# 2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, they played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2017–18 season 22–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Loyola–Chicago.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ja’Quan Newton | 0 | G | 6'3" | 191 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 4 | G | 6'5" | 204 | Freshman | Reading, PA | Declared for the 2018 NBA draft |
| Mike Robinson | 5 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Junior | New Britain, CT | Graduated |
| Bruce Brown, Jr. | 11 | G | 6'5" | 202 | Sophomore | Boston, MA | Declared for the 2018 NBA draft |
| Chris Stowell | 35 | F | 6'6" | 208 | Senior | Exeter, NH | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Zach Johnson | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Graduate | Miami, FL | Florida Gulf Coast |
| Anthony Mack | 13 | G | 6'6" | 218 | RS Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Wyoming |
| Kameron McGusty | 20 | G | 6'5" | 191 | Junior | Katy, TX | Texas |

### 2018 recruiting class

There was no recruiting class of 2018 for Miami (FL).

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Barry | W 91–61 | | 19 – Izundu | 10 – Izundu | 8 – Herenton | Watsco Center (5,520) Coral Gables, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Lehigh | W 83–62 | 1–0 | 22 – Lykes | 12 – Lawrence | 4 – Lykes | Watsco Center (6,799) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stephen F. Austin | W 96–58 | 2–0 | 22 – Izundu | 18 – Izundu | 6 – Lykes | Watsco Center (6,066) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Bethune–Cookman | W 78–70 | 3–0 | 21 – Lykes | 9 – Lawrence | 6 – Lykes | Watsco Center (6,322) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. La Salle Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals | W 85–49 | 4–0 | 18 – Lykes | 8 – Izundu | 5 – Johnson | Titan Gym (866) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Fresno State Wooden Legacy Semifinals | W 78–76 | 5–0 | 24 – Johnson | 6 – Izundu | 3 – Tied | Titan Gym (906) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 25, 2018* 10:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Seton Hall Wooden Legacy Championship | L 81–83 | 5–1 | 18 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Vasiljevic | Titan Gym (1,589) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 54–57 | 5–2 | 16 – Lawrence II | 12 – Izundu | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (6,376) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Yale HoopHall Miami Invitational | L 73–77 | 5–3 | 19 – Izundu | 9 – Izundu | 5 – Johnson | American Airlines Arena (5,749) Miami, FL |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 75–89 | 5–4 | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Izundu | 5 – Lykes | The Palestra (3,019) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 19, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Houston Baptist | W 80–73 | 6–4 | 17 – Lawrence | 11 – Izundu | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (6,553) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Florida Atlantic | W 75–55 | 7–4 | 19 – Izundu | 13 – Izundu | 8 – Lawrence | Watsco Center (6,222) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Campbell | W 73–62 | 8–4 | 22 – Johnson | 8 – Tied | 3 – Lawrence | Watsco Center (6,789) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 18 NC State | L 82–87 | 8–5 (0–1) | 28 – Lykes | 11 – Izundu | 4 – Johnson | Watsco Center (6,983) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Louisville | L 73–90 | 8–6 (0–2) | 19 – Tied | 10 – Izundu | 4 – Lykes | KFC Yum! Center (15,050) Louisville, KY |
| Jan 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 13 Florida State | L 62–68 | 8–7 (0–3) | 17 – Lykes | 9 – Izundu | 4 – Mack | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,531) Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Wake Forest | W 76–65 | 9–7 (1–3) | 25 – Lykes | 11 – Izundu | 4 – Lykes | Watsco Center (7,197) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 North Carolina | L 76–85 | 9–8 (1–4) | 20 – Lykes | 8 – Izundu | 6 – Lykes | Watsco Center (7,131) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at Syracuse | L 53–73 | 9–9 (1–5) | 11 – Vasiljevic | 10 – Izundu | 3 – Lawrence | Carrier Dome (21,058) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Florida State | L 66–78 | 9–10 (1–6) | 20 – Johnson | 7 – Lawrence | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (7,122) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 12 Virginia Tech | L 70–82 | 9–11 (1–7) | 19 – Lykes | 9 – Lawrence | 4 – Lykes | Watsco Center (6,680) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 46–56 | 9–12 (1–8) | 16 – Lykes | 11 – Izundu | 3 – Lawrence II | John Paul Jones Arena (13,978) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Notre Dame | W 62–47 | 10–12 (2–8) | 15 – Vasiljevic | 12 – Lawrence | 3 – Johnson | Watsco Center (6,372) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 85–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (2–9) | 27 – Lykes | 10 – Izundu | 5 – Lawrence II | Dean Smith Center (21,383) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Clemson | W 65–64 | 11–13 (3–9) | 22 – Vasiljevic | 8 – Lawrence | 3 – Johnson | Watsco Center (6,338) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | L 57–64 | 11–14 (3–10) | 14 – Izundu | 9 – Izundu | 4 – Lykes | Conte Forum (7,251) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | W 80–65 | 12–14 (4–10) | 21 – Vasiljevic | 10 – Lawrence | 9 – Lawrence | Watsco Center (6,813) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest | L 75–76 | 12–15 (4–11) | 26 – Lykes | 12 – Lawrence | 6 – Lawrence | LJVM Coliseum (5,283) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 3 Duke | L 57–87 | 12–16 (4–12) | 15 – Izundu | 9 – Izundu | 3 – Lawrence II | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Mar 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | Pittsburgh | W 76–63 | 13–16 (5–12) | 27 – Lawrence II | 14 – Izundu | 4 – Lawrence II | Watsco Center (6,373) Coral Gables, FL |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 15 Virginia Tech | L 70–84 | 13–17 (5–13) | 16 – Izundu | 11 – Lawrence II | 9 – Lykes | Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN | (12) | vs. (13) Wake Forest First Round | W 79–71 | 14–17 | 21 – Vasiljevic | 10 – Lawrence II | 4 – Tied | Spectrum Center (9,677) Charlotte, NC |
| Mar 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN | (12) | vs. (5) No. 16 Virginia Tech Second Round | L 56–71 | 14–18 | 19 – Lykes | 11 – Lawrence | 7 – Lawrence | Spectrum Center (19,691) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings