2025–26 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

2025–26 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachErik Pastrana
Charlton Young (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWatsco Center
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 12 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 6 Duke 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
No. 21 Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
No. 16 Louisville 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
SMU 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Stanford 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Clemson 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
NC State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Florida State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Boston College 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represents the University of Miami during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes are led by first-year head coach Jai Lucas, and 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).

Lucas enters his first season after longtime head coach Jim Larrañaga announced his retirement during the previous season. Bill Courtney was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season and was not retained in the offseason.[1][2]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Matthew Cleveland 0 G 6'7" 210 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Lynn Kidd 1 C 6'10" 241 Graduate Student Gainesville, Florida Graduated
Brandon Johnson 2 F 6'8" 223 Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Jalil Bethea 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Alabama[3]
Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 4 F 6'7" 200 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota Transferred to Iowa[4]
Jalen Blackmon 5 G 6'2" 180 Senior Marion, Indiana Graduated
Xander Alarie 8 F 6'8" 195 Freshman Potomac, Maryland Transferred to Northeastern[5]
Paul Djobet 10 G 6'7" 209 Sophomore Lille, France Transferred to UAB[6]
A.J. Staton-McCray 11 G 6'4" 196 Junior Delray Beach, Florida Transferred to Seton Hall[7]
Kiree Huie 15 F 6'9" 228 Senior Grayson, Georgia Transferred to Eastern Washington[8]
Austin Swartz 23 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Concord, North Carolina Transferred to Creighton[9]
Nijel Pack 24 G 6'0" 185 Graduate Student Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Oklahoma[10]
Yussif Basa-Ama 35 F 6'9" 213 Graduate Student Bolgatanga, Ghana Graduated
Divine Ugochukwu 99 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas Transferred to Michigan State[11]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jordyn Kee 1 G 6'3" 183 Freshman Broward County, Florida Georgia[12]
Tre Donaldson 3 G 6'3" 198 Senior Tallahassee, Florida Michigan[13]
Marcus Allen 4 G/F 6'7" 231 Sophomore Miami, Florida Missouri[14]
Malik Reneau 5 F 6'9" 238 Senior Indiana[15]
Ernest Udeh Jr. 8 C 6'11" 266 Senior Orlando, Florida TCU[16]
Tru Washington 10 G 6'4" 204 Junior Phoenix, Arizona New Mexico[17]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Dante Allen
G 		Miami, Florida Montverde Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 14, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (86)
Salih Altuntas
F 		Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Anka Sport 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 274 lb (124 kg) May 22, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Shelton Henderson
F 		Bellaire, Texas Bellaire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 21, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
John Laboy II
G 		Houston, Texas St. Francis Episcopal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) May 30, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Treyvon Maddox
F 		Orlando, Florida Oak Ridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 6, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Timo Malovec
F 		Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia KK Mega Basket 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 16    Rivals: 21    ESPN: 23
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  • "Miami 2025 Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  • "Miami Hurricanes". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordyn Kee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Sagemont Prep
Georgia 		Broward County, FL
G 3 Tre Donaldson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Florida State High
Michigan 		Tallahassee, FL
G/F 4 Marcus Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Miami Norland
Missouri 		Miami, FL
F 5 Malik Reneau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Montverde Academy
Indiana 		Miami, FL
F 6 Treyvon Maddox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oak Ridge Orlando, FL
F 7 Shelton Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bellaire Bellaire, TX
C 8 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Sr Dr. Phillips
TCU 		Orlando, FL
G 10 Tru Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr AZ Compass Prep
New Mexico 		Phoenix, AZ
F 11 Salih Altuntas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 274 lb (124 kg) Fr Istanbul Anka Sport Istanbul, Turkey
G 12 John Laboy II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Francis Episcopal Houston, TX
G 14 Noam Dovrat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Hapoel Jerusalem Rishon LeZion, Israel
G 35 Dante Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montverde Academy] Miami, FL
F 88 Timo Malovec 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr KK Mega Basket Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Source:[18]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Jacksonville W 86–69  1–0
  20 – Reneau   14 – Udeh Jr.   4 – Tied  Watsco Center (5,633)
Coral Gables, FL
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bethune–Cookman W 101–61  2–0
  23 – Donaldson   10 – Udeh Jr.   5 – Reneau  Watsco Center (4,508)
Coral Gables, FL
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stetson W 102–61  3–0
  22 – Reneau   10 – Reneau   10 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (4,105)
Coral Gables, FL
November 16, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 10 Florida
Jacksonville Hoops Showdown 		L 68–82  3–1
  22 – Reneau   11 – Reneau   6 – Donaldson  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (8,321)
Jacksonville, FL
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Elon W 99–72  4–1
  19 – Reneau   10 – Washington   5 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (4,131)
Coral Gables, FL
November 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Delaware State W 97–41  5–1
  24 – Reneau   11 – Altuntas   6 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (4,126)
Coral Gables, FL
November 27, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 9 BYU
ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Semifinal 		L 62–72  5–2
  14 – Reneau   9 – Reneau   4 – Henderson  State Farm Field House (4,267)
Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Georgetown
ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Third Place 		W 78–65  6–2
  23 – Reneau   11 – Udeh Jr.   6 – Donaldson  State Farm Field House (N/A)
Kissimmee, FL
December 2, 2025*
9:00 p.m., SECN 		at Ole Miss
ACC–SEC Challenge 		W 75–66  7–2
  18 – Henderson   9 – Henderson   5 – Henderson  SJB Pavilion (9,373)
Oxford, MS
December 6, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		Southern Miss W 88–64  8–2
  21 – Reneau   10 – Udeh Jr.   11 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (3,907)
Coral Gables, FL
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Louisiana–Monroe W 104–79  9–2
  22 – Reneau   15 – Udeh Jr.   11 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (3,751)
Coral Gables, FL
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		FIU W 98–81  10–2
  30 – Henderson   8 – Udeh Jr.   12 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (4,930)
Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Florida W 105–67  11–2
  21 – Donaldson   14 – Udeh Jr.   9 – Donaldson  Watsco Center (3,862)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC regular season
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U 		at Notre Dame       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 17, 2026
2:15 p.m., The CW 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/U 		Florida State
Rivalry 		      Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 24, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stanford       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		California       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN/2 		North Carolina       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 14, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U 		at NC State       Lenovo Center 
Raleigh, NC
February 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U 		at Virginia       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
March 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN/2/U 		Louisville       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
*
 vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches—————RV——

References

  1. ^ "Miami coach Jim Larranaga resigns amid slow start". Reuters. December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 5, 2025). "Duke's Jai Lucas hired as Miami men's basketball coach". ESPN. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Rodak, Mike (April 6, 2025). "Alabama lands former five-star shooting guard Jalil Bethea from transfer portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Johnson-Arigu Joins Program as Mid-Year Transfer". hawkeyesports.com. University of Iowa Athletics. January 21, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  5. ^ "Transfer portal update: Former Miami F Xander Alarie commits to Northeastern; did not play in freshman year with Hurricanes". ESPN. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Paul Djobet Signs with UAB Men's Basketball". uabsports.com. University of Alabama-Birmingham Athletics. May 27, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  7. ^ Carino, Jerry (October 14, 2025). "Seton Hall basketball: AJ Staton-McCray, Jacob Dar ready for their shot?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  8. ^ @ewumbb; (July 11, 2025). "And just like that, the 2025-26 roster is complete! Please join us in welcoming Kiree Huie, grad transfer from the University of Miami. 🔥 Big man on campus incoming! 🔥 #GoEags". Retrieved November 1, 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ Sandle, Justice (April 13, 2025). "Former Miami Guard Austin Swartz Commits to Creighton". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  10. ^ Robinett, Kellis (April 7, 2025). "Nijel Pack will transfer to familiar SEC school after considering a return to K-State". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  11. ^ Bott, Nathaniel (July 10, 2025). "Michigan State transfer guard Ugochukwu eager to add to Spartans' 'winning culture'". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  12. ^ Sandle, Justice (April 28, 2025). "Georgia Transfer Guard Jordyn Kee Commits to Miami". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  13. ^ Heyen, Billy (April 3, 2025). "Michigan's Tre Donaldson picks his new college basketball home out of transfer portal". The Sporting News. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  14. ^ Stock, Christopher (April 23, 2025). "Missouri SF Marcus Allen transferring home to Miami". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  15. ^ Branham, Travis (April 2, 2025). "Indiana transfer Malik Reneau commits to Miami". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  16. ^ Sandle, Justice (April 4, 2025). "BREAKING: Miami Lands TCU Transfer Ernest Udeh Jr". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  17. ^ De Silva, Bodie (April 11, 2025). "New Mexico transfer Tru Washington commits to Miami". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". hurricanesports.com. University of Miami. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
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