2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the 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 No. 8 seed in the Midwest region; they lost in the first round to Michigan State.^[1]

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–12 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Caputo Jamal Brunt Adam Fisher
Home arena	Watsco Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4		.778			33	–	7		.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7		.611			28	–	9		.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
NC State	0	–	14		.000			0	–	17		.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2015–16 season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Sheldon McClellan	10	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
James Palmer Jr.	12	G	6'5"	202	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Nebraska
Angel Rodríguez	13	G	5'11"	185	RS Senior	Cupey, Puerto Rico	Graduated
Tonye Jekiri	23	C	7'0"	248	Senior	Hialeah, FL	Graduated
Ivan Uceda	33	F	6'10"	217	Senior	Madrid, Spain	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Michael Gilmore	12	F	6'10"	215	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	VCU

2016 recruiting class

Dewan Huell at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bruce Brown, Jr. G	Boston, MA	Vermont Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dewan Huell F	Miami, FL	Miami Norland High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 18, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Rodney Miller, Jr. C	Laurelton, NY	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 10, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dejan Vasiljevic G	Melbourne, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 3, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Ja’Quan Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA G 2 Mike Robinson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So New Britain, CT G 3 Anthony Lawrence II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Petersburg, FL G 4 Dejan Vasiljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia G 5 Davon Reed 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Ewing, NJ G 11 Bruce Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boston, MA F 12 Michael Gilmore (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tallahassee, FL C 14 Rodney Miller, Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Laurelton, NY C 15 Ebuka Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Charlotte, NC F 20 Dewan Huell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami, FL F 21 Kamari Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Brooklyn, NY F 32 Sam Waardenburg  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Henderson, New Zealand F 35 Chris Stowell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr 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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Barry	W 73–62		21 – Reed	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,542) Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Western Carolina	W 92–43	1–0	14 – Izundu	8 – Tied	5 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (7,142) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at North Florida	W 94–56	2–0	17 – Reed	9 – Murphy	7 – Newton	UNF Arena (3,148) Jacksonville, FL
Nov 19, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Penn	W 74–62	3–0	18 – Newton	8 – Murphy	3 – Newton	Watsco Center (6,753) Coral Gables, FL
Nov 24, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Stanford AdvoCare Invitational First Round	W 67–53	4–0	20 – Newton	7 – Murphy	2 – Tied	HP Field House (2,436) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2		vs. No. 21 Iowa State AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals	L 56–73	4–1	21 – Newton	12 – Murphy	3 – Newton	HP Field House (1,876) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 27, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational 3rd Place	L 56–65	4–2	15 – Tied	10 – Murphy	2 – Reed	HP Field House (2,305) Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–61	5–2	18 – Reed	9 – Brown, Jr.	3 – Reed	Watsco Center (7,064) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 3, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Wofford HoopHall Miami Invitational	W 74–57	6–2	15 – Newton	10 – Murphy	9 – Newton	American Airlines Arena (4,885) Miami, FL
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		South Carolina State	W 82–46	7–2	17 – Vasiljevic	11 – Brown, Jr.	10 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (6,489) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Florida Atlantic	W 76–56	8–2	21 – Reed	10 – Tied	6 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,857) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		George Washington	W 72–64	9–2	17 – Reed	12 – Brown, Jr.	5 – Newton	Watsco Center (6,871) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Columbia	W 78–67	10–2	22 – Newton	9 – Newton	5 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (7,045) Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Dec 31, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN		NC State	W 81–63	11–2 (1–0)	21 – Newton	10 – Murphy	4 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (6,837) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN		at Syracuse	L 55–70	11–3 (1–1)	18 – Vasiljevic	7 – Brown, Jr.	7 – Newton	Carrier Dome (17,393) Syracuse, NY
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 20 Notre Dame	L 62–67	11–4 (1–2)	21 – Reed	12 – Murphy	3 – Reed	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN		at Pittsburgh	W 72–46	12–4 (2–2)	18 – Reed	8 – Murphy	5 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (9,714) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 79–96	12–5 (2–3)	24 – Reed	8 – Huell	7 – Newton	LJVM Coliseum (9,691) Winston-Salem, NC
Jan 21, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN		at No. 18 Duke ESPN College GameDay	L 58–70	12–6 (2–4)	19 – Reed	15 – Murphy	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan 25, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN		Boston College	W 78–77	13–6 (3–4)	23 – Newton	7 – Murphy	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,139) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 28, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS		No. 9 North Carolina	W 77–62	14–6 (4–4)	30 – Brown, Jr.	9 – Murphy	5 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (7,563) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		No. 15 Florida State	L 57–75	14–7 (4–5)	17 – Brown, Jr.	5 – Tied	2 – Newton	Watsco Center (7,279) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State	W 77–62	15–7 (5–5)	26 – Reed	7 – Reed	6 – Brown, Jr.	PNC Arena (17,567) Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN		Virginia Tech	W 74–68	16–7 (6–5)	18 – Reed	5 – Tied	6 – Reed	Watsco Center (6,620) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 4 Louisville	L 66–71	16–8 (6–6)	15 – Newton	7 – Brown, Jr.	4 – Brown, Jr.	KFC Yum! Center (21,427) Louisville, KY
Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		Georgia Tech	W 70–61	17–8 (7–6)	21 – Reed	8 – Murphy	5 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (7,111) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN		Clemson	W 71–65	18–8 (8–6)	15 – Murphy	9 – Murphy	5 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,987) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 18 Virginia	W 54–48 OT	19–8 (9–6)	14 – Brown, Jr.	11 – Murphy	5 – Lawrence II	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm, CBS		No. 10 Duke	W 55–50	20–8 (10–6)	25 – Brown, Jr.	10 – Reed	4 – Brown, Jr.	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 25	at Virginia Tech	L 61–66	20–9 (10–7)	18 – Lawrence II	9 – Reed	5 – Brown, Jr.	Cassell Coliseum (6,962) Blacksburg, VA
Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN	No. 25	at No. 15 Florida State	L 57–66	20–10 (10–8)	22 – Reed	9 – Murphy	6 – Reed	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675) Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 8, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	(9)	vs. (8) Syracuse Second Round	W 62–57	21–10	14 – Reed	9 – Murphy	6 – Newton	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
March 9, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina Quarterfinals	L 53–78	21–11	21 – Brown, Jr.	7 – Brown, Jr.	3 – Reed	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017* 9:20 pm, TBS	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Michigan State First Round	L 58–78	21–12	16 – Newton	3 – Tied	4 – Brown, Jr.	BOK Center (14,715) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

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

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings