2020-21 @CANESHOOPS GAME NOTES Miami Athletics Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 • MiamiHurricanes.com Associate Director of Communications: Alex Schwartz • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 609-802-3674/305-284-3249 Twitter: @CanesHoops | Instagram: @CanesHoops | Facebook: /CanesHoops LOOMING LARGE With 663 career victories, Jim Larrañaga is two (2) away from GAME 6 | DEC. 19, 2020 • 3:30 P.M. ET • CORAL GABLES, FLA. 2 passing John Wooden (664) for No. 36 on the all-time wins list. SPREADING THE WEALTH MIAMI HURRICANES (3-2, 0-1 ACC) Through five games, four (4) different Hurricanes have posted Head Coach: Jim Larrañaga (Providence, 1971) 4 a double-double, with three doing so for the first time at Miami. Record at UM: 193-115 (10th season), Career Record: 663-449 (37th season) MAN DOWN vs Sam Waardenburg, who led Miami in rebounds (6.0) and ACKSONVILLE OLPHIINS (6-2, 0-0 ASUN) blocks (1.1) per game in 2019-20, is out for the entire season J D 6.0 due to a left foot injury sustained in practice in late October. Head Coach: Tony Jasick (Mars Hill, 2000) Record at JU: 90-112 (seventh season), Career Record: 142-159 (10th season) STUFFING THE STAT SHEET Harlond Beverly ranks top-10 in the ACC, through 12/16, in SERIES HISTORY 10 steals (sixth), assists (seventh) and rebounds (10th) per game. All-Time: 26-7 (4-0 since rebirth) | Home: 15-2 | Away: 11-4 | Neutral: 0-0 | Coach L: 2-0 (1-0 at UM) Streak: Won 4 | Last Meeting: 73-57 home win (Nov. 16, 2012) | First Meeting: 89-87 home win (Dec. 2, 1957) FOUR IN A ROW BROADCAST INFORMATION From 2014-15 to 2017-18, Miami, Duke, North Carolina and RSN • Play-by-Play: Bob Rathbun • Color: Grant Long | FOX Sports Sun | https://es.pn/37iQBO3 10 Virginia were the only teams with 10-plus ACC wins each year. WQAM 560 AM • Joe Zagacki • Danny Rabinowitz | WQAM.Radio.com HE’S HEATING UP WVUM 90.5 FM • Cal Friedman • Josh White | WVUM.org Anthony Walker has scored 12 points in each of the last two 12 games after previously reaching double figures only once. NEWS & NOTES MILESTONE APPROACHING SIGNIFICANT SPLITS Kameron McGusty has 984 points in his collegiate career, Isaiah Wong came off the bench the first 18 contests of his career and averaged 3.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.6 16 putting him just 16 away from reaching the 1,000-point mark. assists in 12.9 minutes per game, while shooting 29.7 percent overall, 30.8 percent from deep and 60.9 percent at the line. He has started the last 18 affairs, averaging 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 33.4 minutes per DISHING OUT DIMES game, while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, 34.9 percent on 3-pointers and 84.8 percent at the stripe. After logging 18 assists once in 2019-20, the Hurricanes did so in their first two games this season, marking the first time WALKING WOUNDED they had 18-plus in consecutive games since November 2009. Eight of Miami’s 12 scholarship players are limited or out with injuries. Sam Waardenburg is out for the year with a left 18 foot injury and Earl Timberlake has yet to play due to a right ankle injury, while Chris Lykes has missed the past three BIG ADDITION, BIG MINUTES games with a left ankle injury. Kameron McGusty (right hamstring) and Rodney Miller Jr. (left groin) both exited the Cleared to play an hour before the game, Elijah Olaniyi started FGCU game in the first half and did not play against Pittsburgh. Harlond Beverly (sciatica) and Matt Cross (right arm) 37 and played 37 minutes for Miami in its matchup with Pittsburgh. played the last two games through injury, while Deng Gak is consistently limited in practice due to past knee injuries. RUN IT BACK WINNING WAYS Miami is one of just seven schools from a high-major conference (Power Five + BIG EAST) that did not lose a With a 663-449 career record, Jim Larrañaga ranks No. 10 in transfer from last season’s roster, alongside Baylor, Florida State, Marquette, TCU, Villanova and Virginia. Of those victories among active DI coaches and places No. 37 all-time programs, only four (Miami, Baylor, TCU and Virginia) also lost no players to the NBA early-entry list. 663 (min. 10 years at DI school). More on pages 9-10 THE U TO THE LEAGUE Miami is one of 18 schools with four-plus NBA Draft selections over the last four years and one of 20 schools