ACC Tourney: Miami To Face NC State

ACC Tournament 
March 13, 2014 | 7 p.m. 
Greensboro Coliseum |  Greensboro, N.C. 

TV: ESPN | ACC Network (All affiliates)

Radio: 560 WQAM  |  XM/Sirius 85
Web: WQAM.com | Watch ESPN 

ACC Tournament website: www.theacc.com/ACCTourney

No. 10-seed Miami 17-15 

Game Notes | Stats | Record Book | Roster | Coaches | Schedule & Results 

The Game
The No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes face No. 7 seed NC State on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C.

The Series
Miami is 7-10 in the all-time series against NC State, which dates back to the 1939-40 season. The Canes are 3-4 against the Wolfpack at home, 1-0 at neutral sites and 2-6 on the road. Miami has won three of the last four matchups against NC State and split the season series with the Wolfpack this year.

The ACC Tournament 
Miami won the 2013 ACC Tournament, defeating Boston College (69-58), then NC State (81-71) and North Carolina (87-77) in the championship game. The Hurricanes are 11-8 in ACC Tournament play and have advanced past the first round of competition in eight of 10 seasons, including five-straight.

The Broadcasts
Catch the game on ESPN with Dan Shulman and Sean Farnham making the call, and on the ACC Network with Tim Brando and Dan Bonner. Also check out the game on 560 WQAM Radio with Joe Zagacki and Josh Darrow.

The Coach
Head coach Jim Larrañaga has a 536-369 overall record in his 30th season as a head coach. He is 66-35 in his third season at the University of Miami.

The Polls (as of March 12) 
KenPom.com: Miami - 64, NC State 77 NCAA RPI: Miami - 107, NC State - 66 SOS: Miami - 55

The Weather
Projected temperatures on game day: Coral Gables - 75/58. Raleigh, N.C. - 46/28.

Miami vs. NC State (7-10) 
Since the rebirth of Miami basketball in 1985: 7-9
Since joining the ACC in 2004-05: 7-9
Since the arrival of Jim Larrañaga in 2011-12: 3-3

Miami in the ACC Tournament
Miami won the ACC Tournament in 2013, defeating North Carolina, 87-77, in the championship game. 
Miami is the only team not from the state of North Carolina to win the ACC regular season and ACC tournament. 
Miami is 11-8 in ACC Tournament play. Miami is playing in the event for the 10th time. 
Under head coach Jim Larrañaga, Miami is 5-1 in the ACC Tournament. 
Miami has won five of its last six games in the ACC Tournament. 
Miami’s three wins in last year’s event are the most by the Canes in the ACC Tournament. 
Miami is 8-3 in tournament games played in Greensboro. 
Miami’s highest seed was No. 1, just a season ago. Prior to 2012-13, Miami’s highest seed was No. 5 in 2007-08. The Canes were 1-1 that year at the ACCT. 
Since Miami joined the ACC in 2004-05, three teams have won both the regular season and tournament, once by Miami (2013), twice by Duke (2006, 2009) and North Carolina (2007, 2008).

Comments

[Old Skool]

yeesss

[SOUP]

Mixing up the Starting Lineup:

Miami has used eight starting lineups this season, and every scholarship player (not including Justin Heller) has started at least seven games. For a complete listing, check page six of the notes.

Larrañaga in ACC Play:

Since his arrival in 2011, Jim Larrañaga has recorded two of the top three win totals in ACC play in Miami history with 15-3 in 2013 and 9-7 in 2012. Miami’s other ACC high was eight wins in 2007-08.This year’s 7-11 mark ties with three other seasons of seven wins.

[IraqiCane]

Top 3!!!
🙌🙌🙌

[30CINCO]

This new blog is missing something.......#TrendingUp! #BeatThePack!

[UMike]

haha 30

[SOUP]

UM Basketball: Beat VT
#TrendingUp

UM Baseball: Lost To Stetson
#TrendingDown

UM Football: Still Has Not Won The ACC
#TrendingSideways

[30CINCO]

But we are improving! Beating FSU this year!
#TrendingUp!

lol

[SOUP]

Lecomte’s Freshman Scoring Best Since Scott:

Rookie Manu Lecomte finished the regular season averaging 7.9 points per game, the highest total by a freshman since Durand Scott averaged 10.3 in 2009-10.

Seasons of Change:

Miami will face back-to-back seasons with roster turnover after losing six players from the 2012-13 ACC Championship season, then six more seniors (5 scholarship) after this 2013-14 campaign.

[SOUP]

But we are improving! Beating FSU this year!
#TrendingUp!

Posted by: 30CINCO | March 13, 2014 at 02:49 PM

NEGATIVE.

Get back to me when we play in the ACC title game. That is when we will be #TrendingUp.

Until then it is all hogwash.

That is all.

[AntCane]

AntCane - I am in deltona and Fran is in Debary so we are cose

Posted by: raizecane | March 13, 2014 at 10:31 AM

I'm in Eustis actually. I was referring to who else was at the Stetson Canes baseball game last night.

[30CINCO]

Stupid cloud prevented us from playing in the title game already.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Let's Go Canes! Beat the WolfPack! Let's keep the season alive!

[RCCF]

No Swiss Cheese

RCCF

[4-Real]

How was Sam Shields a BUST @ Miami ?

[Ohio_Cane]

Marc Hochman ‏@MarcHochman 34s

Thrilled to announce Howard Schnellenberger has signed on as the voice of our new radio show starting April 1. pic.twitter.com/5cAARLJJ78

560 WQAM ^^^

[CaneSawMassacre]

LMAO - that whole Hochman debacle with 790 was epic....

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup Yes Sir

[Go Canes]

Sam was a bust, I'm sure he'll admit because of his own immaturity.

So happy for him he finally found the maturity to go with his incredible god given physical talent and has blossomed into such a great player.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

That's a freaking huge hog SOUP and a whole lot of bacon. I was glad to read the HUNTER tracked it himself. We've had some contraversy up here in Idaho with a record elk. A guy was paying three trackers 90k to track the elk for most of the year so he could show up and pull the trigger. A lot of people have been giving the guy sh!t. I'd be curious to know if that hog has a growing disorder. The elk up here did. When they butchered it there were some growing deformation in the heart and lungs and such.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

I don't think Sam was a bust. He played out of position for a long time. He had a solid senior year. That kick return reverse was freakin sweet. His "issues" whatever they were kept him from being as productive as he could have been, but I think the word bust should be reserved for the truly bad, like Ryan Leaf. Did you guys know he's in prison right now?

[Go Canes]

@ChristyChirinos: #Canes CB Artie Burns missed the first week of spring practice...because he's chasing down a national track title: http://t.co/Xt2zybIHxj

[Terrance Sullivan]

To add on to Soup's comment.
We Back should not be uttered until all of the following happens:
1.Win the ACC Coastal and play for ACC Title in Charlotte.
2.Win our Bowl Game that year.
3.Win 10 plus games that year(If Our Canes cant go at least 10-4 or 11-3).
When those 3 things happen we can start to have the conversation on if we are back until that time. Come On Man!

[SOUP]

Canespace Camping Trip 2013:

Location: Wekiwa Springs State Park

http://www.floridastateparks.org/wekiwasprings/default.cfm

Dates: Friday April 4 - Sunday April 6

Attendees: RaizeCane, KYCane, NativeCane, Old Skool, UMike, 86Cane...Open Spots ???

Activities: Camping, Hiking, Kayaking

TENTATIVE INTERNERARY

Friday:

3-6 PM KYCane and 86Cane Arrive/Set Up Camp
6-8 PM: BBQ Dinner
8-11 PM: Campfire while consuming mass quantities of Cap'n N Coke.

Saturday:

10-12 AM Hiking Trails
12-1 PM: Lunch
1-5 PM Kayaking
6 PM: BBQ Dinner
8-11 PM Campfire

Sunday:

10 AM Breakfast break camp

[NativeCane]

SOUP, should I bring the kayak Mother Ship?

[Clwtrdan]

You guys are just plain cool!

[Old Skool]

After drinking Cap'n Coke, Native and I will take Soup on his first snipe hunt.

[Rand Stevens]

Getting settled in with Canes Bball tonight. Get out of football tunnel vision and enjoy Coach L's squad. This years team is mediocre at best yet still managed to win 17 games and 7 in conference.....and they are fun to watch or listen too.

This years group of scrubs are a products of the best basketball coaching job we've seen at Miami in years.

Look forward to Coach L for another decade.

[Terrance Sullivan]

I wouldnt call Rion Brown a scrub lol but I get your point.

[CaneRock]

I don't think Sam was a bust. He played out of position for a long time. He had a solid senior year.

Posted by: The Dude | March 13, 2014 at 05:30 PM

I agree...when you're running routes for Kyle Wright & Kirby Freeman...and your HC is trying to convince the other team that Brian Monroe is a threat, then yeah, that can be a traumatic experience for ANY freshman LMAO!

[4-Real]

So ANY Cane past or present that doesn't win OR at least play 4 a title should be considered a " BUST"?

[CaneRock]

And Shields was a BEAST! on special teams, one of the best gunners to ever come through UM. And that's saying a lot, for a guy who only played that position His Senior year.

[Canezitis]

He was a bust at wr, not db his final year. And I agree, dude was always the first one to the returner it seemed. SS does not equal bust. See willie Williams, lance legget, Robert Kirby freeman, etc. Sam left on a positive note.

[The Dude]

Posted by: CaneRock | March 13, 2014 at 07:52 PM

Sam was an impact gunner. We should ALWAYS be that good at gunner.

Willie Williams is the ultimate bust player.

[The Dude]

Posted by: Canezitis | March 13, 2014 at 07:58 PM

You can add Tyrone Moss and Marcus Forston to that list.

[Rand Stevens]

This Miami team simply does not quit - just a scrapy group of overachievers. So much fun to watch. Great game.....thought we were toast.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Yes Sir Rand Stevens!

[Ohio_Cane]

TJ Warren is working us

[Ohio_Cane]

A game that will (probably) be lost, but could've been won with less turnovers...

[Rand Stevens]

Adams...awful. Consistently choking under pressure. Wow.

[Rand Stevens]

Could be he game. Damn.

[Rand Stevens]

Season Over.

Hats off to Coach Larranaga, his staff and the 2014 Cane basketball team.
The best coaching job we've seen in U mens sports in over a decade or more.

[CaneRock]

Hate excuses, but we just didn't have our legs under us tonight. Nevertheless, as has been alluded to on here, this was better than ANY! coaching job that Frank Haith EVER! did at Miami.

[CaneRock]

NOW!, Golden needs to put His recruitinG hat on...Erik Swoope!...COME OOOOOOON DOWN!

[Ohio_Cane]

Ryan Barrow:

Just left Long Beach (CA) Poly. 4-star DT Joseph Wicker said Miami is his number one with UCLA two & Washington three.

[SOUP]

You guys are just plain cool!

Posted by: Clwtrdan | March 13, 2014 at 06:39 PM

This is TRUE!

[SOUP]

The best coaching job we've seen in U men's sports in over a decade or more.

Posted by: Rand Stevens | March 13, 2014 at 09:09 PM

I would immediately DOUBLE his salary.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Great job guys. Proud of the team. I second what U all said above.

[herbieibis]

If Larry could get Goldie & Morris, to buy in to his coaching philosophies, just think where we would be!

[CaneRock]

What kind of culture is Jim Larranaga building? "A basketball one," Rion Brown said. "You can come to Miami and be a contender."

[CaneRock]

From 2012:

SOTU: Considering your incredible athleticism, ever consider pulling a Jimmy Graham, and giving football a shot?

ES: That would just depend on if the opportunity came up. That is something I have contemplated. I'd have to talk to my family, but I haven't had any formal communication with the football staff. But yeah, there's maybe a possibility.

SOTU: Hey maybe we can send a note to Al Golden on your behalf. Although Coach L would probably take care of that?

ES: Yeah I'm sure they would.