Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Miami Hurricanes |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 15–17 |
Conf Record: | 6–14 |
Head Coach: | Jim Larrañaga |
Hc Year: | 13th |
Assoc Coach: | Bill Courtney |
Asst Coach2: | D.J. Irving |
Asst Coach3: | Kotie Kimble |
Stadium: | Watsco Center |
Champion: | Bahamas Championship champions |
The 2023–24 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Hurricanes got to a hot start, going 11–2 in their first 13 games. Highlights of the streak included wins over Georgia and Kansas State at the Baha Mar Bahamas Hoops Championship and two conference wins over Notre Dame and sixteenth-ranked Clemson. They were ranked as highly as eighth when they lost to Kentucky in the ACC–SEC Challenge. Their fortunes turned as they lost four of their next five ACC games, with the lone win coming against Virginia Tech. They won three of their next four and had a record of 6–5 in ACC play before they lost their final ten games in a row. They played three ranked teams in that time, losing to third-ranked North Carolina by only three points, eighth ranked Duke, and again to North Carolina, who was ranked ninth at the time. Miami also struggled on the road, only winning two of their ten ACC road games.
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.
The Hurricanes finished the 2022–23 season 29–8 and 15–5 in ACC play ACC play, to finish in a tie for first place and clinch a share of the regular season title. This was the team's second ACC regular season title in program history, with the first coming in 2013. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals, where they defeated ninth seed Wake Forest before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Duke in the Semifinals. The received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated twelfth seed Drake in the First Round, fourth seed Indiana in the Second Round, first seed Houston in the Sweet Sixteen and second seed Texas to qualify for the first Final Four in program history.[1] In the Final Four they lost to eventual champions UConn to end their season.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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Anthony Walker | 1 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Junior | Transferred to Indiana[2] | ||
2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Junior | Declared for 2023 NBA draft; Selected 55th overall by Indiana Pacers[3] | |||
Harlond Beverly | 5 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Wichita State[4] | ||
Filippos Gkogkos | 10 | G | 6'3" | 193 | RS Junior | Walk-on; left team for personal reasons | ||
11 | G | 6'7" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated/2023 NBA draft; selected 48th overall by Los Angeles Clippers[5] | |||
Favour Aire | 12 | C | 6'10" | 212 | Freshman | Transferred to Penn State[6] | ||
Danilo Jovanovich | 23 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to Louisville[7] | ||
Thomas Oosterbroek | 32 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred to Portland[8] |
Source:[10] |-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| ACC tournament
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.