2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 ACC Tournament winner ; As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record	23–10 (14–6 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (11th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Caputo
Assistant coaches	Bill Courtney; D.J. Irving;
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, they play their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season[]

The Hurricanes finished the 2020–21 season 10–17, 4–15 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round, and Clemson in the Second Round, before losing to eventual champions Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to either the NCAA Tournament or NIT.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Chris Lykes	0	G	5'7"	160	Senior	Mitchellville, MD	Graduate transferred to Arkansas
Nysier Brooks	3	C	7'0"	240	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduate transferred to Ole Miss
Elijah Olaniyi	4	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduate transferred to Stony Brook
Earl Timberlake	13	G	6'6"	215	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Memphis
Willie Herenton	15	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Lincolnshire, IL	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Matt Cross	33	F	6'7"	225	Freshman	Beverly, MA	Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers[]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Charlie Moore	3	G	5'11"	180	Graduate Student	Chicago, IL	DePaul
Jordan Miller	11	G	6'7"	195	RS Junior	Middleburg, VA	George Mason

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bensley Joseph #14 PG	Putnam, CT	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 27, 2020
Bensley Joseph #14 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jakai Robinson #20 SF	Fort Washington, MD	National Christian Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 4, 2020
Jakai Robinson #20 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Nisine Poplar #40 SG	Philadelphia, PA	Math, Civics and Sciences Charter School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 15, 2020
Nisine Poplar #40 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 48
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Miami 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Watson #22 SF	Washington, DC	St. John's College High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 1, 2021
Christian Watson #22 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 48
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Miami 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2021–22 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Anthony Walker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Baltimore, MD
G	2	Isaiah Wong	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Piscataway, NJ
G	3	Charlie Moore	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Chicago, IL
G	4	Bensley Joseph	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Arlington, MA
G	5	Harlond Beverly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Detroit, MI
G	10	Filippos Gkogkos (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Athens, Greece
G	11	Jordan Miller	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Middleburg, VA
G	13	Jakai Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Ossining, NY
C	14	Rodney Miller Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Laurelton, NY
F	21	Sam Waardenburg	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Auckland, New Zealand
F	22	Deng Gak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Sydney, Australia
G	23	Kameron McGusty	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Katy, TX
F	32	Thomas Oosterbroek (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Amsterdam, Netherlands
G	55	Wooga Poplar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)
Bill Courtney (Bucknell)
D.J. Irving (Boston University)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Source:^[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Nova Southeastern	W 106–95	–	40 – Wong	8 – McGusty	8 – McGusty	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Canisius	W 77–67	1–0	20 – McGusty	10 – McGusty	4 – 3 tied	Watsco Center (3,234) Coral Gables, FL
November 13, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		UCF	L 89–95	1–1	28 – McGusty	5 – Wong	3 – Wong	Watsco Center (2,950) Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2021* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Florida Atlantic	W 68–66	2–1	18 – Wong	8 – McGusty	1 – 4 tied	FAU Arena (2,772) Boca Raton, FL
November 21, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida A&M	W 86–59	3–1	20 – Moore	8 – Waardenburg	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (3,175) Coral Gables, FL
November 25, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Dayton ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals	L 60–76	3–2	10 – Wong	5 – J. Miller	2 – Tied	HP Field House (3,514) Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		vs. North Texas ESPN Events Invitational Consolation round	W 69–63	4–2	21 – Wong	12 – McGusty	3 – Moore	HP Field House (3,859) Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 10 Alabama ESPN Events Invitational	L 64–96	4–3	24 – McGusty	10 – McGusty	3 – Wong	HP Field House (3,127) Kissimmee, FL
December 1, 2021* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU		at Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 63–58	5–3	14 – Waardenburg	5 – Tied	4 – Moore	Bryce Jordan Center (8,221) University Park, PA
