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| 2015–16Miami Hurricanes men's basketball | |
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 27–8 (13–5 ACC) |
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| Home arena | BankUnited Center |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3North Carolina † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 33 | – | 7 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Virginia | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Miami (FL) | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Louisville* | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19Duke | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2016 ACC tournament winner * Ineligible for both the2016 ACC tournament and the2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Miami during the2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by fifth year head coachJim Larrañaga and played their home games at theBankUnited Center on the university's campus inCoral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeatedVirginia Tech in the quarterfinals of theACC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost toVirginia.[1][2] They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament where they defeatedBuffalo andWichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to eventual national championVillanova.
TheHurricanes 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 theACC tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to theNational Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advanced to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Deandre Burnett | 1 | G | 6'2" | 191 | RS Freshman | Miami Gardens, FL | Transferred toOle 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 toBaylor |
| Omar Sherman | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Duncanville, TX | Transferred toLouisiana Tech |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Rashad Muhammad | 1 | G | 6'6" | 170 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | San Jose State |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Anthony Lawrence II F | St. Petersburg, FL | Lakewood High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 24, 2014 | |
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| Ebuka Izundu F | Charlotte, NC | Victory Christian High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 13, 2015 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 – Rodríguez | 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 II | 5 – Newton | BankUnited Center (5,965) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
| Nov 19, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Mississippi State Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | 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 – Rodríguez | 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 – Rodríguez | 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 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,635) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Dec 1, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at Nebraska Big Ten-ACC Challenge | W 77–72 OT | 6–1 | 15 – Rodríguez | 10 – Jekiri | 4 – Rodríguez | 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 Gables, 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 Gables, FL | |||
| Dec 19, 2015* 4:00 pm, RSN | No. 15 | College of Charleston | W 85–63 | 9–1 | 20 – Newton | 8 – Jekiri | 5 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,956) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Dec 22, 2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 13 | vs. La Salle | W 95–49 | 10–1 | 20 – Uceda | 14 – Jekiri | 6 – McClellan | The Palestra (3,582) Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Dec 29, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 13 | Princeton | W 76–64 | 11–1 | 14 – Rodríguez | 9 – Reed | 6 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,927) Coral Gables, FL | |||
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| Jan 2, 2016 2:30 pm, ACCN | No. 13 | Syracuse | W 64–51 | 12–1 (1–0) | 24 – McClellan | 8 – Murphy | 4 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, 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 Gables, FL | |||
| Jan 12, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at No. 13 Virginia | L 58–66 | 13–2 (2–1) | 17 – Rodríguez | 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 – Rodríguez | 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 – Rodríguez | 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 Gables, 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 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, 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 – Rodríguez | 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 Jr. | 12 – Jekiri | 5 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,819) Coral Gables, 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 – Rodríguez | McCamish Pavilion (5,569) Atlanta, GA | |||
| Feb 9, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | Pittsburgh | W 65–63 | 19–4 (8–3) | 17 – Rodríguez | 10 – Jekiri | 8 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,609) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Feb 14, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | at Florida State | W 67–65 | 20–4 (9–3) | 20 – McClellan | 9 – Tied | 6 – Rodríguez | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,492) Tallahassee, FL | |||
| Feb 17, 2016 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 11 | Virginia Tech | W 65–49 | 21–4 (10–3) | 14 – Rodríguez | 10 – Murphy | 4 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (6,614) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 11 | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 71–96 | 21–5 (10–4) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 3 – Rodríguez | Dean Smith Center (20,151) Chapel Hill, NC | |||
| Feb 22, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 3 Virginia | W 64–61 | 22–5 (11–4) | 21 – Reed | 11 – Murphy | 5 – Jekiri | BankUnited Center (7,016) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ACCN | No. 12 | No. 11 Louisville | W 73–65 | 23–5 (12–4) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Jekiri | 7 – Rodríguez | BankUnited Center (7,342) Coral Gables, FL | |||
| Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | at Notre Dame | W 68–50 | 24–5 (13–4) | 19 – Rodríguez | 9 – Jekiri | 5 – Rodríguez | Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||
| Mar 5, 2016 4:00 pm, ACCN | No. 7 | at Virginia Tech | L 62–77 | 24–6 (13–5) | 19 – Reed | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Cassell Coliseum (8,911) Blacksburg, VA | |||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 10, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN | (3)No. 11 | vs. (6) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals | W 88–82 | 25–6 | 21 – McClellan | 5 – Tied | 9 – Rodríguez | Verizon Center (20,719) Washington D.C. | |||
| Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPN | (3)No. 11 | vs. (2) No. 4 Virginia Semifinals | L 68–73 | 25–7 | 19 – Newton | 7 – Jekiri | 3 – Tied | Verizon Center (20,719) Washington D.C. | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 2016* 6:50 pm, TNT | (3 S)No. 10 | vs. (14 S) Buffalo First Round | W 79–72 | 26–7 | 24 – Rodríguez | 12 – Reed | 4 – Rodríguez | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,559) Providence, RI | |||
| Mar 19, 2016* 12:10 pm, CBS | (3 S)No. 10 | vs. (11 S) Wichita State Second Round | W 65–57 | 27–7 | 28 – Rodríguez | 7 – Tied | 5 – Rodríguez | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,679) Providence, RI | |||
| Mar 24, 2016* 7:10 pm, CBS | (3 S)No. 10 | vs. (2 S) No. 6 Villanova Sweet Sixteen | L 69–92 | 27–8 | 26 – McClellan | 4 – Jekiri | 8 – Rodríguez | KFC Yum! Center (19,399) Louisville, KY | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| 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 |
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| AP | RV | RV | 15 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 |