Men's Hoops Travels To Georgetown
Jan. 14, 2000
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (8-6, 0-3)
vs.
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (9-6, 2-1)
Saturday, January 15, 2000 — Noon (EST)
MCI Center (20,600)
WPLG-Channel 10, WAXY (790 AM)
TODAY’S OPPONENT:
Georgetown enters today’s game with a record of 8-6, 0-3 in the BIG EAST, following a 75-66 loss to St. John’s on January 10.
Georgetown, which has lost three straight, is 7-1 at the MCI Center this season. The Hoyas’ lone home loss this season was a 65-62 overtime defeat to Seton Hall on January 8.
Georgetown has been led this season by the backcourt of Kevin Braswell and Anthony Perry. Braswell, a 6-2 sophomore, leads the team in scoring (15.3 ppg), assists (5.2 apg) and steals (3.0 spg) while Perry, a 6-3 junior, ranks second on the squad in scoring (12.3 ppg), assists (2.6 apg) and steals (2.3 spg).
ON THE COACHES:
Leonard Hamilton, in his 10th season at Miami and 14th as a collegiate head coach, has brought the University of Miami men’s basketball program in to the national spotlight. The 1998-99 BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year, Hamilton has guided the Hurricanes to four postseason appearances in the last five seasons including back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998 and 1999.
Last season Hamilton led Miami to a 23-7 record and a No. 10 national ranking by the Associated Press. The 20-win season marked the first for Miami since the 1964-65 season while the AP ranking 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 to their first back-to-back postseason berths in 36 years. Hamilton’s record at UM is 130-142 (.478) while his career mark stands at 186-205 (.476).
Georgetown head coach Craig Esherick is in his first full season as the Hoyas head coach after taking over the program in the middle last season following the sudden departure of former head coach John Thompson. Esherick’s record stands at 16-16 (.500), including an 8-6 mark this season.
Probable Hurricane Starters
No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb45 John Salmons F 6-7 200 So. 10.3 4.525 Elton Tyler F 6-9 215 Jr. 10.1 5.751 Mario Bland C 6-6 265 Sr. 13.3 7.530 Vernon Jennings G 6-4 203 Sr. 8.5 3.831 Johnny Hemsley G 6-5 195 Sr. 18.9 3.2
Probable Hoya Starters
No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb13 Victor Samnick F 6-8 208 Fr. 6.4 6.440 Jameel Watkins F 6-11 255 Gr. 6.7 5.144 R. Boumje Boumje C 7-0 255 Jr. 11.7 8.905 Anthony Perry G 6-3 186 Jr. 12.3 4.812 Kevin Braswell G 6-2 190 So. 15.2 3.9
TV/RADIO COVERAGE:
Today’s game is being produced by ESPN Regional Television and is being televised in Miami on WPLG-Channel 10 (ABC). Don Crique will handle play-by-play with Bob Wenzel adding analysis. The game is also being broadcast on the Hurricane Radio Network (WAXY-790 AM). Marc Vandermeer will call the action.
THE SERIES:
Miami and Georgetown meet for the 25th time with the Hoyas holding a 15-9 series lead. Miami has won six of the last eight meetings including six consecutive regular-season matchups. Miami is 2-6 on the raod against Georgetown. Miami won all three meetings last season including a 65-54 win on March 4 in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. Miami and Georgetown will meet again in Miami on Feb. 7.
Date Result Location1-24-55 UM 84, GU 81 UM1-2-88 GU 82, UM 78 UM1-7-89 GU 112, UM 79 GU1-25-92 GU 60, UM 40 GU2-15-92 GU 75, UM 58 UM3-13-92 GU 77, UM 64 MSG1-2-93 UM 80, GU 69 UM3-3-93 GU 82, UM 64 GU3-11-93 GU 67, UM 40 MSG12-7-93 GU 61, UM 47 UM1-29-94 GU 77, UM 40 GU1-7-95 GU 71, UM 64 GU2-4-95 UM 67, GU 61 UM3-10-95 GU 69, UM 58 MSG1-13-96 GU 72, UM 67 GU3-7-96 GU 92, UM 62 MSG1-4-97 UM 69, GU 67 GU1-18-97 UM 68, GU 65 (OT) UM3-6-97 GU 63, UM 59 MSG12-6-97 UM 66, GU 56 UM3-4-98 GU 62, UM 56 MSG12-30-98 UM 64, GU 63 GU2-6-99 UM 71, GU 58 UM3-4-99 UM 65, GU 54 UM
A WIN TODAY WOULD:
- Improve Miami’s record to 10-6, 3-1 in the BIG EAST
- Be Miami’s seventh consecutive regular season win against Georgetown.
- Be Miami’s third straight road victory against the Hoyas.
- Mark Miami’s six straight conference road win.
- Be Miami’s fifth win in its last six games.
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST GEORGETOWN:
No. 9 Miami 65, Georgetown 54
March 4, 1999
AT&T BIG EAST Championship – Quarterfinal
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Mario Bland poured in a team-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds while Johnny Hemsley recorded 18 points, 12 in the second-half, to lead the second-seeded Hurricanes to a 65-54 win over 10th-seeded Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the AT&T BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden.
