2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Hurricanes are led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga , and play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
On December 26, head coach Jim Larrañaga annouced his retirement. Bill Courtney was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 1]
Previous season
The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season a disappointing 15–17 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament , they lost to eleventh seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT . This ended a streak of two straight post-season appearances for the Hurricanes.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2024 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jalil Bethea G
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Archbishop Wood
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sep 20, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 92
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu F
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Totino-Grace
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 16, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Austin Swartz G
Concord, North Carolina
Cannon School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 5, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 87
Divine Ugochukwu G
Sugar Land, Texas
Clements
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
May 11, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 12
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:
Roster
2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Matthew Cleveland
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Pace Academy Florida State
Atlanta, GA
C
1
Lynn Kidd
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
GS
IMG Academy Virginia Tech
Gainesvlle, FL
F
2
Brandon Johnson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
GS
Rolesville East Carolina
Raleigh, NC
G
3
Jalil Bethea
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Archbishop Wood
Philadelphia, PA
F
4
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Totino-Grace
Minneapolis, MN
G
5
Jalen Blackmon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
GS
Marion Stetson
Marion, IN
G
10
Paul Djobet
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
West Oaks Academy (FL)
Lille, France
G
11
A.J. Staton-McCray
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
West Oaks Academy (FL)Samford
Delray Beach, FL
F
15
Kiree Huie
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Grayson Idaho State
Grayson, GA
G
23
Austin Swartz
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Cannon School
Concord, NC
G
24
Nijel Pack
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Larence Central Kansas State
Indianapolis, IN
G
35
Yussif Basa-Ama
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
GS
Saint Andrew's Yale
Bolgatanga , Ghana
G
99
Divine Ugochukwu
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Clements
Sugar Land, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: August 6, 2024
Schedule and results
Source:[ 17]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX /ESPN+
Saint Leo
W 94–61
–
18 – Pack
12 – Johnson
5 – Pack
Watsco Center (1,242)Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 113–72
1–0
24 – Kidd
9 –
5 – Pack
Watsco Center (5,550)Coral Gables, FL
November 10, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Binghamton
W 88–64
2–0
17 –
11 – Cleveland
6 – Pack
Watsco Center (5,701)Coral Gables, FL
November 17, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Coppin State
W 93–63
3–0
15 – Cleveland
8 – Johnson
9 – Pack
Watsco Center (5,361)Coral Gables, FL
November 21, 2024 *12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Drake Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 69–80
3–1
17 – Pack
7 – Johnson
5 – Pack
TD Arena (1,818)Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round
L 74–80
3–2
20 – Pack
10 – Johnson
4 – Blackmon
TD Arena (1,936)Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024 *12:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. VCU Charleston Classic 7th place game
L 70–77
3–3
14 – Kidd
12 – Johnson
3 –
TD Arena (2,119)Charleston, SC
November 30, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Charleston Southern
L 79–83
3–4
23 – Johnson
8 – Johnson
4 –
Watsco Center (3,244)Coral Gables, FL
December 3, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge
L 73–76
3–5
22 – Pack
10 – Cleveland
6 – Pack
Watsco Center (6,389)Coral Gables, FL
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2
Clemson
L 55–65
3–6 (0–1)
12 – Bethea
8 –
3 – Pack
Watsco Center (5,582)Coral Gables, FL
December 10, 2024 *6:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 1 Tennessee Jimmy V Classic
L 62–75
3–7
14 – Kidd
12 – Kidd
4 – Staton-McCray
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 15, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Presbyterian
W 94–75
4–7
24 – Cleveland
11 – Kidd
6 – Kidd
Watsco Center (5,214)Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's
L 74–78 OT
4–8
19 – Cleveland
13 – Kidd
3 –
Watsco Center (5,539)Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
L 68–78
4–9 (0–2)
21 – Cleveland
8 –
3 – Kidd
Conte Forum (5,035)Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
L 85–86
4–10 (0–3)
21 – Cleveland
8 – Kidd
7 – Ugochukwu
Cassell Coliseum (8,925)Blacksburg, VA
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida State
L 65–80
4–11 (0–4)
16 – Cleveland
7 –
3 – Blackmon
Watsco Center (6,597)Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2025 5:15 p.m., The CW
Wake Forest
L 78–88
4–12 (0–5)
22 – Cleveland
13 – Johnson
5 – Staton-McCray
Watsco Center (6,420)Coral Gables, FL
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN
at Duke
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU
SMU
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 22, 2025 11:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
at Stanford
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 25, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU
at California
Haas Pavilion Berkley, CA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Virginia
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2
Notre Dame
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Louisville
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Pittsburgh
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN
Duke
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at North Carolina
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
March 8, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW
NC State
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
vs.
Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP RV RV RV — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — — — — —
References
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^ Borzello, Jeff (May 5, 2024). "All-ACC pick Norchad Omier transferring from Miami to Baylor" . ESPN . Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
^ Durando, Stu (April 24, 2024). "Miami's AJ Casey will transfer to SLU" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
^ "MBB Adds Transfer Lynn Kidd" . miamihurricanes.com . University of Miami Athletics. March 28, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
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