#47 Miami (FL) Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Miami Hurricanes

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #47
 
Conference Rank: #7 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 7-24, 3-17
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Jai Lucas
Coach Record: 0-0 at Miami (FL), 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Matthew Cleveland, Forward, 17.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.7 apg
Nijel Pack, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.3 apg
Lynn Kidd, Forward, 11.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 apg
Brandon Johnson, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.0 apg
A.J. Staton-McCray, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jalil Bethea, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Jalen Blackmon, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Austin Swartz, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.9 apg
Paul Djobet, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Divine Ugochukwu, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:

 
Key New Players:
Dante Allen, Freshman, Guard
Marcus Allen, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Missouri
Salih Altuntas, Freshman, Forward, Played in Turkey
Tre Donaldson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Michigan
Shelton Henderson, Freshman, Guard
Jordyn Kee, Freshman, Guard, Transfer from Georgia
Treyvon Maddox, Freshman, Guard
Timotej Malovec, Freshman, Forward, Played in Slovakia
Malik Reneau, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Indiana
Ernest Udeh, Senior, Center, Transfer from TCU
Tru Washington, Junior, Guard, Transfer from New Mexico
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (167th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 80.6 (342, 18)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (108, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 49.5 (352, 18)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (234, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (310, 17)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.4 (36, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.3 (292, 16)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (233, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (103, 8)