# 2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-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 15–16, and 7–13 in ACC play. 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.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia Tech. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or NIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Anthony Lawrence II | 3 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
| Zach Johnson | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| Dominic Proctor | 10 | G | 6'6" | 180 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Anthony Mack | 13 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Play professionally |
| Ebuka Izundu | 15 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Dewan Hernandez | 20 | F | 6'11" | 236 | Junior | Miami, FL | Declared for 2019 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Nysier Brooks | 3 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Cincinnati |
| Keith Stone | 4 | F | 6'8" | 253 | Graduate Student | Deerfield Beach, FL | Florida |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Harlond Beverly G | Detroit, MI | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Isaiah Wong G | Piscataway, NJ | Monsignor Bonner High School (PA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Anthony Walker F | Baltimore, MD | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 20, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 26 ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | Flagler | W 86–65 | – | 20 – McGusty | 8 – Waardenburg | 3 – Beverly | Watsco Center (4,662) Coral Gables, FL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2019 6:30 pm, ACCN | | No. 5 Louisville | L 74–87 | 0–1 (0–1) | 18 – Lykes | 9 – Miller | 5 – Lykes | Watsco Center (7,576) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Florida Atlantic | W 74–60 | 1–1 | 15 – Lykes | 11 – Waardenburg | 4 – Beverly | Watsco Center (5,168) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 12, 2019* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | W 79–70 | 2–1 | 17 – McGusty | 10 – McGusty | 4 – Tied | Addition Financial Arena (7,514) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | | Quinnipiac | W 80–52 | 3–1 | 22 – McGusty | 10 – Vasiljevic | 3 – Tied | Watsco Center (4,882) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 21, 2019* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Missouri State Charleston Classic Quarterfinals | W 74–70 | 4–1 | 25 – Vasiljevic | 8 – Miller | 2 – Wong | TD Arena (2,914) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 22, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Florida Charleston Classic Semifinals | L 58–78 | 4–2 | 16 – Lykes | 5 – Tied | 3 – McGusty | TD Arena (3,245) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 24, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UConn Charleston Classic 3rd Place | L 55–80 | 4–3 | 11 – Vasiljevic | 5 – Waardenburg | 4 – McGusty | TD Arena (3,122) Charleston, SC |
| Dec 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Illinois Big Ten-ACC Challenge | W 81–79 | 5–3 | 28 – Lykes | 8 – Waardenburg | 3 – McGusty | State Farm Center (11,819) Champaign, IL |
| Dec 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | Alabama A&M | W 88–74 | 6–3 | 21 – McGusty | 9 – Waardenburg | 5 – Lykes | Watsco Center (4,649) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 17, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Temple Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | W 78–77 | 7–3 | 17 – Lykes | 10 – McGusty | 6 – Lykes | Barclays Center (5,064) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN | | Coppin State | W 91–60 | 8–3 | 28 – McGusty | 11 – Waardenburg | 6 – Beverly | Watsco Center (4,963) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 31, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 (1–1) | 27 – Lykes | 9 – Stone | 2 – Lykes | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,549) Clemson, SC |
| Jan 4, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | L 62–95 | 9–4 (1–2) | 12 – McGusty | 6 – Waardenburg | 4 – Lykes | Watsco Center (7,049) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Louisville | L 58–74 | 9–5 (1–3) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Waardenburg | 2 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (14,980) Louisville, KY |
| Jan 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 66–58 | 10–5 (2–3) | 19 – McGusty | 10 – Waardenburg | 5 – Beverly | Watsco Center (6,387) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at NC State | L 63–80 | 10–6 (2–4) | 20 – Lykes | 8 – McGusty | 3 – 3 tied | PNC Arena (15,801) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 9 Florida State | L 79–83 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (2–5) | 24 – Lykes | 11 – Waardenburg | 6 – McGusty | Watsco Center (6,212) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 21, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Duke | L 59–89 | 10–8 (2–6) | 13 – Tied | 13 – Miller | 3 – Beverly | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Jan 25, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at North Carolina | L 71–94 | 10–9 (2–7) | 19 – Wong | 4 – Miller | 3 – Wong | Dean Smith Center (21,125) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 28, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 71–61 | 11–9 (3–7) | 18 – Vasiljevic | 9 – Miller | 6 – Beverly | Watsco Center (5,197) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 2, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 57–62 | 11–10 (3–8) | 16 – Miller | 9 – Vasiljevic | 2 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (9,759) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 5, 2020 8:30 pm, ACCN | | NC State | L 72–83 | 11–11 (3–9) | 20 – Beverly | 7 – 3 tied | 3 – Beverly | Watsco Center (5,164) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 8, 2020 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 8 Florida State | L 81–99 | 11–12 (3–10) | 23 – Wong | 5 – Walker | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Boston College | W 85–58 | 12–12 (4–10) | 21 – Wong | 7 – Tied | 6 – Beverly | Watsco Center (5,465) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Wake Forest | W 71–54 | 13–12 (5–10) | 13 – Tied | 10 – Miller | 3 – Tied | Watsco Center (5,360) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 19, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Virginia Tech | W 102–95 $^{3OT}$ | 14–12 (6–10) | 27 – Wong | 18 – Stone | 4 – Lykes | Cassell Coliseum (8,428) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 23, 2020 6:00 pm, ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 71–87 | 14–13 (6–11) | 12 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Lykes | Joyce Center (7,351) Notre Dame, IN |
| Feb 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 57–63 | 14–14 (6–12) | 14 – Lykes | 6 – Wong | 2 – Miller | McCamish Pavilion (6,681) Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 4, 2020 9:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 22 Virginia | L 44–46 | 14–15 (6–13) | 16 – Lykes | 7 – Stone | 1 – 6 tied | Watsco Center (5,318) Coral Gables, FL |
| Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm, ACCN | | Syracuse | W 69–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (7–13) | 18 – Wong | 9 – Tied | 6 – Stone | Watsco Center (6,025) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 11, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) Clemson Second Round | L 64–69 | 15–16 | 21 – Lykes | 8 – Waardenburg | 3 – Wong | Greensboro Coliseum (6,025) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings