@CanesHoops 30 Day Countdown

@CanesHoops 30 Day Countdown

The next 30 days will chronicle the history of Miami basketball in anticipation of the team’s first practice, September 27. Make sure to follow Hurricanes basketball on TwitterCanesHoops, FacebookMiamiBasketball and TumblrTheUHoops.


The 2013-14 campaign marks Jim Larrañaga’s 30th season as a collegiate head basketball coach.

Miami basketball rewrote the record books during the 2012-13 season, winning a school record 29 games.

Since 2006, 28-of-28 of Coach Larrañaga’s players have graduated college.

Miami’s 27-point victory over No. 1 Duke in 2013 was the highest ranked opponent the Hurricanes have ever defeated.

In 1926, the University of Miami basketball program was created.

Elton Tyler is the only player in Miami basketball history to compete in four NCAA Tournaments.

Rick Barry holds Miami’s season scoring record, averaging 37.4 points in 1964-65.

The BankUnited Center has seen 23 crowds of at least 7,000 fans, including five sellouts in 2013.

Rion Brown set a career-high mark for points in 2013, scoring 22 against both Georgia Tech and Boston College.