Tuesday, UM indefinitely suspended forward James Kelly — a key player off the bench in a nine-man rotation — for violating team rules. Kelly (6-7, 246) ranks fifth on the team in scoring (7.0) and rebounds (4.0) and was averaging nearly 20 minutes a game, most of them off the bench.
“James is a fine young man, but we need him to have a clear focus on what is expected of a student-athlete at the University of Miami,” Larrañaga said in a statement released by the school.
A source close to the team told the Miami Herald that Kelly’s suspension was expected to last three games — including Wednesday night when Notre Dame (14-12, 5-8 ACC) visits the BankUnited Center for a 9 p.m. tip-off.