STEVEN WINE
Miami head coach Jim Larranaga directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Miami Hurricanes guard Chris Lykes decides to turn pro

By Steven Wine Mar. 25, 2021 01:05 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Dynamic 5-foot-7 Miami Hurricanes guard Chris Lykes has decided to

Miami guard Lykes might return from layoff against Va Tech

By Steven Wine Feb. 05, 2021 02:21 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Dynamic Miami Hurricanes point guard Chris Lykes is back at

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga speaks to his players during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Coral Gables, Fla., on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
Hurricanes try to bounce back from Larranaga's worst start

By Steven Wine Jan. 08, 2021 01:11 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — To move ahead of John Wooden on the list of coaching victories,

Miami coach Jim Larranaga talks with players as they look up toward the board showing the Hurricanes trailing Purdue during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)
Hurricanes might have 6 scholarship players versus Pitt

By Steven Wine Dec. 15, 2020 02:58 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Even before tipoff, the injury-plagued Miami Hurricanes will have

Larranaga: Rule change on transfers would be 'ridiculous'

By Steven Wine Dec. 12, 2020 03:27 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larranaga responded angrily Saturday to the

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, Miami coach Jim Larranaga watches during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in Coral Gables, Fla. Larranaga, 70, is heading into his 35th year as a college coach and his 10th at Miami. He's under contract through 2023-24 and says he has no plans to retire, but acknowledges the past two seasons have been trying. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Miami Hurricanes expect to rebound after two losing seasons

By Steven Wine Nov. 13, 2020 11:45 AM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Coach Jim Larranaga is coming off back-to-back losing seasons for

Senior Vasiljevic seals Miami's 69-65 OT win over Syracuse

By Steven Wine Mar. 07, 2020 06:45 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami Hurricanes senior guard DJ Vasiljevic launched

Miami guard Chris Lykes, right, loses the ball as Virginia guard Braxton Key (2) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. Virginia won 46-44. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
No. 22 Virginia wins another close one, beating Miami 46-44

By Steven Wine Mar. 04, 2020 11:13 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The Virginia Cavaliers won another close one. This

Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga, right, talks with an official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
At 70, Hurricanes' Larranaga says he has no plans to retire

By Steven Wine Mar. 02, 2020 04:16 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nearing the end of his 34th season as a college coach

Florida State guard Rayquan Evans (0) shoots the ball against Miami center Rodney Miller Jr. (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
No. 9 Florida State rallies past Miami in OT, 83-79

By Steven Wine Jan. 18, 2020 04:51 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton admits he was

Florida State forward Malik Osborne (10) shoots the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Miami on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
No. 9 Florida State rallies past Miami in OT, 83-79

By Steven Wine Jan. 18, 2020 03:49 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The No. 9-ranked Florida State Seminoles forced 24

Pittsburgh guard Trey McGowens (2) and Miami forward Sam Waardenburg (21) fight for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Hurricanes withstand late rally by Pittsburgh to win 66-58

By Steven Wine Jan. 12, 2020 08:32 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Kameron McGusty scored 19 points and the Miami

Duke forward Vernon Carey Jr., right, drives past Miami center Rodney Miller Jr. (14) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Carey scores 24 to lead No. 2 Duke past Miami 95-62

By Steven Wine Jan. 04, 2020 10:20 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The backboard was still shaking when Vernon Carey Jr.

Utah State guard Abel Porter (15) passes past Florida forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, part of the Orange Bowl Classic tournament, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Merrill's 21 points help Utah State beat Florida 65-62

By Steven Wine Dec. 21, 2019 05:02 PM EST
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Utah State didn't give up a field goal in the first 10

Florida State guard Trent Forrest (3) passes to guard M.J. Walker (23) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Florida, part of the Orange Bowl Classic tournament, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
No. 19 Florida State rallies past South Florida 66-60

By Steven Wine Dec. 21, 2019 02:52 PM EST
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State had trouble making a shot. South Florida had

Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall, left, and Florida head coach Dan Mullen, right, listen during a news conference for the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Hollywood, Fla. Florida plays Virginia in the Orange Bowl Dec. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida-Virginia bowl matchup: 'a lot of orange and blue'

By Steven Wine Dec. 11, 2019 06:40 PM EST
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall finds it amusing his

Miami guard Harlond Beverly (5) shoots as Louisville center Steven Enoch (23) and forward Jordan Nwora (33) defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Nwora scores 23 to lead No. 5 Louisville past Miami 87-74

By Steven Wine Nov. 05, 2019 08:33 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Nwora went 4 for 6 from beyond the arc, and

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, Miami coach, Jim Larranaga speaks to the media during NCAA college basketball media day in Coral Gables, Fla. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)
Smaller big man could help Miami Hurricanes improve

By Steven Wine Oct. 23, 2019 11:13 AM EDT
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga needs a big man, which

Pittsburgh guard Trey McGowens, left, and Miami guard Zach Johnson, right, battle for a ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Lawrence scores 27 to help Miami beat Pittsburgh 76-63

By Steven Wine Mar. 05, 2019 10:32 PM EST
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — After the best game of his career, Miami Hurricanes senior

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2019, file photo, Miami center Ebuka Izundu (15) dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State, in Coral Gables, Fla. The mother of Miami Hurricanes senior center Ebuka Izundu is flying from her home in Nigeria to see him play a college game for the first time. Emma Izundu will attend Tuesday’s, March 5, 2019, game against Pittsburgh, the final home game of her son’s four-year Miami career.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Hoop dreams: Mother of Miami player to finally see son play

By Steven Wine Mar. 04, 2019 04:43 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Hurricanes center Ebuka Izundu says he's trying to use his