Surging Canes deserve better student support
On Super Bowl Sunday the men’s basketball team, for the first time in school history, went into Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium and defeated the Blue Devils 78-74 in an overtime thriller.
Court is back in session
There has quite possibly never been a year at the University of Miami where a comparable level of hype and excitement surrounds both the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
Larranaga works on implementing new style
The men’s basketball team’s 2011-12 season is set to launch Thursday at 7 p.m. in an exhibition game against Florida Southern at the BankUnited Center.
Sports briefs
Sports briefs 4/14
Freshman has career game against Terps
On senior night, it was the freshman that shined the most. Behind Rion Brown career high 19 points, the Miami Hurricanes defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 80-66 and the Canes improve to 18-12 and 6-9 in the ACC on the season.
Rally falls short in loss to FSU
The Hurricanes had hoped to ride the wave of a three-game winning streak into Tallahassee. However, the ride stopped there, as Florida State defeated Miami, 65-59.
Team starts strong but struggles in ACC
As the ACC season continues to push forward, the Hurricanes will have their sights on finishing with a winning conference record and returning back to the NCAA Tournament.
Hurricanes run away with the Rebels, 86-73
Miami beat Ole Miss 86-73 at the BUC Tuesday night.
Eat, play and love
From eating chicken heads and squirrel this past summer in Beijing to Quiznos sandwiches after stepping off the plane from China, redshirt sophomore center Reggie Johnson is an avid food lover.
Playing some ball with Reggie Johnson
A key returner is redshirt sophomore Reggie Johnson. Johnson averaged 6.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while leading the team in free-throw percentage, shooting at a 78.5 percent clip.
Get to know “Big Reg” a little bit better.
Youth shows glimpses of bright future
With the departure of one of the greatest players to ever play at the University of Miami in Jack McClinton, the 2009-10 men’s basketball team set out to prove it could be a better team without him.
