Pregame with Coach L: Wake Forest at Miami

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 15/14 Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga  and players Sheldon McClellan & Ja’Quan Newton spoke with local media prior to Saturday’s ACC matchup vs. Wake Forest.

Press conference: Jim Larrañaga  |  Sheldon McClellan & Ja’Quan Newton  

No. 15/14 Miami returns to the BankUnited Center for back-to-back home games, starting with Wake Forest Saturday at 12 p.m., then No. 20/12 Duke on Monday at 7 p.m.

Catch the game on the ACC Network with Tim Brant and Mike Gminski on the call. Affiliates in Florida include: Fort Myers-Naples – CW, Gainesville – ABC, Jacksonville – IND, Miami-Fort Lauderdale – My Network TV, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne – My Network TV, Panama City – This TV, Tallahassee-Thomasville – CW, Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota) – CW, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce – My Network TV. A complete list of where to watch: http://theacc.co/MBB16ACCN0123b.
Also check out the game on 560 WQAM radio with Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes.

Miami is 7-10 in the all-time series against Wake Forest, which dates back to the 1939-40 season. The Canes are 5-2 at home against the Demon Deacons, 1-8 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites. UM is 2-2 against WF under Coach Larrañaga. Miami lost the last matchup with Wake Forest, falling to the Demon Deacons, 72-70, on Feb. 11, 2015 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Head coach Jim Larrañaga has a 575-386 overall record in his 32nd season as a head coach. He is 105-52 in his fifth season at the University of Miami, with a 44-31 mark in ACC play.

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