2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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]

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 ACC men's basketball standings

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

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.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2019–20 season 15–16, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. 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.^[2] The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Elijah Olaniyi	4	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Newark, NJ	Stony Brook

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	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
	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.

Roster

2020–21 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Chris Lykes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Mitchellville, MD F 1 Anthony Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Baltimore, MD G 2 Isaiah Wong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Piscataway, NJ C 3 Nysier Brooks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, PA G 4 Elijah Olaniyi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Newark, NJ G 5 Harlond Beverly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Detroit, MI G 10 Filippos Gkogkos (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Athens, Greece G 13 Earl Timberlake 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Laurelton, NY G 15 Willie Herenton (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lincolnshire, IL F 21 Sam Waardenburg   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Auckland, New Zealand F 22 Deng Gak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Sydney, Australia G 23 Kameron McGusty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Katy, TX F 33 Matt Cross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Beverly, MA	Head coach Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Chris Caputo (Westfield State) Adam Fisher (Penn State) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 23, 2020

Source:^[4]

Schedule and results

Source:^[5]

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.

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

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

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

1. Furones, David. "Miami Hurricanes announce men's basketball non-conference schedule". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
2. "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". from the original on March 12, 2020.
4. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. Medcalf, Myron (February 8, 2021). "Miami Hurricanes-North Carolina Tar Heels basketball game postponed after party video surfaces". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2021.