Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
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The Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team is the college basketball team of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
| Miami Hurricanes | |||||
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| University | University of Miami | ||||
| All-time record | 1127–819 (.579) | ||||
| Head coach | Jim Larrañaga (12th season) | ||||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||||
| Location | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Arena | Watsco Center (Capacity: 7,972) | ||||
| Nickname | Hurricanes | ||||
| Student section | The Eye | ||||
| Colors | Orange, green, and white[1] | ||||
| Uniforms | |||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||
| 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||
| 2022, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||||
| 2000, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||||
| 1999, 2000, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023 | |||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||||
| 1960, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 | |||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||
| 2013 | |||||
| Conference regular season champions | |||||
| Big East: 2000 ACC: 2013, 2023 | |||||
The University of Miami men's basketball team was formed in 1926, but the program was later dropped by the university in 1971. In 1985, 14 years later, the Hurricanes resumed play as an independent and joined the Big East Conference in 1991, winning the Big East regular season title in 2000. In 2004, in conjunction with the rest of the Miami athletic program, the team moved to the ACC.
In 2012–2013, the team won its first regular season ACC championship and its first ACC championship. In the 2014–2015 season, they reached the final of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The team has reached the NCAA Championship's Sweet 16 five times (1999–2000, 2012–2013, 2015–2016, 2021–2022, and 2022–2023), the Elite Eight twice (2021–2022 and 2022–2023), and the Final Four once (2022-2023).
The Hurricanes are currently coached by Jim Larrañaga and play their home games at the Watsco Center.