Hurricanes Host North Carolina Charlotte

Dec. 6, 1999

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – North Carolina Charlotte, the defending Conference USA tournamentchampion, enters tonight’s game with a record of 3-2. North CarolinaCharlotte is coming off a 60-52 loss to Virginia Tech last Saturday.Sophomore guard Dalonte Hill led the 49ers with 18 points and six rebounds.

On the season, North Carolina Charlotte has been led by sophomoreguard Jobey Thomas. Thomas, a Charlotte native, is averaging a team-high15.0 points per game while shooting 14-31 (.452) from three-point range.

Other 49ers averaging in double figures in scoring include seniorforward Tremaine Gardiner (11.6 ppg) and Hill (10.6 ppg).

THE SERIES:
Miami and North Carolina Charlotte meet for the third consecutiveseason. The series is tied 1-1 with each team winning on its home floor.

Last season UNC Charlotte defeated Miami, 66-59, at Halton Arena.Miami and UNC Charlotte first met in 1997 with the Hurricanes upsetting the17th-ranked 49ers, 89-72, at Miami Arena.

NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE (3-2)vs.UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (3-1)
Tuesday, December 7, 1999 — 7:30 p.m. (EST)
Miami Arena (15,388)
SportsChannel Florida (Live), WQAM (560 AM), WVUM (90.5 FM)

Probable Hurricane Starters

Probable 49er Starters

MIAMI AGAINST UNC CHARLOTTE:

UP NEXT:
Following tonight’s game the Hurricanes return to action onSaturday, December 11 with a 2:00 p.m. game against Hartford at the MiamiArena.

Miami will then take on North Carolina at the HIP Health Plan OrangeBowl Basketball Classic on Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the National Car RentalCenter in Sunrise, FL.

Following the HIP Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Miami travels toPuerto Rico for the San Juan Shootout (Dec. 20-22). The Hurricanes will faceLouisiana-Lafayette in their opening round game. Other teams in thetournament include Auburn, Detroit Mercy, Illinois State, Pepperdine,Virginia Tech and Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

TV/RADIO COVERAGE:
Tonight’s game is being produced by ESPN Regional Television and isbeing televised in Miami by SportsChannel Florida. John Sanders is handlingthe play-by-play duties with Bucky Waters providing in-depth analysis.

The game will also be broadcast on the Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM- 560 AM). Marc Vandermere will provide the play-by-play with Joe Zagackiadding analysis.

The game can also be heard on the University of Miami student radionetwork (WVUM – 90.5 FM).

ON THE COACHES:
Leonard Hamilton, in his 10th season at Miami and 14th as acollegiate head coach, has brought the University of Miami men’s basketballprogram in to the national spotlight. The 1998-99 BIG EAST Conference Coachof the Year, Hamilton has guided the Hurricanes to four postseasonappearances in the last five seasons including back-to-back NCAA Tournamentappearances in 1998 and 1999. Last season Hamilton led Miami to a 23-7record and a No. 10 national ranking by the Associated Press. The 20-winseason marked the first for Miami since the 1964-65 season while the APranking was the first since the 1959-60 season. Prior to his arrival at UM,Hamilton spent four seasons at Oklahoma State where he led the Cowboys totheir first back-to-back postseason berths in 36 years. Hamilton’s record atUM is 124-137 (.475) while his career mark stands at 180-200 (.474).

UNC Charlotte head coach Bobby Lutz is in his second season as thehelm of the 49ers’ program and 10th season overall as a collegiate headcoach. Lutz’s record at UNC Charlotte is 26-13 (.667) while his overallrecord is 207-104 (.666).

A WIN TONIGHT WOULD:

• Improve Miami’s record to 4-1 on the season.
• Be Miami’s eighth consecutive home victory.
• Improve Miami’s home record to 60-16 (.789) since 1994.
• Mark Leonard Hamilton’s 125th win at Miami.

LAST SEASON AGAINST UNC CHARLOTTE:
UNC Charlotte 66, Miami 59
November 23, 1998
Halton Arena, Charlotte, NC

Point guard Diego Guevara poured in a game-high 22 points and handedout six assists to lead UNC Charlotte to a 66-59 victory over the Universityof Miami in Charlotte, NC. Mario Bland led Miami with 15 points. Tim Jamesadded nine points and 15 rebounds for the Hurricanes.

Despite outshooting and outrebounding the 49ers, Miami could notovercome 22 turnovers and UNC Charlotte’s hot outside shooting.

The 49ers connected on 10-of-23 (.435) from three-point rangeincluded 6-of-11 (.545) in the second half. Guevara connected on 4-of-9 fromlong range while freshman guard Jobey Thomas connected on three long rangebombs en route to 12 points.

MIAMI HURRICANES

UNC CHARLOTTE

Officials: Jim Burr, Andre Patillo, Steve Welmer
Technical Fouls: None
Attendance: 6,834

AGAINST CONFERENCE USA:
UNC Charlotte marks the second consecutive Conference USA team toface the Hurricanes. Memphis defeated Miami 82-72 on Saturday. Miami is26-37 all-time against teams currently in Conference USA.

MIAMI vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS:
Since becoming the 10th member of The BIG EAST Conference beginningwith the 1991-92 season, the Hurricanes have compiled a 50-25 (.667) recordagainst non-conference opponents, including a 37-11 mark (.771) at the MiamiArena. Miami was 6-2 versus non-conference opponents in 1998-99.

MIAMI DOMINATES IN THE ARENA:
This year marks the 11th season that Miami has called the MiamiArena home. The ‘Canes have compiled an 107-58 (.648) overall record at theArena, including a 2-0 mark this season. UM has posted a 59-16 (.787) homerecord since 1994. UM is 33-12 (.733) in its last 45 BIG EAST home gamesdating back to the 1994-95 season.

Miami Home Record Last Four Plus Seasons:

Top 5 BIG EAST Home Winning
Percentages (1994-1999.)

Overall:

Conference Games Only:

GETTING IT DONE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR:
Miami ranked 21st in the nation in field goal percentage and 13th inthe nation in field goal percentage defense. Miami joins Duke, Maryland,College of Charleston, Kentucky, Utah, and North Carolina as the onlyschools to rank nationally in both categories. Additionally, the Hurricanesled the BIG EAST in both categories.

SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are the only team inthe state of Florida to register a winning record in each of the last fiveseasons. The Hurricanes’ 87-57 (.604) mark since the 1994-95 season is thetop winning percentage and most victories among the state’s 11 Division Iprograms.

MIAMI BACK IN THE DANCE, AGAIN:
Miami’s selection to the 1999 NCAA Championship marked theHurricanes second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Miami’sNCAA tournament berth in 1998 the Hurricanes had received only one bid tothe “Big Dance” and that was in 1960. Last season the Hurricanes were seededNo. 2 in the East Region marking the highest NCAA seed in school history.The Hurricanes’ 75-54 win over Lafayette in the opening round marked Miami’sfirst NCAA Tournament victory in school history. Miami has advanced topost-season play in four of the last five seasons.

AT THE HALF:
If you want to beat Miami you better be leading at the half. Miamiwas 18-2 last season when leading at halftime. UM has compiled a 56-7 (.889)record over the last five seasons when leading at the half. Miami is 3-0this season when leading at halftime.

THE BUILDING BLOCKS:
Seniors Mario Bland, Johnny Hemsley and Vernon Jennings have been anintegral part of the Hurricanes’ accent into the national spotlight. Duringtheir first three seasons at Miami the three have led the Hurricanes to a57-30 (.655) record, three consecutive winning season, and three straightpostseason appearances including NCAA Tournament bids in 1998 and 1999.Miami’s NCAA Tournament bid in 1998 marked the school’s first since 1960.

Additionally, Miami’s 57 wins are the most in a three year periodsince UM won 57 games from 1963-66 while its .655 winning percentage is thehighest since Miami posted a 52-26 (.667) record from 1964-67.

Should Miami earn a post season bid in 1999-2000, the trio wouldbecome the first Hurricanes to reach the post season in four consecutiveseasons.

VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS:
The Hurricanes’ 73-71 win over No. 2 Connecticut at Gampel Pavilionmarked the third time last season that Miami knocked off a ranked opponenton the road. Miami was 4-3 against ranked teams last season including a 3-1mark against ranked teams on the road.

