2022–23 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2022–23 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ACC regular season co–champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 16
Record29–8 (15–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Courtney
Assistant coaches
  • D.J. Irving
  • Kotie Kimble
Home arenaWatsco Center
Seasons
2022–23 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Miami (FL) 15 – 5   .750 29 – 8   .784
No. 14 Virginia 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
Clemson 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
No. 12 Duke † 14 – 6   .700 27 – 9   .750
Pittsburgh 14 – 6   .700 24 – 12   .667
NC State 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
North Carolina 11 – 9   .550 20 – 13   .606
Wake Forest 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
Syracuse 10 – 10   .500 17 – 15   .531
Boston College 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 7 – 13   .350 9 – 23   .281
Georgia Tech 6 – 14   .300 15 – 18   .455
Notre Dame 3 – 17   .150 11 – 21   .344
Louisville 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2023 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by twelfth-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).

They finished the 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.

As of 2024, this season marked the last time the Hurricanes made the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2021–22 season 26–11, 14–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual runners-up Duke in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated USC, Auburn and Iowa State to advance to the first Elite Eight in school history where they eventually lost to the eventual national champion, Kansas.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Charlie Moore 3 G 5'11" 180 GS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Rodney Miller Jr. 14 C 7'0" 235 GS Senior Laurelton, NY Graduated
Sam Waardenburg 21 F 6'10" 225 GS Senior Auckland, NZ Graduated
Deng Gak 22 F 6'11" 220 RS Junior Sydney, Australia Signed to play professionally in Australia with Ballarat Miners
Kameron McGusty 23 G 6'5" 190 GS Senior Katy, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Norchad Omier 15 F 6'7" 232 Sophomore Bluefields, Nicaragua Arkansas State
Nijel Pack 24 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Kansas State

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Casey
#7 SF 		Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Christian Watson
#20 SF 		Washington, DC St. John's College High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Favour Aire
#24 C 		Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Danilo Jovanovich
#31 PF 		Greenfield, WI Whitnall High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 48
  • 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:

  • "Miami 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 AJ Casey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
F 1 Anthony Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Baltimore, MD
G 2 Isaiah Wong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Piscataway, NJ
G 3 Christian Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lanham, MD
G 4 Bensley Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Arlington, MA
G 5 Harlond Beverly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Detroit, MI
G 10 Filippos Gkogkos (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Athens, Greece
G 11 Jordan Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Middleburg, VA
C 12 Favour Aire 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Ekpoma, Nigeria
G 13 Jakai Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Ossining, NY
F 15 Norchad Omier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS So Bluefields, Nicaragua
F 23 Danilo Jovanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 24 Nijel Pack 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Indianapolis, IN
F 32 Thomas Oosterbroek (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 55 Wooga Poplar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		IUP W 89–55 
 19 – Tied   7 – Tied   6 – Pack  Watsco Center (750)
Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
Nov 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 67–54  1–0
  16 – Tied   15 – Omier   4 – Wong  Watsco Center (4,789)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		UNC Greensboro W 79–65  2–0
  19 – Miller   11 – Omier   4 – Tied  Watsco Center (4,831)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 87–61  3–0
  21 – Omier   9 – Miller   7 – Wong  Watsco Center (4,339)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 19, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPNews 		vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals 		W 74–64  4–0
  19 – Omier   12 – Omier   3 – Wong  Mohegan Sun Arena (8,756)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. Maryland
Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship 		L 70–88  4–1
  22 – Wong   6 – Omier   3 – Wong  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,022)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 23, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 79–56  5–1
  23 – Pack   10 – Omier   6 – Joseph  Watsco Center (3,612)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 27, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UCF W 66–64  6–1
  16 – Pack   13 – Omier   4 – Joseph  Addition Financial Arena (5,354)
Orlando, FL
Nov 30, 2022*
7:15 p.m., ESPNU 		Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 68–61  7–1
  17 – Tied'   10 – Miller   4 – Wong  Watsco Center (5,668)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 4, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Louisville W 80–53  8–1
(1–0) 		 14 – Miller   5 – Tied   5 – Pack  KFC Yum! Center (11,811)
Louisville, KY
Dec 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Cornell W 107–105  9–1
  36 – Wong   12 – Omier   6 – Wong  Watsco Center (4,235)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		NC State W 80–73  10–1
(2–0) 		 25 – Miller   11 – Omier   8 – Wong  Watsco Center (4,880)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 17, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 25 Saint Francis (PA) W 91–76  11–1
  22 – Wong   9 – Omier   10 – Wong  Watsco Center (4,029)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 20, 2022
8:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 22 No. 6 Virginia W 66–64  12–1
(3–0) 		 24 – Wong   8 – Omier   5 – Wong  Watsco Center (7,257)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 at Notre Dame W 76–65  13–1
(4–0) 		 21 – Pack   8 – Miller   4 – Beverly  Joyce Center (6,105)
Notre Dame, IN
Jan 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 12 at Georgia Tech L 70–76  13–2
(4–1) 		 17 – Tied   8 – Omier   3 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,203)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 16 Boston College W 88–72  14–2
(5–1) 		 22 – Wong   13 – Omier   5 – Tied  Watsco Center (4,353)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 14, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 16 at NC State L 81–83 OT 14–3
(5–2) 		 25 – Wong   13 – Omier   2 – Miller  PNC Arena (16,819)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 Syracuse W 82–78  15–3
(6–2) 		 16 – Tied   16 – Omier   7 – Miller  Watsco Center (6,765)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 21, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 17 at Duke L 66–68  15–4
(6–3) 		 19 – Miller   14 – Omier   2 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 20 at Florida State W 86–63  16–4
(7–3) 		 18 – Tied   11 – Omier   5 – Pack  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,182)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 28, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 20 at Pittsburgh L 68–71  16–5
(7–4) 		 18 – Miller   9 – Omier   4 – Miller  Peterson Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 23 Virginia Tech W 92–83  17–5
(8–4) 		 21 – Omier   8 – Omier   5 – Miller  Watsco Center (5,834)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 23 at No. 20 Clemson W 78–74  18–5
(9–4) 		 20 – Pack   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
Feb 6, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 Duke W 81–59  19–5
(10–4) 		 17 – Omier   10 – Omier   6 – Pack  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 19 Louisville W 93–85  20–5
(11–4) 		 22 – Pack   7 – Omier   6 – Miller  Watsco Center (6,540)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 15 at North Carolina W 80–72  21–5
(12–4) 		 24 – Miller   11 – Miller   4 – Wong  Dean Smith Center (19,907)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 15 Wake Forest W 96–87  22–5
(13–4) 		 27 – Wong   8 – Omier   4 – Pack  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 13 at Virginia Tech W 76–70  23–5
(14–4) 		 17 – Omier   14 – Omier   3 – Miller  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 25, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 Florida State L 84–85  23–6
(14–5) 		 21 – Miller   8 – Omier   5 – Joseph  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 No. 25 Pittsburgh W 78–76  24–6
(15–5) 		 18 – Poplar   13 – Omier   4 – Wong  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 9, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 14 vs. (9) Wake Forest
Quarterfinals 		W 74–72  25–6
  18 – Miller   10 – Omier   5 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (13,920)
Greensboro, NC
Mar 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) No. 14 vs. (4) No. 21 Duke
Semifinals 		L 78–85  25–7
  22 – Wong   7 – Miller   4 – Poplar  Greensboro Coliseum (15,316)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023*
7:25 pm, TBS 		(5 MW) No. 16 vs. (12 MW) Drake
First Round 		W 63–56  26–7
  21 – Pack   14 – Omier   2 – Tied  MVP Arena (13,989)
Albany, NY
March 19, 2023*
8:40 p.m., TNT 		(5 MW) No. 16 vs. (4 MW) No. 21 Indiana
Second Round 		W 85–69  27–7
  27 – Wong   17 – Omier   5 – Joseph  MVP Arena (13,984)
Albany, NY
March 24, 2023*
7:15 p.m., CBS 		(5 MW) No. 16 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Houston
Sweet Sixteen 		W 89–75  28–7
  26 – Pack   13 – Omier   4 – Miller  T-Mobile Center (17,429)
Kansas City, MO
March 26, 2023*
5:05 p.m., CBS 		(5 MW) No. 16 vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Texas
Elite Eight 		W 88–81  29–7
  27 – Miller   9 – Omier   4 – Poplar  T-Mobile Center (17,530)
Kansas City, MO
April 1, 2023*
8:49 p.m., CBS 		(5 MW) No. 16 vs. (4 W) No. 10 UConn
Final Four 		L 59–72  29–8
  15 – Wong   10 – Miller   3 – Miller  NRG Stadium (73,860)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRV2522141216172023191513161416Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV25221612151619212013111513153

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ Peter, Josh (March 27, 2023). "Miami (Fla.) stages massive second-half rally to knock off Texas to reach first Final Four". USA Today. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved August 23, 2022.