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After a two-season drought, the Hurricanes are once again playing for a chance at the national title.
Miami made it back to the NCAA Tournament. It is the No. 7 seed in the West region. The Hurricanes will face 10th-seeded Missouri in the first round on Friday in St. Louis, Missouri.
Missouri will be playing a mere 125 miles from its campus in Columbia.
The last time Miami made the NCAA Tournament, it went on a Cinderella run to the program’s first-ever Final Four. Led by ACC Player of the Year Isaiah Wong, Miami reeled off four straight tournament wins before falling to eventual national champion UConn.
But two disastrous seasons followed that campaign, with the Hurricanes going a combined 22-41 in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Last year, Miami finished a dismal 7-24, and long-time coach Jim Larrañaga retired.
The Hurricanes hired Duke assistant Jai Lucas to take over the program, and he built the coaching staff and roster from scratch. Lucas signed six freshmen and added seven transfers to fill out the UM roster, nabbing key players like Malik Reneau and Tre Donaldson in the portal and securing commitments from freshmen Shelton Henderson and Dante Allen.
The rebuilt Hurricanes went 24-7 in the regular season, finishing third in the ACC with key victories over North Carolina, Florida State, N.C. State and SMU, among others.
The Hurricanes fell short in the ACC Tournament, beating Louisville in the quarterfinals but losing in the semifinals to Virginia, a team that beat them in the regular season.
Despite getting eliminated in the conference tournament semifinals, Miami did enough throughout the season to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Miami made it back to the NCAA Tournament. It is the No. 7 seed in the West region. The Hurricanes will face 10th-seeded Missouri in the first round on Friday in St. Louis, Missouri.
Missouri will be playing a mere 125 miles from its campus in Columbia.
The last time Miami made the NCAA Tournament, it went on a Cinderella run to the program’s first-ever Final Four. Led by ACC Player of the Year Isaiah Wong, Miami reeled off four straight tournament wins before falling to eventual national champion UConn.
But two disastrous seasons followed that campaign, with the Hurricanes going a combined 22-41 in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Last year, Miami finished a dismal 7-24, and long-time coach Jim Larrañaga retired.
The Hurricanes hired Duke assistant Jai Lucas to take over the program, and he built the coaching staff and roster from scratch. Lucas signed six freshmen and added seven transfers to fill out the UM roster, nabbing key players like Malik Reneau and Tre Donaldson in the portal and securing commitments from freshmen Shelton Henderson and Dante Allen.
The rebuilt Hurricanes went 24-7 in the regular season, finishing third in the ACC with key victories over North Carolina, Florida State, N.C. State and SMU, among others.
The Hurricanes fell short in the ACC Tournament, beating Louisville in the quarterfinals but losing in the semifinals to Virginia, a team that beat them in the regular season.
Despite getting eliminated in the conference tournament semifinals, Miami did enough throughout the season to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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