Jameel Watkins and Kevin Braswell each scored 12 points to lead Georgetown.
The win for Miami was its first in seven tries against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament and sent the Hurricanes to the first semifinal berth in school history.
Georgetown took a 34-30 lead at halftime as Miami All-America Tim James sat out the final 13:18 of the half after picking up his second foul.
Miami tied the scored at 40-40 following a driving layup from James (12 points) with 14:54 to play. The Hurricanes then took their first lead of the game, 48-46, when Bland took a feed from John Salmons for a layup at the 9:38 mark and never looked back.
Miami, which led the BIG EAST field goal percentage defense this season, held the Hoyas to just 19-63 (.302) from the field for game and without a field goal for the final 5:44 in expanding the lead to eleven.
GEORGETOWN
tot-fg 3-pt reboundsNo. Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of-de-tot pf tp a to blk s min25 Burton, Nat f 2-6 1-4 3-4 4-2-6 2 8 0 4 0 1 3140 Watkins, Jameel f 5-10 0-0 2-2 5-4-9 1 12 0 1 1 1 3444 Boumtje Boumtje, R. c 2-6 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 3 4 1 5 7 0 2403 Braswell, Kevin g 4-13 2-8 2-3 0-3-3 3 12 4 2 0 4 3305 Perry, Anthony g 3-15 2-7 0-0 3-1-4 2 8 4 2 0 0 3700 Kilpatrick, Trez 3-7 1-1 2-2 0-3-3 2 9 0 2 0 1 1604 Touomou, Joseph 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 Berry, Dean 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 Jackson, Daymond 0-3 0-0 1-2 2-6-8 2 1 3 2 0 1 1632 Gibson, Rhese 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 TEAM 3-1-4 1 TOTALS 19-63 6-22 10-13 20-22-42 15 54 12 19 9 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-34 .324 2nd Half: 8-29 .276 Game: .302 DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-14 .357 2nd Half: 1-8 .125 Game: .273 REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 7-8 .875 2nd Half: 3-5 .600 Game: .769 1
MIAMI HURRICANES
tot-fg 3-pt reboundsNo. Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of-de-tot pf tp a to blk s min31 Hemsley, Johnny f 7-14 4-7 0-2 3-3-6 1 18 1 2 2 1 3940 James, Tim f 5-12 0-0 2-3 2-3-5 4 12 1 3 1 2 2651 Bland, Mario c 8-14 0-0 3-5 5-4-9 3 19 0 3 0 2 3305 John Salmons g 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 2 4 4 0 3 1 2730 Jennings, Vernon g 1-5 0-0 0-2 0-4-4 2 2 5 3 0 1 3604 Simmons, Michael 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 3 0 0 434 Wimbley, Dwayne 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 742 Houston, Kevin 0-2 0-0 4-4 0-1-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1444 Tyler, Elton 2-3 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 1 6 0 1 0 0 14 TEAM 2-4-6 TOTALS 25-57 4-9 11-18 13-25-38 15 65 11 15 7 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-27 .370 2nd Half: 15-30 .500 Game: .439 DEADBALL3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-5 .400 2nd Half: 2-4 .500 Game: .444 REBOUNDSF Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 1.000 2nd Half: 3-10 .300 Game: .611 5
Officials: Tim Higgins, Bob Donato, Ed Corbett
Technical fouls: Miami Hurricanes-John Salmons 16:22 (1st).
Attendance: 18,813
Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalGeorgetown 34 20 54Miami Hurricanes 30 35 65
UP NEXT:
Following today’s game the Hurricanes conclude their three game road trip against Villanova on January 17 at 7:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN. Miami then returns home to face Boston College on January 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Miami Arena.
HEMSLEY VERSUS THE HOYAS:
Last season Johnny Hemsley thrived against the Hoyas. In three victories against Georgetown, Hemsley, a Baltimore native, averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 23-44 (.523) from the field, 10-21 (.476) from three-point range and 10-15 (.667) from the line. In the Hurricanes’ 64-63 win at the MCI Center last season Hemsley scored a career-high 35 points including the go ahead bucket with 15 seconds remaining.
Date FG 3FG FT R A B S Pts12-30-98 11-20 5-9 8-8 6 1 2 0 352-6-99 5-10 1-5 2-5 6 5 0 3 133-4-99 7-14 4-7 0-2 6 1 2 1 18
ROAD WARRIORS:
Last season Miami registered a 10-3 road record. The 10 road wins were the most since 1959-60. Miami is 2-1 on the road this season including a 1-0 road record in BIG EAST play. Miami was 8-1 in BIG EAST road games last season.
MIAMI DOMINATES IN THE ARENA:
This year marks the 11th season that Miami has called the Miami Arena home. The ‘Canes have compiled a 112-60 (.651) overall record at the Arena, including a 6-2 mark this season. UM has posted a 63-18 (.778) home record since 1994. UM is 34-13 (.723) in its last 47 BIG EAST home games dating back to the 1994-95 season.
