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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI GAME 5 | GAME vs. BUTLER 5 | vs. - BUTLER Page 1 CONTACT: Amy (Woodruff) LaBrie, Associate Communications Director O: (305) 284-3241 | C: (813) 410-1194 [email protected] | @CanesHoops 2015-16 SCHEDULE TM SETTING THE SCENE DATE OPPONENT RADIO TV TIME Nov. 22, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. ET Nov. 13 UT Rio Grande Valley $ ESPN3 W, 86-59 2015-16 TM Coliseo Roberto Clemente | San Juan, Puerto Rico Nov. 16 Louisiana ^ RSN W, 93-77 Puerto Rico Tip-Off MIAMI BUTLER TV: ESPN2 Nov. 19 vs. Mississippi State ^ ESPN2 W, 105-79 HURRIcanes BULLDOGS Radio: 560 WQAM Nov. 20 vs. No. 16 Utah $ ESPNU W, 90-66 (4-0) (3-0) Web: WatchESPN Nov. 22 vs. No. 22/20 Butler $ ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Northeastern ^ ESPN3 4 p.m. LEADERS LEADERS Coach Jim Larrañaga ranks in the top Dec. 1 at Nebraska ^ ESPNU 9 p.m. Points per Game Points per Game 60 on the list of winningest coaches Dec. 5 Charlotte $ ESPN3 4 p.m. Sheldon McClellan, 19.8 Kellen Dunham, 17.0 all time, and top 15 amongst active Dec. 8 Florida ^ ESPN2 7 p.m. Davon Reed, 11.8 Andrew Chrabascz, 14.3 coaches vs. major schools. After leading Dec. 19 Charleston $ RSN 2 p.m. Miami to the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 Dec. 22 at La Salle (at Palestra) ^ CBSSN 5 p.m. Rebounds per Game Rebounds per Game and winning the school’s first ACC Dec. 29 Princeton ^ ESPN3 7 p.m. Tonye Jekiri, 9.5 Roosevelt Jones, 10.7 regular season and tournament championships, Larrañaga was Jan. 2 Syracuse $ ACCN 2:30 p.m. Assists per Game Assists per Game honored as the AP, Naismith, Jan. 9 Florida State $ ESPN2 5 p.m. Angel Rodriguez, 5.0 Tyler Lewis, 4.3 USBWA Henry Iba, Adolph Rupp Jan. 12 at Virginia $ ESPNU 7 p.m. Cup and ACC Coach of the Year. Jan. 16 at Clemson $ ACCN 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at Boston College $ RSN 9 p.m. Jan. 23 Wake Forest $ ACCN 12 p.m. THE GAME Jan. 25 Duke $ ESPN 7 p.m. Miami will face its second-straight top 25 team on Sunday, battling No. 22/20 Butler at 7:30 p.m. ET in the Jan. 30 at NC State $ ACCN 3 p.m. championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Feb. 3 Notre Dame $ ESPN2 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Georgia Tech $ ESPNU 1 p.m. THE BROADCASTS Feb. 9 Pittsburgh ^ ESPNU 7 p.m. Catch the game on ESPN2 with Rich Hollenberg and LaPhonso Ellis making the call. Also check out the game on Feb. 14 at Florida State $ ESPNU 6:30 p.m. 560 WQAM radio with Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes. Feb. 17 Virginia Tech $ RSN 9 p.m. Feb. 20 at North Carolina $ CBS 1 p.m. THE COACH Feb. 22 Virginia $ ESPN 7 p.m. Head coach Jim Larrañaga has a 565-383 overall record in his 32nd season as a head coach. He is 95-49 in his fifth Feb. 27 Louisville ^ ACCN 2 p.m. season at the University of Miami, with a 41-29 mark in ACC play. March 2 at Notre Dame $ ESPN2 7 p.m. March 5 at Virginia Tech $ ACCN 4 p.m. THE POLLS (as of Nov. 16) ACC Tournament, Washington, D.C. AP: Miami -RV (37), Butler - 22 USA TODAY: Miami - RV (2), Butler - 20 March 8-12 ESPN/E2/ESPNU KenPom.com: Miami - 11, Butler - 25 NCAA RPI: Miami - TBA, Butler - TBA Game times listed in ET and subject to change. Home games played in the BankUnited Center THE WEATHER [] Miami’s AP / USA Today ranking Projected temperatures on game day: Coral Gables - 83/65; Indianapolis, Ind. - 34/22. RSN - Regional Sports Network ACCN - ACC Network $ 560 WQAM Radio ^ WHIM 1080 Radio THE SERIES All ACC games on ESPN will also be available on WatchESPN All ACC games on ACCN or RSN will also be available on ESPN3 This is the first meeting between Miami and Butler. MIAMI MEDIA GUIDE GEttING STARTED Miami did not print media guides again this season. Miami looks to start 5-0 for the second-straight season and second time in Coach L’s five years atT he U. The Canes’ stats, notes and almanac are online at: http://gocan.es/mbbnotes. 2013 ACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions | NCAA Sweet 16 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI GAME 5 | vs. BUTLER - Page 2 2015-16 Roster pronunciations Players 33 Ivan Cruz Uceda E-von Cruise Ew-say-duh Name YR. POS. Ht. WT. Hometown | Previous SCHOOL (S) 15 Ebuka Izundu E-boo-kuh E-zoon-do 0 Ja’Quan Newton So. G 6-2 180 Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti HS 23 Tonye Jekiri Tahn-yay Jah-kEEr-EE Knack for getting into the lane off the dribble ... Improved defensively over the summer ... Reserve point guard. 