@CanesHoops Hosts Third-Straight Home Game
Feb. 8, 2014 | 2 p.m.
BankUnited Center | Coral Gables, Fla.
TV: RSN (Affiliates)
Affiliates for the game: FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Florida, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus, New England Sports Network Plus, YES Network, FOX Sports Indiana Plus, FOX Sports North Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, ESPN3 (Subject to Blackout), FOX Sports Detroit, ROOT Sports Pittsburgh, ROOT Sports Rocky Mtn., ROOT Sports Northwest.
Radio: 560 WQAM | 90.5 WVUM | Sirius 85 | XM 85
Webcast: WQAM.com | wvum.org | ESPN3
Miami: 11-11 (2-7 ACC)
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The Game
Miami wraps up a three-game homestand on Feb. 8 when the Canes host NC State at 2 p.m. at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla. UM will play three games in six days this week, with home games against Pitt (Feb. 5), NC State (Feb. 8) and a game at Florida State (Feb. 10).
The Series
Miami is 5-9 in the all-time series against NC State, which dates back to the 1939-40 season. The Canes are 3-3 against the Wolfpack at home, 1-0 at neutral sites and 1-6 on the road. Miami won the last matchup against NC State, defeating the Wolfpack, 79-78, on Feb. 2, 2013 in Raleigh.
The Broadcasts
Catch the game on FOX Sports South with Wes Durham and Dave Odom making the call.
Affiliates for the game: FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Florida, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus, New England Sports Network Plus, YES Network, FOX Sports Indiana Plus, FOX Sports North Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, FOX Sports West, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, ESPN3 (Subject to Blackout), FOX Sports Detroit, ROOT Sports Pittsburgh, ROOT Sports Rocky Mtn., ROOT Sports Northwest.
Also check out the game on 560 WQAM Radio with Joe Zagacki and Josh Darrow, and on 90.5 WVUM, Miami’s student radio station.
The Coach
Head coach Jim Larrañaga has a 530-365 overall record in his 30th season as a head coach. He is 60-31 in his third season at the University of Miami.
The Polls (as of Feb. 6)
KenPom.com: Miami – 75, NC State – 88. NCAA RPI: Miami – 97, NC State – 61. SOS: Miami – 46
The Weather
Projected temperatures on game day: Coral Gables – 82/67. Raleigh – 53/36.
Up Next
Miami faces a quick turnaround when the Canes travel to Tallahassee to face FSU on Monday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m.
Stifling D by the Hurricanes
After playing man-to-man defense 95 percent of the time in his first 40 years of coaching, Jim Larrañaga’s team is now playing zone 95 percent of the game.
With the zone, Miami has held 14 of its last 15 opponents to less than 70 points, and only three teams overall this season have scored more than 70 points on the Canes: 80-Georgia Southern, 71-George Washington, 74-Maryland. Prior to the game vs. Florida State, UM held five-straight opponents to fewer than 60 points.
In seven of the last eight conference games, Miami has held Syracuse (twice), North Carolina, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Duke considerably below their offensive season scoring averages. Those seven teams entered the game with the Canes averaging a combined 75.6 points per game, but have been held to an average of 57.3 ppg.
Record Watch
Rion Brown is currently No. 10 on Miami’s all-time list of 3-point shots made in a career. His 152 trail No. 9 Johnny Hemsley (164). Jack McClinton holds the record with 286 made from distance. Brown is also closing in on 1,000 career points, as he currently has notched 926. Only 34 previous Canes have scored at least 1,000 points for UM, including Durand Scott and Reggie Johnson from last year’s team, and Malcolm Grant from Coach L’s first season at the U. Senior Erik Swoope has played in 99 games as a Cane. With his next appearance, he’ll join Rion Brown (125) and Garrius Adams (109) in the century club.
Brown Scores Late for Canes
Senior Rion Brown scored 21 points against Pittsburgh, scoring five of Miami’s nine OT points, and six points in the final four minutes of regulation.
In his last three games, Brown has notched 20.3 ppg, hitting 48.6% FG and 41.7% 3FG. Brown averages 14.3 ppg in ACC play, hitting 45.0% from the field and 41.2 % from long range.
Beast Mode from Erik Swoope
Senior Erik Swoope was 3-3 from the field against Pitt, all six points were from high-flying dunks. He has swatted six opponent shots in his last two outings, after only 16 blocks in his first 97 career games. In his last two games, Swoope has averaged 6.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.0 bpg, up from his season averages of 2.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 0.4 bpg.
Miami’s Top Seven, A Year Ago
A season ago, only two of Miami’s top seven guys were playing for the Canes, while another was out with injury. Four of Miami’s current top seven players were scattered across the world.
Manu Lecomte – An amateur in a professional league in Belgium.
Garrius Adams – Sitting out while rehabbing a knee injury.
Rion Brown – Miami’s seventh man, averaged 6.3 ppg in 20.3 mpg in ACC.
Donnavan Kirk – At DePaul, in the BIG EAST Conference.
Tonye Jekiri – At UM, averaging 1.7 ppg in 6.9 ACC minutes.
Davon Reed – Princeton Day School (N.J.)
James Kelly – Owens Community College.
Coaching Coordinators for Miami
Miami’s assistant coaching staff is set up in a coordinator system, with Eric Konkol as the offensive coordinator, Michael Huger manning the defense and Chris Caputo handling the scout for every opponent.