Miami Home Record Last Four Plus Seasons:
Overall BIG EAST1994-95 11-4 6-31995-96 12-4 7-21996-97 12-3 6-31997-98 11-3 7-21998-99 11-2 7-21999-00 6-3 1-1Total 63-19 (.768) 34-13 (.723)
Top 5 BIG EAST Home Winning Percentages (1994-Present):
(Games through January 13)
Overall:
1. Connecticut 79-11 (.878)2. Villanova 64-13 (.877)3. Georgetown 66-16 (.805)4. MIAMI 63-19 (.768)5. Syracuse 69-22 (.758)
Conference Games Only:
1. Connecticut 36-10 (.783)2. Villanova 35-10 (.778)3. MIAMI 34-13 (.723)4. Georgetown 30-16 (.652)5. Syracuse 28-18 (.609)
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.
WINNING WAYS:
Miami’s 23-7 record last season marked its fifth consecutive winning season. The last time Miami recorded at least five straight winning seasons was the 1968-69 campaign when the ‘Canes registered their 10th straight winning season.
VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS:
Miami was 4-3 against ranked teams last season including a 3-1 mark against ranked teams on the road. The Hurricanes have 11 wins over ranked opponents over the last five seasons. In their last eight contests against ranked teams at the Miami Arena the Hurricanes have posted a 5-3 record.
Miami Victories Over Ranked Teams:
Jan. 30, 1961 Louisville (#7 AP) 71-69Dec. 21, 1962 Duke (#2 UPI) 71-69Feb. 2, 1965 Miami, OH (#20 UPI) 100-85Jan. 12, 1989 Kansas (#12 AP) 87-86Jan. 14, 1992 St. John's (#17 AP) 45-42Jan. 2, 1993 Georgetown (#10 AP) 80-69Feb. 20, 1993 St. John's (#25 AP) 82-77Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) 67-61Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) 75-66Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) 67-63Jan. 11, 1997 @ Villanova (#8 AP, #7 USAT) 61-59Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) 89-72Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) 76-67Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) 70-66Jan. 6, 1999 St. John's (#10 AP/#9 USAT) 84-79Feb. 3, 1999 @ St. John's (#9 AP/#10 USAT) 73-70Feb. 8, 1999 @ Syracuse (#18 AP/#17 USAT) 76-63Feb. 20, 1999 @ Connecticut (#2 AP, #2 USAT) 73-71
PLAYING SPOILER:
Miami’s win over No. 10 St. John’s last season marked the fifth consecutive season that the Hurricanes have defeated a ranked opponent in the Miami Arena.
Wins Over Ranked Teams at Miami Arena since 1994-95:
Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) 67-61Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) 75-66Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) 67-63Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) 89-72Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) 76-67Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) 70-66Jan. 6, 1999 St. John's (#10 AP/#9 USAT) 84-79
MIAMI vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS:
Since becoming the 10th member of The BIG EAST Conference beginning with the 1991-92 season, the Hurricanes have compiled a 54-29 (.651) record against non-conference opponents, including a 40-12 mark (.769) at the Miami Arena.
HEMSLEY A NAISMITH CANDIDATE:
Johnny Hemsley has been selected as one of 30 preseason candidates for the 1999-2000 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Award. The candidates were selected by a vote of the Board of Selectors comprised of leading basketball coaches, journalists and basketball analysts.
SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are the only team in the state of Florida to register a winning record in each of the last five seasons. The Hurricanes’ 87-57 (.604) mark since the 1994-95 season is the top winning percentage and most victories among the state’s 11 Division I programs.
School 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 TotalMIAMI 15-13 15-13 16-13 18-10 23-7 87-57 (.604)Florida 17-13 12-16 13-17 14-14 22-9 78-70 (.527)FSU 12-15 13-14 20-12 17-13 13-17 76-72 (.514)FIU 11-19 13-15 16-13 21-8 13-16 74-71 (.510)USF 18-12 12-16 8-19 16-13 14-14 68-74 (.479)UCF 11-16 11-19 7-19 17-11 19-10 65-75 (.464)Stetson 15-12 10-17 9-18 11-15 14-13 59-75 (.440)Jacksonville 18-9 15-13 5-23 8-19 12-15 58-79 (.423)Beth.-Cook. 12-16 12-15 12-16 1-24 11-16 48-87 (.355)FAU 9-18 9-18 16-11 5-22 6-20 45-89 (.336)FAMU 5-22 8-19 8-19 10-16 12-19 43-95 (.312)
GETTING IT DONE AT BOTH ENDS:
Miami ranked 21st in the nation in field goal percentage and 13th in the nation in field goal percentage defense. Miami joins Duke, Maryland, College of Charleston, Kentucky, Utah, and North Carolina as the only schools to rank nationally in both categories. Additionally, the Hurricanes led the BIG EAST in both categories.
THE BUILDING BLOCKS:
Seniors Mario Bland, Johnny Hemsley and Vernon Jennings have been an integral part of the Hurricanes’ accent into the national spotlight. During their first three seasons at Miami the three have led the Hurricanes to a 57-30 (.655) record, three consecutive winning season, and three straight postseason 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 period since UM won 57 games from 1963-66 while its .655 winning percentage is the highest since Miami posted a 52-26 (.667) record from 1964-67.
Should Miami earn a post season bid in 1999-2000, the trio would become the first Hurricanes to reach the post season in four consecutive seasons.
MIAMI BACK IN THE DANCE, AGAIN:
Miami’s selection to the 1999 NCAA Championship marked the Hurricanes second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Prior to Miami’s NCAA tournament berth in 1998 the Hurricanes had received only one bid to the “Big Dance” and that was in 1960. Last season the Hurricanes were seeded No. 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’s first NCAA Tournament victory in school history. Miami has advanced to post-season play in four of the last five seasons.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
Against Hartford, Mario Bland recorded his third consecutive double-double and the tenth double-double of his career. Last season Mario Bland ranked second on the team with five double-doubles. Bland recorded four of those double-doubles in the final eight games of the season. Miami Heat first round draft choice Tim James led Miami with 10 double-doubles.
1999-00 Hurricane Double-Doubles:
11/30/99 Elton Tyler vs Bethune-Cookman (27 pts, 10 reb)12/4/99 Mario Bland vs Memphis (22 pts, 12 reb)12/7/99 Mario Bland vs UNC Charlotte (13 pts, 12 reb)12/11/99 Mario Bland vs Hartford (14 pts, 12 reb)
WORKING OVERTIME:
Miami’s game last season against Connecticut on Jan. 20 marked the Hurricanes first overtime contest since a 76-68 victory over St. John’s in the opening round of the 1997 BIG EAST Tournament. UM has amassed a 5-2 record (including tournament games) in BIG EAST overtime 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 joining the league in the 1991-92 season. The ‘Canes, who have never had more than three overtime games in any season (3-0 in 1986-87 and 0-3 in 1990-91), own a 21-19 overall record in overtime contests during their history (4-3 in double-overtime games and a 17-16 mark in single-overtime contests). UM has never played a triple-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:
12-19-90 (2OT) SMU 93, MIAMI 88 (@SMU)12-27-90 (2OT) Miami (OH) 101, MIAMI 99 (N)3-4-92 Seton Hall 90, MIAMI 82 (@UM)2-25-95 MIAMI 77, Boston College 72 (@BC)2-28-95 MIAMI 76, Pittsburgh 68 (@UP)12-23-95 Clemson 66, MIAMI 52 (@ UM)2-20-96 (2OT) MIAMI 96, St. John's 91 (@UM)1-18-97 MIAMI 68, Georgetown 65 (@UM)3-5-97 MIAMI 76, St. John's 68 (@ MSG)1-20-99 Connecticut 70, MIAMI 68 (@UM)
ONLINE ALL THE TIME:
Check out the Hurricanes’ website at www.hurricanesports.com for all the latest information on University of Miami athletics.
UM TICKETS ON SALE:
Single-game tickets for all University of Miami men’s basketball home games at the Miami Arena are on sale at the Hecht Athletic Center Ticket Office on the UM campus, the Miami Arena, and through TicketMaster.
Sidecourt reserved seats are $13 and endcourt reserved seats are $10 for each of Miami’s six non-conference games, not including Kentucky. All tickets for the Kentucky game on Jan. 29 are $20 and include admission to the Miami women’s contest against Connecticut immediately following the men’s game. Single game tickets for UM’s eight BIG EAST contests are $18 for sidecourt reserved and $15 for endcourt reserved. For the fourth straight season 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. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. For more information call the UM Ticket Office at (305) 284-CANES in Dade or 1-800-GO-CANES.
1999-00 MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Double Figure Scoring Games
Johnny Hemsley 13 Mario Bland 13 John Salmons 9 Elton Tyler 6 Vernon Jennings 6 Leroy Hurd 4 James Jones 1 Dwayne Wimbley 1
20-Point Scoring Games
Johnny Hemsley 7 Mario Bland 1 Elton Tyler 1
Double Figure Rebound Games
Mario Bland 3 Elton Tyler 1
Double Figure Assist Games
Vernon Jennings 2
Double-Doubles
Mario Bland 3 Elton Tyler 1
Dunks
Leroy Hurd 5 Elton Tyler 5 Johnny Hemsley 5 Dwayne Wimbley 3 Mario Bland 2 John Salmons 1
HURRICANES END 1998-99 SEASON RANKED:
The University of Miami ended the season ranked 10th in the final Associated Press College Basketball Top-25 poll and 12th in the season ending ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 poll.
Prior to last season’s debut at No. 25 in the Jan 18 Associated Press poll Miami had not been ranked in the Associated Press poll since the end of the 1959-60 season when the Hurricanes were ranked No. 10 in the country. Miami reached a season-high of No. 9 in the nation in the March 1 Associated Press poll. Miami’s highest ranking came on Mar. 1, 1960 when the Hurricanes 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 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll and No. 24 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today college basketball poll. The preseason rankings are the first since the 1964-65 season when Miami opened the season ranked 16th in the nation by United Press International. Prior to this season Miami had never been ranked in the preseason by the Associated Press.
MIAMI IN THE 1999-00 POLLS:
For the second consecutive week Miami did not receive any votes in either the Associated Press or ESPN/USA Today College Basketball polls.
