University of Miami Preseason Prospectus

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1 University of Miami Preseason Prospectus General Information Location:... Coral Gables, Florida Founded: Enrollment:... 14,978 Nickname:... Hurricanes Colors:... Orange, Green & White Conference:...BIG EAST Arena:... Convocation Center (7,000) President:... Dr. Donna E. Shalala Athletic Director:...Paul Dee Senior Women s Administrator:... Connie Nickel Faculty Representative:... Dr. Clyde McCoy Athletics Switchboard Phone: Ticket Office: CANES or GO-CANES Athletics Web Page:... Sports Information Assistant AD/Communications:...Mark Pray Men s Basketball Contact:... Samuel Henderson Office Phone: Home Phone: Office Fax: Mailing Address: San Amaro Drive; Coral Gables, Florida shenderson@miami.edu Press Row Phone:... TBA Hurricanes Coaching Staff Head Coach:... Perry Clark (Gettysburg, 1974) Miami Record: (.573)/three seasons Career Record: (.563)/14 seasons Assistant Coaches:... Greg Gary (4th Season/Tulane, 1992) Anthony Anderson (2nd Season/McNeese State, 95) Kurtis Townsend (1st Season/Western Kentucky, 1982) Season Recap Overall Record: BIG EAST Record (Finish): (6th Eastern Division) BIG EAST Tournament: (lost to Seton Hall, 76-71) Postseason History NCAA Appearances:... 5 (1960, 98, 99, 00, 02) NCAA Record: (.375) NIT Appearances:...6 (1961, 63, 64, 95, 97, 01) NIT Record: (.143)

2 University of Miami Preseason Prospectus Team Information Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost:... 3/2 Starters Returning (3) Name POS HT WT CL PPG RPG APG Notes Darius Rice F Sr rd Team All- BIG EAST Armondo Surratt G So Team assist leader Eric Wilkins G So Others Returning (4) Name POS HT WT CL PPG RPG APG Notes Gary Hamilton F So Started 8 games in William Frisby F Jr Redshirted Season Rodrigue Djahue F Sr Robert Hite G So Started 18 games in Letterwinners Lost (5) Name POS HT WT CL PPG RPG APG Notes Rafael Berumen F/C Sr Paulo Coelho G Sr *James Jones F Sr nd Rd Draft Pick (Indiana) Ismael N'Diaye F Fr Transfered *Michael Simmons G Sr *starter Newcomers (5) Name POS HT WT CL Hometown (School) Karron Clarke F Fr. Brooklyn, NY (The Winchendon [Mass.] Academy) Guillermo Diaz G Fr. Miami, FL (Miami Christian Academy) Leonard Harden III F/C So. Detroit, MI (Garden City [Kan.] CC) Anthony Harris G Fr. Chicago, IL (Whitney Young) Anthony King F/C Fr. Durham, NC (Southern Durham)

3 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANES Men's Basketball Preseason Notes (11-17, 4-12 BIG EAST) Starters Returning (3) Overall BIG EAST No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb Ast Pts Reb Ast 21 Darius Rice F Sr Armondo Surratt G So Eric Wilkins G Fr Starters Lost (2) Overall BIG EAST No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb Ast Pts Reb Ast 33 James Jones F Sr Michael Simmons G Sr DID YOU KNOW?: The University of Miami has registered a (.610) conference mark since the season. UM's record ranks in a tie for third among BIG EAST teams over that period. Conference Record Since : Total Connecticut (.695) Syracuse (.671) MIAMI (.610) St. John's (.610) Notre Dame (.573) Pittsburgh (.524) Villanova (.500) Seton Hall (.463) Providence (.463) Georgetown (.451) Boston College (.451) Rutgers (.366) West Virginia (.293) Virginia Tech (.208) COMING ON STRONG: Miami forward Darius Rice has really heated up in the new year averaging 20.2 points per game after January 1st. Months G PPG FG% 3FG% FT% Nov./Dec. (2002) Jan./Feb. (2003) PLAYING HIS BEST AGAINST THE BEST: UM forward Darius Rice shined last season in the big games. Against ranked teams Rice averaged 34.3 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting (.507) from the floor and (.455) from three-point range. Team AP Rank Pts FG 3FG FT vs. Florida 13th Connecticut 3rd Connecticut 11th Total UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN S BASKETBALL RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 11 SE All-Stars (Exh.) W Nov. 16 Global Sports (Exh.) W Nov. 23 New Hampshire W Nov. 26 Texas A&M W Nov. 30 Savannah State W Dec. Florida Atlantic LOT Dec. Florida State (SUN) L Dec. Charlotte (FSN) L Dec. 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W Dec. 21 #vs. Florida (SUN) L2OT Dec. UCF W Dec. 30 Lehigh W Jan. 4 North Carolina (ESPN) WOT Jan. 7 *@ West Virginia (FSN) L Jan. 11 *@ Connecticut (WFOR) LOT Jan. 18 *@ Seton Hall L Jan. 20 *Connecticut (ESPN) W Jan. 26 *Syracuse (CBS) L Jan. 29 *Providence (FSN) W Feb. 2 *@ St. John s (FSN) L Feb. 8 *Villanova (FSN) LOT Feb. 11 *Virginia Tech (FSN) W Feb. 15 *@ Boston College (FSN) L Feb. 17 *@ Providence (FSN) L Feb. 22 *Georgetown (ESPN) L Feb. 25 *@ Villanova (FSN) L Mar. 1 *Boston College (FSN) L Mar. 5 *@ Virginia Tech W Mar. 8 *St. John s (FSN) L Mar BIG EAST Championship vs. Seton Hall (ESPN) L * - BIG EAST Conference Game # - Wachovia Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL FSN - Fox Sports Net Florida SUN - Sunshine Network WFOR - CBS (Ch. 4) in Miami

4 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES CARRYING THE LOAD: Darius Rice (18.7 ppg) and James Jones (16.9 ppg) shouldered the scoring load for the Hurricanes last season. The two accounted for half (50%) of Miami's points. Either Rice or Jones led the Hurricanes in scoring in all but one game last season. RICE NAMED ALL-DISTRICT SIX FIRST-TEAM Darius Rice was named first-team All-District 6 for the second consecutive season by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Rice joins Tim James (1998, 1999) as the only Hurricanes to earn first-team All-District honors in consecutive seasons. He currently ranks among the BIG EAST Conference leaders in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made. Rice, who was a second-team All-District selection as a freshman, joins UM legend Rick Barry (1963, 1964, 1965) as the only Miami basketball players to earn All-District honors in three straight seasons. The selection of Rice marks the sixth consecutive season the Hurricanes have had at least one All-District selection. NABC All-District 6 First-Team Matt Bonner (Florida) Erwin Dudley (Alabama) Jarvis Hayes (Georgia) DARIUS RICE (Miami, FL) Mario Austin (Mississippi State) RICE SEEING 20-20: With his 32 points against Virginia Tech last season, Darius Rice recorded his fourth consecutive game of 20 or more points. It marked the first time in his UM career he had posted four consecutive games of 20 or more points. The last player to record four straight 20-point games was Tim James who posted five straight during the season. Rice recorded nine games of 20 or more points last season. NO DAY AT THE BEACH: Miami's win over No. 11 Connecticut last season marked the ninth consecutive season that the Hurricanes defeated a ranked opponent at home. Wins Over Ranked Teams at Home since : Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) Jan. 6, 1999 St. John s (#10 AP/#9 USAT) Mar. 5, 2000 St. John's (#18 AP/#21 USAT) Jan. 20, 2001 Connecticut (#15 AP/#15 USAT) Feb. 1, 2001 Seton Hall (#22 AP/#25 USAT) Feb. 2, 2002 Connecticut (#17 AP/#22 USAT) Jan. 20, 2003 Connecticut (#11 AP/#8 USAT) WORKING OVERTIME: Miami played a school single-season record