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2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–18 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 2   .889 35 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
No. 1 Duke 14 4   .778 32 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisville 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
NC State 9 9   .500 24 12   .667
Clemson 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Boston College 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 15   .167 14 19   .424
2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-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).

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 2017–18 season 22–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Loyola–Chicago.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ja’Quan Newton 0 G 6'3" 191 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Lonnie Walker IV 4 G 6'5" 204 Freshman Reading, PA Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Mike Robinson 5 G 5'10" 170 Junior New Britain, CT Graduated
Bruce Brown, Jr. 11 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore Boston, MA Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Chris Stowell 35 F 6'6" 208 Senior Exeter, NH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zach Johnson 5 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Miami, FL Florida Gulf Coast
Anthony Mack 13 G 6'6" 218 RS Freshman Las Vegas, NV Wyoming
Kameron McGusty 20 G 6'5" 191 Junior Katy, TX Texas

2018 recruiting class

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There was no recruiting class of 2018 for Miami (FL).

Roster

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2018–19 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) 161 lb (73 kg) So Mitchellville, MD
G 1 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Melbourne, Australia
G 2 Willie Herenton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lincolnshire, IL
G 3 Anthony Lawrence II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, FL
G 5 Zach Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Miami, FL
G 10 Dominic Proctor (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Anthony Mack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Las Vegas, NV
C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Laurelton, NY
C 15 Ebuka Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
F 20 Dewan Hernandez (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Miami, FL
F 21 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS So Henderson, New Zealand
F 22 Deng Gak 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sydney, Australia
G 23 Kameron McGusty (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Katy, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-01-05

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Barry W 91–61 
 19  Izundu   10  Izundu   8  Herenton  Watsco Center (5,520)
Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Lehigh W 83–62  1–0
 22  Lykes   12  Lawrence   4  Lykes  Watsco Center (6,799)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Stephen F. Austin W 96–58  2–0
 22  Izundu   18  Izundu   6  Lykes  Watsco Center (6,066)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Bethune–Cookman W 78–70  3–0
 21  Lykes   9  Lawrence   6  Lykes  Watsco Center (6,322)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 22, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. La Salle
Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals
W 85–49  4–0
 18  Lykes   8  Izundu   5  Johnson  Titan Gym (866)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Fresno State
Wooden Legacy Semifinals
W 78–76  5–0
 24  Johnson   6  Izundu   3  Tied  Titan Gym (906)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 25, 2018*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Seton Hall
Wooden Legacy Championship
L 81–83  5–1
 18  Tied   5  Tied   5  Vasiljevic  Titan Gym (1,589)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 54–57  5–2
 16  Lawrence II   12  Izundu   4  Tied  Watsco Center (6,376)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 1, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Yale
HoopHall Miami Invitational
L 73–77  5–3
 19  Izundu   9  Izundu   5  Johnson  American Airlines Arena (5,749)
Miami, FL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Penn L 75–89  5–4
 17  Johnson   7  Izundu   5  Lykes  The Palestra (3,019)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 19, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Houston Baptist W 80–73  6–4
 17  Lawrence   11  Izundu   4  Tied  Watsco Center (6,553)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Florida Atlantic W 75–55  7–4
 19  Izundu   13  Izundu   8  Lawrence  Watsco Center (6,222)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
Campbell W 73–62  8–4
 22  Johnson   8  Tied   3  Lawrence  Watsco Center (6,789)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 NC State L 82–87  8–5
(0–1)
 28  Lykes   11  Izundu   4  Johnson  Watsco Center (6,983)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 6, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Louisville L 73–90  8–6
(0–2)
 19  Tied   10  Izundu   4  Lykes  KFC Yum! Center (15,050)
Louisville, KY
Jan 9, 2019
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 13 Florida State L 62–68  8–7
(0–3)
 17  Lykes   9  Izundu   4  Mack  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,531)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
Wake Forest W 76–65  9–7
(1–3)
 25  Lykes   11  Izundu   4  Lykes  Watsco Center (7,197)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 19, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 North Carolina L 76–85  9–8
(1–4)
 20  Lykes   8  Izundu   6  Lykes  Watsco Center (7,131)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 24, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Syracuse L 53–73  9–9
(1–5)
 11  Vasiljevic   10  Izundu   3  Lawrence  Carrier Dome (21,058)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida State L 66–78  9–10
(1–6)
 20  Johnson   7  Lawrence   4  Tied  Watsco Center (7,122)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 Virginia Tech L 70–82  9–11
(1–7)
 19  Lykes   9  Lawrence   4  Lykes  Watsco Center (6,680)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 3 Virginia L 46–56  9–12
(1–8)
 16  Lykes   11  Izundu   3  Lawrence II  John Paul Jones Arena (13,978)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Notre Dame W 62–47  10–12
(2–8)
 15  Vasiljevic   12  Lawrence   3  Johnson  Watsco Center (6,372)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 8 North Carolina L 85–88 OT 10–13
(2–9)
 27  Lykes   10  Izundu   5  Lawrence II  Dean Smith Center (21,383)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Clemson W 65–64  11–13
(3–9)
 22  Vasiljevic   8  Lawrence   3  Johnson  Watsco Center (6,338)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 17, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College L 57–64  11–14
(3–10)
 14  Izundu   9  Izundu   4  Lykes  Conte Forum (7,251)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCRSN
Georgia Tech W 80–65  12–14
(4–10)
 21  Vasiljevic   10  Lawrence   9  Lawrence  Watsco Center (6,813)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Wake Forest L 75–76  12–15
(4–11)
 26  Lykes   12  Lawrence   6  Lawrence  LJVM Coliseum (5,283)
Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, CBS
at No. 3 Duke L 57–87  12–16
(4–12)
 15  Izundu   9  Izundu   3  Lawrence II  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Mar 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom
Pittsburgh W 76–63  13–16
(5–12)
 27  Lawrence II   14  Izundu   4  Lawrence II  Watsco Center (6,373)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 15 Virginia Tech L 70–84  13–17
(5–13)
 16  Izundu   11  Lawrence II   9  Lykes  Cassell Coliseum (9,275)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC tournament
Mar 12, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN
(12) vs. (13) Wake Forest
First Round
W 79–71  14–17
 21  Vasiljevic   10  Lawrence II   4  Tied  Spectrum Center (9,677)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN
(12) vs. (5) No. 16 Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 56–71  14–18
 19  Lykes   11  Lawrence   7  Lawrence  Spectrum Center (19,691)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVNot released
CoachesRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved December 26, 2018.