Hurricanes Host FSU Saturday on Senior Day
March 1, 2007
CORAL GABLES, Fla. –
Playing in it’s final game of the 2006-07 regular season, the <?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>University of Miami men’s basketball team will play host to in-state ACC rival FloridaState at 12 noon at the BankUnitedCenter.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>
Game #30: Miami (11-18, 4-11) vs. FloridaState (18-11, 6-9)
Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007 / Time: 12:00 p.m. / Site: BankUnitedCenter, Coral Gables, Fla.
TV: FSN-Florida / Radio: WQAM (560 AM), WVUM (90.5 FM) / Internet Video: None
Websites: Miami (www.hurricanesports.com); FloridaState (www.seminoles.com)
Tickets: $30, $25, $20; 1-800-GO-CANES; www.hurricanesports.com
Head coach Frank Haith and the Hurricanes close out the 2006-07 regular season Saturday honoring seniors Anthony Harris, Anthony King and Keaton Copeland who will be playing in their final home games at UM against in-state ACC rival FloridaState.
Miami has won each of its last two home games including a victory over then 19th-ranked Virginia February 21 at the BankUnitedCenter.
Miami is led by sophomore guard Jack McClinton, an All-ACC candidate who tops the league in three-point field goal percentage (.435), free throw percentage (.910) and three pointers made per game (.910). McClinton is first on the UM roster and ninth in the league in scoring (16.3) following a 21-point effort against Clemson Wednesday night.
Freshman forward/center Dwayne Collins continues to impress in his first season at UM, averaging 8.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Collins ranks second in the ACC in double-doubles (5) and is the ACC leader in offensive rebounds per game (3.2).
The Seminoles head to Coral Gables coming off a 78-52 victory over NC State Wednesday evening which snapped a five-game slide for FSU.
FloridaState’s roster boasts the ACC’s second-leading scorer in National Player of the Year candidate Al Thorton (19.2 ppg). Thorton leads the league in scoring and rebounding in ACC play, posting an average of 22.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.
Put Green in the Bank
All UM fans are encouraged to wear green to Saturday’s game at the BankUnitedCenter as Miami “Puts Green in the Bank” against the Seminoles.