five overtime games last season. Miami finished 1-4 in those overtime games. Miami has played at least one overtime contest in each of the last five seasons. UM has amassed a 9-6 record (including tournament games) in BIG EAST overtime contests (5-3 at home). The 'Canes own a overall record in overtime contests during their history (5-5 in double-overtime games and a mark in single-overtime contests). Below is a list of UM's overtime games since 1990: (2OT) SMU 93, MIAMI 88 (@SMU) (2OT) Miami (OH) 101, MIAMI 99 (N) Seton Hall 90, MIAMI 82 (@UM) MIAMI 77, Boston College 72 (@BC) MIAMI 76, Pittsburgh 68 (@UP) Clemson 66, MIAMI 52 (@ UM) (2OT) MIAMI 96, St. John's 91 (@UM) MIAMI 68, Georgetown 65 (@UM) MIAMI 76, St. John's 68 (@ MSG) Connecticut 70, MIAMI 68 (@UM) MIAMI 74, St. John's 70 (@UM) St. John's 67, MIAMI 63 (@MSG) St. John's 85, MIAMI 79 (@UM) (2OT) MIAMI 76, Pittsburgh 69 (@UM) MIAMI 102, Providence 96 (@UM) MIAMI 84, Georgetown 76 (@MSG) FAU 74, MIAMI 73 (@FAU) Florida 94, MIAMI 93 (@ AAA) MIAMI 64, North Carolina 61 (@UM) Connecticut 83, MIAMI 80 (@UC) Villanova 72, MIAMI 67 (@UM) MR. CLUTCH: Darius Rice's three-point basket with 0.5 seconds left to defeat Connecticut on January 20th marked the fourth time last season the forward hit a three-pointer at the end of regulation to either win the game or send the game to overtime. With the Hurricanes' down to Florida, Rice connected on a three-pointer from the right corner with 26 seconds remaining to tie the score. Florida went on to win the game in double-overtime. On January 4th against North Carolina, Rice hit a threepointer, again from the right corner, to tie the score at with three seconds left. Miami went on to win the game In Miami's first meeting with Connecticut on January 11, Rice sent the game to overtime with a three-pointer from the tip of the key tying the score at with two seconds left. Connecticut won the game

5 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES BEING THROWN INTO THE FIRE: Miami relied heavenly on four of its freshmen last season. Rob Hite, Armondo Surratt, Eric Wilkins and Gary Hamilton started a combined 50 games and all averaged 16 or more minutes per game. The 50 combined freshmen starts wee the most since the season, UM's first since the program was dropped in 1971, when Eric Brown (27), Dennis Burns (20), Bryan Hughes (28), Kevin Presto (28) and Mark Richardson (18) combined to start 121 games. Twice last season the Hurricanes have had three freshmen in the starting line-up. Miami had at least one freshman in the starting lineup in all but one game last season Freshmen Starts Robert Hite 18 Armondo Surratt 15 Eric Wilkins 9 Gary Hamilton 8 CATCHING FIRE: Darius Rice tied for the team lead with nine games of 20- or-more points last season. Three times last season Rice went for 20-or-more points in a single half including a season-high 27 points in the first half of Miami's win over Connecticut on January 20. Date Opponent Points Half Total Pts Connecticut 27 1st Providence 21 2nd St. John's 24 2nd 26 VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS: Miami was 1-2 against ranked teams this season. The Hurricanes are versus ranked opponents since and have defeated at least one ranked team in each of the last nine seasons. Miami is (.250) all-time against ranked teams including a (.263) record since the rebirth of the program in Miami Victories Over Ranked Teams: Jan. 30, 1961 Louisville (#7 AP) Dec. 21, 1962 Duke (#2 UPI) Feb. 2, 1965 Miami, OH (#20 UPI) Jan. 12, 1989 Kansas (#12 AP) Jan. 14, 1992 St. John s (#17 AP) Jan. 2, 1993 