2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 8 10 27–8 13–5 Jim Larrañaga 5th Chris Caputo Jamal Brunt Adam Fisher BankUnited Center Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by fifthyear head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the BankUnited Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Virginia.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2016/03/10/virginia-tech-comes-up-short-88-82-against-miami-in-acc-tournament-quarterfinals/ Virginia Tech comes up short 88-82 against Miami in ACC tournament quarterfinals Norm Wood The Baltimore Sun March 10, 2016 February 6, 2024https://www.baltimoresun.com/2016/03/11/virginia-survives-in-73-68-victory-against-miami-will-play-unc-for-acc-tournament-title/ Virginia survives in 73-68 victory against Miami, will play UNC for ACC tournament title Norm Wood The Baltimore Sun March 11, 2016 February 6, 2024 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to eventual national champion Villanova. Previous season 2014–15 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team The Hurricanes finished the season 25–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advance to the NIT championship game, where they lost to Stanford. Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Deandre Burnett 1 G 6'2" 191 RS freshman Miami Gardens, FL Transferred to Ole Miss Joe Thomas 2 F 6'7" 235 RS senior Miami, FL Graduated Mike Fernandez 11 G 6'1" 189 Sophomore Coral Gables, FL Walk on; didn't return Manu Lecomte 20 G 5'9" 159 Sophomore Brussels, Belgium Transferred to Baylor Omar Sherman 22 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Duncanville, TX Transferred to Louisiana Tech Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Rashad Muhammad 1 G 6'6" 170 Junior Las Vegas, NV San Jose State 2015 recruiting class 2015 Anthony Lawrence II F St. Petersburg, FL Lakewood High School 6 7 185 03/24/2014 3 3 3 4 Ebuka Izundu F Charlotte, NC Victory Christian High School 6 10 210 05/13/2015 3 3 3 0 2015 Miami (FL) 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Miami (FL) Commits 2015 Player Commitments – Miami (FL) 2015-07-17 yes Roster 2015 Miami Hurricanes y Ja'Quan Newton 0 G 6 2 180 SO Philadelphia, PA Rashad Muhammad 1 G 6 6 160 JR Las Vegas, NV yes I Anthony Lawrence II y 3 F 6 7 210 FR St. Petersburg, FL Davon Reed 5 G 6 6 210 JR Ewing, NJ y Sheldon McClellan y 10 G 6 5 200 SR y Houston, TX James Palmer Jr. y 12 G 6 5 202 SO Washington, D.C. Angel Rodríguez y basketball 13 G 5 11 185 SR y Cupey, Puerto Rico Ebuka Izundu 15 F 6 10 210 FR Charlotte, NC y Mike Robinson 20 G 5 10 170 FR New Britain, CT W Kamari Murphy y 21 F 6 8 220 JR y Brooklyn, NY Tonye Jekiri y 23 C 7 0 248 SR Hialeah, FL Ivan Uceda 33 F 6 10 217 SR Madrid, Spain Chris Stowell 35 F 6 6 190 SO Exeter, NH W Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Chris Caputo (Westfield State) Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon) Adam Fisher (Penn State) http://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SPID=103777&SPSID=658436 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005030; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov 4, 2015 7:00 pm yes Dowling BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL McClellan 18 Murphy 11 Tied 3 91–40 5,426 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005030; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes Texas–Rio Grande Valley BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 McClellan 18 Jekiri 12 Rodríguez 7 86–59 6,607 1–0 Nov 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes Louisiana–Lafayette BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN Reed 19 Lawrence II 6 Newton 5 93–77 5,965 2–0 Nov 19, 2015 5:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round ESPN2 McClellan 18 Jekiri 10 Tied 5 105–79 1,947 3–0 Nov 20, 2015 5:00 pm yes yes Utah 16 San Juan, PR Roberto Clemente Coliseum Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals ESPNU McClellan 27 Jekiri 12 Rodríguez 4 90–66 2,001 4–0 Nov 22, 2015 7:30 pm yes yes Butler 22 San Juan, PR Roberto Clemente Coliseum Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship ESPN2 Rodríguez 19 Jekiri 12 Tied 3 85–75 5,309 5–0 Nov 27, 2015 4:00 pm yes 15 Northeastern BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 Reed 19 Jekiri 12 Rodríguez 6 77–78 6,635 5–1 Dec 1, 2015 9:00 pm yes yes 21 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE Big Ten-ACC Challenge ESPNU Rodríguez 15 Jekiri 10 Rodríguez 4 77–72 OT 15,646 6–1 Dec 5, 2015 4:00 pm yes 21 Charlotte BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 Newton 14 Jekiri 10 Newton 6 88–60 6,735 7–1 Dec 8, 2015 7:00 pm yes 17 Florida BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 McClellan 24 Jekiri 9 Newton 3 66–55 7,972 8–1 Dec 19, 2015 4:00 pm yes 15 College of Charleston BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN Newton 20 Jekiri 8 Rodríguez 5 85–63 6,956 9–1 Dec 22, 2015 5:00 pm yes yes 13 La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, PA CBSSN Uceda 20 Jekiri 14 McClellan 6 95–49 3,582 10–1 Dec 29, 2015 7:00 pm yes 13 Princeton BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 Rodríguez 14 Reed 9 Rodríguez 6 76–64 6,927 11–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005030; color:white;"| ACC regular season Jan 2, 2016 2:30 pm 13 Syracuse BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ACCN McClellan 24 Murphy 8 Rodríguez 4 64–51 7,972 12–1 1–0 Jan 9, 2016 5:00 pm 12 Florida State BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 McClellan 21 Jekiri 10 Newton 4 72–59 7,972 13–1 2–0 Jan 12, 2016 7:00 pm yes 8 Virginia 13 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU Rodríguez 17 Jekiri 6 Tied 3 58–66 13,495 13–2 2–1 Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm yes 8 Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC ACCN Reed 17 Jekiri 11 Rodríguez 3 65–76 12,575 13–3 2–2 Jan 20, 2016 9:00 pm yes 15 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA RSN McClellan 19 Jekiri 17 Rodríguez 4 67–53 3,286 14–3 3–2 Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm 15 Wake Forest BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ACCN Newton 18 Jekiri 12 McClellan 5 77–63 6,928 15–3 4–2 Jan 25, 2016 7:00 pm 15 Duke 24 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN McClellan 21 Jekiri 10 Rodríguez 11 80–69 7,972 16–3 5–2 Jan 30, 2016 3:30 pm yes 15 NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN McClellan 18 Jekiri 5 Rodríguez 6 69–85 18,103 16–4 5–3 Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm 17 Notre Dame BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN2 Lawrence Jr. 18 Jekiri 12 Rodríguez 5 79–70 6,819 17–4 6–3 Feb 7, 2016 1:00 pm yes 17 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPNU McClellan 22 Jekiri 17 Rodríguez 6 75–68 5,569 18–4 7–3 Feb 9, 2016 7:00 pm 12 Pittsburgh BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPNU Rodríguez 17 Jekiri 10 Rodríguez 8 65–63 6,609 19–4 8–3 Feb 14, 2016 6:30 pm yes 12 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPNU McClellan 20 Tied 9 Rodríguez 6 67–65 9,492 20–4 9–3 Feb 17, 2016 9:00 pm 11 Virginia Tech BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN Rodríguez 14 Murphy 10 Rodríguez 4 65–49 6,614 21–4 10–3 Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm yes 11 North Carolina 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS Tied 12 Tied 5 Rodríguez 3 71–96 20,151 21–5 10–4 Feb 22, 2016 7:00 pm 12 Virginia 3 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN Reed 21 Murphy 11 Jekiri 5 64–61 7,016 22–5 11–4 Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm 12 Louisville 11 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ACCN Tied 17 Jekiri 8 Rodríguez 7 73–65 7,342 23–5 12–4 Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm yes 7 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN ESPN2 Rodríguez 19 Jekiri 9 Rodríguez 5 68–50 9,149 24–5 13–4 Mar 5, 2016 4:00 pm yes 7 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ACCN Reed 19 Tied 6 Tied 3 62–77 8,911 24–6 13–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005030;"| ACC tournament Mar 10, 2016 9:00 pm yes 11 3 Virginia Tech 6 Verizon Center Washington D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN McClellan 21 Tied 5 Rodríguez 9 88–82 20,719 25–6 Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm yes 11 3 Virginia 4 2 Verizon Center Washington D.C. Semifinals ESPN Newton 19 Jekiri 7 Tied 3 68–73 20,719 25–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005030;"| NCAA tournament |- Mar 17, 2016 6:50 pm yes yes 10 3 S Buffalo 14 S Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round TNT Rodríguez 24 Reed 12 Rodríguez 4 79–72 11,559 26–7 Mar 19, 2016 12:10 pm yes yes 10 3 S Wichita State 11 S Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Second Round CBS Rodríguez 28 Tied 7 Rodríguez 5 65–57 11,679 27–7 Mar 24, 2016 7:10 pm yes yes 10 3 S Villanova 2 S 6 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Sweet Sixteen CBS McClellan 26 Jekiri 4 Rodríguez 8 69–92 19,399 27–8 AP Poll Eastern Time S South Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. 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