Game Day: Miami vs. No. 15/16 FSU - Feb. 1

-/RV Miami Hurricanes (14-6, 4-4 ACC)
Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga
Record at Miami: 132-63, sixth season
ACC Record at Miami: 58-38
Career Record: 602-397, 33rd season

#15/16 Florida State Seminoles (18-4, 6-3 ACC)
Head Coach: Leonard Hamilton
Record at FSU: 274-191, 15th season
Career Record: 474-401, 29th season

Setting the Scene
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: Watsco Center | Coral Gables, Fla.

Broadcasts
TV: ACC Network – Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
Affiliates in Florida: Jacksonville – This TV, Miami-Fort Lauderdale – My Network TV, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne – My Network TV, Panama City – This TV, Tallahassee-Thomasville – CW, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce – CW
Radio: 560 WQAM – Joe Zagacki
1040 Actualidad – Pepe “Chamby” Campos, Jose Martinez & Daniel Ramirez
Sirius 135, XM 193, Internet 955
Internet: ACC Network Extra – http://es.pn/2kuJmbp

Series
All-time: 34-43
Since rebirth in 1985-86: 14-19
Home: 27-12
Away: 8-28
Neutral: 0-2
Under Coach Larrañaga: 7-4
Coach L all-time vs. Florida State: 7-4
Current streak: Miami won 3.
Last matchup: Feb. 14, 2016. No. 12/11 Miami won, 67-65.
Last Florida State win: Feb. 1, 2015. FSU won, 54-55.

Polls
Miami – AP: NR / USA Today: RV / NCAA RPI: 64 / KenPom: 33
Florida State – AP: 15 / USA Today: 16 / NCAA RPI: 10 / KenPom: 23

Weather
Coral Gables, Fla.: High 76 / Low 61
Tallahassee, Fla.: High 72 / Low 50

The Series: Miami vs. Florida State
Miami is 27-12 all-time at home against Florida State, including 4-1 at home under Coach L.
The Hurricanes have won their last three matchups and seven of the last 10 games overall with the Seminoles.
Davon Reed combined for 26 points and eight rebounds in his two games against Florida State last season.
In 1959, Miami’s Harry Manushaw grabbed a remarkable 27 rebounds in a game against Florida State. That is just two boards shy of Miami’s all-time record for rebounds in a game, which is held by Rick Barry’s 29 vs. Oklahoma City in 1965. Rusty Parker pulled down 25 rebounds against FSU in 1968, good enough for sixth-most (tie) in Miami’s record book.
The Hurricanes are looking to win four straight games against Florida State for the first time since the two teams began playing in 1950-51.
Miami is 1-3 overall against Florida State when the Seminoles are ranked in the AP Poll, and 1-2 under Coach L when FSU is ranked, all of which were in the 2011-12 season. When the Canes are in the top 25, UM is 5-0 against FSU. The teams have never played a game in which both schools are ranked.
In just his sixth season at UM, Coach L is 132-63 (.677) with a 4-2 mark in two NCAA Tournament trips, and 5-2 record in two NIT appearances. In 10 seasons as the head coach at Miami from 1990-00, Leonard Hamilton was 144-147 (.495), and posted a 3-3 mark in three NCAA Tournaments, as well as a 0-2 record in a pair of NIT appearances.

Home Court Advantage
Miami has won 23 of its last 24 games at the Watsco Center, with a 10-1 mark this season, added to 13 straight victories in the 2015-16 campaign. In six seasons under Coach L, Miami is 73-21 overall at home, 40-7 in non-conference play at home and 34-14 in ACC action at home. In both 2012-13 and 2015-16, the Canes had just one loss overall at the Watsco Center.

Larrañaga to Coach 1,000th Game
Coach Larrañaga opened the 2016-17 season just 21 shy of 1,000 career games coached. Miami’s 21st game of the season is vs. Florida State on Feb. 1. He has coached 53 games at American International, 314 at Bowling Green, 437 at George Mason and now 195 at Miami.
Earlier this season Coach Larrañaga recorded his 600th career win on Jan. 14 at Pitt. With 600 wins, he is one of five ACC coaches with 600 victories, and the other four men are in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Miami Against Top-10 and Top-15 Teams
With the win over No. 9 UNC on Jan. 28, Miami is 6-11 against AP top-10 teams since Coach L took over as head coach for the 2011-12 season. The Canes have won at least one game against a top-10 team in five of six seasons under Coach L, and have defeated a top-five team three times (No. 1 Duke, 1/23/13; No. 4 Duke 1/13/15; No. 3 Virginia 2/22/16).
Miami is 8-19 against AP top-15 teams under Coach L. UM is 1-1 against FSU under Coach L when the Seminoles are ranked No. 15.

Ranked Opponents Ahead for Miami
Seven of Miami’s final 10 regular season games will be played against teams currently listed in national polls. The Canes, who are receiving votes in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, host No. 15/16 Florida State (2/1), then host RV Virginia Tech (2/8) and No. 21 Duke (2/25) later this season. UM faces four ranked teams on their respective home courts: No. 6/7 Louisville (2/11), No. 9/11 Virginia (2/20), RV VT (2/27) and No. 15/16 FSU (3/4).

