# 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region; they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2015–16 season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Sheldon McClellan | 10 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| James Palmer Jr. | 12 | G | 6'5" | 202 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Nebraska |
| Angel Rodríguez | 13 | G | 5'11" | 185 | RS Senior | Cupey, Puerto Rico | Graduated |
| Tonye Jekiri | 23 | C | 7'0" | 248 | Senior | Hialeah, FL | Graduated |
| Ivan Uceda | 33 | F | 6'10" | 217 | Senior | Madrid, Spain | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Michael Gilmore | 12 | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Tallahassee, FL | VCU |

### 2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bruce Brown, Jr. G | Boston, MA | Vermont Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Dewan Huell F | Miami, FL | Miami Norland High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 18, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Rodney Miller, Jr. C | Laurelton, NY | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 10, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Dejan Vasiljevic G | Melbourne, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 3, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Barry | W 73–62 | | 21 – Reed | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (6,542) Coral Gables, FL |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Western Carolina | W 92–43 | 1–0 | 14 – Izundu | 8 – Tied | 5 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (7,142) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 94–56 | 2–0 | 17 – Reed | 9 – Murphy | 7 – Newton | UNF Arena (3,148) Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov 19, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Penn | W 74–62 | 3–0 | 18 – Newton | 8 – Murphy | 3 – Newton | Watsco Center (6,753) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 24, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Stanford AdvoCare Invitational First Round | W 67–53 | 4–0 | 20 – Newton | 7 – Murphy | 2 – Tied | HP Field House (2,436) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 25, 2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 21 Iowa State AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals | L 56–73 | 4–1 | 21 – Newton | 12 – Murphy | 3 – Newton | HP Field House (1,876) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 27, 2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Florida AdvoCare Invitational 3rd Place | L 56–65 | 4–2 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Murphy | 2 – Reed | HP Field House (2,305) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 73–61 | 5–2 | 18 – Reed | 9 – Brown, Jr. | 3 – Reed | Watsco Center (7,064) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 3, 2016* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Wofford HoopHall Miami Invitational | W 74–57 | 6–2 | 15 – Newton | 10 – Murphy | 9 – Newton | American Airlines Arena (4,885) Miami, FL |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | South Carolina State | W 82–46 | 7–2 | 17 – Vasiljevic | 11 – Brown, Jr. | 10 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (6,489) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Florida Atlantic | W 76–56 | 8–2 | 21 – Reed | 10 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Watsco Center (6,857) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | George Washington | W 72–64 | 9–2 | 17 – Reed | 12 – Brown, Jr. | 5 – Newton | Watsco Center (6,871) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Columbia | W 78–67 | 10–2 | 22 – Newton | 9 – Newton | 5 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (7,045) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| Dec 31, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN | | NC State | W 81–63 | 11–2 (1–0) | 21 – Newton | 10 – Murphy | 4 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (6,837) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Syracuse | L 55–70 | 11–3 (1–1) | 18 – Vasiljevic | 7 – Brown, Jr. | 7 – Newton | Carrier Dome (17,393) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 20 Notre Dame | L 62–67 | 11–4 (1–2) | 21 – Reed | 12 – Murphy | 3 – Reed | Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 72–46 | 12–4 (2–2) | 18 – Reed | 8 – Murphy | 5 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (9,714) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 79–96 | 12–5 (2–3) | 24 – Reed | 8 – Huell | 7 – Newton | LJVM Coliseum (9,691) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 21, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN | | at No. 18 Duke ESPN College GameDay | L 58–70 | 12–6 (2–4) | 19 – Reed | 15 – Murphy | 4 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Jan 25, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN | | Boston College | W 78–77 | 13–6 (3–4) | 23 – Newton | 7 – Murphy | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (7,139) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 28, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 9 North Carolina | W 77–62 | 14–6 (4–4) | 30 – Brown, Jr. | 9 – Murphy | 5 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (7,563) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 15 Florida State | L 57–75 | 14–7 (4–5) | 17 – Brown, Jr. | 5 – Tied | 2 – Newton | Watsco Center (7,279) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN | | at NC State | W 77–62 | 15–7 (5–5) | 26 – Reed | 7 – Reed | 6 – Brown, Jr. | PNC Arena (17,567) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 8, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN | | Virginia Tech | W 74–68 | 16–7 (6–5) | 18 – Reed | 5 – Tied | 6 – Reed | Watsco Center (6,620) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 4 Louisville | L 66–71 | 16–8 (6–6) | 15 – Newton | 7 – Brown, Jr. | 4 – Brown, Jr. | KFC Yum! Center (21,427) Louisville, KY |
| Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 70–61 | 17–8 (7–6) | 21 – Reed | 8 – Murphy | 5 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (7,111) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN | | Clemson | W 71–65 | 18–8 (8–6) | 15 – Murphy | 9 – Murphy | 5 – Tied | Watsco Center (6,987) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 18 Virginia | W 54–48 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (9–6) | 14 – Brown, Jr. | 11 – Murphy | 5 – Lawrence II | John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm, CBS | | No. 10 Duke | W 55–50 | 20–8 (10–6) | 25 – Brown, Jr. | 10 – Reed | 4 – Brown, Jr. | Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 27, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Virginia Tech | L 61–66 | 20–9 (10–7) | 18 – Lawrence II | 9 – Reed | 5 – Brown, Jr. | Cassell Coliseum (6,962) Blacksburg, VA |
| Mar 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ACCN | No. 25 | at No. 15 Florida State | L 57–66 | 20–10 (10–8) | 22 – Reed | 9 – Murphy | 6 – Reed | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,675) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) Syracuse Second Round | W 62–57 | 21–10 | 14 – Reed | 9 – Murphy | 6 – Newton | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 9, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 6 North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 53–78 | 21–11 | 21 – Brown, Jr. | 7 – Brown, Jr. | 3 – Reed | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 17, 2017* 9:20 pm, TBS | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Michigan State First Round | L 58–78 | 21–12 | 16 – Newton | 3 – Tied | 4 – Brown, Jr. | BOK Center (14,715) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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 | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings