Larranaga Leads Hurricanes Hoopsters To Victory

Junior guard Sheldon McClellan scored a game-high 24 points to lead the University of Miami men’s basketball team to a 74-58 victory over Eckerd College Thursday night at the BankUnited Center. Thursday night’s game served as the Hurricanes lone exhibition contest of the year.

McClellan (Houston, Texas) finished the game by connecting on 7-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. Teammates Angel Rodriguez (Cupey, P.R.), Omar Sherman (Duncanville, Texas) and Ivan Cruz Uceda (Madrid, Spain) also scored in double figures as they closed with 11, 10 and 10 points, respectively.

As a team, the Hurricanes’ transition game was on full display as it outscored Eckerd 13-0 in fast break points. In addition, Miami connected on 51 percent of its field goals from the field and limited itself to just nine turnovers over the 40-minute contest.

The Tritons would go to take a 30-29 advantage into the locker room. McClellan led all UM first half scorers with 12 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Redshirt freshman Deandre Burnett also chipped in with six points, connecting on 2-of-3 from the field. As a team, the Canes shot 42 percent in the opening 20 minutes and held a 16-15 edge over Eckerd on the glass.

Miami came out of the locker room firing as it went on a 10-3 run over the first five minutes of the second half to open up a 39-33 lead with 15:14 to go in the contest. Eckerd scored on its next offensive possession to trim the lead to four (14:35), but that would be as close as the Tritons would get for the remainder of the game.

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Comments

[Go Canes]

@CanesWarningFS: Canes RB commit Mark Walton RT“@F5_DEUCE: Enjoyed myself at the U today! It was a great atmosphere out there what a campus 🙌🙌.”

[Ohio_Cane]

Or not?

@ByTimReynolds: "@charlesdarren41: hopefully a DT or LB" > It's not. An offensive player. I don't know timing. Will say it is a SFla kid. That will be all.

Posted by: Go Canes | November 07, 2014 at 02:12 PM
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Well, well, well...

Now my mind is racing. LOL

[Ohio_Cane]

Davante Phillips?

[Ohio_Cane]

I can't see anyone other than Calvin Ridley "breaking twitter"...

U guys know what I think about him. Everything I've read says he can't qualify.

[Ohio_Cane]

Could be Burgess-Becker, but we're recruiting him as a DB...

[SOUP]

Tom The Realtor? He's usually pretty offensive?

Nah, can't be. I'm going with TSully the next great Center at UM!

[30CINCO]

Bo Scarbrough, maybe? He hasnt enrolled at Ala and was interested in us before.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/10/running_back_bo_scarbrough_rep.html

[SOUP]

QB Ricky Town transfering?

[Ohio_Cane]

QB Ricky Town transfering?

Posted by: SOUP | November 07, 2014 at 02:24 PM
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He can't compete with Kaaya. He'd ride the bench.

[SOUP]

QB Gray Crow? Nope, he's already enrolled.

[KYcane]

VA Cane?

[Ohio_Cane]

Bo Scarbrough, maybe? He hasnt enrolled at Ala and was interested in us before.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/10/running_back_bo_scarbrough_rep.html

Posted by: 30CINCO | November 07, 2014 at 02:23 PM
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No, no no no nononononononono.....

Are U Paranos from CIS? LOL

[SOUP]

A top quarterback recruit won’t be playing his college football at Alabama, and he let head coach Nick Saban know via email.

Saban didn’t write back.

Ricky Town is the No. 2 ranked pro-style quarterback recruit in the country for the class of 2015 according to 247Sports.com, and while he originally committed to Alabama, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound native of Ventura, Calif. began looking elsewhere when Alabama lost offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier in January. Soon after, he decided to attend USC.

He knew he’d have to tell Coach Saban about this, so he did so via email. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

“I sent Coach Saban an email and said ‘Thank you for everything, but I have to do what’s best for me,’” Ricky said. “I never heard back from Coach Saban. But one of the girls that works in his office, she wrote back and said ‘Best of luck.’”

[SOUP]

VA Cane?

Posted by: KYcane | November 07, 2014 at 02:25 PM

DING, DING, DING...WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER!

[30CINCO]

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | November 07, 2014 at 02:27 PM
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No, saw his post tho, so I searched Bo's current status. Makes sense since he was interested in us before Saban cut his official visit.

[SOUP]

I just checked USC's roster and there is no "Ricky Town" on it??? No seriously.

[Ohio_Cane]

I just checked USC's roster and there is no "Ricky Town" on it??? No seriously.

Posted by: SOUP | November 07, 2014 at 02:35 PM
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Red shirt?

[Sass]

SBB or maybe Callaway? That's who came to mind. I've just got a feeling about SBB (which really means nothing). Ohio u got good instincts on it.

[Go Canes]

Town and the other kid aren't s fla kids though.

[Ohio_Cane]

SBB or maybe Callaway? That's who came to mind. I've just got a feeling about SBB (which really means nothing). Ohio u got good instincts on it.

Posted by: Sass | November 07, 2014 at 02:37 PM
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Can't see Callaway "breaking twitter", though.

SBB would.

[Sass]

Ridley or SBB would be the only ones on the offensive side that would blow up twitter.... Considering they are bama commits....SBB being the more realistic.

[30CINCO]

Gibson committing as a WR?!?!?!

[SOUP]

I bet it is the new President of "The U" to be announced?

[Ohio_Cane]

Gibson committing as a WR?!?!?!

Posted by: 30CINCO | November 07, 2014 at 02:41 PM
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Lmao, that'd be hilarious.

[SOUP]

YUP, that's it. It's The Rock. LOL

[SOUP]

Ray Lewis to coach defense?

[j.w.]

Va Cane to the U? Awesome! :)

and if it isn't, wondering who it could be?

[SOUP]

I have to admit it was stupid trolling on his part but this is kinda fun!

I'm sticking with new President of The U TBA.

#FINALANSWER

[SOUP]

Jeb Bush.

[Ohio_Cane]

Guy at CIS who usually knows this kind of stuff saying it's OL.

The only OL that might resemble "breaking twitter" would be Martez Ivey. Possibly Jalen Merrick.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup Yes I will be the Center at UM and U Sir will be QB, KYCane will be the Slot Reciever, UMike will be the Full Back, Native wil be the Tight End, Raize will be a Slot Reciever, Zilla will be the Wide Reciever.

[86Cane]

I cannot play, have a disability: I'M OLD.

I am gonna coach the squad.

[86Cane]

Jalen Merrick.

[86Cane]

This blogging thing is much more fun than doing real estate. Doesn't pay much but it IS a lot more fun! IJS

[Ohio_Cane]

Jalen Merrick JUST started following Canespace twitter....

[86Cane]

Ohio...YUP!

[Ohio_Cane]

Trust the Twitter follow.

[KYcane]

and we all will get the CaneSpace Group picture done around the 4-5pm hour.

Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | November 07, 2014 at 10:52 AM

Go Canes - we gotta get your old POS visor in the picture for WWIM.

[KYcane]

I am gonna coach the squad.

Posted by: 86Cane | November 07, 2014 at 02:58 PM

I can see the instructional videos now...

[86Cane]

KYCane...don't you know! LOL

[Montreal_Cane]

Tim Reynolds ‏@ByTimReynolds 24s24 seconds ago

There's a "Welcome to the U" coming that might make Twitter break. Stay tuned.

He is known to troll and is a huge douche, but fwiw

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | November 07, 2014 at 01:46 PM

So true Reynolds is an arrogant SOB.

[86Cane]

I'm coaching offense, VACane is coaching defense.

#WeReadyWeReady

[j.w.]

I'm coaching offense, VACane is coaching defense.

#WeReadyWeReady

Posted by: 86Cane | November 07, 2014 at 03:26 PM
We're styling and profiling!

[Terrance Sullivan]

I am coaching the Cheerleaders/SunSations It's a tough job but someone has to do it. Raize is the recruiting Coordinator for Cheerlearders/SunSations.

[Go Canes]

I'll defend your crappy team against all the haters.

[Ohio_Cane]

I'm going with Jalen Merrick as our next commit. Can't see it being anyone else. No others make sense.

[86Cane]

We're styling and profiling!

Posted by: j.w. | November 07, 2014 at 03:32 PM

U ain't neva lie!

[86Cane]

I think it is the new U President.

Or the two Coconut Creek WRs who are committed to Bama?

I am SURE that Merrick is also UBER talented but shutting down Twitter over ANY OL ANY year would shock me. IJS

[1mg of Epi]

I bet it is the new President of "The U" to be announced?

Posted by: SOUP | November 07, 2014 at 02:41 PM

George Clinton!!!!

We want the funk! Gotta have that funk!!

[Ohio_Cane]

Peter Ariz ‏@PeterAriz 1m1 minute ago

On recruiting speculation today, I'm told - "Nothing going on."