Miami to Face Georgia Tech at 9 p.m. Thursday in ACC Tournament

March 4, 2012

CORAL GABLES, Fla. –  The University of Miami men’s basketball team has been dealt the No. 6 seed and will face No. 11-seed Georgia Tech in the first round of the 59th Annual ACC Tournament held at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga., March 8-11.

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The Hurricanes ended the regular season 18-11 overall and 9-7 in the ACC under first-year head coach Jim Larranaga. Miami finished fourth in the ACC, the best finish since landing fifth in the league in 2007-08, but were dealt the sixth seed due to tie-breakers with NC State and Virginia. The Canes also posted its most wins (9) in ACC play, the most since joining the ACC.

With a win in the First Round, Miami would face No. 3-seed Florida State at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 9.

Junior guard Durand Scott led the team with 13.0 points per game and junior Reggie Johnson averaged 7.0 rebounds per game, the most on the squad. Junior Kenny Kadji averaged 12.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, both second-most on the team.

59th Annual ACC Tournament
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Ga.
March 8-11, 2012

First Round – Thursday, March 8
#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest – Noon – ESPNU/ACC Network
#5 NC State vs. #12 Boston College – 2 p.m. – ESPNU/ACC Network
#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech – 7 p.m. – ESPNU/ACC Network
#6 Miami vs. #11 Georgia Tech – 9 p.m. – ESPNU/ACC Network

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 9
#1 North Carolina vs. 8/9 winner – Noon – ESPN2/ACC Network/ESPN3
#4 Virginia vs. 5/12 winner – 2 p.m. – ESPN2/ACC Network/ESPN3
#2 Duke vs. 7/10 winner – 7 p.m. – ESPN2/ACC Network/ESPN3
#3 Florida State vs. 6/11 winner – 9 p.m. – ESPN2/ACC Network/ESPN3

Semifinals – Saturday, March 10
Game 9 (game 5 & 6 winners) – 1 p.m. – ESPN/ACC Network/ESPN3
Game 10 (game 7 & 8 winners) – 3 p.m. – ESPN/ACC Network/ESPN3

Finals – Sunday, March 11
Game 11 (championship game) – 1 p.m. – ESPN/ACC Network/ESPN3