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2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record26–11 (14–6 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Caputo
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Duke 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
North Carolina 15 5   .750 29 10   .744
Notre Dame 15 5   .750 24 11   .686
Miami (FL) 14 6   .700 26 11   .703
Wake Forest 13 7   .650 25 10   .714
Virginia 12 8   .600 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Florida State 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Syracuse 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Clemson 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Louisville 6 14   .300 13 19   .406
Boston College 6 14   .300 13 20   .394
Pittsburgh 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Georgia Tech 5 15   .250 12 20   .375
NC State 4 16   .200 11 21   .344
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-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).

The Hurricanes finished the season 26–11, 14–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual runners-up Duke in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated USC, Auburn and Iowa State to advance to the first Elite Eight in school history where they lost to the eventual National Champion Kansas Jayhawks.

Previous season

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The Hurricanes finished the 2020–21 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Chris Lykes 0 G 5'7" 160 Senior Mitchellville, MD Transferred to Arkansas
Nysier Brooks 3 C 7'0" 240 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Ole Miss
Elijah Olaniyi 4 G 6'5" 205 Senior Newark, NJ Transferred to Stony Brook
Earl Timberlake 13 G 6'6" 215 Freshman Washington, D.C. Transferred to Memphis
Willie Herenton 15 G 6'2" 180 Senior Lincolnshire, IL Walk-on; left the team
Matt Cross 33 F 6'7" 225 Freshman Beverly, MA Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Charlie Moore 3 G 5'11" 180 Graduate Student Chicago, IL DePaul
Jordan Miller 11 G 6'7" 195 RS Junior Middleburg, VA George Mason

