2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	14–18 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Caputo; Pooh Williamson; Adam Fisher;
Home arena	Watsco Center

The 2018–19 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-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).

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2017–18 season 22–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Loyola–Chicago.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ja’Quan Newton	0	G	6'3"	191	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Lonnie Walker IV	4	G	6'5"	204	Freshman	Reading, PA	Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Mike Robinson	5	G	5'10"	170	Junior	New Britain, CT	Graduated
Bruce Brown, Jr.	11	G	6'5"	202	Sophomore	Boston, MA	Declared for 2018 NBA draft
Chris Stowell	35	F	6'6"	208	Senior	Exeter, NH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Zach Johnson	5	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Miami, FL	Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Will be eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Florida Gulf Coast.
Anthony Mack	13	G	6'6"	218	RS Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred from Wyoming. Will be eligible to play immediately since he received a waiver.
Kameron McGusty	20	G	6'5"	191	Junior	Katy, TX	Transferred from Texas. Under NCAA transfer rules, will have to redshirt during 2018–19 season. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

2018 recruiting class

There was no recruiting class of 2018 for Miami (FL).

Roster

2018–19 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)	161 lb (73 kg)	So	Mitchellville, MD
G	1	Dejan Vasiljevic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Melbourne, Australia
G	2	Willie Herenton (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lincolnshire, IL
G	3	Anthony Lawrence II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. Petersburg, FL
G	5	Zach Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Miami, FL
G	10	Dominic Proctor (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Las Vegas, NV
G	13	Anthony Mack	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	Las Vegas, NV
C	14	Rodney Miller Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Laurelton, NY
C	15	Ebuka Izundu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, NC
F	20	Dewan Hernandez (I)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Miami, FL
F	21	Sam Waardenburg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Henderson, New Zealand
F	22	Deng Gak	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Sydney, Australia
G	23	Kameron McGusty (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Katy, TX

Head coach

Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)
Pooh Williamson (Tulsa)
Adam Fisher (Penn State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-01-05

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Barry	W 91–61		19 – Izundu	10 – Izundu	8 – Herenton	Watsco Center (5,520) Coral Gables, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Lehigh	W 83–62	1–0	22 – Lykes	12 – Lawrence	4 – Lykes	Watsco Center (6,799) Coral Gables, FL
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Stephen F. Austin	W 96–58	2–0	22 – Izundu	18 – Izundu	6 – Lykes	Watsco Center (6,066) Coral Gables, FL
November 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Bethune–Cookman	W 78–70	3–0	21 – Lykes	9 – Lawrence	6 – Lykes	Watsco Center (6,322) Coral Gables, FL
November 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. La Salle Wooden Legacy Quarterfinals	W 85–49	4–0	18 – Lykes	8 – Izundu	5 – Johnson	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Fresno State Wooden Legacy Semifinals	W 78–76	5–0	24 – Johnson	6 – Izundu	3 – Tied	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018* 10:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Seton Hall Wooden Legacy Championship	L 81–83	5–1	18 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Vasiljevic	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 54–57	5–2	16 – Lawrence II	12 – Izundu	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,376) Coral Gables, FL
December 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Yale HoopHall Miami Invitational	L 73–77	5–3	19 – Izundu	9 – Izundu	5 – Johnson	American Airlines Arena Miami, FL
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 75–89	5–4	17 – Johnson	7 – Izundu	5 – Lykes	Palestra (3,019) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Houston Baptist	W 80–73	6–4	17 – Lawrence	11 – Izundu	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (6,553) Coral Gables, FL
December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Florida Atlantic	W 75–55	7–4	19 – Izundu	13 – Izundu	8 – Lawrence	Watsco Center (6,222) Coral Gables, FL
December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		Campbell	W 73–62	8–4	22 – Johnson	8 – Tied	3 – Lawrence	Watsco Center (6,789) Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 18 NC State	L 82–87	8–5 (0–1)	28 – Lykes	11 – Izundu	4 – Johnson	Watsco Center (6,983) Coral Gables, FL
January 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Louisville	L 73–90	8–6 (0–2)	19 – Tied	10 – Izundu	4 – Lykes	KFC Yum! Center (15,050) Louisville, KY
January 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		at No. 13 Florida State	L 62–68	8–7 (0–3)	17 – Lykes	9 – Izundu	4 – Mack	Donald L. Tucker Center (10,531) Tallahassee, FL
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Wake Forest	W 76–65	9–7 (1–3)	25 – Lykes	11 – Izundu	4 – Lykes	Watsco Center (7,197) Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 13 North Carolina	L 76–85	9–8 (1–4)	20 – Lykes	8 – Izundu	6 – Lykes	Watsco Center (7,131) Coral Gables, FL
January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Syracuse	L 53–73	9–9 (1–5)	11 – Vasiljevic	10 – Izundu	3 – Lawrence	Carrier Dome (21,058) Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida State	L 66–78	9–10 (1–6)	20 – Johnson	7 – Lawrence	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (7,122) Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 12 Virginia Tech	L 70–82	9–11 (1–7)	19 – Lykes	9 – Lawrence	4 – Lykes	Watsco Center (6,680) Coral Gables, FL
February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 3 Virginia	L 46–56	9–12 (1–8)	16 – Lykes	11 – Izundu	3 – Lawrence II	John Paul Jones Arena (13,978) Charlottesville, VA
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Notre Dame	W 62–47	10–12 (2–8)	15 – Vasiljevic	12 – Lawrence	3 – Johnson	Watsco Center (6,372) Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 8 North Carolina	L 85–88 ^OT	10–13 (2–9)	27 – Lykes	10 – Izundu	5 – Lawrence II	Dean Smith Center (21,383) Chapel Hill, NC
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Clemson	W 65–64	11–13 (3–9)	22 – Vasiljevic	8 – Lawrence	3 – Johnson	Watsco Center (6,338) Coral Gables, FL
February 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Boston College	L 57–64	11–14 (3–10)	14 – Izundu	9 – Izundu	4 – Lykes	Conte Forum (7,251) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Georgia Tech	W 80–65	12–14 (4–10)	21 – Vasiljevic	10 – Lawrence	9 – Lawrence	Watsco Center (6,813) Coral Gables, FL
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	L 75–76	12–15 (4–11)	26 – Lykes	12 – Lawrence	6 – Lawrence	LJVM Coliseum (5,283) Winston-Salem, NC
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, CBS		at No. 3 Duke	L 57–87	12–16 (4–12)	15 – Izundu	9 – Izundu	3 – Lawrence II	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		Pittsburgh	W 76–63	13–16 (5–12)	27 – Lawrence II	14 – Izundu	4 – Lawrence II	Watsco Center (6,373) Coral Gables, FL
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 15 Virginia Tech	L 70–84	13–17 (5–13)	16 – Izundu	11 – Lawrence II	9 – Lykes	Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN	(12)	vs. (13) Wake Forest First round	W 79–71	14–17	21 – Vasiljevic	10 – Lawrence II	4 – Tied	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN	(12)	vs. (5) No. 16 Virginia Tech Second Round	L 56–71	14–18	19 – Lykes	11 – Lawrence	7 – Lawrence	Spectrum Center (19,691) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV																		Not released
Coaches	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

"2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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[1] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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