The 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
On December 26, head coach Jim Larrañaga announced his retirement. Bill Courtney was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The Hurricanes started their season with three straight victories over non-Power 4 opponents before traveling to participate in the Charleston Classic. They lost to Drake in the Quarterfinals 80–69 to move to the consolation bracket. There they lost to Oklahoma State 80–74, and to VCU 77–70 to finish in eighth place. Their woes continued as they lost to Charleston Southern by four points and were defeated in the ACC–SEC Challenge by Arkansas by three points. They lost their ACC opener to Clemson 65–55. They then participated in the Jimmy V Classic where they lost to top-ranked Tennessee 75–62. Their seven-game losing streak was broken with a win against Presbyterian 94–75. However, their winning streak was short lived as they lost to Mount St. Mary's in overtime 78–74, in what would be Jim Larrañaga's final game. The coaching change did not improve their fortunes, as the Hurricanes went on an eight game losing streak under new coach Bill Courtney. The streak included a one point loss at Virginia Tech, a fifteen point loss to rival Florida State, and a four point overtime loss at California. The streak was broken on February 1, with a 63–57 defeat of Notre Dame. After and eleven point loss at Louisville, the Hurricanes won their second ACC game of the season 91–84 over Syracuse. However, from their they went on a six-game losing streak which included a loss to second ranked Duke. They finished the season with a 72–70 win over NC State.
The Hurricanes finished the season 7–24 and 3–17 in ACC play to finish in eighteenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Previous season
The Hurricanes finished the 2023–24 season a disappointing 15–17 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to eleventh seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This ended a streak of two straight post-season appearances for the Hurricanes.
Offseason Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Michael Nwoko 1 C 6'10" 245 Toronto, Canada Transferred to Mississippi State Christian Watson 3 G 6'7" 211 Lanham, Maryland Transferred to Southern Miss Bensley Joseph 4 G 6'2" 196 Arlington, Massachusetts Transferred to Providence Wooga Poplar 5 G 6'5" 197 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Villanova Kyshawn George 7 G 6'8" 205 Monthey, Switzerland Selected 24th overallin the 2024 NBA draft Nick Cassano 11 F 6'7" 228 Naples, Florida Entered Transfer Portal Jakai Robinson 13 G 6'5" 208 Ossining, New York Transferred to Bryant Norchad Omier 15 F 6'7" 240 Bluefields, Nicaragua Transferred to Baylor AJ Casey 23 F 6'9" 221 Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Saint Louis
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Lynn Kidd 1 C 6'10" 235 Gainesville, Florida Virginia Tech Brandon Johnson 2 F 6'8" 210 Raleigh, North Carolina East Carolina Jalen Blackmon 5 G 6'3" 180 Marion, Indiana Stetson AJ Staton-McCray 11 G 6'5" 195 Delray Beach, Florida Samford Kiree Huie 15 G 6'9" 220 Grayson, Georgia Idaho State Yussif Basa-Ama 35 F 6'8" 195 Bolgatanga, Ghana Yale
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results Source:
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Rankings
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