Georgetown (#10 AP) Feb. 20, 1993 St. John s (#25 AP) Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 11, Villanova (#8 AP, #7 USAT) Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) Jan. 6, 1999 St. John s (#10 AP/#9 USAT) Feb. 3, St. John's (#9 AP/#10 USAT) Feb. 8, Syracuse (#18 AP/#17 USAT) Feb. 20, Connecticut (#2 AP, #2 USAT) Feb. 19, Connecticut (#18 AP, #18 USAT) Mar. 5, 2000 St. John's (#18 AP, #21 USAT) Mar. 19, 2000 vs Ohio State (#8 AP, #8 USAT) MISCELLANEOUS STATS Double Figure Scoring Games Darius Rice James Jones Robert Hite Armondo Surratt... 7 Paulo Coelho... 4 Eric Wilkins... 3 Rafael Berumen... 2 Rodrigue Djahue Point Scoring Games Darius Rice Point Scoring Games Darius Rice Point Scoring Games James Jones... 9 Darius Rice... 6 Double Figure Rebound Games James Jones... 3 Darius Rice... 3 Gary Hamilton... 2 Rob Hite... 1 Double Figure Assist Games None Double-Doubles James Jones... 3 Darius Rice... 3 Rob Hite... 1 Dunks Darius Rice Robert Hite James Jones Eric Wilkins... 6 Gary Hamilton... 2 Ismael N'Diaye... 1 Team Largest Lead vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Largest Deficit at Villanova Largest Halftime Lead vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Largest Halftime Deficit vs. Florida, Boston College Largest Deficit Overcome in Win.. 11 vs. North Carolina Largest 2nd Half Deficit Overcome in Win vs. North Carolina Jan. 20, 2001 Connecticut (#15 AP, #15 USAT) Feb. 1, 2001 Seton Hall (#22 AP, #25 USAT) Feb. 13, Syracuse (#10 AP, #7 USAT) Dec. 15, 2001 Indiana (#21 AP, #24 USAT) Jan. 2, Georgetown (#24 AP, #23 USAT)79-71 Feb. 2, 2002 Connecticut (#17 AP, #22 USAT) Jan. 20, 2003 Connecticut (#11 AP, #8 USAT) 77-76

6 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES MIAMI vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Since joining The BIG EAST Conference beginning with the season, the Hurricanes have compiled an (.672) record against non-conference opponents, including a mark (.809) at home. Miami finished 7-4 against non-conference opponents this season and has won 24 of its last 29 games against non-conference teams. Miami has won 20 consecutive home games against non-conference opponents. A SWEEPING SUCCESS: With its win over Virginia Tech on March 5, Miami recorded a twogame season sweep over the Hokies. Miami has registered 18 BIG EAST regular season two-game sweeps since joining the league in the season. The Hurricanes have recorded at least one series sweep in each of the last nine seasons. Below is a list of UM s BIG EAST series sweeps: : Providence St. John's Boston College : Notre Dame : Georgetown : Notre Dame Boston College St. John's Georgetown Rutgers : Notre Dame Pittsburgh West Virginia Villanova Providence Villanova Virginia Tech Virginia Tech MIAMI CHRISTENS CONVOCATION CENTER: The Hurricanes christened the Convocation Center, the new oncampus home of men s and women s basketball, and the University s first large-capacity venue for other educational, cultural and community events with a overtime win over North Carolina on January 4. The $48 million facility, totally funded through private donations, seats 7,000 for basketball and provides the University and the Coral Gables community with a facility designed for a wide array of uses. Convocation Center Firsts Field Goal James Jones (UM) 3PT Field Goal James Jones (UM) Dunk James Jones (UM) Free Throw Byron Sanders (UNC) Rebound Raymond Spencer (UNC) Blocked Shot Jawad Williams (UNC) UM LEAVES MIAMI ARENA IN STYLE: Miami ended its 14-year run at Miami Arena with a victory over Lehigh on December 30. Miami