# 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, and 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).
On December 26, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced his retirement. Bill Courtney was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season a disappointing 15–17 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to eleventh seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This ended a streak of two straight post-season appearances for the Hurricanes.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Michael Nwoko | 1 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Freshman | Toronto, Canada | Transferred to Mississippi State |
| Christian Watson | 3 | G | 6'7" | 211 | Sophomore | Lanham, Maryland | Transferred to Southern Miss |
| Bensley Joseph | 4 | G | 6'2" | 196 | Junior | Arlington, Massachusetts | Transferred to Providence |
| Wooga Poplar | 5 | G | 6'5" | 197 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Villanova |
| Kyshawn George | 7 | G | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Monthey, Switzerland | Selected 24th overall in the 2024 NBA draft |
| Nick Cassano | 11 | F | 6'7" | 228 | Freshman | Naples, Florida | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Jakai Robinson | 13 | G | 6'5" | 208 | Sophomore | Ossining, New York | Transferred to Bryant |
| Norchad Omier | 15 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Bluefields, Nicaragua | Transferred to Baylor |
| AJ Casey | 23 | F | 6'9" | 221 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred to Saint Louis |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Lynn Kidd | 1 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Graduate Student | Gainesville, Florida | Virginia Tech |
| Brandon Johnson | 2 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Graduate Student | Raleigh, North Carolina | East Carolina |
| Jalen Blackmon | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Graduate Student | Marion, Indiana | Stetson |
| AJ Staton-McCray | 11 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Delray Beach, Florida | Samford |
| Kiree Huie | 15 | G | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Grayson, Georgia | Idaho State |
| Yussif Basa-Ama | 35 | F | 6'8" | 195 | Graduate Student | Bolgatanga, Ghana | Yale |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalil Bethea G | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Archbishop Wood | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 20, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Isaiah Johnson-Arigu F | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Totino-Grace | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Austin Swartz G | Concord, North Carolina | Cannon School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Divine Ugochukwu G | Sugar Land, Texas | Clements | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 11, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 12 ||||||
| 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024. "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Saint Leo | W 94–61 | – | 18 – Pack | 12 – Johnson | 5 – Pack | Watsco Center (1,242) Coral Gables, FL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 113–72 | 1–0 | 24 – Kidd | 9 – Tied | 5 – Pack | Watsco Center (5,550) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Binghamton | W 88–64 | 2–0 | 17 – Tied | 11 – Cleveland | 6 – Pack | Watsco Center (5,701) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Coppin State | W 93–63 | 3–0 | 15 – Cleveland | 8 – Johnson | 9 – Pack | Watsco Center (5,361) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Drake Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 69–80 | 3–1 | 17 – Pack | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Pack | TD Arena (1,818) Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round | L 74–80 | 3–2 | 20 – Pack | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Blackmon | TD Arena (1,936) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. VCU Charleston Classic 7th place game | L 70–77 | 3–3 | 14 – Kidd | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | TD Arena (2,119) Charleston, SC |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Charleston Southern | L 79–83 | 3–4 | 23 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (3,244) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge | L 73–76 | 3–5 | 22 – Pack | 10 – Cleveland | 6 – Pack | Watsco Center (6,389) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Clemson | L 55–65 | 3–6 (0–1) | 12 – Bethea | 8 – Tied | 3 – Pack | Watsco Center (5,582) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN | vs. No. 1 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic | L 62–75 | 3–7 | 14 – Kidd | 12 – Kidd | 4 – Staton-McCray | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Presbyterian | W 94–75 | 4–7 | 24 – Cleveland | 11 – Kidd | 6 – Kidd | Watsco Center (5,214) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Mount St. Mary's | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | 19 – Cleveland | 13 – Kidd | 3 – Tied | Watsco Center (5,539) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN | at Boston College | L 68–78 | 4–9 (0–2) | 21 – Cleveland | 8 – Tied | 3 – Kidd | Conte Forum (5,035) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Virginia Tech | L 85–86 | 4–10 (0–3) | 21 – Cleveland | 8 – Kidd | 7 – Ugochukwu | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Florida State | L 65–80 | 4–11 (0–4) | 16 – Cleveland | 7 – Tied | 3 – Blackmon | Watsco Center (6,597) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 11, 2025 5:15 p.m., The CW | Wake Forest | L 78–88 | 4–12 (0–5) | 22 – Cleveland | 13 – Johnson | 5 – Staton-McCray | Watsco Center (6,420) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 3 Duke | L 54–89 | 4–13 (0–6) | 20 – Kidd | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | SMU | L 74–117 | 4–14 (0–7) | 31 – Cleveland | 5 – Kidd | 3 – Johnson | Watsco Center (3,922) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 22, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Stanford | L 51–88 | 4–15 (0–8) | 23 – Cleveland | 7 – Tied | 2 – Ugochukwu | Maples Pavilion (2,950) Stanford, CA |
| January 25, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPNU | at California | L 94–98 $^{OT}$ | 4–16 (0–9) | 30 – Cleveland | 8 – Tied | 5 – Bethea | Haas Pavilion (5,169) Berkley, CA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Virginia | L 71–82 | 4–17 (0–10) | 27 – Cleveland | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Ugochukwu | Watsco Center (5,509) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Notre Dame | W 63–57 | 5–17 (1–10) | 21 – Cleveland | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Ugochukwu | Watsco Center (3,649) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Louisville | L 78–88 | 5–18 (1–11) | 22 – Staton-McCray | 11 – Kidd | 2 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (15,588) Louisville, KY |
| February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Syracuse | W 91–84 | 6–18 (2–11) | 32 – Cleveland | 6 – Bethea | 5 – Cleveland | Watsco Center (5,752) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Pittsburgh | L 65–74 | 6–19 (2–12) | 16 – Kidd | 15 – Kidd | 4 – Cleveland | Petersen Events Center (8,578) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | at Florida State | L 66–74 | 6–20 (2–13) | 14 – Tied | 11 – Kidd | 6 – Ugochukwu | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,565) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Virginia Tech | L 68–81 | 6–21 (2–14) | 16 – Kidd | 9 – Kidd | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (5,290) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 Duke | L 60–97 | 6–22 (2–15) | 17 – Kidd | 10 – Ugochukwu | 3 – Johnson | Watsco Center (7,801) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN | at North Carolina | L 73–92 | 6–23 (2–16) | 25 – Cleveland | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Cleveland | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 74–89 | 6–24 (2–17) | 29 – Cleveland | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | McCamish Pavilion (4,765) Atlanta, GA |
| March 8, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW | NC State | W 72–70 | 7–24 (3–17) | 32 – Cleveland | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Ugochukwu | Watsco Center (2,541) Coral Gables, FL |
| *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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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