2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12

2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
No. 19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They are led by fifth year head coach Jim Larrañaga and play their home games at the BankUnited Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 25–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advanced to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deandre Burnett	1	G	6'2"	191	RS Freshman	Miami Gardens, FL	Transferred to Ole Miss
Joe Thomas	2	F	6'7"	235	RS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Mike Fernandez	11	G	6'1"	189	Sophomore	Coral Gables, FL	Walk on; didn't return
Manu Lecomte	20	G	5'9"	159	Sophomore	Brussels, Belgium	Transferred to Baylor

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rashad Muhammad	1	G	6'6"	170	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	San Jose State

Under NCAA transfer rules, Rashad Muhammad will have to sitout for the 2015–16 season. Muhammad have two years of remaining eligibility entering the 2016–17 season.

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Lawrence Jr. SF	Saint Petersburg, FL	Lakewood Senior High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 24, 2014
Anthony Lawrence Jr. SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ebuka Izundu PF	Charlotte, NC	Victory Christian High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 13, 2015
Ebuka Izundu PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.

Roster

2015–16 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)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Philadelphia, PA
G	1	Rashad Muhammad (I)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Las Vegas, NV
F	3	Anthony Lawrence, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. Petersburg, FL
G	5	Davon Reed	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Ewing, NJ
G	10	Sheldon McClellan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Houston, TX
G	12	James Palmer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G	13	Angel Rodriguez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Cuprey, PR
F	15	Ebuka Izundu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, NC
G	20	Mike Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	New Britain, CT
F	21	Kamari Murphy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Brooklyn, NY
C	23	Tonye Jekiri	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Hialeah, FL
F	33	Ivan Uceda	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Madrid, Spain
F	35	Chris Stowell (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Exeter, NH

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 4, 2015* 7:00 PM		Dowling	W 91–40		18 – McClellan	11 – Murphy	3 – Tied	BankUnited Center (5,426) Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 86–59	1–0	18 – McClellan	12 – Jekiri	7 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,607) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2015* 7:00 PM, RSN		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 93–77	2–0	19 – Reed	6 – Lawrence Jr.	5 – Newton	BankUnited Center (5,965) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 19, 2015* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Mississippi State Puerto Rico Tip-Off quaterfinals	W 105–79	3–0	18 – McClellan	10 – Jekiri	5 – Tied	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,947) San Juan, PR
Nov 20, 2015* 5:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. No. 16 Utah Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	W 90–66	4–0	27 – McClellan	12 – Jekiri	4 – Rodriguez	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (2,001) San Juan, PR
Nov 22, 2015* 7:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 22 Butler Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship	W 85–75	5–0	19 – Rodriguez	12 – Jekiri	3 – Tied	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,309) San Juan, PR
Nov 27, 2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 15	Northeastern	L 77–78	5–1	19 – Reed	12 – Jekiri	6 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,635) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 1, 2015* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 21	at Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 77–72 ^OT	6–1	15 – Rodriguez	10 – Jekiri	4 – Rodriguez	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,646) Lincoln, NE
Dec 5, 2015* 4:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 21	Charlotte	W 88–60	7–1	14 – Newton	10 – Jekiri	6 – Newton	BankUnited Center (6,735) Coral Cables, FL
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	Florida	W 66–55	8–1	24 – McClellan	9 – Jekiri	3 – Newton	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Cables, FL
Dec 19, 2015* 4:00 PM, RSN	No. 15	College of Charleston	W 85–63	9–1	20 – Newton	8 – Jekiri	5 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,956) Coral Cables, FL
Dec 22, 2015* 5:00 PM, CBSSN	No. 13	vs. La Salle	W 95–49	10–1	20 – Uceda	14 – Jekiri	6 – McClellan	Palestra (3,582) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	No. 13	Princeton	W 76–64	11–1	14 – Rodriguez	9 – Reed	6 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,927) Coral Cables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Jan 2, 2016 2:30 PM, ACCN	No. 13	Syracuse	W 64–51	12–1 (1–0)	24 – McClellan	8 – Murphy	4 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Cables, FL
Jan 9, 2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 12	Florida State	W 72–59	13–1 (2–0)	21 – McClellan	10 – Jekiri	4 – Newton	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Cables, FL
Jan 12, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 8	at No. 13 Virginia	L 58–66	13–2 (2–1)	17 – Rodriguez	6 – Jekiri	3 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena (13,495) Charlottesville, VA
Jan 16, 2016 2:00 PM, ACCN	No. 8	at Clemson	L 65–76	13–3 (2–2)	17 – Reed	11 – Jekiri	3 – Rodriguez	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (12,575) Greenville, SC
Jan 20, 2016 9:00 PM, RSN	No. 15	at Boston College	W 67–53	14–3 (3–2)	19 – McClellan	17 – Jekiri	4 – Rodriguez	Conte Forum (3,286) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 23, 2016 12:00 PM, ACCN	No. 15	Wake Forest	W 77–63	15–3 (4–2)	18 – Newton	12 – Jekiri	5 – McClellan	BankUnited Center (6,928) Coral Cables, FL
Jan 25, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN	No. 15	No. 24 Duke	W 80–69	16–3 (5–2)	21 – McClellan	10 – Jekiri	11 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Cables, FL
Jan 30, 2016 3:30 PM, ACCN	No. 15	at NC State	L 69–85	16–4 (5–3)	18 – McClellan	5 – Jekiri	6 – Rodriguez	PNC Arena (18,103) Raleigh, NC
Feb 3, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2	No. 17	Notre Dame	W 79–70	17–4 (6–3)	18 – Lawrence	12 – Jekiri	5 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,819) Coral Cables, FL
Feb 7, 2016 1:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 17	at Georgia Tech	W 75–68	18–4 (7–3)	22 – McClellan	17 – Jekiri	6 – Rodriguez	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,569) Atlanta, GA
Feb 9, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 12	Pittsburgh	W 65-63	19-4 (8-3)	17 – Rodriguez	10 – Jekiri	8 – Rodriguez	BankUnited Center (6,609) Coral Cables, FL
Feb 14, 2016 6:30 PM, ESPNU	No. 12	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 17, 2016 9:00 PM, RSN		Virginia Tech						BankUnited Center Coral Cables, FL
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 PM, CBS		at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 22, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN		Virginia						BankUnited Center Coral Cables, FL
Feb 27, 2016 2:00 PM, ACCN		Louisville						BankUnited Center Coral Cables, FL
Mar 2, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
Mar 5, 2016 4:00 PM, ACCN		at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2016		vs.						Verizon Center Washington D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV	15	21	17	15	13	13	12	8	15	15	17	12						N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	19	21	20	19	16	15	11	9	14	13	15	11

References

v t e Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Venues	Miami Beach Auditorium (1960s–1970s) Knight Center (1985–1988) Miami Arena (1988–2002) Watsco Center (2003–present)
Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis 2011 athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics