2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-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).[1]

2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–16 (7–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida State 16 4   .800 26 5   .839
No. 16 Virginia 15 5   .750 23 7   .767
No. 14 Louisville 15 5   .750 24 7   .774
No. 11 Duke 15 5   .750 25 6   .806
Georgia Tech* 11 9   .550 17 14   .548
NC State 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 10 10   .500 18 14   .563
Notre Dame 10 10   .500 20 12   .625
Clemson 9 11   .450 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Boston College 7 13   .350 13 18   .419
Virginia Tech 7 13   .350 16 16   .500
Wake Forest 6 14   .300 13 18   .419
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 16 17   .485
North Carolina 6 14   .300 14 19   .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The Hurricanes finished the season 15–16, and 7–13 in ACC play. They lost to Clemson in the second round of the ACC tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia Tech.[4] They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Anthony Lawrence II 3 G 6'7" 210 Senior St. Petersburg, FL Graduated
Zach Johnson 5 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Dominic Proctor 10 G 6'6" 180 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Walk-on; didn't return
Anthony Mack 13 G 6'6" 210 RS Freshman Las Vegas, NV Play professionally
Ebuka Izundu 15 C 6'10" 235 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Dewan Hernandez 20 F 6'11" 236 Junior Miami, FL Declared for 2019 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nysier Brooks 3 C 6'11" 240 Senior Philadelphia, PA Cincinnati
Keith Stone 4 F 6'8" 253 Graduate Student Deerfield Beach, FL Florida

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Harlond Beverly
G
Detroit, MI Montverde Academy (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Apr 15, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Isaiah Wong
G
Piscataway, NJ Monsignor Bonner High School (PA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Anthony Walker
F
Baltimore, MD Brewster Academy (NH) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 26
  • 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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Chris Lykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Jr Mitchellville, MD
G 1 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Isaiah Wong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Piscataway, NJ
C 3 Nysier Brooks (I)   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
F 4 Keith Stone 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 253 lb (115 kg) GS Deerfield Beach, FL
G 5 Harlond Beverly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F 11 Anthony Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD
C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Laurelton, NY
G 15 Willie Herenton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Lincolnshire, IL
F 21 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Henderson, New Zealand
F 22 Deng Gak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS So Sydney, Australia
G 23 Kameron McGusty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Katy, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-08-30

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Schedule and results

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
Flagler W 86–65 
 20  McGusty   8  Waardenburg   3  Beverly  Watsco Center (4,662)
Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019
6:30 pm, ACCN
No. 5 Louisville L 74–87  0–1
(0–1)
 18  Lykes   9  Miller   5  Lykes  Watsco Center (7,576)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Florida Atlantic W 74–60  1–1
 15  Lykes   11  Waardenburg   4  Beverly  Watsco Center (5,168)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 12, 2019*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at UCF W 79–70  2–1
 17  McGusty   10  McGusty   4  Tied  Addition Financial Arena (7,514)
Orlando, FL
Nov 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
Quinnipiac W 80–52  3–1
 22  McGusty   10  Vasiljevic   3  Tied  Watsco Center (4,882)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 21, 2019*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Missouri State
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals
W 74–70  4–1
 25  Vasiljevic   8  Miller   2  Wong  TD Arena (2,914)
Charleston, SC
Nov 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Florida
Charleston Classic Semifinals
L 58–78  4–2
 16  Lykes   5  Tied   3  McGusty  TD Arena (3,245)
Charleston, SC
Nov 24, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. UConn
Charleston Classic 3rd Place
L 55–80  4–3
 11  Vasiljevic   5  Waardenburg   4  McGusty  TD Arena (3,122)
Charleston, SC
Dec 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Illinois
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
W 81–79  5–3
 28  Lykes   8  Waardenburg   3  McGusty  State Farm Center (11,819)
Champaign, IL
Dec 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN
Alabama A&M W 88–74  6–3
 21  McGusty   9  Waardenburg   5  Lykes  Watsco Center (4,649)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 17, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Temple
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
W 78–77  7–3
 17  Lykes   10  McGusty   6  Lykes  Barclays Center (5,064)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN
Coppin State W 91–60  8–3
 28  McGusty   11  Waardenburg   6  Beverly  Watsco Center (4,963)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 31, 2019
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson W 73–68 OT 9–3
(1–1)
 27  Lykes   9  Stone   2  Lykes  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,549)
Clemson, SC
Jan 4, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Duke L 62–95  9–4
(1–2)
 12  McGusty   6  Waardenburg   4  Lykes  Watsco Center (7,049)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 13 Louisville L 58–74  9–5
(1–3)
 18  Tied   10  Waardenburg   2  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (14,980)
Louisville, KY
Jan 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh W 66–58  10–5
(2–3)
 19  McGusty   10  Waardenburg   5  Beverly  Watsco Center (6,387)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at NC State L 63–80  10–6
(2–4)
 20  Lykes   8  McGusty   3  3 tied  PNC Arena (15,801)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 Florida State L 79–83 OT 10–7
(2–5)
 24  Lykes   11  Waardenburg   6  McGusty  Watsco Center (6,212)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 21, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 8 Duke L 59–89  10–8
(2–6)
 13  Tied   13  Miller   3  Beverly  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 25, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at North Carolina L 71–94  10–9
(2–7)
 19  Wong   4  Miller   3  Wong  Dean Smith Center (21,125)
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 28, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech W 71–61  11–9
(3–7)
 18  Vasiljevic   9  Miller   6  Beverly  Watsco Center (5,197)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 57–62  11–10
(3–8)
 16  Miller   9  Vasiljevic   2  Tied  Peterson Events Center (9,759)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 5, 2020
8:30 pm, ACCN
NC State L 72–83  11–11
(3–9)
 20  Beverly   7  3 tied   3  Beverly  Watsco Center (5,164)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 8, 2020
12:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 8 Florida State L 81–99  11–12
(3–10)
 23  Wong   5  Walker   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
Boston College W 85–58  12–12
(4–10)
 21  Wong   7  Tied   6  Beverly  Watsco Center (5,465)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
Wake Forest W 71–54  13–12
(5–10)
 13  Tied   10  Miller   3  Tied  Watsco Center (5,360)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 19, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Virginia Tech W 102–95 3OT 14–12
(6–10)
 27  Wong   18  Stone   4  Lykes  Cassell Coliseum (8,428)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 23, 2020
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Notre Dame L 71–87  14–13
(6–11)
 12  Tied   6  Tied   4  Lykes  Joyce Center (7,351)
Notre Dame, IN
Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech L 57–63  14–14
(6–12)
 14  Lykes   6  Wong   2  Miller  McCamish Pavilion (6,681)
Atlanta, GA
Mar 4, 2020
9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 22 Virginia L 44–46  14–15
(6–13)
 16  Lykes   7  Stone   1  6 tied  Watsco Center (5,318)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm, ACCN
Syracuse W 69–65 OT 15–15
(7–13)
 18  Wong   9  Tied   6  Stone  Watsco Center (6,025)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 11, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN
(9) vs. (8) Clemson
Second Round
L 64–69  15–16
 21  Lykes   8  Waardenburg   3  Wong  Greensboro Coliseum (6,025)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ Furones, David. "Miami Hurricanes announce men's basketball non-conference schedule". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Beard, Aaron. "Kerry Blackshear, No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Miami Hurricanes in second round of ACC tourney". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved August 30, 2019.