If I would have told you five years ago that the University of Miami's Basketball team would be better than its football team you would have laughed in my face. This week's ESPN/USA Today poll has UM earning 7 votes for the top 25. Normally this wouldn't be something to write home about but when you consider that we are known (or at least used to be known) as a football school it is pretty impressive (or depressing). Our Men's Basketball team has already started to creep up the rankings while our football team continues to fall lower and hasn't had a top 25 vote since week 6.
Sunday, Miami won the finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off with a win over Providence College. En route to this championship the Canes recorded W's over Marist and VCU as well.
This year's team has only two freshman on its roster. As an older basketball team the hurricanes have been put in more situations and are better prepared for the upcoming season. Sophomore James Dews led the team in scoring in the final with 17 points. Close behind him was Brian Asbury (Junior) with 16 points and 12 points from Anthony King (Senior).
The Canes this year have potential to make the NCAA Tournament if they continue their current trend. Miami showed promise last year with a win against Georgia Tech at home and a strong showing against Duke until the team was plagued by injuries. Anthony King missed most of the season and Jack McClinton was hurt later in the year.
If the Canes stay healthy a team that was projected to finish at the bottom of the ACC has the potential to make history and play for the ACC championship and the March Madness Tournament.
3 comments:
Haha yea unfortunately I agree. Our basketball team is somehow doing decently which is good after last year. What is also kind of cool is that we have a moderately easy schedule until conference play, so I almost expect to start this season 14-0 which would most definitely put us way up there. By the way, does anyone know what Jack McClinton didnt play last game against Morgan St.?
After this football season, the entire student body is waiting for something good to happen. A 14-0 start would definitely turn Miami from a football school to a basketball school
Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, potentially jinxing everything positive said here. I think if MJ let JJ come to Miami instead of Illinois, the student body would be much more enthusiastic about the season, nonetheless, optimism is a necessity. Whatever though, Jeff Jordan was listed at 6 feet tall, which really means he's 5'10, trust. I miss Guillermo.
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