21 Kamari Murphy Kuh-mar-EE 3 Anthony Lawrence, Jr. Fr. G 6-7 210 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Lakewood Senior 5 Davon Reed Dave-on Athletic and can attack the basket with authority ... Son of a high school coach ... PG in high school, small forward at Miami. 35 Chris Stowell Stoll 5 Davon Reed Jr. G 6-6 210 Ewing, N.J. / Princeton Day School (N.J.) 2015 NIT All-Tournament Team ... Hit 47.0% (77-164) FG and 45.7% (37-81) from 3 as a sophomore ... Guards multiple positions. Coaches 10 Sheldon McClellan RSr. G 6-5 200 Houston, Texas / Texas / Bellaire Jim Larrañaga LARE-uh-NAY-guh Jerry West Award preseason watch list ... 2015 NIT All-Tournament Team ... 2015 ACSMA All-ACC H.M. ... 2015 adidas Nations Prospects Camp. Chris Caputo Ca-poo-toe 12 James Palmer So. G 6-5 202 Washington, D.C. / St. John’s College HS Locations Can play positions 1-4 ... Good pull-up jumper and can make 3-pointers ... Knocked down 5-of-5 3-point attempts at Virginia Tech in 2015. Cupey, P.R. kew-pay 13 Angel Rodriguez RSr. G 5-11 185 Cupey, P.R. / Kansas State / Dr. Krop HS Champagnat School schomp-un-yaht 2015 ACSMA All-ACC H.M. ... Floor general ... Vocal and physical leader ... Scored 20+ points four times in 2014-15. 15 Ebuka Izundu Fr. C 6-10 210 Charlotte, N.C. / Victory Christian Center / Nigeria 6-foot-10-inches tall, with 7-3 wingspan ... Great touch around the basket ... Moved to U.S. in 2013 to pursue basketball career. class BREAKDOWN 20 Mike Robinson Fr. G 5-10 170 New Britain, Conn. / New Britain HS Seniors Ivan Cruz Uceda, Tonye Jekiri, Team’s student manager turned walk on ... Played basketball, football and was on track team in high school ... Good quickness. Sheldon McClellan, Angel Rodriguez Juniors Kamari Murphy, Davon Reed, 21 Kamari Murphy RJr. F 6-8 220 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Oklahoma State / IMG / Lincoln HS Rashad Muhammad (RS) Explosive athlete with pogo-stick type hops ... Takes pride in defense ... Can guard positions 1-5 ... Great straight-line driver. Sophomores Ja’Quan Newton, 23 Tonye Jekiri Sr. C 7-0 248 Hialeah, Fla. / Champagnat Catholic School / Nigeria James Palmer, Chris Stowell Led league with 10.9 rebounds in ACC games and 9.9 rpg in all games ... ACC All-Defensive Team ... 11 double-doubles, nine in ACC play. Freshmen Ebuka Izundu, 33 Ivan Cruz Uceda Sr. F 6-10 217 Madrid, Spain / Harcum College (Pa.) Anthony Lawrence, Mike Robinson Transformed body losing 20 pounds and dropping body fat from 24% to 9% in summer of 2015 ... Inside-outside player ... Great shooter. 35 Chris Stowell So. F 6-6 190 Exeter, N.H. / Tilton School (N.H.) / Exeter HS GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN Walk on with good athleticism ... Continuously improving his strength ... Speaks English, Spanish, some Italian, Russian, Chinese & Hebrew. Nigeria Tonye Jekiri Ebuka Izundu Puerto Rico Angel Rodriguez REDSHIRT (Will sit 2015-16 season after transferring from San Jose State) Spain Ivan Cruz Uceda 1 Rashad Muhammad* Jr. G 6-6 160 Las Vegas, Nev. / San Jose State / Bishop Gorman HS United States Big-time scorer with deep range ... Led SJSU in scoring two-straight seasons, 13.9 ppg as a sophomore and 13.2 ppg as a rookie. Connecticut Mike Robinson Florida Anthony Lawrence, Jr. Nevada Rashad Muhammad LARRAÑaga by THE NUMBERS MIAMI IN Puerto Rico New Hampshire Chris Stowell 5 - Coach Jim Larrañaga is one of five ACC coaches with a Final Miami has played in four tournaments in Puerto Rico, posting a New Jersey Davon Reed Four appearance to his credit. In 2006, Larrañaga became the first 11-3 overall record. In Miami’s last appearance, the Canes won the New York Kamari Murphy coach at a mid-major school to take his team to the NCAA Final 2007-08 Puerto Rico Tip-Off with victories over Marist, VCU and Pennsylvania Ja’Quan Newton Four in 27 years. Providence. Texas Sheldon McClellan 6 - In 31 years of coaching, Jim Larrañaga has a winning record Washington, D.C. James Palmer in the NCAA Tournament, a 7-5 mark in six appearances. 1986-87 Puerto Rico Tournament WHat’S BacK FROM 2014-15? 7 - Larrañaga is no stranger to the ACC. In his seven seasons 1/8 vs. Puerto Rico Bayamon W, 75-54 Category Total P/G Pct. as an assistant coach at Virginia, the Cavaliers participated in the 1/9 vs. Puerto Rico Rio Piedras W, 111-64 Games Started 139 3.7 .732 NCAA Final Four in 1981 and 1984, won three ACC Championships 1/10 vs.