2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-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). They finished the 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.

2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
2017–18 record	22–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Caputo Jamal Brunt Adam Fisher
Home arena	Watsco Center

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	3		.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
NC State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Florida State	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Louisville	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			21	–	15		.583
Syracuse	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
Boston College	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18		.000			8	–	24		.250
† 2018 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2016–17 season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the #8 seed in the Midwest region where they lost in the first round to #9 Michigan State.

FBI investigation

On September 26, 2017 federal prosecutors in New York announced that various schools were under investigation for an alleged "pay for play" scheme involving recruits at various schools including Miami.[1][2][3] On October 23, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced that he believed he was one of the coaches implicated in the FBI indictment.[4] Larrañaga insisted that he had done nothing wrong, however.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kamari Murphy	21	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Davon Reed	5	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Ewing, NJ	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Miles Wilson	10	G	6'5"	165	Sophomore	Reistertown, MD	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt during 2017–18 season. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.

2017 Recruiting class

Miami recruit Lonnie Walker at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lonnie Walker IV #2 SG	Reading, PA	Reading High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Chris Lykes #12 PG	Bowie, MD	Gonzaga College High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 12, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Deng Gak #16 PF	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Oct 25, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Samuel Waardenburg PF	New Zealand	Rangitoto College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 13, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Ja’Quan Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA G 1 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Melbourne, Australia G 2 Chris Lykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Mitchellville, MD G 3 Anthony Lawrence II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, FL G 4 Lonnie Walker IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Reading, PA G 5 Mike Robinson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Britain, CT G 10 Miles Wilson (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Reisterstown, MD G 11 Bruce Brown, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Boston, MA C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Laurelton, NY C 15 Ebuka Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC F 20 Dewan Huell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So Miami, FL F 21 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Henderson, New Zealand F 22 Deng Gak  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sydney, Australia F 35 Chris Stowell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr 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 1, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Newberry College	W 106–79		30 – Vasiljevic	7 – Vasiljevic	8 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,174) Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Gardner–Webb	W 77–45	1–0	14 – Izundu	11 – Brown Jr.	10 – Brown Jr.	Watsco Center (7,073) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Navy	W 89–55	2–0	16 – Vasiljevic	10 – Huell	6 – Brown Jr.	Watsco Center (6,611) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 11	Florida A&M	W 90–59	3–0	15 – Tied	8 – Brown Jr.	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,735) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 22, 2017* 6:00 pm	No. 11	vs. La Salle Reading Showcase	W 57–46	4–0	16 – Huell	11 – Brown Jr.	5 – Lawrence II	Santander Arena (6,735) Reading, PA
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm, RSN	No. 11	North Florida	W 86–65	5–0	14 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,189) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 29, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 10	at No. 12 Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 86–81	6–0	23 – Huell	9 – Brown Jr.	9 – Newton	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	vs. Princeton Hoophall Miami Invitational	W 80–52	7–0	20 – Vasiljevic	10 – Lawrence	5 – Newton	American Airlines Arena (8,426) Miami, FL
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, RSN	No. 10	Boston University	W 69–54	8–0	26 – Walker IV	7 – Walker IV	6 – Lawrence II	Watsco Center (6,893) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 6	at George Washington	W 59–50	9–0	15 – Huell	12 – Huell	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (3,862) Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 am, ESPNU	No. 6	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic First Round	W 75–57	10–0	16 – Tied	6 – Huell	8 – Brown Jr.	Stan Sheriff Center (7,669) Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	vs. New Mexico State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	L 54–63	10–1	15 – Vasiljevic	9 – Huell	1 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,946) Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	vs. Middle Tennessee Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place	W 84–81	11–1	21 – Huell	6 – Brown Jr.	6 – Newton	Stan Sheriff Center (6,062) Honolulu, HI
ACC Regular Season
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN	No. 15	at Pittsburgh	W 67–53	12–1 (1–0)	12 – Lawrence II	7 – Huell	4 – Newton	Peterson Events Center (5,307) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 3, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN	No. 15	at Georgia Tech	L 54–64	12–2 (1–1)	13 – Huell	12 – Lawrence II	5 – Lykes	McCamish Pavilion (5,568) Atlanta, GA
Jan 7, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	No. 24 Florida State	W 80–74	13–2 (2–1)	23 – Brown Jr.	12 – Lawrence II	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,647) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	at No. 19 Clemson	L 63–72	13–3 (2–2)	16 – Tied	7 – Tied	2 – Huell	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC
Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	No. 5 Duke	L 75–83	13–4 (2–3)	19 – Walker IV	13 – Huell	2 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 21, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN	No. 25	at NC State	W 86–81	14–4 (3–3)	19 – Brown Jr.	4 – Tied	9 – Brown Jr.	PNC Arena (17,265) Raleigh, NC
Jan 24, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Louisville	W 78–75 ^OT	15–4 (4–3)	25 – Walker IV	12 – Huell	4 – Lykes	Watsco Center (7,190) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN		at Florida State	L 94–103 ^OT	15–5 (4–4)	23 – Walker IV	7 – Brown Jr.	5 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN		Pittsburgh	W 69–57	16–5 (5–4)	16 – Walker IV	10 – Lawrence II	5 – Lykes	Watsco Center (7,169) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN		at Virginia Tech	W 84–75	17–5 (6–4)	25 – Lawrence II	13 – Lawrence II	4 – Newton	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	Wake Forest	W 87–81	18–5 (7–4)	19 – Walker IV	10 – Huell	5 – Lykes	Watsco Center (6,774) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN	No. 25	at Boston College	L 70–72	18–6 (7–5)	17 – Vasiljevic	9 – Lawrence II	4 – Lawrence II	Conte Forum (7,740) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 13, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 Virginia	L 50–59	18–7 (7–6)	19 – Lykes	7 – Lawrence II	2 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,333) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm, CBS		Syracuse	L 55–62	18–8 (7–7)	14 – Lykes	10 – Huell	5 – Lawrence II	Watsco Center (6,879) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Notre Dame	W 77–74	19–8 (8–7)	19 – Walker IV	8 – Izundu	6 – Lawrence II	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN		Boston College	W 79–78	20–8 (9–7)	16 – Huell	9 – Tied	4 – Walker IV	Watsco Center (7,010) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 9 North Carolina	W 91–88	21–8 (10–7)	18 – Lykes	8 – Huell	4 – Lykes	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Virginia Tech	W 69–68	22–8 (11–7)	16 – Vasiljevic	6 – Lawrence II	7 – Lykes	Watsco Center (7,164) Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
Mar 8, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN	(3) No. 24	vs. (6) No. 12 North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 65–82	22–9	17 – Newton	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2018* 3:10 pm, truTV	(6 S) No. 22	vs. (11 S) Loyola–Chicago First Round	L 62–64	22–10	12 – Walker IV	7 – Huell	2 – Lykes	American Airlines Center (15,802) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	13	11	11	10	10	6	6	15	15	18	25	RV	RV	25	RV	NR				Not released
Coaches	12	12^	11	13	11	8	7	16	17	19	23	24	RV	25	RV	RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

1. "University of Louisville college basketball program targeted in FBI investigation". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
2. "College basketball bribery scandal exposes "dark underbelly" of NCAA, prosecutor says". NBC News. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
3. "Jim Larranaga says he is Coach-3 in FBI investigation". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
4. "Reports: Miami's Jim Larranaga says he believes he is Coach 3 in FBI complaint". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
5. "UM's Larrañaga says he is "Coach 3" in FBI report and probe has "been a strain"". miamiherald. Retrieved 2017-11-08.