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Miami
Guards win in college basketball and Jim Larranaga boasts several of them. The Hurricanes will add two potential starters in transfers Angel Rodriguez (Kansas State) and Sheldon McClellan along with a red-shirt freshman in Deandre Burnett, who could wind up leading this team in scoring. Larranaga also welcomes back a quality piece in sophomore Manu Lecomte and adds two first-year players in guards Ja'Quan Newton and James Palmer, who should contribute immediately. But what about the front court? Miami needs 7-foot junior Tonye Jekiri and 6-10 JUCO transfer Ivan Cruz Uceda (eligible after first 16 games) to protect the rim and rebound on a regular basis if this team is to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Hurricanes went 17-16 last season and have significantly better personnel heading into this season. Does that mean a trip back to the field of 68 out of an ACC Conference that features heavyweights like Louisville, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia? With a coach like Larranaga and a perimeter this deep, it's definitely within the realm of possibility.
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Guards win in college basketball and Jim Larranaga boasts several of them. The Hurricanes will add two potential starters in transfers Angel Rodriguez (Kansas State) and Sheldon McClellan along with a red-shirt freshman in Deandre Burnett, who could wind up leading this team in scoring. Larranaga also welcomes back a quality piece in sophomore Manu Lecomte and adds two first-year players in guards Ja'Quan Newton and James Palmer, who should contribute immediately. But what about the front court? Miami needs 7-foot junior Tonye Jekiri and 6-10 JUCO transfer Ivan Cruz Uceda (eligible after first 16 games) to protect the rim and rebound on a regular basis if this team is to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Hurricanes went 17-16 last season and have significantly better personnel heading into this season. Does that mean a trip back to the field of 68 out of an ACC Conference that features heavyweights like Louisville, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia? With a coach like Larranaga and a perimeter this deep, it's definitely within the realm of possibility.
WE STILL COMING