2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	7–11 (3–10 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Caputo; Adam Fisher; Bill Courtney;
Home arena	Watsco Center

The 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, they play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[1]

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to Clemson in the second round of the ACC Tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dejan Vasiljevic	1	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Keith Stone	4	F	6'8"	244	Senior	Deerfield Beach, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elijah Olaniyi	4	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Newark, NJ	Stony Brook

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Earl Timberlake SF	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 4, 2019
Earl Timberlake SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Matt Cross SF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 3, 2019
Matt Cross SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 48
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Miami 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Chris Lykes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Mitchellville, MD
F	1	Anthony Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Baltimore, MD
G	2	Isaiah Wong	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Piscataway, NJ
C	3	Nysier Brooks	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Philadelphia, PA
G	4	Elijah Olaniyi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Newark, NJ
G	5	Harlond Beverly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Detroit, MI
G	10	Filippos Gkogkos (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Athens, Greece
F	13	Earl Timberlake	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Washington, D. C.
C	14	Rodney Miller Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Laurelton, NY
G	15	Willie Herenton (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lincolnshire, IL
F	21	Sam Waardenburg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Henderson, New Zealand
F	22	Deng Gak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Sydney, Australia
G	23	Kameron McGusty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Katy, TX
F	33	Matt Cross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Beverly, MA

Head coach

Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)
Adam Fisher (Penn State)
Bill Courtney (Bucknell)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 23, 2020

Source:[4]

Schedule and results

Source:[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 29, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	North Florida	W 77–59	1–0	20 – Wong	11 – Beverly	5 – Lykes	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 4, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Stetson	W 82–60	2–0	20 – Lykes	12 – Wong	6 – Beverly	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 8, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 58–54	3–0	18 – McGusty	9 – Beverly	6 – Beverly	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 12, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Florida Gulf Coast	L 62–66	3–1	20 – Wong	15 – Brooks	4 – Beverly	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh	L 55–70	3–2 (0–1)	21 – Wong	10 – Walker	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 19, 2020* 3:30 p.m., ACCRSN	Jacksonville	W 73–64	4–2	25 – Wong	10 – Walker	3 – Beverly	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 29, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 24 Virginia Tech	L 78–80	4–3 (0–2)	16 – Tied	9 – Beverly	6 – Beverly	Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Clemson	L 65–66	4–4 (0–3)	13 – Wong	8 – Timberlake	7 – Cross	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
January 5, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN	North Carolina	L 65–67	4–5 (0–4)	12 – Timberlake	6 – Brooks	5 – Timberlake	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at NC State	W 64–59	5–5 (1–4)	24 – Wong	9 – Wong	3 – Beverly	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Boston College	L 62–84	5–6 (1–5)	14 – Tied	8 – Timberlake	3 – Wong	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 16, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16 Louisville	W 78–72	6–6 (2–5)	30 – Wong	11 – Brooks	6 – Wong	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse	L 57–83	6–7 (2–6)	16 – Wong	6 – Brooks	3 – Beverly	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
January 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame	L 59–73	6–8 (2–7)	20 – McGusty	5 – Olaniyi	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
January 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 16 Florida State	L 59–81	6–9 (2–8)	21 – Wong	5 – Brooks	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,825) Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Wake Forest	L 54–66	6–10 (2–9)	17 – McGusty	7 – Tied	9 – Beverly	LJVM Coliseum (82) Winston-Salem, NC
February 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Duke	W 77–75	7–10 (3–9)	21 – Olaniyi	7 – Olaniyi	3 – Tied	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 16 Virginia Tech	L 76–80 ^OT	7–11 (3–10)	19 – Tied	12 – Brooks	6 – Wong	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
February 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Georgia Tech						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN	Florida State						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 1, 2021 9:00 p.m.	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

Furones, David. "Miami Hurricanes announce men's basketball non-conference schedule". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
"Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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[1] Furones, David. "Miami Hurricanes announce men's basketball non-conference schedule". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.

[2] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[3] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[5] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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