with at least one draftee in at least three of the past four years. The Hurricanes are one of just 15 teams featured on 2020-21 SCHEDULE both lists, alongside Arizona, Duke, Florida State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Villanova and Washington. More information can be found on page five. DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE (TV) HURRICANE HERO Jim Larrañaga ranks second at Miami with 193 victories and third with a .629 winning percentage. His six 20-win NOV. 29 NORTH FLORIDA W, 77-59 (ACCN) seasons at The U are the most of any coach and a third of the program’s total. Coach L has also led Miami to all DEC. 4 STETSON W, 82-60 (ACCN) three of its 25-win campaigns, two of its three Sweet 16 berths and four of its 10 NCAA Tournament trips. DEC. 8 PURDUE+ W, 58-54 (ESPN2) JACKSONVILLE DEC. 12 FGCU L, 66-62 (RSN) The Dolphins, who enter with a 6-2 record, are led by junior forward Dontarius James’ 18.5 points per game. After DEC. 16 PITTSBURGH* L, 70-55 (ACCN) going 14-18 (7-9) during the 2019-20 campaign, Jacksonville placed seventh in the Atlantic Sun preseason poll. DEC. 19 JACKSONVILLE 3:30 p.m. (RSN) Dec. 29 at Virginia Tech* 6 p.m. (ACCN) PROJECTED STARTERS JAN. 2 CLEMSON* 2 p.m. (RSN) ANTHONY WALKER CAREER HIGHS NOTES JAN. 5 NORTH CAROLINA* 8 p.m. (ESPN) So. | F | 6-9 | 210 Pts: 14 Stl: 2 Made first start in Jan. 9 at NC State* 12 p.m. (RSN) ACC opener against Reb: 10 Blk: 3 Jan. 12 at Boston College* 7 p.m. (RSN) 1 Baltimore, Md. Pittsburgh and logged JAN. 16 LOUISVILLE* 8 p.m. (ACCN) 2020-21: 8.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.6 apg Ast: 2 Min: 35 first double-double Jan. 19 at Syracuse* 7 p.m. (ACCN) ISAIAH WONG CAREER HIGHS NOTES JAN. 24 NOTRE DAME* 6 p.m. (ACCN) So. | G | 6-3 | 180 Pts: 27 Stl: 3 Since entering starting Jan. 27 at Florida State* 6 p.m. (ESPN2) lineup, averaging 15.2 Piscataway, N.J. Reb: 12 Blk: 1 ppg & 4.9 rpg in last Jan. 30 at Wake Forest* 2 p.m. (ACCN) 2 2020-21: 17.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.6 apg Ast: 3 Min: 42 18 games (47.9 FG%) FEB. 1 DUKE* 7 p.m. (ESPN) CAREER HIGHS NOTES FEB. 6 VIRGINIA TECH* 12 p.m. (RSN) NYSIER BROOKS RSr. | C | 7-0 | 240 Pts: 17 Stl: 3 Career-high 15 boards Feb. 8 at North Carolina* 7 p.m. (ESPN) vs. FGCU; Logged 8.1 Feb. 14 at Notre Dame* 6 p.m. (ACCN) 3 Philadelphia, Pa. Reb: 15 Blk: 5 ppg, 6.3 rpg & 1.5 bpg FEB. 20 GEORGIA TECH* 12 p.m. (RSN) 2020-21: 7.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 0.2 apg Ast: 3 Min: 36 at Cincinnati in 2018-19 FEB. 24 FLORIDA STATE* 8:30 p.m. (ACCN) ELIJAH OLANIYI CAREER HIGHS NOTES Feb. 27 at Clemson* 2 p.m. (RSN) Sr. | G | 6-5 | 205 Pts: 33 Stl: 5 Eligible to play as of March 1 at Virginia* 9 p.m. (ESPN/2/U) 12/16/20; First Team Reb: 11 Blk: 2 March 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6 p.m. (ACCN) 4 Newark, N.J. All-America East at March 9-13 ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) TBD (TBD) 2020-21: 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg Ast: 7 Min: 41 Stony Brook last year HARLOND BEVERLY CAREER HIGHS NOTES BOLD CAPS - home game, played at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. So. | G | 6-5 | 185 Pts: 20 Stl: 4 First double-double in season opener; * - ACC game Detroit, Mich. Reb: 11 Blk: 2 + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Coral Gables, Fla.) 5 Started last three 2020-21: 8.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 4.2 apg Ast: 6 Min: 40 games for Chris Lykes ROSTER BREAKDOWN NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL 0 Chris Lykes G 5-7 160 Sr. Mitchellville, Md. / Gonzaga College HS (D.C.) 1 Anthony Walker F 6-9 210 So. Baltimore, Md. / Brewster Academy (N.H.) 2 Isaiah Wong G 6-3 180 So. Piscataway, N.J. / Monsignor Bonner (Pa.) 3 Nysier Brooks C 7-0 240 RSr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Cincinnati / Advanced Prep International (Texas) 4 Elijah Olaniyi G 6-5 205 Sr. Newark, N.J. / Stony Brook / East Side 5 Harlond Beverly G 6-5 185 So. Detroit, Mich. / Montverde Academy (Fla.) 10 Filippos Gkogkos G 6-3 190 So. Athens, Greece / International School of Bucharest (Romania) 13 Earl Timberlake G 6-6 215 Fr. Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Catholic (Md.) 14 Rodney Miller Jr. C 7-0 250 RSr. Laurelton, N.Y. / Oak Hill Academy (Va.) 15 Willie Herenton G 6-2 180 Sr.