December 4, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Clemson	W 80–75	6–3 (1–0)	18 – Waardenburg	4 – McGusty	5 – Moore	Watsco Center (3,388) Coral Gables, FL
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Lipscomb	W 76–59	7–3	29 – McGusty	8 – J. Miller	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (2,753) Coral Gables, FL
December 12, 2021* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Fordham Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational	W 72–66	8–3	18 – Moore	9 – J. Miller	2 – Tied	Barclays Center (0) Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Stetson	W 82–72	9–3	27 – McGusty	11 – J. Miller	8 – Moore	Watsco Center (2,232) Coral Gables, FL
December 29, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		NC State	W 91–83	10–3 (2–0)	25 – J. Miller	11 – McGusty	5 – McGusty	Watsco Center (3,014) Coral Gables, FL
January 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wake Forest	W 92–84	11–3 (3–0)	25 – Wong	8 – McGusty	7 – Moore	Watsco Center (3,376) Coral Gables, FL
January 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Syracuse	W 88–87	12–3 (4–0)	25 – Moore	8 – J. Miller	6 – Moore	Watsco Center (4,506) Coral Gables, FL
January 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 2 Duke	W 76–74	13–3 (5–0)	18 – Moore	6 – Poplar	5 – Waardenburg	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State	L 64–65	13–4 (5–1)	20 – Moore	9 – McGusty	6 – Moore	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,339) Tallahssee, FL
January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		North Carolina	W 85–57	14–4 (6–1)	25 – Wong	10 – McGusty	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (5,979) Coral Gables, FL
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN		Florida State	L 60–61	14–5 (6–2)	22 – Wong	6 – J. Miller	4 – McGusty	Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	W 78–75	15–5 (7–2)	19 – McGusty	7 – McGusty	6 – Moore	Cassell Coliseum (7,086) Blacksburg, VA
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Georgia Tech	W 73–62	16–5 (8–2)	20 – McGusty	8 – J. Miller	3 – Tied	McCamish Pavilion (5,135) Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Notre Dame	L 64–68	16–6 (8–3)	18 – Wong	8 – Walker	7 – Moore	Watsco Center (6,363) Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	L 58–71	16–7 (8–4)	21 – McGusty	5 – Tied	4 – J. Miller	John Paul Jones Arena (14,089) Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Georgia Tech	W 79–70	17–7 (9–4)	19 – Waardenburg	8 – Tied	5 – Waardenburg	Watsco Center (3,866) Coral Gables, FL
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	W 76–72	18–7 (10–4)	22 – McGusty	7 – Wong	3 – Moore	LJVM Coliseum (7,698) Winston-Salem, NC
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Louisville	W 70–63	19–7 (11–4)	15 – Tied	9 – Waardenburg	6 – McGusty	KFC Yum! Center (12,065) Louisville, KY
February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	L 71–74	19–8 (11–5)	20 – McGusty	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (5,596) Coral Gables, FL
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh	W 85–64	20–8 (12–5)	19 – Tied	6 – Walker	5 – Moore	Petersen Events Center (7,360) Pittsburgh, PA
February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Virginia Tech	L 70–71	20–9 (12–6)	15 – McGusty	6 – J. Miller	9 – Moore	Watsco Center (5,979) Coral Gables, FL
March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	W 81–70	21–9 (13–6)	27 – Wong	7 – Wong	5 – Moore	Conte Forum (4,045) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Syracuse	W 75–72	22–9 (14–6)	25 – J. Miller	13 – J. Miller	8 – Moore	Carrier Dome (23,108) Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
March 10, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	vs. (13) Boston College Quarterfinals	W 71–69 ^OT	23–9	16 – McGusty	9 – Waardenburg	6 – Tied	Barclays Center (11,511) Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN	(4)	vs. (1) No. 7 Duke Semifinals	L 76–80	23–10	24 – McGusty	13 – J. Miller	8 – Moore	Barclays Center (15,994) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2022* 3:10 pm, truTV	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 22 USC First Round						Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP											RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—				Not released
Coaches										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References[]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

[1]

v t Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Venues	Miami Beach Auditorium (1960s–1970s) Knight Center (1985–1988) Miami Arena (1988–2002) Watsco Center (2003–present)
Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis 2011 athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1929–30 1932–38 1942–45 1971–85 1998–99 1999–2000 2007–08 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4	.800	28	–	6	.824
North Carolina	15	–	5	.750	24	–	9	.727
Notre Dame	15	–	5	.750	22	–	10	.688
Miami (FL)	14	–	6	.700	23	–	10	.697
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	23	–	9	.719
Virginia	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	12	.657
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Syracuse	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Clemson	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Louisville	6	–	14	.300	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
NC State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344

† 2022 ACC Tournament winner As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll