The Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team is the college basketball team of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The University of Miami men's basketball team was formed in 1926, but the program was later dropped by the university in 1971. In 1985, 14 years later, the Hurricanes resumed play as an independent and joined the Big East Conference in 1991, winning the Big East regular season title in 2000. In 2004, in conjunction with the rest of the Miami athletic program, the team moved to the ACC.

In 2012–2013, the team won its first regular season ACC championship and its first ACC championship. In the 2014–2015 season, they reached the final of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The team has reached the NCAA Championship's Sweet 16 five times (1999–2000, 2012–2013, 2015–2016, 2021–2022, and 2022–2023), the Elite Eight twice (2021–2022 and 2022–2023), and the Final Four once (2022–2023).

The Hurricanes are currently coached by Jai Lucas, who was named head coach following Jim Larrañaga's resignation and play their home games at the Watsco Center.

History

Bill Foster era (1985–1990)

Leonard Hamilton era (1990–2000)

Perry Clark era (2000–2004) Perry Clark took over the program at Miami in 2000 and spent four seasons with the Hurricanes, where he led them to a 65–54 (.546) record. In his first three seasons with the program, he accumulated 51 wins, the most ever by a Hurricane coach, and became the only Miami coach to take the Hurricanes to the postseason in each of his first two seasons.

Clark's 2001–02 Hurricane squad finished 24–8 and received the school's fourth NCAA Tournament berth and set a school record for wins in a season. Included in the 24 wins were a school-record 14 consecutive victories to open the season. His Hurricanes were not ranked in the preseason, but were ranked for the final 13 weeks of the campaign, ending the year No. 21 according to the Associated Press.

Frank Haith era (2004–2011)

Frank Haith was hired on April 11, 2004 and tasked with leading the Hurricanes into the Atlantic Coast Conference. In his first season, Haith took a team that was coming off two straight losing seasons and picked to finish last in the ACC and guided it to the postseason for the first time since 2002. As a result, Haith was a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award.

Haith again took Miami to the NIT in 2005, and the Hurricanes won their first two games before bowing out in a loss to the Michigan Wolverines. It was just the second time in Miami's basketball history that the Hurricanes had won back-to-back postseason games.

Haith reached just one NCAA tournament as the head coach at Miami, leading the Hurricanes to a second-round appearance in 2008. The next season, Haith's team returned four starters, including sharpshooter Jack McClinton. Miami began the season ranked 16th in the USA Today/ESPN pre-season poll, and the media picked it to finish fourth in the ACC. However, Miami finished below .500 in conference play and missed the NCAA tournament, instead participating in the NIT. The following season, Haith's team finished in last place in the ACC.

Haith has also led the Hurricanes to success off-the-court. Under Haith's tenure, all eight Miami senior basketball players who have completed their eligibility have earned their degrees. Miami also placed three players on the ACC All-Academic basketball team for the 2004–2005 season, more than any school in the conference.

Jim Larrañaga era (2011–2024)

On April 22, 2011, Jim Larrañaga accepted the head coaching position at the University of Miami. In his first season at Miami, he led the team to a 9–7 record in-conference. It marked the school's first ever winning record in the ACC.

In his second season, Larrañaga led the Hurricanes to arguably their best season since the Rick Barry era. They won the ACC regular-season title (the first time in 11 years, and only the fourth time in 32 years, that a team from North Carolina had not won at least a share of the title). The highlight of the season was an unprecedented 90–63 rout of #1 ranked Duke. That win was Miami's first-ever defeat of a top-ranked team, and the largest margin of defeat for a #1 team ever.

On March 17, 2013, Larrañaga coached the Hurricanes to the ACC tournament title—the first tournament title in the program's history — with an 87–77 win over North Carolina. On April 4, 2013, Larrañaga was voted the Associated Press' college basketball coach of the year. A week later, the Hurricanes advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament with their school-record 29th win. The season ended the following weekend with a loss to Marquette. He claimed the Hurricanes had not enough energy to win the game because of Reggie Johnson's injury and Shane Larkin's sickness.

Since the mid-2010s, Miami men's basketball under Larrañaga has become a routine contender in the ACC and nationally. In 2022, Miami made their first Elite Eight in program history, only falling short against eventual national champions Kansas. In the 2023 tournament, the Hurricanes made an even bigger leap, overcoming top regional seed Houston and second-seeded Texas en route to the program's first-ever Final Four. However, in the Final Four, they again ran into the eventual champions, this time falling to UConn. In 2024, with expectations still high, Miami started strong, starting out 15–7, but they finished the season with 10 straight losses, resulting in a 15–17 record, ultimately missing out on the postseason.

Following a 4–8 start to the 2024–25 season, Larrañaga announced he was stepping down from his head coaching position on December 26, 2024, with associate head coach Bill Courtney being named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results The Hurricanes have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament thirteen times. Their combined record is 16–13.

1960 First Round WKU L 84–107 1998 #11 First Round #6 UCLA L 62–65 1999 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Lafayette#10 Purdue W 75–54L 63–73 2000 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #11 Arkansas#3 Ohio State#7 Tulsa W 75–71W 75–62L 71–80 2002 #5 First Round #12 Missouri L 80–93 2008 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Saint Mary's#2 Texas W 78–64L 72–75 2013 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Pacific#7 Illinois#3 Marquette W 78–49W 63–59L 61–712016 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Buffalo#11 Wichita State#2 Villanova W 79–72W 65–57L 69–922017 #8 First Round #9 Michigan State L 58–782018 #6 First Round #11 Loyola (IL) L 62–642022 #10 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #7 USC#2 Auburn#11 Iowa State#1 Kansas W 68–66 W 79–61 W 70–56 L 50–762023 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four #12 Drake#4 Indiana#1 Houston#2 Texas#4 UConn W 63–56 W 85–69W 89–75 W 88–81 L 59–722026 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Missouri#2 Purdue W 80–66L 69–79

NIT results The Hurricanes have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 11–12.

1961 First Round Saint Louis L 56–58 1963 First RoundQuarterfinals St. FrancisProvidence W 71–70L 96–106 1964 First Round Saint Joseph's L 76–86 1995 First Round Penn State L 56–62 1997 First Round Michigan L 63–76 2001 First Round Auburn L 60–58 2005 First Round South Carolina L 67–69 2006 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Oklahoma StateCreightonMichigan W 62–59W 53–52L 65–71 2009 First RoundSecond Round ProvidenceFlorida W 78–66L 60–74 2011 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Florida AtlanticMissouri StateAlabama W 85–62W 81–72L 64–79 2012 First RoundSecond Round ValparaisoMinnesota W 66–50L 60–78 2015 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal North Carolina CentralAlabamaRichmondTempleStanford W 75–71W 73–66W 63–61W 60–57L 64–66

NAIA results

The Hurricanes have made one NAIA tournament appearance with a record of 0-1.

1949 First Round Eastern Illinois State L 73-89

Notable players

Retired numbers

Rick Barry SF 1962–65 1976 Three Former Hurricanes Recognized with Honored Jerseys on Miami Hurricanes, 21 Jan 2010 Tim James SF 1995–99 1999

Honored jerseys "Honored" players are those former athletes who have had their jerseys hanging at the Watsco Center rafters, although those numbers are not officially retired. 13 Dick Hickox G 1958–61 2010 11 Don Curnutt SGDon Curnutt at the University of Miami HOF 1967–70 2010 33 Jack McClinton SG 2006–09 2010

National Player of the Year 2013 – Shane Larkin, Lute Olson National Player of the Year

All-Americans 1960 – Dick Hickox, AP Second Team 1965 – Rick Barry, Consensus First Team 1970 – Don Curnutt, Helms Second Team 1999 – Tim James, AP Third Team 2013 – Shane Larkin, AP, NABC Second Team, Sporting News Third Team, John Wooden All-American, Bob Cousy Award Finalist, John R. Wooden Award Finalist 2023 – Isaiah Wong, NABC Third Team

ACC Player of the Year 2013 – Shane Larkin (Coaches)

2023 – Isaiah Wong

All-ACC Teams First Team All-ACC: Jack McClinton, 2008, 2009 Shane Larkin, 2013 Kameron McGusty, 2022 Isaiah Wong, 2023 Malik Reneau, 2026

Second Team All-ACC: Guillermo Diaz, 2005, 2006 Kenny Kadji, 2013 Sheldon McClellan, 2016 Jordan Miller, 2023 Norchad Omier, 2024 Tre Donaldson, 2026

Third Team All-ACC: Robert Hite, 2006 Jack McClinton, 2007 Malcolm Grant, 2011 Kenny Kadji, 2012 Rion Brown, 2014 Tonye Jekiri, 2016 Isaiah Wong, 2022 Norchad Omier, 2023

ACC All-Rookie Team: Durand Scott, 2010 Shane Larkin, 2012

ACC All-Defensive Team: Anthony King, 2005 Shane Larkin, 2013 Durand Scott, 2013 Tonye Jekiri, 2015, 2016 Charlie Moore, 2022

ACC All-Tournament Team: Shane Larkin, 2013 (MVP) Durand Scott, 2013 Julian Gamble, 2013 (2nd Team) Trey McKinney-Jones, 2013 (2nd Team)

Big East Player of the Year 1999 – Tim James

All-Big East Teams First Team All-Big East: Tim James, 1998, 1999 Johnny Hemsley, 1999

Second Team All-Big East: Tim James, 1997 Johnny Hemsley, 2000 Darius Rice, 2002, 2004 John Salmons, 2002

Third Team All-Big East: Constantin Popa, 1993, 1995 Mario Bland, 2000 John Salmons, 2001 James Jones, 2002 Darius Rice, 2003

Big East All-Rookie Team: Steven Edwards, 1993 Kevin Norris, 1995 Tim James, 1996 Darius Rice, 2001 Guillermo Diaz, 2004

Big East All-Tournament Team: Jerome Scott, 1992 Tim James, 1999 Marcus Barnes, 2002

All-time leaders

Points RankPlayerYearsPoints1.1962–652,2982.1985–892,2703.1967–702,0064.2000–041,8655.2002–061,7176.1995–991,7137.2006–091,7028.2009–131,6509.1985–891,59410.1958–611,529

Rebounds RankPlayer2019–20 Miami Hurricanes Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Miami. 2019. p. 159.YearsRebounds1.1962–651,2742.1968–719163.1958–619144.2012–169015.1960–638576.1995–998567.1985–898558.2009–138429.2003–0882410.1955–58787

Assists RankPlayerYearsAssists1.1996–005202.1994–984933.1998–024294.1985–894125.2009–134046.1987–903847.2002–073308.1991–943199.1992–9631210.2009–12292

Steals RankPlayerYearsSteals1.1994–982082.1996–001993.1998–021924.2002–061874.1988–921876.1988–931677.2009–131668.1985–891549.2015–1914410.1998–03141

Blocks RankPlayerYearsBlocks1.1991–952632.1995–992243.2003–082194.1999–031925.2008–131326.2012–161267.1986–881258.1985–891239.1997–0211410.2009–13113

NBA draft selections

26 former Miami players have been drafted into the NBA: Kyshawn George, 2024: 1st round, 24th overall pick Jordan Miller, 2023: 2nd round, 48th overall pick Isaiah Wong, 2023: 2nd round, 55th overall pick Dewan Hernandez, 2019: 2nd round, 59th overall pick Lonnie Walker IV, 2018: 1st round, 18th overall pick Bruce Brown, 2018: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick Davon Reed, 2017: 2nd round, 32nd overall pick Shane Larkin, 2013: 1st round, 18th overall pick Dwayne Collins, 2010: 2nd round, 60th overall pick Jack McClinton, 2009: 2nd round, 51st overall pick Guillermo Díaz, 2006: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick