#51 Miami (FL) Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #51
 
Conference Rank: #6 ACC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 15-17, 6-14
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Jim Larranaga
Coach Record: 270-166 at Miami, 740-500 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Norchad Omier, Forward, 17.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.5 spg
Wooga Poplar, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Bensley Joseph, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.5 spg
Kyshawn George, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.2 apg
Christian Watson, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.5 apg
Michael Nwoko, Center, 2.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Matthew Cleveland, Senior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
Nijel Pack, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg
Paul Djobet, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Yussif Basa-Ama, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Yale
Jalil Bethea, Freshman, Guard
Jalen Blackmon, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Stetson
Kiree Huie, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Idaho State
Brandon Johnson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from East Carolina
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu, Freshman, Forward
Lynn Kidd, Senior, Center, Transfer from Virginia Tech
A.J. Staton-McCray, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Samford
Austin Swartz, Freshman, Guard
Divine Ugochukwu, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (104th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.6 (232, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (123, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (153, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (41, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (59, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.5 (73, 7)
Rebound Margin: 0.9 (169, 9)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (110, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (208, 12)