UM in the 1999-00 polls:
AP ESPN/USATPreseason 25th (222 points) 24th (118 points)Nov. 15 ARV (172 pts-26th) no pollNov. 22 ARV (168 pts-26th) 24th (94 points)Nov. 29 ARV (126 pts-26th) 25th (71 points)Dec. 6 ARV (36 pts-31st) ARV (14 pts-32nd)Dec. 13 ARV (15 pts-36th) ARV (6 pts-35th)Dec. 20 ARV (5 pts-39th) ARV (6 pts-38th)Dec. 27 ---- ARV (4pts-42nd)Jan. 3 ---- ----Jan. 10 ---- ----
ASSOCIATED PRESS
(1/10/00)
Record Pts1. Cincinnati (62) 14-1 1,7402. Arizona (5) 13-2 1,6403. Stanford 12-1 1,5634. Auburn (2) 13-1 1,5185. Connecticut 11-2 1,4406. Duke 11-2 1,3767. Syracuse (1) 11-0 1,3598. Kansas 12-2 1,2429. Indiana 12-1 1,15610. Florida 12-2 1,07111. Michigan State 11-4 1,00412. Tennessee 14-1 94313. North Carolina 11-4 86414. Oklahoma State 12-1 77515. Texas 9-3 63116. Oklahoma 13-1 61817. Ohio State 9-3 61618. Maryland 11-4 46619. Tulsa 14-1 45920. Kentucky 10-4 42921. DePaul 11-3 38422. Illinois 9-4 31623. Temple 8-3 24524. LSU 13-1 22425. Louisville 10-3 156
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Utah 126, UCLA 93, St. John’s 92, North Carolina State 65, Iowa State 26, Oregon 24, San Francisco 13, Xavier 11, Gonzaga 10, SMU 9, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Notre Dame 7, Ball State 6, Wake Forest 5, St. Bonaventure 3, Seton Hall 2, Bowling Green 1, Delaware 1, Michigan 1, Mississippi 1, SW Missouri State 1, Southern Mississippi 1, Weber State 1.
ESPN/USA TODAY
(1/10/00)
Record Points1. Cincinnati (27) 14-1 7692. Arizona (1) 13-2 7243. Stanford 12-1 6964. Connecticut (3) 11-2 6565. Auburn 13-1 6346. Syracuse 11-0 5927. Duke 11-2 5828. Kansas 12-2 5289. Florida 12-2 51110. Indiana 12-1 49511. Michigan State 11-4 46512. Tennessee 14-1 40213. Oklahoma State 12-1 38914. North Carolina 11-4 36315. Texas 9-3 31516. Maryland 11-4 27617. Oklahoma 13-1 27518. Ohio State 9-3 18619. DePaul 11-3 16320. Temple 8-3 15421. Illinois 9-4 15122. Tulsa 14-1 14623. Kentucky 10-4 14224. Utah 11-3 9725. UCLA 9-3 92
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LSU 59, Wake Forest 27, North Carolina State 26, Wisconsin 25, Louisville 23, Dayton 15, Kent 11, St. John’s 10, Gonzaga 9, Oregon 9, San Francisco 9, Mississippi 8, Michigan 6, New Mexico State 6, Xavier 5, Bowling Green 4, Ball State 3, St. Bonaventure 3, California 2, Notre Dame 2, Tulane 2, Akron 1, Colorado State 1, Hawaii 1, Iowa State 1, Minnesota 1, Siena 1, Vanderbilt 1, Virginia 1.
MOVING UP THE SCORING LIST:
With his three-point basket at 18:16 of the first-half against Bethune-Cookman, Johnny Hemsley became the 22nd player in Miami history to score 1,000 career points. Against Seton Hall, Hemsley scored 23 points to improve his career total to 1,201 and move into 13th place on UM’s career scoring list. Hemsley needs 31 points to move past Mike McCoy (1960-63) into 12th place on UM’s career list.
UM Career Scoring List:
1. Rick Barry (1962-65) 2,2982. Eric Brown (1985-89) 2,2703. Don Curnutt (1967-70) 2,0064. Tim James (1995-99) 1,7135. Dennis Burns (1985-89) 1,5946. Dick Hickox (1958-61) 1,5297. Steven Edwards (1992-96) 1,3938. Ron Godfrey (1958-61) 1,3849. Mike Wittman (1964-67) 1,31910. Joe Wylie (1988-91) 1,29711. Willie Allen (1968-71) 1,29312. Mike McCoy (1960-63) 1,23113. JOHNNY HEMSLEY (1996-Present) 1,201
JENNINGS MOVES UP LADDER:
Vernon Jennings recorded six assists against Seton Hall to improve his career assist total to 385. Jennings currently ranks third on UM’s career assist list and needs 27 assists to reach Kevin Presto in second place.
1. Kevin Norris (1994-98) 4932. Kevin Presto (1985-89) 4123. VERNON JENNINGS (1996-present) 385
JENNINGS WINS BIG EAST ASSIST TITLE:
Miami point guard Vernon Jennings won the 1998-99 BIG EAST assist title with an average of 6.06 per game in league play. Jennings handed out 109 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 a statistical category. Mario Bland led the league in field goal percentage last 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 assist record. Jennings ended the season with 167 assists surpassing the old mark of 154 set by Michael Gardner in 1992-93.
BOMBS AWAY:
Senior Johnny Hemsley connected on 70 three-point baskets last season to improve his career total to 100. Hemsley has recorded 25 three-point baskets this season to improve his career total to 125. Hemsley currently ranks fifth on Miami’s all-time career list.