Brown Notches 30 Points in Win over No. 9/6 UNC
Freshman guard Bruce Brown scored 30 points in Miami’s win over No. 9/6 North Carolina, added to his five assists, four rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals. He was 8-of-11 from the field, 4-of-6 from three and 10-of-13 at the line in his 34 minutes on the hardwood against the Tar Heels. According to the AP, Brown is one of only six D-I players this season to score 30 points and take 11 (or fewer) shots.
He continues to re-write the Miami freshman record book, becoming UM’s first rookie since joining the ACC in 2004-05 to record 30 points. The previous freshman high was 29 points by Durand Scott at UNC on March 2, 2010. Brown also set Miami’s freshman game record (since 2004-05) for free throws made (10) and free throw attempts (13).
Brown is the first Miami player to score more than 30 points in a game since Sheldon McClellan had 31 at Charlotte in 2014.
Prior to his 30 against UNC, Brown’s previous high was 17 twice, at Pitt and vs. NC State. The 30-point effort was Brown’s first game in which he led the team in scoring. Earlier this season, Brown recorded a triple-double, just the second occurrence in Miami’s program history.

Miami’s 30-Point Scorers Since 2011-12
Since the arrival of Coach L prior to the 2011-12 season, Miami has had four players score 30-plus points in a game.
32, Durand Scott, vs. NC State, 3-16-13
31, Sheldon McClellan, at Charlotte, 11-25-14
30 Bruce Brown, vs. North Carolina, 1-28-17
30, Kenny Kadji vs. UNCG, 1-2-12

The Miami – FSU Rivalry Goes Beyond the Hardwood
In football, nearly half of the Miami-Florida State games (30 of 61 previous meetings) have been decided by eight points or less, including last year’s match up (FSU won, 20-19). Seven games in the series have been decided by a single point. Miami is 7-1 in those games. At least one team has entered the Miami-Florida State game unbeaten in 28 of the last 32 years.
In women’s tennis, Miami is 33-6 against FSU, and UM won the first 16 finished matches.
In men’s tennis, Miami is 48-17 against the Seminoles, with UM winning the first 33 matches.
In baseball, Miami won two of three in its regular season series at Florida State in 2016 to clinch the ACC Regular Season Championship. It was the Hurricanes’ second ACC Regular Season Championship in the past three seasons. The series victory was Miami’s first over FSU at Dick Howser Stadium since 2008.

Newton Has Knocked Down 14 Straight Free Throws
Ja’Quan Newton has drained 14 straight free throws, beginning with one made in the second half at Duke, added to a 7-of-7 performance vs. Boston College and 6-of-6 against No. 9/6 North Carolina.

Holding Down a Top-Ranked Team
Miami outrebounded North Carolina, the then-No. 1 rebounding team in the NCAA, 41-36. The Tar Heels entered the game averaging 45.9 rebounds per game. Miami also held the then-No. 4 team in the NCAA in offensive scoring per game (89.4) to just 62 points, its lowest point total of the season. UNC’s original season low was 63 against Georgia Tech, Dec. 31, 2016

Reed in Miami’s Career Record Books
In his fourth year at The U, senior Davon Reed is making his way into the UM career record books. Reed is currently ninth in 3-point field goals made (172), tied for sixth in consecutive games with a 3-point field goal made (20) and 10th in minutes played (3,208).

Canes in National Stats
Miami is ranked in the top 100 in 14 NCAA statistical categories, through games as of Jan. 29. The Canes are 18th in scoring defense (62.7), eighth in fewest fouls, and No. 24 in field goal percentage defense (39.6%). UM is also No. 28 in rebound margin (6.7) and No. 48 in 3-point field goal defense (31.5). A complete list of national stats is on page seven of the notes.

Quick Hits – Team
Miami has made six-or-more shots from three in every ACC game, after doing so in only eight of 12 non-conference outings.
For the season, the Canes have shot better than 45 percent in 12 games, and three times in ACC play.
UM’s defense has held opponents to shoot less than 30 percent from downtown in 10 games (three in ACC) and has forced double-digit turnovers in 16 outings.
Miami has outrebounded all but four of its opponents – Stanford (-4), GWU (-1), Syracuse (-4) and Wake Forest (-2).
Twelve of Miami’s 14 victories are by a double-digit margin. The only single-digit margin games were +1 vs. Boston College and +8 vs. GW.

What’s Trending, Individually
Freshman guard Bruce Brown has scored in double digits four of the last five outings, including 30 against UNC. He has grabbed at least four rebounds in 19 of 20 games, has eight-or-more in seven outings and pulled down double-digit boards in two contests. He has at least two assists in 15 contests, with five-plus in eight outings.
Freshman Dewan Huell has scored in seven straight games and has a rebound in five straight outings.
Sophomore Ebuka Izundu has multiple rebounds in all but one game this season.
Sophomore guard Anthony Lawrence, Jr., has swiped at least one steal in each game but six, and had three-or-more in five outings. He has five-plus rebounds in eight of the last 13 outings. He has hit a 3-pointer in 12 games.
Redshirt senior forward Kamari Murphy has recorded a pair of double-doubles (vs. Wofford, vs. NC State). He has pulled down double-digit boards in seven outings. He has a block in six of the last seven games.
Junior point guard Ja’Quan Newton has recorded five 20-point games this season. He has scored 11-plus points in every game but three (WFU-9, FAU-8, Syracuse-8). Newton has three steals in a trio of games and has dished out three-or-more assists in 13 outings. He has made at least one free throw in every game but two (GW and Pitt).
Senior guard Davon Reed has scored in double digits 17 times this season, including 15 of the last 16 games. He has scored 20-plus in four outings this season. He has grabbed five-plus rebounds in nine games. Reed has hit at least one shot from long range in every game, with multiple threes in 15 contests, led by five against Duke and FAU. He has multiple threes in 11 of the last 12 games. He has three-plus assists in nine games.
Freshman DJ Vasiljevic has drained three-or-more shots from 3-point range in five games and has hit a three in all but four outings (Florida, Rutgers, FAU, Duke).