G	3	Anthony Lawrence III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lakewood High School	St. Petersburg, Florida
G	4	Lonnie Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Reading High School	Reading, Pennsylvania
G	5	Mike Robinson (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	New Britain High School	New Britain, Connecticut
G	10	Miles Wilson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Mount St. Mary's	Reisterstown, Maryland
G	11	Bruce Brown Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Vermont Academy	Boston, Massachusetts
C	14	Rodney Miller Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Laurelton, New York
C	15	Ebuka Izundu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Victory Christian Center School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	20	Dewan Huell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	So	Miami Norland Senior High School	Miami, Florida
F	21	Sam Waardenburg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Rangitoto College	Henderson, New Zealand
F	22	Deng Gak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Blair Academy (NJ)	Sydney, Australia
F	35	Chris Stowell (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Exeter High School	Exeter, New Hampshire

Head coach

Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)
Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon)
Adam Fisher (Penn State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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 – 3 tied	8 – Brown Jr.	4 – 3 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 ACC–Big Ten 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	7 – Walker	6 – Lawrence	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 – 4 tied	Charles E. Smith Center (3,862) Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 am, ESPNU	No. 6	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	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 – 4 tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	vs. Middle Tennessee Diamond Head Classic third place game	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						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Jan 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	No. 24 Florida State						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN		Duke						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 21, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State						PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Jan 24, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Louisville						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 31, 2018 4:00 pm, RSN		Pittsburgh						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Wake Forest						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN		at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 13, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Virginia						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm, CBS		Syracuse						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN		Boston College						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN		at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Virginia Tech						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar 6–10, 2018 TBD		TBD						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	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												Not released
Coaches	12	11	13	11	8	7	7

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ "University of Louisville college basketball program targeted in FBI investigation". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
^ "College basketball bribery scandal exposes "dark underbelly" of NCAA, prosecutor says". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
^ "Jim Larranaga says he is Coach-3 in FBI investigation". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
^ "Reports: Miami's Jim Larranaga says he believes he is Coach 3 in FBI complaint". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
^ "UM's Larrañaga says he is "Coach 3" in FBI report and probe has "been a strain"". miamiherald. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

[:0-1] "University of Louisville college basketball program targeted in FBI investigation". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-26.

[2] "College basketball bribery scandal exposes "dark underbelly" of NCAA, prosecutor says". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-09-26.

[3] "Jim Larranaga says he is Coach-3 in FBI investigation". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

[4] "Reports: Miami's Jim Larranaga says he believes he is Coach 3 in FBI complaint". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

[5] "UM's Larrañaga says he is "Coach 3" in FBI report and probe has "been a strain"". miamiherald. Retrieved 2017-11-08.

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