Miami Victories Over Ranked Teams:

HEMSLEY A NAISMITH CANDIDATE:
Johnny Hemsley has been selected as one of 30 preseason candidatesfor the 1999-2000 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award.Hemsley is one of six BIG EAST athletes recognized as a preseason candidatefor the Naismith Award. Joining Hemsley on the list are Erick Barkley (St.John’s), Khalid El-Amin (Connecticut), Kevin Freeman (Connecticut), TroyMurphy (Notre Dame) and Etan Thomas (Syracuse). The candidates were selectedby a vote of the Board of Selectors comprised of leading basketball coaches,journalists and basketball analysts.

WORKING OVERTIME:
Miami’s game last season against Connecticut on Jan. 20 marked theHurricanes first overtime contest since a 76-68 victory over St. John’s inthe opening round of the 1997 BIG EAST Tournament.

UM has amassed a 5-2 record (including tournament games) in BIG EASTovertime contests (3-2 at home). Miami’s game against St. John’s on Feb. 20,1996 is its only double-overtime game in a BIG EAST contest since joiningthe league in the 1991-92 season.

The ‘Canes, who have never had more than three overtime games in anyseason (3-0 in 1986-87 and 0-3 in 1990-91), own a 21-19 overall record inovertime contests during their history (4-3 in double-overtime games and a17-16 mark in single-overtime contests). UM has never played atriple-overtime game.

Miami is 5-5 in overtime games under head coach Leonard Hamilton.Below is a list of UM’s overtime games under Hamilton:

PLAYING SPOILER:
Miami’s win over No. 10 St. John’s last season marked the fifthconsecutive season that the Hurricanes have defeated a ranked opponent inthe Miami Arena. In their last eight contests against ranked teams at theMiami Arena the Hurricanes have posted a 5-3 record.

WINNING WAYS:
Miami’s 23-7 record last season marked its fifth consecutive winningseason. The last time Miami recorded at least five straight winning seasonswas the 1968-69 campaign when the ‘Canes registered their 10th straightwinning season.

VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA:
With its win over Central Florida Miami improved its record againstteams from the state of Florida to 285-141 (.669). Miami has won its last 20games against teams from the state of Florida. Miami has not lost to aFlorida school since a 72-64 season opening loss to Florida International onDec. 1, 1992.

MAKING ROAD HISTORY:
With its 73-71 win over Connecticut last season at Gampel Pavilion,Miami became the first school in BIG EAST history to defeat Connecticut,Syracuse, St. John’s and Georgetown on the road in the same season.

ROAD WARRIORS:
Last season Miami registered a 12-4 record (2-1 at neutral sites)when away from home last season. Miami was 8-1 in BIG EAST road games and10-3 on the road during the regular season. The 10 road wins were the mostsince 1959-60. Miami is 1-1 on the road this season.

DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
Against Memphis, Mario Bland recorded his first double-double thisseason and the eighth double-double of his career. Last season Mario Blandranked second on the team with five double-doubles. Bland recorded four ofthose double-doubles in the final eight games of the season. Miami Heatfirst round draft choice Tim James led Miami with 10 double-doubles.

1998-99 Hurricane Double-Doubles:

1999-00 Hurricane Double-Doubles:

ONLINE ALL THE TIME:
Check out the Hurricanes’ website at www.hurricanesports.com for allthe latest information on University of Miami athletics.

SIMMONS OUT 3-6 WEEKS:
Sophomore Michael Simmons is expected to miss 3-6 weeks followingsurgery to remove bone spurs from his right foot on November 18. The 6-2guard played in 27 games last season, making 12 starts, and averaged 2.7points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.

UM TICKETS ON SALE:
Single-game tickets for all University of Miami men’s basketballhome games at the Miami Arena are on sale at the Hecht Athletic CenterTicket Office on the UM campus, the Miami Arena, and through TicketMaster.

Sidecourt reserved seats are $13 and endcourt reserved seats are $10for each of Miami’s six non-conference games, not including Kentucky. Alltickets for the Kentucky game on Jan. 29 are $20 and include admission tothe Miami women’s contest against Connecticut immediately following themen’s game. Single game tickets for UM’s eight BIG EAST contests are $18 forsidecourt reserved and $15 for endcourt reserved. For the fourth straightseason a youth (17 and under) endcourt reserved ticket can be purchased for$7.

