# 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-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).
The Hurricanes finished the season 10–17, 4–15 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round, and Clemson in the second round, before losing to eventual champions Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.

## 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. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

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 | RS Senior | Deerfield Beach, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Earl Timberlake G | Washington, D.C. | DeMatha Catholic (MD) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Matt Cross F | Beverly, MA | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 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

Source:

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Dec 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 |
| Jan 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 Civic Center (2,825) Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 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 |
| Feb 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 |
| Feb 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 |
| Feb 8, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 61–71 | 7–12 (3–11) | 17 – Wong | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Joyce Center (114) Notre Dame, IN |
| Feb 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | L 60–87 | 7–13 (3–12) | 18 – Olaniyi | 7 – Olaniyi | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 24, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | No. 11 Florida State | L 71–88 | 7–14 (3–13) | 29 – Wong | 7 – Walker | 4 – McGusty | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Clemson | L 58–66 | 7–15 (3–14) | 28 – Wong | 10 – Walker | 7 – McGusty | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876) Clemson, SC |
| Mar 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 21 Virginia | L 51–62 | 7–16 (3–15) | 14 – McGusty | 10 – Walker | 2 – Wong | John Paul Jones Arena (0) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 80–76 | 8–16 (4–15) | 27 – McGusty | 8 – Olaniyi | 5 – Tied | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (13) | vs. (12) Pittsburgh First Round | W 79–73 | 9–16 | 20 – Wong | 9 – Walker | 4 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 10, 2021 2:30 p.m., ACCN | (13) | vs. (5) Clemson Second Round | W 67–64 | 10–16 | 20 – Wong | 7 – Wong | 4 – McGusty | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 11, 2021 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (13) | vs. (4) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | L 66–70 | 10–17 | 25 – McGusty | 7 – McGusty | 4 – Wong | Greensboro Coliseum (2,820) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings