Miami Takes on Florida State Wednesday
Jan. 18, 2011
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CORAL GABLES, FLA… The University of Miami men’s basketball team returns to the hardwood to play host to Florida State on Wed., Jan. 19, at 9 p.m. in the BankUnited Center. The game will be broadcast on various regional networks, including Sun Sports in South Florida.
Game 18: Miami (12-5, 1-2) vs. Florida State (13-5, 3-1)Date: Wed., Jan. 19, 2011 | Time: 9 p.m. | Site: BankUnited CenterTV: Sun Sports (in South Florida), FS South, FS Florida, CSN Mid-Atlantic PLUS,NESN |Radio: 560 WQAM (WQAM.com),90.5 FM (WVUM.org), 1450 ESPN Deportes(en español) |Web Video: NoneWebsites: Miami (www.HurricaneSports.com) | Florida State (www.seminoles.com)Tickets: 1-800-Go-Canes
Projected Miami StartersNo. Name (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Pts Reb Ast01 Durand Scott (G, 6-3, 200, So.) 14.2 4.4 3.303 Malcolm Grant (G, 6-1, 180, Jr.) 15.0 1.9 3.825 Garrius Adams (G, 6-6, 196, So.) 7.2 2.9 1.932 Erik Swoope (F, 6-6, 230, Fr.) 2.5 1.4 0.6*42 Reggie Johnson (C, 6-10, 303, So.) 12.1 9.6 1.1^
Projected Florida State StartersNo. Name (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl) Pts Reb Ast31 Chris Singleton (F, 6-9, 220, Jr.) 15.5 7.8 1.9^22 Derwin Kitchen (G, 6-4, 204, Sr.) 10.3 5.7 3.621 Michael Snaer (C, 6-5, 205, So.) 8.0 2.6 2.305 Bernard James (F, 6-10, 240, Jr.) 7.8 5.7 2.1^15 Terrance Shannon (F, 6-8, 220, So.) 5.1 2.7 0.3
^ blocks per game | * steals per game
The Hurricanes are 8-0 at the BankUnited Center this season – including wins over Boston College, West Virginia and Ole Miss – and have won 20 consecutive non-conference regular season games at home. Over the last four seasons the Hurricanes have compiled a 46-10 (.821) record at home, and are 76-27 (.738) at home overall under head coach Frank Haith — including nine wins over ranked opponents. The Hurricanes have notched double-digit home wins at the BankUnited in the last three-straight seasons and six times in seven full seasons calling the arena home.
QUICK HITS Miami is the only team to have two scorers among the ACC’s top 10 and three scorers among the ACC’s top 20 in Malcolm Grant (15.0 ppg, 8th), Durand Scott (14.2 ppg, 9th) and Reggie Johnson (12.1 ppg, 20th). Boston College is the only other ACC school with three players among the ACC’s top 20 scoring leaders (with one in the top 10). The `Canes, who have won five of its last seven games and 10 of its last 13, host consecutive ACC games for the first time this season and will play two of its next three and four of its next six at the BankUnited Center.
Averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game — sixth in the ACC, Adrian Thomas is on pace to climb into UM’s top five in career threes by the end of the regular season. With 150 entering Wednesday’s game versus Florida State, he is ninth in the record books, but is on track to hit 182, which would put him in fifth place.
Malcolm Grant and Reggie Johnson are among the most improved scorers in the ACC. After posting 6.4 points per game as a redshirt freshman in 2010, Johnson’s average has leapt 5.7 points per game to 12.1 points an outing this season. Grant’s average has increased 5.4 points per game, going from 9.6 points an outing as a redshirt sophomore in 2010 to a team-high 15.0 points per game this season.
Durand Scott has netted double figures in eight-straight games to tie for the sixth longest active streak in the league.
Reggie Johnson grabs a team-high 23.9 percent of the available rebounds when he is on the court — 27.4 percent of the defensive boards (14th in the nation) and 20.2 percent of the offensive boards (third-best in the nation). UM’s second most active player on the glass is Raphael Akpejiori, who pulls down 19.4 percent of the rebounds when he’s in the game.
With 123 points scored in 17 games this season (7.2 points per game), Garrius Adams has surpassed the 121 total points he scored as a freshman over 32 games in 2009-10.
In just his second season as a `Cane, Malcolm Grant’s 103 career three-pointers rank 11th among active ACC players, while his 41.5 percent career three-point field goal percentage ranks third in UM’s record book.
THE SERIESLong time opponents, Florida State leads the all-time series over Miami, 36-28, including edging the Hurricanes 61-60 in their last meeting in the BankUnited Center on March 6, 2010, to close the 2009-10 regular season. In that game, the Hurricanes rallied from a 10-point deficit with 5:32 remaining in the second half and ran off 12 unanswered points, but it wasn’t enough as FSU’s Luke Loucks hit a three-pointer with 1:52 to go to put the Seminoles ahead for good.
Three Hurricanes scored in double figures in that contest, with Durand Scott finishing with a game-high 14 points. Reggie Johnson added 12 points and four blocks, while Adrian Thomas had 10 points and a pair of steals for UM. Loucks and Deividas Dulkys scored 13 points apeice for FSU, as the `Noles hit 10-of-18 three-pointers and hit 50 percent overall.
At 3-1 in ACC play this season, the Seminoles ride a two-game win streak into Coral Gables, coming off back-to-back home wins over top-ranked Duke (Jan. 12, 66-61) and NC State (Jan. 15, 84-71). FSU’s lone conference loss to date was a 71-59 decision at Virginia Tech on Jan. 8.
Behind the guidance of ninth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton — who served in the same capacity for the Hurricanes from 1990-2000, Florida State is led by Chris Singleton with 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and Derwin Kitchen with 10.3 points, 5.7 boards and 3.6 assists per game. The Seminoles lead the nation in field goal percent defense — holding opponents to just 35 percent– and are seventh with 6.4 blocked shots per game.
DID U KNOW? The Hurricanes are ranked No. 32 in the latest NCAA Men’s Basketball RPI rankings released on Jan. 17 — the third-highest ranked squad in the ACC, behind Duke at No. 10 and North Carolina at No. 25. Miami has already played three teams ranked among the RPI’s top 25 — losing at then- undefeated and top-ranked Duke (10), defeating West Virginia (9) at home and falling to then-undefeated UCF (19) on a neutral court.
SUNSHINE STATE SERIESThe Hurricanes are 326-156 (.676) all-time versus in-state opponents, including a 28-11 (.718) mark under Frank Haith and a 3-1 record this season. Miami has won 59 of its last 74 games versus Florida schools, dating back to the 1992-93 season. During the 2010-11 regular season, the Hurricanes are slated to face five in-state opponents six times — Jacksonville (89-77 win on Nov. 12), Florida Gulf Coast (87-75 win on Nov. 27), Stetson (68-54 win on Dec. 12), UCF (84-78 loss on Dec. 18) and Florida State twice.
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SECURE YOUR SEATS NOWIndividual game tickets for Miami’s ACC games are now on sale to the general public. The Hurricanes will host a regular slate of eight ACC games, welcoming the last two national champions to the BankUnited Center in top-ranked Duke on Sun., Feb. 13, and 2009 champs North Carolina on Wed., Jan. 26. Prices for most ACC games begin as low as $15. For additional information or to order season tickets, please contact the Hurricane Ticket Office online at www.hurricanesports.com or by phone at 1-800-GO-CANES.