1. Steven Edwards (1992-96) 2652. Kevin Presto (1985-89) 1703. Jake Morton (1988-93 ) 1364. Kevin Norris (1994-98) 1345. JOHNNY HEMSLEY (1996-present) 125
HURRICANES HIT 100:
Miami defeated Bethune-Cookman 102-75 marking the second 100-point scoring game for Miami in as many seasons. Last season Miami defeated Villanova 103-82 marking the most points scored by a Hurricane team in a BIG EAST game.
OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING:
Miami shot a season-high 57.1 percent (36-63) against Florida Atlantic marking the fourth time this season the Hurricanes have shot 50 percent or better from the floor. Miami shot 54.1 percent (33-61) from the floor against Bethune-Cookman (11-30-99), 51.4 percent (37-72) against Hartford (12-11-99) and 51.6 percent (32-62) against Illinois State (12-22-99).
Last season the Hurricanes shot over 50 percent from the floor on 12 occasions. Miami shot 50 percent or better from the floor only five times in 1997-98. Against Villanova (2-16-99) the Hurricanes shot a season high 60.6 percent from the field. The percentage was the highest for the Hurricanes since connecting on 40-61 (.655) in a 107-98 win over Savannah State on March 2, 1989.
Miami 50 Percent Shooting Performances (since 1998)
Date Team FG Percentage Result11-13-98 @ Florida Atlantic 35-67 (.522) UM 97-7311-27-98 Northern Iowa 32-62 (.516) UM 78-6912-8-98 Boston College 28-54 (.519) UM 77-6412-18-98 @ Georgia State 29-56 (.518) UM 76-551-6-99 St. John's 30-52 (.577) UM 84-791-13-99 @ Rutgers 28-53 (.528) UM 74-621-24-99 @ Boston College 28-48 (.583) UM 75-672-6-99 Georgetown 27-54 (.500) UM 71-582-8-99 @ Syracuse 25-50 (.500) UM 76-632-13-99 @ Providence 25-49 (.510) UM 69-652-16-99 Villanova 40-66 (.606) UM 103-822-23-99 Pittsburgh 34-63 (.540) UM 85-5211-30-99 Bethune-Cookman 33-61 (.541) UM 102-7512-11-99 Hartford 37-72 (.514) UM 97-6112-22-99 vs. Illinois State 32-62 (.516) ISU 87-7812-27-99 Florida Atlantic 36-63 (.571) UM 89-52
EASY AS 1, 2, 3:
The Hurricanes have hit at least one three-point field goal in each of the past 236 games, extending the school-record. Overall, the ‘Canes have hit at least one trey in 390 of its 391 games since the NCAA adopted the three-point shot in 1986. The only game Miami has failed to hit a three-point field goal was against Howard University on Dec. 6, 1991 when the ‘Canes were 0-15 behind the three-point arc.
LOCKING UP:
In Miami’s win over West Virginia, the Hurricanes held the Mountaineers without a point over a 5:28 stretch of the first half marking the fifth time this season that Hurricanes have held an opponent scoreless for five or more minutes.
Last season Miami made a habit of holding opponents scoreless for long stretches. Eight times last season the Hurricanes held an opponent scoreless for over five or more minutes.
1998-99
Opponent Held Scoreless Run FinalBoston College 5:51 (2nd half) 10-0 UM 77-64Central Florida 7:14 (2nd half) 10-0 UM 66-56Memphis 6:16 (1st half) 12-0 UM 80-64Ohio State 6:32 (1st half) 11-0 UM 72-64St. John's 5:48 (1st half) 13-0 UM 84-79@ Pittsburgh 6:55 (1st half) 10-0 PITT 60-54@ Syracuse 5:47 (1st half) 11-0 UM 76-63@ Syracuse 5:00 (2nd half) 15-0 UM 76-63
1999-00
Opponent Held Scoreless Run FinalCentral Florida 5:08 (2nd half) 12-0 UM 81-54Bethune-Cookman 5:00 (1st half) 9-0 UM 102-75Illinois State 5:48 (1st half) 6-0 ISU 87-78Florida Atlantic 6:16 (1st half) 4-0 UM 89-52West Virginia 5:28 (1st half) 9-0 UM 66-58
MAN OF STEAL:
Senior guard Vernon Jennings set a career-high with seven steals against West Virginia (1-5-00). The seven steals rank as the second highest single game total in UM history and were the most since Jerome Scott recorded nine steals against Florida International on March 4, 1991. Jennings currently has 153 career steals to rank fifth on UM’s career list.
1. Kevin Norris (1994-98) 2082. Jerome Scott (1988-92) 1873. Jake Morton (1988-93 ) 1674. Kevin Presto (1985-89) 1545. VERNON JENNINGS (1996-present) 153
MIAMI RANKS FOR THIRD STAIGHT SEASON:
Last season the Hurricanes ranked nationally in field goal percentage defense for the third consecutive season. The University of Miami ended 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 to 37.9 percent shooting from the floor. In 1996-97 Miami held opponents to 38 percent shooting from the field to rank sixth nationally.
