2016-17 Season in Review
| Stats and Notes |
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| Final Stats Final Notes Final Clips Updated Record Book |
| Written Features |
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| Davon Reed – Mr. Dependable Kamari Murphy – Back to Brooklyn Bruce Brown – No Books, No Ball Media Clips |
| Pregame Highlights |
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| Pregame Highlights |
| Postgame Cinematic Highlights |
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| Nov. 11 – UM vs. Western Carolina Nov. 19 – UM vs. Penn Nov. 30 – UM vs. Rutgers Dec. 6 – UM vs. SC State / Brown’s Triple Double Dec. 16 – UM vs. FAU Dec. 22 – UM vs. George Washington Dec. 28 – UM vs. Columbia Dec. 31 – UM vs. NC State Jan. 12 – UM vs. Notre Dame Jan. 25 – UM vs. Boston College Jan. 28 – UM vs. North Carolina Feb. 1 – UM vs. Florida State Feb. 8 – UM vs. Virginia Tech Feb. 15 – UM vs. Georgia Tech Feb. 18 – UM vs. Clemson Feb. 25 – UM vs. Duke March 8 – UM vs. Syracuse at ACC Tournament |
Coach Larrañaga Talks with Local Media – April 5, 2017
https://youtu.be/XH8DwkF7iys
Final Notes Packet – April 5, 2017
http://gocan.es/2oKixlJ
Updated Record Book
http://gocan.es/2nSM3oa
2016-17 Team Highlights
– Miami played in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments for the first time since going to three straight from 1997-98 to 1999-2000.
– The Hurricanes were one of two (Georgia Tech) unranked teams to defeat eventual national champion North Carolina this season. UM’s 15-point victory over then-No. 9/6 UNC was the Tarheels’ worst defeat of the season.
– Miami has given the eventual national champs their worst loss two of the past three seasons (UNC 2017, Duke 2015).
– Miami defeated three ranked teams this season, downing No. 9/6 North Carolina, No. 10/11 Duke in Coral Gables, and No. 18/19 Virginia on the road. This is the third-straight year and the fifth time in Coach L’s six seasons that the Canes have defeated two top 15 teams.
– After receiving votes in at least one poll each of the first 16 weeks, Miami entered the national rankings for the first time in the 2016-17 season at No. 25 in both the AP and USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Feb. 27.
– Miami won its third-straight ACC-Big Ten Challenge matchup, defeating Rutgers in Coral Gables, Fla.
– Coach Jim Larrañaga has posted five 20-win seasons in his first six years at The U and the Canes have won seven or more ACC games each season under Coach L.
– Senior Davon Reed is the recipient of the ACC’s 2017 Skip Prosser Award, presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men’s basketball. Reed will graduate in May with a degree in sports administration and double minors in communications and marketing.
– Freshman Bruce Brown, who is majoring in sports administration, was named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
– Freshman guard Bruce Brown recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against South Carolina State on Dec. 6. It was the second triple-double in program history at Miami
– 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.
– In Miami’s 21st game of the season vs. Florida State on Feb. 1, Larrañaga coached his 1,000th career game.
– Miami’s game against Georgia Tech was Coach L’s 200th career game at UM.
– With a 78-67 win over Columbia on Dec. 28, 2016, the University of Miami men’s basketball program earned its 1,000th program victory.
– In his 109th game at The U, senior guard Davon Reed scored 17 points against George Washington, solidifying his name in Miami’s 1,000-point club.
– For two straight seasons, Miami has sold out its season ticket allotment for all home games at the Watsco Center.
– The Miami coaching staff reeled in Miami’s top recruiting class in program history, signing McDonald’s All-American Dewan Huell, Jordan Brand Classic All-American Bruce Brown, Australian standout Dejan “DJ” Vasiljevic and Rodney Miller from national powerhouse Oak Hill Academy (Va.). The group was ranked No. 9 from 247Sports, No. 10 from Scout, No. 13 from ESPN and No. 13 from Rivals.
– Jim Larrañaga has signed three ESPN Top 100 players for the 2017 class in McDonald’s All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American guard Lonnie Walker (No. 18), guard Chris Lykes (46) and forward Deng Gak (92). New Zealander Sam Waardenburg also joins the class, -and is practicing with the team this spring.