The Hurricane Ticket Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Fans wishing to place ordersby phone can call the UM Ticket Office at (305) 284-CANES in Dade and1-800-GO-CANES outside Dade County. Tickets can also be purchased by callingTicketMaster at (305) 358-5885 in Dade, (954) 523-3309 in Broward, and (561)966-3309 in Palm Beach County.

1999-00 MISCELLANEOUS STATS

Double Figure Scoring Games

20-Point Scoring Games

Double Figure Rebound Games

Double Figure Assist Games

Double-Doubles

Dunks

HURRICANES END 1998-99 SEASON NATIONALLY RANKED:
The University of Miami ended the season ranked 10th in the finalAssociated Press College Basketball Top-25 poll and 12th in the seasonending ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 poll.

Prior to last season’s debut at No. 25 in the Jan. 18 AssociatedPress poll Miami had not been ranked in the Associated Press poll since theend of the 1959-60 season when the Hurricanes were ranked No. 10 in thecountry. Miami reached a season-high of No. 9 in the nation in the March 1Associated Press poll. Miami’s highest ranking came on Mar. 1, 1960 when theHurricanes were ranked No. 8 by the Associated Press.

MIAMI IN THE PRESEASON POLLS:
The University of Miami men’s basketball team debuted at No. 25 inthe preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll and No. 24 inthe preseason ESPN/USA Today college basketball poll. The preseasonrankings are the first since the 1964-65 season when Miami opened theseason ranked 16th in the nation by United Press International. Prior tothis season Miami had never been ranked in the preseason by the AssociatedPress.

MIAMI IN THE 1999-00 POLLS:
Miami dropped out of the ESPN/USA Today college basketball poll forthe first time this season. Miami received 14 points placing them at No. 32in the nation. Miami is also located in the “Others Receiving Votes” sectionof Associated Press poll. The 36 points in the AP poll places the Hurricanesat No. 31 in the nation.

UM in the 1999-00 polls:

ASSOCIATED PRESS
(11/29/99)

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 158, St. John’s 135, Dayton 129,Utah 124, N.C. State 115, MIAMI (FL) 36, Tulsa 34, Michigan 33, SouthernMiss. 19, Minnesota 12, Creighton 11, LSU 9, Kent 8, Notre Dame 8, MurraySt. 7, Mississippi 6, Siena 6, UNLV 5, Weber St. 3, Georgia Tech 2, Marshall2, Oregon 2, Memphis 1, Penn St. 1.

ESPN/USA TODAY
(12/6/99)

Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma 62, Gonzaga 47, St. John’s 42,North Carolina State 40, Dayton 24, Colorado 17, MIAMI (FL) 14, Mississippi 10, Tulsa 9, Creighton 8, Wisconsin 7, Oregon 6,Michigan 5, California 4, Siena 4, Xavier 4, Minnesota 3, Murray State 3,N.C.-Charlotte 3, Northern Iowa 3, Kent 2, Samford 2, Southern Mississippi2, Detroit 1, Memphis 1, Missouri 1, Notre Dame 1, Penn State 1, St.Bonaventure 1.

MOVING UP THE SCORING LIST:
With his three-point basket at 18:16 of the first-half againstBethune-Cookman, Johnny Hemsley became the 22nd player in Miami history toscore 1,000 career points. Against Memphis last Saturday, Hemsley scored 20points to move into 21st place on UM’s career scoring list. Hemsley needsfour points to move into 20th place and eight points move into 18th place.

UM Career Scoring List:

JENNINGS MOVES UP LADDER:
Vernon Jennings recorded tied a career-high with 12 assists againstBethune-Cookman to move into fourth-place on UM’s career assist list.

JENNINGS WINS BIG EAST ASSIST TITLE:
Miami point guard Vernon Jennings won the 1998-99 BIG EAST assisttitle with an average of 6.06 per game in league play. Jennings handed out109 assists in 18 games setting a Miami BIG EAST single season record.Jennings is the second Hurricane in as many seasons to lead the league in astatistical category. Mario Bland led the league in field goal percentagelast season.

JENNINGS SETS ASSIST RECORD:
Vernon Jennings recorded a team-high eight assists against St.John’s (3-5-99) last season and in doing so set a Miami single season assistrecord. Jennings ended the season with 167 assists surpassing the old markof 154 set by Michael Gardner in 1992-93.

BOMBS AWAY:
Senior Johnny Hemsley connected on 70 three-point baskets lastseason to improve his career total to 100. Hemsley is 5-21 (.283) fromthree-point range this season. Hemsley currently ranks fifth on Miami’sall-time career list.

HURRICANES HIT 100:
Miami defeated Bethune-Cookman 102-75 marking the second 100-pointscoring game for Miami in as many seasons. Last season Miami defeatedVillanova 103-82 marking the most points scored by a Hurricane team in a BIGEAST game.

OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING:
Miami shot 54.1 percent (33-61) from the floor againstBethune-Cookman (11-30-99) marking the first time this season the Huricaneshave shot 50 percent or better from the field.

Last season the Hurricanes shot over 50 percent from the floor on 12occasions. Miami shot 50 percent or better from the floor only five times in1997-98. Against Villanova (2-16-99) the Hurricanes shot a season high 60.6percent from the field. The percentage was the highest for the Hurricanessince connecting on 40-61 (.655) in a 107-98 win over Savannah State onMarch 2, 1989.

Miami 50 Percent Shooting Performances (1998-pres.):

EASY AS 1, 2, 3:
The Hurricanes have hit at least one three-point field goal in eachof the past 225 games, extending the school-record. Overall, the ‘Canes havehit at least one trey in 379 of its 380 games since the NCAA adopted thethree-point shot in 1986. The only game Miami has failed to hit athree-point field goal was against Howard University on Dec. 6, 1991 whenthe ‘Canes were 0-15 behind the three-point arc.

ON THE MARK:
Miami’s returning trio of post players (Mario Bland, Elton Tyler,Dwayne Wimbley) have combined to shoot 48-86 (.558) from the field thisseason. Elton Tyler leads the way with a .636 shooting percentage. Lastseason the three combined to hit 198-342 (.579) of their field goalattempts. Mario Bland led the three hitting on 125-of-212 (.590) field goalattempts.

1999-00 Hurricane Post Players

LOCKING UP:
In Miami’s win over Bethune-Cookman the Hurricanes held the Wildcatswithout a point over a five minute stretch of the first half marking thesecond time this season that Hurricanes have held an opponent scoreless forfive or more minutes. In Miami’s season opening win over Central Florida theHurricanes went on a 12-0 run in the second half holding the Golden Knightsscoreless over a 5:08 span.

Last season Miami made a habit of holding opponents scoreless forlong stretches. Eight times last season the Hurricanes held an opponentscoreless for over five or more minutes.

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MIAMI RANKS FOR THIRD STAIGHT SEASON:
Last season the Hurricanes ranked nationally in field goalpercentage defense for the third consecutive season. The University of Miamiended the season ranked 13th in the nation in field goal percentage defense(.384). In 1997-98 the University of Miami led the nation holding teams to37.9 percent shooting from the floor. In 1996-97 Miami held opponents to 38percent shooting from the field to rank sixth nationally.

POSTING GREAT NUMBERS:
The Hurricanes did a great job last season of controlling opponentscenters. Of the 30 games the Hurricanes played last season only fiveopponent centers managed to score in double figures while only one grabbed10 or more rebounds. Miami limited opponent’s centers to an average of 6.4points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

In the first four games this season the Hurricanes have held theopposition’s starting centers to a combined total of 16 points and eightrebounds, an average of 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

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HEMSLEY ON PRESEASON FIRST TEAM:
University of Miami senior Johnny Hemsley was named to the preseasonAll-BIG EAST first team by a vote of the league’s coaches at the BIG EASTConference Men’s Basketball Media Day at the Grand Hyatt in New York.