POSTING GREAT NUMBERS:
The Hurricanes did a great job last season of controlling opponents centers. Of the 30 games the Hurricanes played last season only five opponent centers managed to score in double figures while only one grabbed 10 or more rebounds. Miami limited opponent’s centers to an average of 6.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
In the first 15 games this season the Hurricanes have held the opposition’s starting centers to a combined total of 83 points and 52 rebounds, an average of 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Miami has allowed only three starting center this season to score in double-figures.
1998-99
Date Opponent Centers Pts Reb11-13-98 Gary Durrant, Florida Atlantic 20 111-23-98 Kelvin Price, UNC Charlotte 12 611-27-98 Tyler Peterson, Northern Iowa 7 812-5-98 Michael Bradley, Kentucky 19 612-8-98 Kenny Harley, Boston College 5 212-11-98 Bucky Hodge, Central Florida 8 512-18-98 Brad Stricker, Georgia State 7 512-22-98 Jermaine Ousley, Memphis 2 212-27-98 Ken Johnson, Ohio State 8 1112-30-98 R. Boumtje Boumtje, Georgetown 6 91-6-99 Donald Emanuel, St. John's 2 21-9-99 Phil Hickey, Notre Dame 1 21-13-99 Rashod Kent, Rutgers 0 51-16-99 Tom Beynon, West Virginia 6 81-20-99 Jake Voskuhl, Connecticut 6 81-24-99 Brian Ross, Boston College 3 41-27-99 Charles Manga, Seton Hall 0 51-30-99 Isaac Hawkins, Pittsburgh 8 92-3-99 Albert Richardson, St. John's 0 32-6-99 R. Boumtje Boumtje, Georgetown 8 72-8-99 Etan Thomas, Syracuse 8 22-13-99 Erron Maxey, Providence 0 42-16-99 Malik Allen, Villanova 8 62-20-99 Jake Voskuhl, Connecticut 4 52-23-99 Isaac Hawkins, Pittsburgh 4 72-27-99 Alvydas Tenys, Rutgers 2 43-4-99 R. Boumtje Boumtje, Georgetown 4 43-5-99 Lavor Postell, St. John's 17 53-12-99 Frank Barr, Lafayette 4 13-14-99 Greg McQuay, Purdue 14 6
1999-00
11-19-99 Davin Granberry, Central Florida 2 311-23-99 Kevin Owens, Monmouth 5 211-30-99 Brent King, Bethune-Cookman 8 012-4-99 Earl Barron, Memphis 1 312-7-99 Wade Helliwell, UNC Charlotte 0 112-11-99 Rob Sawicki, Hartford 6 412-18-99 Brendan Haywood, North Carolina 8 212-20-99 Brett Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette 5 812-21-99 Marc Mazur, Detroit Mercy 0 012-22-99 Rich Beyers, Illinois State 3 412-27-99 Marques Williams, Florida Atlantic 12 312-29-99 Bill Romano, Quinnipiac 13 31-5-00 John Oliver, West Virginia 3 11-8-00 Etan Thomas, Syracuse 12 111-11-00 Samuel Dalembert, Seton Hall 5 7
HEMSLEY ON PRESEASON FIRST TEAM:
University of Miami senior Johnny Hemsley was named to the preseason All-BIG EAST first team by a vote of the league’s coaches at the BIG EAST Conference 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 the conference behind Connecticut, Syracuse, and St. John’s. Miami, which returns four starters from last season’s squad, received one first place vote.
1999-00 BIG EAST Coaches’ Preseason Poll
1. Connecticut (10) 1422. Syracuse (2) 1313. St. John's 1194. MIAMI (1) 1145. Georgetown 976. Villanova 827. Seton Hall 738. Rutgers 689. Notre Dame 6010. Providence 4511. West Virginia 3412. Pittsburgh 3013. Boston College 19
HEMSLEY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Johnny Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week three times last season. Hemsley won the award for the first time last season on Dec. 21 following his career-high 24 point performance in Miami’s 76-55 win at Georgia State. Hemsley was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the second time on Jan. 4 following his career-high 35 point performance in Miami’s 64-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 30. Hemsley’s third honor came on Feb. 22 when he was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week after averaging 22.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in the Hurricanes to two victories. Hemsley shared the honor with Providence forward Jamel Thomas.
SELECT COMPANY:
Entering the 1999-2000 season the Hurricanes are one of just three BIG EAST schools to post a winning overall record each of the past five seasons. Joining the Hurricanes are Syracuse and Connecticut.
ON THE RISE:
Since the start of the 1994-95 season UM has compiled a 54-39 (.581) record in BIG EAST regular season games. Only Connecticut, Villanova, and Syracuse have more conference wins over that period.
Conference Records Since 1994-95 (games thru 1-13-00):
Connecticut 72-20 .782 Villanova 58-33 .637 Syracuse 58-35 .624 MIAMI 54-39 .581 St. John's 50-43 .538 Georgetown 47-46 .505 Providence 43-50 .462 Seton Hall 38-55 .409 Boston College 34-58 .370 West Virginia 33-42 .440 Pittsburgh 31-61 .337 Notre Dame 29-45 .392 Rutgers 27-47 .365
HURRICANES TAKE HOME HARDWARE:
Last season University of Miami head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year, senior forward Tim James (Miami Northwestern) was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year and junior guard Johnny Hemsley (Baltimore, MD) was named the league’s Most Improved Player 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 155-91 record in the NCAA Tournament play. The .630 winning percentage is the second best in the nation amongst conferences. The ACC is first with a .670 winning percentage.
