2020–21_Miami_Hurricanes_men's_basketball_team

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–17 (4–15 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Caputo; Adam Fisher; Bill Courtney;
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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).^[1]

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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.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Virginia	13	–	4	.765	18	–	7	.720
No. 14 Florida State	11	–	4	.733	18	–	7	.720
No. 25 Virginia Tech	9	–	4	.692	15	–	7	.682
Georgia Tech †	11	–	6	.647	17	–	9	.654
Clemson	10	–	6	.625	16	–	8	.667
North Carolina	10	–	6	.625	18	–	11	.621
Louisville	8	–	5	.615	13	–	7	.650
Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	18	–	10	.643
NC State	9	–	8	.529	14	–	11	.560
Duke	9	–	9	.500	13	–	11	.542
Notre Dame	7	–	11	.389	11	–	15	.423
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	10	–	12	.455
Miami (FL)	4	–	15	.211	10	–	17	.370
Wake Forest	3	–	15	.167	6	–	16	.273
Boston College	2	–	11	.154	4	–	16	.200

† 2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

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
Earl Timberlake G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Matt Cross F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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.

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^[6]					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.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2020–21_Miami_Hurricanes_men's_basketball_team

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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