2011–12 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by first year head coach Jim Larrañaga, played their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13 overall, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament before falling to Florida State in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Valparaiso in the first round before falling to Minnesota in the second round.

2011–12 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBankUnited Center
Seasons
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 2   .875 32 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 20 NC State 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Clemson 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Maryland 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Boston College 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
2012 ACC tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 2010–11 season 21–15 overall, 6–10 in ACC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the NIT to Alabama.

Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Donnavan Kirk 22 F 6'9" 227 RS Freshman Pontiac, MI Transferred to DePaul
Adrian Thomas 30 F 6'7" 226 Graduate Pembroke Pines, FL Graduated

2011 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shane Larkin
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Cincinnati, OH Dr. Phillips (FL) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 25, 2011 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Bishop Daniels
G
Raleigh, NC Word of God Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 7, 2010 
Star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "Miami Hurricanes 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2011–12 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Shane Larkin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 1 Durand Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
G 2 Bishop Daniels   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Raleigh, NC
G 3 Malcolm Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NC
G 4 Trey McKinney-Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Milwaukee, WI
G 5 DeQuan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Raphael Akpejiori 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
G 11 Ryan Quigtar (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Skyway, WA
G 12 Justin Heller (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boca Raton, FL
G 15 Rion Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Hinesville, GA
F 21 Erik Swoope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lake Elsinore, CA
G 25 Garrius Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Apex, NC
F 35 Kenny Kadji 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) RS Jr Douala, Cameroon
C 42 Reggie Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 284 lb (129 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, NC
C 45 Julian Gamble 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Durham, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2011*
7:00 pm
Florida Southern W 88–78 
 26  Grant   7  Tied   3  Tied  BankUnited Center (NA)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 11, 2011*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 69–58  1–0
 15  Scott   8  Adams   5  Scott  BankUnited Center (3,600)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 15, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rutgers W 72–57  2–0
 19  Tied   8  Swoope   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (3,180)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 19, 2011*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 75–62  3–0
 14  Adams   10  Kadji   3  Kadji  BankUnited Center (3,483)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 22, 2011*
7:00 pm, RSN
Florida Gulf Coast W 60–50  4–0
 21  Grant   6  Larkin   5  Larkin  BankUnited Center (3,316)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 25, 2011*
4:00 pm, FSN
at Ole Miss L 61–64 OT 4–1
 22  Grant   9  McKinney-Jones   4  Tied  Tad Smith Coliseum (4,721)
Oxford, MS
Nov 29, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Purdue
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
L 65–76  4–2
 16  Tied   7  Tied   4  McKinney-Jones  Mackey Arena (13,927)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 3, 2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Massachusetts W 83–75  5–2
 16  Scott   10  McKinney-Jones   6  Scott  BankUnited Center (3,653)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 6, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Memphis L 54–71  5–3
 12  Kadji   6  Tied   5  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,500)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 10, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at West Virginia L 66–77  5–4
 17  Grant   6  Scott   2  Tied  WVU Coliseum (12,257)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 17, 2011*
12:00 pm, FSN
vs. Florida Atlantic
Orange Bowl Classic
W 93–90 2OT 6–4
 21  Kadji   9  Johnson   5  Tied  BankAtlantic Center (11,262)
Sunrise, FL
Dec 22, 2011*
7:30 pm
at Charlotte W 76–61  7–4
 18  Kadji   10  Kadji   4  Scott  Dale F. Halton Arena (7,281)
Charlotte, NC
Dec 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
Appalachian State W 84–54  8–4
 17  Scott   8  Tied   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (3,363)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 2, 2012*
9:00 pm, RSN
UNC Greensboro W 99–89  9–4
 30  Kadji   12  Kadji   3  Tied  BankUnited Center (2,900)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Jan 7, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 21 Virginia L 51–52  9–5 (0–1)
 14  Kadji   10  Kadji   3  Scott  John Paul Jones Arena (11,283)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 10, 2012
9:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 3 North Carolina L 56–73  9–6 (0–2)
 16  Kadji   9  Johnson   4  Larkin  Dean E. Smith Center (20,096)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 18, 2012
7:00 pm, RSN
Clemson W 76–73  10–6 (1–2)
 16  Grant   7  Johnson   4  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,420)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 22, 2012
12:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State L 73–78  10–7 (1–3)
 20  Kadji   11  Kadji   5  Larkin  BankUnited Center (4,371)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 24, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech W 64–49  11–7 (2–3)
 21  Kadji   8  Kadji   5  Larkin  Philips Arena (5,009)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 29, 2012
1:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College W 76–54  12–7 (3–3)
 19  Scott   7  Kadji   4  Scott  Conte Forum (5,874)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 1, 2012
8:00 pm, ACCN
Maryland W 90–86 2OT 13–7 (4–3)
 24  Scott   8  Scott   7  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,611)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 5, 2012
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 7 Duke W 78–74 OT 14–7 (5–3)
 27  Johnson   12  Johnson   4  Larkin  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 9, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech W 65–49  15–7 (6–3)
 15  Johnson   7  Johnson   4  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,292)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2012
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 15 Florida State L 59–64  15–8 (6–4)
 14  Kadji   6  Tied   3  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,971)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 15, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 North Carolina L 64–73  15–9 (6–5)
 15  Scott   9  Johnson   2  Tied  BankUnited Center (7,071)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 18, 2012
1:00 pm, RSN
Wake Forest W 74–56  16–9 (7–5)
 18  Tied   8  Johnson   6  Grant  BankUnited Center (4,121)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 21, 2012
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Maryland L 70–75  16–10 (7–6)
 16  Kadji   8  Kadji   3  Larkin  Comcast Center (12,871)
College Park, MD
Feb 26, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 Florida State W 78–62  17–10 (8–6)
 17  Scott   7  Scott   3  Tied  BankUnited Center (7,261)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 29, 2012
9:00 pm, FSN
at NC State L 73–77  17–11 (8–7)
 15  Brown   11  Scott   3  Tied  RBC Center (14,682)
Raleigh, NC
Mar 3, 2012
2:30 pm, ACCN
Boston College W 77–56  18–11 (9–7)
 14  Scott   7  Johnson   4  Johnson  BankUnited Center (3,834)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 8, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(6) vs. (11) Georgia Tech
First Round
W 54–36  19–11
 12  Larkin   9  Johnson   3  Larkin  Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 9, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (3) No. 17 Florida State
Quarterfinals
L 71–82  19–12
 19  Grant   10  Johnson   5  Larkin  Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 14, 2012*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) (7) Valparaiso
First Round
W 66–50  20–12
 18  Brown   11  Johnson   4  Johnson  BankUnited Center (1,229)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 19, 2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(2) (6) Minnesota
Second Round
L 60–78  20–13
 16  Brown   6  Brown   3  McKinney-Jones  BankUnited Center (1,649)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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