From the Desk of Dan Radakovich
Dear Canes Community,
It’s a busy time of year for Miami Athletics as 10 of our teams are in action in February. We hope to see you on campus throughout the month cheering on the Canes!
Men’s Basketball Update
Our men’s basketball team secured its first ACC win of the season Saturday with an exciting comeback victory over Notre Dame at Watsco Center. The Canes trailed by 11 at halftime before rallying for a 63-57 win behind 21 points from Matthew Cleveland. We are back in action this coming Saturday at Louisville. Tipoff is 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
It has been a disappointing season, but interim head coach Bill Courtney has this team fighting hard and now more than ever we need your support for our four remaining home games against Syracuse (February 11), Virginia Tech (February 22), No. 2 Duke (February 25) and NC State (March 8). Let’s create a terrific atmosphere at Watsco Center down the stretch for our student-athletes!
We have started the search for our next head coach and as expected interest is high for a program that is just two seasons removed from a Final Four run and competes in one of the country’s top basketball conferences. We are committed to finding a leader who will embrace our basketball community and have the Canes back quickly competing for postseason success.
Cavinder Pacing Canes
Our women’s basketball squad dropped a hard-fought contest Sunday to No. 20 Georgia Tech, but Haley Cavinder turned in another terrific performance, pouring in a game-high 25 points. Haley is having an All-ACC caliber season, averaging 18.8 points per game, which ranks fourth in the ACC. She is also averaging 6.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists per contest.
Tricia Cullop’s squad next faces No. 10 Duke in Durham Sunday. Tipoff is 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. We have three remaining home games against Florida State (February 16), third-ranked Notre Dame (February 20) and Wake Forest (February 23). We hope to see you at Watsco Center cheering on the Canes the rest of the season!
Football Schedule Released
Our 2025 football schedule has been released and it features one of the more anticipated home slates in recent memory. The Canes have eight home games, starting with a blockbuster season opener on Sunday, August 31, against Notre Dame, this past season’s College Football Playoff runner-up. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. Miami last hosted the Fighting Irish in 2017.
The season opener is followed by three straight home games against Bethune-Cookman (September 6), USF (September 13) and Florida (September 20). This is the Gators’ first visit to Hard Rock Stadium to play the Canes since 2013.
We jump into ACC play on Saturday, October 4 at Florida State. Our home conference opener is against Louisville on Friday, October 17, followed by our first-ever encounter with Stanford at Hard Rock on Saturday, October 25.
We welcome Syracuse for Homecoming on November 8 and NC State for Senior Day on November 15. November also features three road games at SMU (November 1), Virginia Tech (November 22), and Pittsburgh (November 29). It will be a challenging schedule, but Mario Cristobal and his staff are hard at work preparing for the season.
Click here or call 1-800-GO-CANES to secure your tickets for what promises to be a memorable fall at Hard Rock!
See You at The Light
Baseball opens its season on Friday, February 14 with a three-game series against Niagara at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. J.D. Arteaga enters his second season as head coach with a young, exciting group, led by preseason All-America third baseman Daniel Cuvet.
Overall, the Canes will face 12 teams that made last season’s NCAA Tournament, including five that reached the 2024 College World Series. Highlighting the home schedule are three-game ACC series against Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State and Notre Dame.
Click here or call 1-800-GO-CANES to secure your season tickets!
Latest Canes News
Our swimming and diving team finished its dual meet season with a 7-2 record and now turns its attention to the ACC Swimming & Diving Championships in Greensboro, N.C., which start February 18. Good luck to the Canes at their conference meet!
Our track and field turned in another impressive indoor outing this past weekend at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational in Louisville, Ky. Solomon Strader captured the men’s 400m with a personal best time of 46.30. Miami also swept the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays. Amy Deem’s squad has one more tune-up at Clemson next week before turning its attention to the ACC Indoor Championships back in Louisville March 1-3.
You can keep up with all 18 of our programs by subscribing to the weekly Miami Athletics Report. Click here to sign up!
Smith Elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Legendary Canes linebacker Darrin Smith has been selected as a member of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame. Smith, who played at Miami from 1989-1992, becomes the 11th UM player and 16th Hurricane overall to be enshrined into the Hall.
The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will officially be inducted during the 67th National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas on December 9. Congratulations, Darrin!
Going Bowling
Former women’s basketball head coach Katie Meier and legendary Canes quarterback Bernie Kosar will serve as co-hosts of the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame & Museum’s 14th Annual Celebrity Bowling Tournament on Monday, February 24 from 6-9 p.m. at Kings Dining and Entertainment in Doral.
Fans can bowl with some of their favorite former Miami athletes and coaches. There will also be a silent auction with some terrific Canes memorabilia. Click here for ticket information and we hope to see you there!
ACC, ESPN Announce Extension
Last week the ACC and ESPN announced the renewed commitment of their long-term media partnership. ESPN exercised its option to extend the league’s base rights agreement and ESPN will continue as the ACC’s media partner through 2035-36.
This extension represents a clear commitment by ESPN to the ACC’s long-term future. Miami is a proud member of the ACC, and we will continue to help identify creative and innovative opportunities to drive value through our ESPN partnership and make the ACC the best conference it can be.
Canes Connection
Canes Connection is the Official NIL Collective of Miami Athletics and helps develop partnerships to benefit student-athletes with the goal of building the most impactful NIL program in college athletics.
You can support student-athletes through Canes Connection, and as a benefit of that support, receive exclusive access to a wide variety of benefits including direct interaction and engagement with student-athletes. Click here to learn more about Canes Connection and its variety of membership plans.
Our Canes Community remains stronger than ever thanks to your generosity. Thank you for your continued support and Go Canes!
– Dan Radakovich