LEAGUE SCHEDULE REDUCED TO 16 GAMES:
For the first since 1990-91, each BIG EAST team will play only 16 regular season conference games. The league has played 18 conference games since 1991-92. The 16 game schedule offers schools more flexibility in scheduling. BIG EAST teams have a better opportunity to improve their RPI (ratings percentage index) rankings and the league’s representation in the NCAA Tournament. the reduction to a 16-game league schedule has eliminated December play dates.
STARTING AGAIN:
Nearly every BIG EAST team returns a majority of its starters from last season. Three squads – Boston College, Georgetown and Syracuse – bring back all five starters from 1998-99.
Team Starters ReturningBoston College 5 of 5Connecticut 3 of 5Georgetown 5 of 5Miami 4 of 5Notre Dame 3 of 5Pittsburgh 4 of 5Providence 2 of 5Rutgers 3 of 5St. John's 3 of 5Seton Hall 4 of 5Syracuse 5 of 5Villanova 3 of 5West Virginia 2 of 5
BEATING THE BEST:
BIG EAST teams were 16-13 against opponents ranked in the AP poll last season giving the league the highest victory total and best record of any conference in the nation.
A SWEEPING SUCCESS: With their win over Rutgers in last season’s regular season finale the Hurricanes completed their fourth series sweep of the season. Miami has registered 10 BIG EAST regular season two-game sweeps since joining the league in the 1991-92 season. Miami has now recorded at least one series sweep in each of the last five seasons. Below is a list of UM’s BIG EAST series sweeps:
1994-95: Providence St. John's Boston College1995-96: Notre Dame1996-97: Georgetown1997-98: Notre Dame1998-99 Boston College St. John's Georgetown Rutgers
POWER SCHEDULE:
Miami’s schedule includes 11 schools that rank in the top-50 all-time in terms of winning percentage in NCAA history. The BIG EAST Conference alone has eight teams that rank in the top-50 all-time. Miami will play 14 of its 29 regular season games against schools that rank in the top-50 all-time. Seven of those games will be played at Miami Arena. BIG EAST opponents in CAPS.
NCAA All-TimeRank Team Win % 1. Kentucky .765 2. North Carolina .740 6. ST. JOHN'S .689 7. SYRACUSE .680 18. NOTRE DAME .645 21. VILLANOVA .63732. CONNECTICUT .62335. WEST VIRGINIA .61837. PROVIDENCE .61540. GEORGETOWN .61049. Memphis .605
1999-00 BIG EAST STANDINGS
(games through Jan. 12)
BIG EAST All Games W L Pct W L PctSyracuse 3 0 1.000 12 0 1.000St. John's 3 0 1.000 11 2 .846Notre Dame 2 0 1.000 11 5 .688Seton Hall 2 1 .667 10 3 .769Miami 2 1 .667 9 6 .600Connecticut 1 1 .500 12 2 .857Boston College 1 1 .500 9 5 .643Rutgers 1 1 .500 9 5 .643Providence 1 2 .333 8 8 .500Villanova 0 1 .000 8 4 .667Pittsburgh 0 2 .000 8 5 .615Georgetown 0 3 .000 8 6 .571West Virginia 0 3 .000 7 6 .538
THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST
Monday, January 10
ST. JOHN’S 75, GEORGETOWN 66
Connecticut 77, Texas 67
Tuesday, January 11
MIAMI 71, SETON HALL 64
SYRACUSE 76, WEST VIRGINIA 63
Wednesday, January 12
RUTGERS 71, PROVIDENCE 61
NOTRE DAME 86, BOSTON COLLEGE 77
Villanova 80, LaSalle 72
Thursday, January 13
Syracuse at South Carolina, 7:30
Saturday, January 15
BOSTON COLLEGE at VILLANOVA, Noon
MIAMI at GEORGETOWN, Noon
WEST VIRGINIA at RUTGERS, 2:00
1999-00 MIAMI BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS
(games through Jan. 12)
Scoring Offense 5th 74.6 ppg Scoring Margin 5th +8.3FG Percentage 8th .4393PT FG Percentage 12th .279FT Percentage 1st .743Assists 7th 15.40 apgScoring Defense 10th 66.3 ppgFG % Defense 9th .4183PT FG % Defense 12th .350Rebounding Margin 7th +2.2Turnover Margin 2nd +6.20 tpgAssist/Turnover Ratio 3rd 1.13 ratioBlocked Shots 11th 3.20 bpgSteals 5th 8.93 spg
1999-00 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
(games through Jan. 12)
Scoring Johnny Hemsley 3rd 18.9 ppgFT Pct Johnny Hemsley 7th .795 Mario Bland 8th .774 Vernon Jennings 10th .767 Elton Tyler 11th .745Rebounding Mario Bland 10th 7.5 rpgAssists Vernon Jennings 2nd .6.38 apgSteals Vernon Jennings 6th 2.23 spg3PT FG Made Johnny Hemsley 9th 1.92 pgAsst/TO Ratio Vernon Jennings 1st 2.44 ratio
