2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NIT, Runners Up
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 25–13 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach Jim Larrañaga (5th year)
Assistant coach Eric Konkol
Assistant coach Michael Huger
Assistant coach Chris Caputo
Home arena BankUnited Center
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 2   .889     30 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 3   .833     35 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     32 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#15 North Carolina 11 7   .611     26 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556     25 13   .658
NC State 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Syracuse 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
Clemson 8 10   .444     16 15   .516
Florida State 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 13   .278     13 19   .406
Boston College 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 16   .111     11 22   .333
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by fourth year head coach Jim Larrañaga, play their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team has had signature wins at Duke Syracuse and Florida with all of the wins coming on the road. They finished the season 25–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advanced to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to NC State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Raphael Akpejiori 4 F 6'9" 241 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Rion Brown 15 G 6'6" 211 Senior Hinesville, GA Graduated
Erik Swoope 21 F 6'5 220 Senior Lake Elsinore, CA Graduated
Donnavan Kirk 22 F 6'9" 228 Senior Pontiac, MI Graduated
Garrius Adams 25 G 6'6" 200 Senior Apex, NC Graduated
James Kelly 35 F 6'7" 246 Junior Ann Arbor, MI Transferred to Marshall

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joe Thomas 2 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Miami, FL Transferred from Niagara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Thomas graduated from Niagara.
Kamari Murphy 21 F/C 6'8" 220 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred from Oklahoma State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Murphy will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ivan Uceda 33 C 6'10" 240 Junior Madrid, Spain Junior college transfer from Harcum College.

Class of 2014 signees

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ja'Quan Newton
PG
Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 7, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
James Palmer
SG
Washington, D.C. Saint John's College High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 5, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Omar Sherman
C
Duncanville, TX Duncanville High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Nov 3, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Newton, Ja'QuanJa'Quan Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Burnett, DeandreDeandre Burnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Miami Gardens, FL
F 2 Thomas, JoeJoe Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Miami, FL
G 5 Reed, DavonDavon Reed  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Ewing, NJ
G 10 McClellan, SheldonSheldon McClellan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Houston, TX
G 11 Fernandez, MikeMike Fernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Coral Gables, FL
G 12 Palmer, JamesJames Palmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 13 Rodríguez, AngelAngel Rodríguez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Cuprey, PR
G 20 Lecomte, ManuManu Lecomte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) So Brussels, Belgium
F 21 Murphy, KamariKamari Murphy  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
F 22 Sherman, OmarOmar Sherman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Duncanville, TX
C 23 Jekiri, TonyeTonye Jekiri 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hialeah, FL
F 33 Uceda, IvanIvan Uceda 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Madrid, Spain
F 35 Stowell, ChrisChris Stowell (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Exeter, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Eckerd W 74–58 
 24  McClellan  8  Tied  6  Rodriguez  BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Regular Season

11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Howard W 84–49  1–0
 19  McClellan  11  Jekiri  3  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,544)
Coral Gables, FL

11/17/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 8 Florida W 69–67  2–0
 24  Rodriguez  8  Jekiri  5  McClellan  O'Connell Center (11,156)
Gainesville, FL

11/20/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Drexel
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals
W 66–46  3–0
 15  Tied  13  Jekiri  4  Tied  TD Arena (1,131)
Charleston, SC

11/21/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Akron
Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 79–51  4–0
 17  McClellan  16  Jekiri  9  Rodriguez  TD Arena (855)
Charleston, SC

11/23/2014*
9:10 pm, ESPN2
vs. Charlotte
Charleston Classic Championship
W 77–58  5–0
 19  McClellan  9  McClellan  5  Rodriguez  TD Arena (1,532)
Charleston, SC

11/25/2014*
9:00 pm, FSFL
No. 17 at Charlotte W 77–74  6–0
 31  McClellan  13  Jekiri  6  Rodriguez  Dale F. Halton Arena (7,163)
Charlotte, NC

11/28/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 South Alabama W 87–75  7–0
 17  McClellan  8  Jekiri  8  Jekiri  BankUnited Center (4,267)
Coral Gables, FL

12/02/2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 No. 24 Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 70–61  8–0
 19  Burnett  9  Tied  5  Rodriguez  BankUnited Center (6,086)
Coral Gables, FL

12/06/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 Green Bay L 55–68  8–1
 20  Burnett  13  Thomas  3  Rodriguez  BankUnited Center (4,735)
Coral Gables, FL

12/08/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 Savannah State W 70–39  9–1
 17  Rodriquez  9  Jekiri  4  Rodriquez  BankUnited Center (4,274)
Coral Gables, FL

12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18 Eastern Kentucky L 44–72  9–2
 9  Burnett  12  Jekiri  3  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,467)
Coral Gables, FL

12/22/2014*
9:00 pm, FS1
vs. Providence
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 62–76  9–3
 19  Rodriguez  10  Jekiri  4  Rodriguez  Barclays Center (6,519)
Brooklyn, NY

12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 67–40  10–3
 15  Rodriguez  8  Jekiri  4  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,705)
Coral Gables, FL

01/03/2015
5:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Virginia L 80–89 2OT 10–4 (0–1)
 25  Rodriguez  12  Jekiri  7  Rodriguez  BankUnited Center (5,377)
Coral Gables, FL

01/10/2015
4:00 pm, RSN
Boston College W 60–56  11–4 (1–1)
 17  Rodriquez  15  Jekiri  8  Rodriquez  BankUnited Center (6,608)
Coral Gables, FL

01/13/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Duke W 90–74  12–4 (2–1)
 24  Rodriguez  10  Jekiri  5  Rodriguez  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC

01/17/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 12 Notre Dame L 70–75  12–5 (2–2)
 17  McClellan  13  Jekiri  5  Newton  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN

01/22/2015
8:00 pm, ACCN
NC State W 65–60  13–5 (3–2)
 16  McLellan  10  Tied  6  Rodriguez  BankUnited Center (6,556)
Coral Gables, FL

01/24/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Syracuse W 66–62  14–5 (4–2)
 13  Jekiri  15  Jekiri  8  Rodriquez  Carrier Dome (30,677)
Syracuse, NY

01/28/2015
9:00 pm, RSN
No. 23 Georgia Tech L 50–70  14–6 (4–3)
 13  Jekiri  9  Jekiri  5  Rodriquez  BankUnited Center (5,031)
Coral Gables, FL

02/01/2015
12:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Florida State L 54–55  14–7 (4–4)
 13  McClellan  6  Reed  4  Lecomte  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,282)
Tallahassee, FL

02/03/2015
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 Louisville L 55–63  14–8 (4–5)
 19  Reed  10  Jekiri  3  Lecomte  BankUnited Center (6,563)
Coral Gables, FL

02/08/2015
6:30 pm, ESPNU
Clemson W 56–45  15–8 (5–5)
 19  McClellan  16  Jekiri  5  Rodriquez  BankUnited Center (6,351)
Coral Gables, FL

02/11/2015
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest L 70–72  15–9 (5–6)
 17  Reed  8  McClellan  5  McClellan  LJVM Coliseum (9,918)
Winston-Salem, NC

02/16/2015
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College W 89–86 2OT 16–9 (6–6)
 24  McClellan  15  Jekiri  6  Rodriquez  Conte Forum (3,813)
Chestnut Hill, MA

02/18/2015
7:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech W 76–52  17–9 (7–6)
 21  McClellan  15  Jekiri  5  Reed  BankUnited Center (5,007)
Coral Gables, FL

02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 Louisville L 53–55  17–10 (7–7)
 17  McClellan  15  Jekiri  4  Rodriguez  KFC Yum! Center (21,345)
Louisville, KY

02/25/2015
9:00 pm, RSN
Florida State W 81–77  18–10 (8–7)
 25  Rodriquez  11  Jekiri  5  Rodriquez  BankUnited Center (5,857)
Coral Gables, FL

02/28/2015
2:00 pm, CBS
No. 15 North Carolina L 73–64  18–11 (8–8)
 11  McClellan  7  Jekiri  4  Lecomte  BankUnited Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL

03/04/2015
8:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 67–63  19–11 (9–8)
 20  McClellan  11  Jekiri  4  McClellan  Peterson Events Center (10,549)
Pittsburgh, PA

03/07/2015
12:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech W 82–61  20–11 (10–8)
 20  Lecomte  5  3 tied  5  McClellan  Cassell Coliseum (5,421)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament

03/11/2015
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Virginia Tech
Second round
W 59–49  21–11
 16  McClellan  7  Jekiri  5  Lecomte  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC

03/12/2015
9:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
L 63–70  21–12
 15  Rodriguez  11  Jekiri  1  5 Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
NIT

03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (2) (7) North Carolina Central
First round
W 75–71  22–12
 18  Lecomte  6  Jekiri  6  Reed  BankUnited Center (1,612)
Coral Gables, FL

03/21/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (2) (6) Alabama
Second round
W 73–66  23–12
 17  Lecomte  12  Jekiri  4  McClellan  BankUnited Center (1,979)
Coral Gables, FL

03/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. (2) at (1) Richmond
Quarterfinals
W 63–61  24–12
 16  McClellen  12  Reed  2  Tied  Robins Center (6,126)
Richmond, VA

03/31/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. (2) vs. (1) Temple
Semifinals
W 60–57  25–12
 16  McClellan  11  McClellan  4  Reed  Madison Square Garden (7,185)
New York, NY

04/02/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. (2) vs. (2) Stanford
Championship game
L 64–66 OT 25–13
 25  Randle  12  Brown  3  Randle  Madison Square Garden (6,600)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR 17 15 20 18 RV NR NR NR RV 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV 20 15 21т 19 RV NR NR NR RV 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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