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bensley Joseph
#14 PG
Putnam, CT Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Jakai Robinson
#20 SF
Fort Washington, MD National Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Wooga Poplar
#40 SG
Philadelphia, PA Math, Civics and Sciences Charter School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Anthony Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Baltimore, MD
G 2 Isaiah Wong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Piscataway, NJ
G 3 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Chicago, IL
G 4 Bensley Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Arlington, MA
G 5 Harlond Beverly Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Detroit, MI
G 10 Filippos Gkogkos (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Athens, Greece
G 11 Jordan Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Middleburg, VA
G 13 Jakai Robinson Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ossining, NY
C 14 Rodney Miller Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Laurelton, NY
F 21 Sam Waardenburg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS 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) GS Katy, TX
F 32 Thomas Oosterbroek (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 55 Wooga Poplar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Nova Southeastern W 106–95 
 40  Wong   8  McGusty   8  McGusty  Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
Nov 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX
Canisius W 77–67  1–0
 20  McGusty   10  McGusty   4  3 tied  Watsco Center (3,234)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 13, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
UCF L 89–95  1–1
 28  McGusty   5  Wong   3  Wong  Watsco Center (2,950)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 16, 2021*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Florida Atlantic W 68–66  2–1
 18  Wong   8  McGusty   1  4 tied  FAU Arena (2,772)
Boca Raton, FL
Nov 21, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida A&M W 86–59  3–1
 20  Moore   8  Waardenburg   4  Tied  Watsco Center (3,175)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 25, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Dayton
ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals
L 60–76  3–2
 10  Wong   5  J. Miller   2  Tied  HP Field House (3,514)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 26, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. North Texas
ESPN Events Invitational Consolation 2nd Round
W 69–63  4–2
 21  Wong   12  McGusty   3  Moore  HP Field House (3,859)
Kissimmee, FL
Nov 28, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 10 Alabama
ESPN Events Invitational 5th Place
L 64–96  4–3
 24  McGusty   10  McGusty   3  Wong  HP Field House (3,127)
Kissimmee, FL
Dec 1, 2021*
9:15 p.m., ESPNU
at Penn State
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
W 63–58  5–3
 14  Waardenburg   5  Tied   4  Moore  Bryce Jordan Center (8,221)
University Park, PA
Dec 4, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson W 80–75  6–3
(1–0)
 18  Waardenburg   4  McGusty   5  Moore  Watsco Center (3,388)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Lipscomb W 76–59  7–3
 29  McGusty   8  J. Miller   4  Tied  Watsco Center (2,753)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 12, 2021*
11:30 a.m., FloHoops
vs. Fordham
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
W 72–66  8–3
 18  Moore   9  J. Miller   2  Tied  Barclays Center (0)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Stetson W 82–72  9–3
 27  McGusty   11  J. Miller   8  Moore  Watsco Center (2,232)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 29, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
NC State W 91–83  10–3
(2–0)
 25  J. Miller   11  McGusty   5  McGusty  Watsco Center (3,014)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wake Forest W 92–84  11–3
(3–0)
 25  Wong   8  McGusty   7  Moore  Watsco Center (3,376)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 5, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse W 88–87  12–3
(4–0)
 25  Moore   8  J. Miller   6  Moore  Watsco Center (4,506)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 2 Duke W 76–74  13–3
(5–0)
 18  Moore   6  Poplar   5  Waardenburg  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 11, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State L 64–65  13–4
(5–1)
 20  Moore   9  McGusty   6  Moore  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,339)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina W 85–57  14–4
(6–1)
 25  Wong   10  McGusty   4  Tied  Watsco Center (5,979)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
Florida State L 60–61  14–5
(6–2)
 22  Wong   6  J. Miller   4  McGusty  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech W 78–75  15–5
(7–2)
 19  McGusty   7  McGusty   6  Moore  Cassell Coliseum (7,086)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 29, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Georgia Tech W 73–62  16–5
(8–2)
 20  McGusty   8  J. Miller   3  Tied  McCamish Pavilion (5,135)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Notre Dame L 64–68  16–6
(8–3)
 18  Wong   8  Walker   7  Moore  Watsco Center (6,363)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia L 58–71  16–7
(8–4)
 21  McGusty   5  Tied   4  J. Miller  John Paul Jones Arena (14,089)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Georgia Tech W 79–70  17–7
(9–4)
 19  Waardenburg   8  Tied   5  Waardenburg  Watsco Center (3,866)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Wake Forest W 76–72  18–7
(10–4)
 22  McGusty   7  Wong   3  Moore  LJVM Coliseum (7,698)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Louisville W 70–63  19–7
(11–4)
 15  Tied   9  Waardenburg   6  McGusty  KFC Yum! Center (12,065)
Louisville, KY
Feb 19, 2022
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 71–74  19–8
(11–5)
 20  McGusty   7  Tied   4  Tied  Watsco Center (5,596)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Pittsburgh W 85–64  20–8
(12–5)
 19  Tied   6  Walker   5  Moore  Petersen Events Center (7,360)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Virginia Tech L 70–71  20–9
(12–6)
 15  McGusty   6  J. Miller   9  Moore  Watsco Center (5,979)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 2, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College W 81–70  21–9
(13–6)
 27  Wong   7  Wong   5  Moore  Conte Forum (4,045)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Syracuse W 75–72  22–9
(14–6)
 25  J. Miller   13  J. Miller   8  Moore  Carrier Dome (23,108)
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
Mar 10, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
(4) vs. (13) Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 71–69 OT 23–9
 16  McGusty   9  Waardenburg   6  Tied  Barclays Center (11,511)
Brooklyn, NY
Mar 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(4) vs. (1) No. 7 Duke
Semifinals
L 76–80  23–10
 24  McGusty   13  J. Miller   8  Moore  Barclays Center (15,994)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2022*
3:10 pm, truTV
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) No. 22 USC
First Round
W 68–66  24–10
 22  Wong   6  McGusty   4  Moore  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,255)
Greenville, SC
Mar 20, 2022*
7:45 pm, truTV
(10 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Auburn
Second Round
W 79–61  25–10
 21  Wong   9  Moore   8  Moore  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,316)
Greenville, SC
Mar 25, 2022*
9:59 pm, TBS
(10 MW) vs. (11 MW) Iowa State
Sweet Sixteen
W 70–56  26–10
 27  McGusty   8  Waardenburg   9  Moore  United Center (20,857)
Chicago, IL
Mar 27, 2022*
2:20 pm, CBS
(10 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas
Elite Eight
L 50–76  26–11
 18  McGusty   5  Walker   3  Wong  United Center (20,241)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV16т

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved September 22, 2021.