1999-00 PRESEASON AWARDS

All-BIG EAST First Team
Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
Johnny Hemsley, Miami
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame
Erick Barkley, St. John’s
Etan Thomas, Syracuse

All-BIG EAST Second Team
Kevin Freeman, Connecticut
Isaac Hawkins, Pittsburgh
Bootsy Thornton, St. John’s
Jason Hart, Syracuse
Marcus Goree, West Virginia

Player of the Year: Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
Rookie of the Year: Ajou Deng, Connecticut

HURRICANES TABBED FOURTH:
The men’s basketball team was selected to finish fourth in theconference behind Connecticut, Syracuse, and St. John’s. Miami, whichreturns four starters from last season’s squad, received one first placevote.

1999-00 BIG EAST Coaches’ Preseason Poll

HEMSLEY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Johnny Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week threetimes last season. Hemsley won the award for the first time last season onDec. 21 following his career-high 24 point performance in Miami’s 76-55 winat Georgia State. Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for thesecond time on Jan. 4 following his career-high 35 point performance inMiami’s 64-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 30. Hemsley’s third honor came onFeb. 22 when he was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week after averaging22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in the Hurricanes to two victories. Hemsleyshared the honor with Providence forward Jamel Thomas.

SELECT COMPANY:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are one of just threeBIG EAST schools to post a winning overall record each of the past fiveseasons. Joining the Hurricanes are Syracuse and Connecticut.

ON THE RISE:
Since the start of the 1994-95 season UM has compiled a 52-38 (.578)record in BIG EAST regular season games. Only Connecticut, Villanova, andSyracuse have more conference wins over that period.

Conference Records Since 1994-95:

HURRICANES TAKE HOME HARDWARE:
Last season University of Miami head basketball coach LeonardHamilton was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year, senior forward Tim James(Miami Northwestern) was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year and juniorguard Johnny Hemsley (Baltimore, MD) was named the league’s Most ImprovedPlayer last season by a vote of the conference coaches.

1998-99 BIG EAST AWARDS

BIG EAST Co-Players of the Year
Richard Hamilton, Connecticut
Tim James, Miami

BIG EAST Rookie of the Year
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Etan Thomas, Syracuse

BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Johnny Hemsley, Miami

BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Leonard Hamilton, Miami

WINNING WAYS IN THE NCAA:
After a 10-4 mark last season, BIG EAST teams have compiled a 155-91record in the NCAA Tournament play. The .630 winning percentage is thesecond best in the nation amongst conferences. The ACC is first with a .670winning percentage.

LEAGUE SCHEDULE REDUCED TO 16 GAMES:
For the first since 1990-91, each BIG EAST team will play only 16regular season conference games. The league has played 18 conference gamessince 1991-92. The 16 game schedule offers schools more flexibility inscheduling. BIG EAST teams have a better opportunity to improve their RPI(ratings percentage index) rankings and the league’s representation in theNCAA Tournament. the reduction to a 16-game league schedule has eliminatedDecember play dates.

STARTING AGAIN:
Nearly every BIG EAST team returns a majority of its starters fromlast season. Three squads – Boston College, Georgetown and Syracuse – bringback all five starters from 1998-99.

BEATING THE BEST:
BIG EAST teams were 16-13 against opponents ranked in the AP polllast season giving the league the highest victory total and best record ofany conference in the nation.

A SWEEPING SUCCESS:
With their win over Rutgers in last season’s regular season finalethe Hurricanes completed their fourth series sweep of the season. Miami hasregistered 10 BIG EAST regular season two-game sweeps since joining theleague in the 1991-92 season. Miami has now recorded at least one seriessweep in each of the last five seasons. Below is a list of UM’s BIG EASTseries sweeps:

POWER SCHEDULE:
Miami’s schedule includes 11 schools that rank in the top-50all-time in terms of winning percentage in NCAA history. The BIG EASTConference alone has eight teams that rank in the top-50 all-time. Miamiwill play 14 of its 29 regular season games against schools that rank in thetop-50 all-time. Seven of those games will be played at Miami Arena. BIGEAST opponents in CAPS.

1999-00 BIG EAST STANDINGS
(games through Dec. 4)

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST

Tuesday, December 7

Wednesday, December 8

Saturday, December 11

1999-00 MIAMI BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS
(games through Dec. 4)

1999-00 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
(games through Dec. 4)