began playing its home games at the Miami Arena in 1988 and registered a (.672) record including a 5-0 record this season. Since the Hurricanes had compiled a (.790) overall home record at the Arena NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll (March 3) Record Points PW 1. Arizona (59) , Kentucky (13) , Florida , Texas , Oklahoma , Kansas , Pittsburgh , Marquette , Wake Forest , Duke , Xavier , Syracuse Maryland Illinois Louisville Notre Dame Stanford Memphis Creighton Oklahoma State Dayton California Mississippi St Wisconsin NR 25. Georgia OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: St. Joseph s 134, Utah 118, Connecticut 113, Missouri 98, Southern Illinois 58, Butler 50, Weber State 10, Oregon 6, Purdue 6, Gonzaga 6, Boston College 6, Kent State 6, Troy State 3, Pennsylvania 2, Seton Hall 1, NC Wilmington 1, Holy Cross 1, BYU 1. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (March 3) Record Points PW 1. Arizona (29) Kentucky (2) Florida Texas Oklahoma Kansas Pittsburgh Marquette Duke Wake Forest Xavier Maryland Syracuse Illinois Louisville Notre Dame Stanford Oklahoma State Creighton California Mississippi State Dayton Utah Wisconsin NR 25. Georgia OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Memphis (20-5) 72; Connecticut (18-7) 66; Saint Joseph s (21-4) 59; Missouri (18-7) 36; Butler (24-4) 12; Southern Illinois (21-5) 11; Brigham Young (19-7) 8; Oregon (20-7) 4; Fresno State (20-6) 3; Central Michigan (18-6) 2; Weber State (24-5) 2; Boston College (16-9) 1; Cincinnati (16-9) 1; Troy State (23-5) 1.

7 HURRICANE OFFENSIVE NOTES RICE JOINS 1000-POINT CLUB: Miami junior forward Darius Rice scored 32 points against Florida last season to become the 26th player in UM history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Rick Barry who holds the Miami career scoring record with 2,298 points. UM Career Scoring List: 1. Rick Barry ( )... 2, Eric Brown ( )... 2, Don Curnutt ( )... 2, Tim James ( )... 1, Dennis Burns ( )... 1, Dick Hickox ( )... 1, Johnny Hemsley ( )... 1, Steven Edwards ( )... 1,393 DARIUS RICE (2000-Present)... 1, Ron Godfrey ( )... 1, James Jones (1999-Present)...1, Mike Wittman ( )... 1, Joe Wylie ( )...1, Willie Allen ( )... 1, John Salmons ( )... 1, Mike McCoy ( )... 1, Mario Bland ( )... 1, Gene Stage ( )...1, Rusty Parker ( )... 1, Kevin Presto ( )...1, Constantin Popa ( )...1, Whitey Campbell ( )...1, Julie Cohen ( )...1,042 Dick Miani ( )...1, Jerome Scott ( )...1, Rick Jones ( )...1,029 RICE MOVES UP 3-POINT LIST: Darius Rice has recorded 67 three-point baskets last season giving him 205 for his career which places him second on UM's all-time career list behind Steven Edwards who connected on 265 three-point baskets from EASY AS 1, 2, 3: Miami failed to hit a three-point basket against Indiana during the season marking just the third time in school-history that UM failed to connect on at least one threepointer. Miami has hit at least one trey in 490 of 493 games since the NCAA adopted the three-point shot in The only other games in which UM failed to hit a threepointer were versus St. John's on March 5, 2000 (0-13) and against Howard University on December 6, 1991 (0-15). Miami is 2-1 all-time when failing to hit a three-pointer. RICE'S NIGHT: Darius Rice poured in a career-high 43 points against Connecticut on Jan. 20 tying him for third on the BIG EAST all-time single-game scoring list. The point total was the most in a BIG EAST game since Feb. 20, 1996 when UM forward Steve Rich posted 43 points against St. John's. Top BIG EAST Single-Game Point Totals: 1. Eric Murdock (PC) vs. Pittsburgh ( ) Kerry Kittles (VU) vs. Boston College ( ) DARIUS RICE (UM) vs. Connecticut ( ) 43 Steve Rich (UM) vs. St. John's ( ) 43 Dana Barros (BC) vs. Pittsburgh (1-7-89) 43 OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING: Miami shot a (.527) from the field against Virginia Tech on March 5 marking the fourth time this season in which the Hurricanes have shot 50 percent or better from the field. Since the season the Hurricanes are 26-2 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. Miami 50 Percent Shooting Performances (since 1998) Date Team FG Percentage Result Florida Atlantic (.522) UM Northern Iowa (.516) UM Boston College (.519) UM Georgia State (.518) UM St. John's (.577) UM Rutgers (.528) UM Boston College (.583) UM Georgetown (.500) UM Syracuse (.500) UM Providence (.510) UM Villanova (.606) UM Pittsburgh (.540) UM Bethune-Cookman (.541) UM Hartford (.514) UM vs. Illinois State (.516) ISU Florida Atlantic (.571) UM Pittsburgh (.524) UM vs. Notre Dame (.500) UM vs. Ohio State (.510) UM Lehigh (.517) UM Providence (.500) UM Florida A&M (.561) UM Providence (.593) UM Providence (.566) UM New Hampshire (.500) UM Virginia Tech (.517) UM Boston College (.537) BC Virginia Tech (.527) UM 79-71

8 HURRICANE DEFENSIVE NOTES GETTING DEFENSIVE: Last season Miami's defense was been adept at forcing its opponents into turnovers. The Hurricanes forced 497 turnovers (17.8 per game) while scoring 513 points off those turnovers (18.3 points per game). Miami recorded 26.2 percent (513 of 1956) of its total points this season off turnovers Opponent Forced TO Steals Pts off TO New Hampshire Texas A&M Savannah State Florida Atlantic 17 9 Florida State 21 9 Charlotte Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Florida UCF Lehigh North Carolina 11 6 West Virginia 12 7 Connecticut Seton Hall Connecticut Syracuse Providence St. John's Villanova Virginia Tech 11 5 Boston College Providence Georgetown Villanova Boston College Virginia Tech St. John's vs. Seton Hall Totals LOCKING UP: Last season Miami made a habit of holding teams without a field goal for long stretches. The Hurricanes held teams without a field goal for five minutes or more a total of 14 times while holding teams scoreless for five or more minutes four times Opponent Held Without FG UM Run New Hampshire 6:52 (1st half) 11-0 Savannah State 5:02 (1st half) 10-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5:20 (1st half) 13-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5:45 (2nd half) 5-0 Lehigh 6:54 (2nd half) 9-2 Lehigh 7:04 (2nd half) 13-3 North Carolina 12:10 (2nd half/ot) 15-3 Connecticut 5:23 (1st half) 7-1 Syracuse 5:58 (2nd half) 0-4 Providence 8:23 (1st half) 10-2 St. John's 6:33 (2nd half) 12-4 Villanova 7:38 (2nd half) 11-3 Virginia Tech 7:25 (1st half/2nd half) 9-6 WATCH YOUR WALLETS: The University of Miami ended the season ranked No.1 in the BIG EAST and 10th in the nation in steals. UM recorded 272 steals (9.7 spg) last season including a schoolrecord 21 against Savannah State on Dec. 30.

9 BIG EAST NOTES RICE NAMED ALL-BIG EAST: Darius Rice was named third-team All-BIG EAST while senior forward James Jones earned honorable mention All-BIG EAST honors by a vote of the league s coaches. The Hurricanes have had 13 All-BIG EAST selections over the last 11 seasons and have had at least one All-BIG EAST selection for six consecutive seasons All-BIG EAST First Team Troy Bell, Boston College, Sr., 6-1, 183, Minneapolis, Minn.* Emeka Okafor, Connecticut, So., 6-9, 252, Houston, Texas Mike Sweetney, Georgetown, Jr, 6-8, 260, Oxon Hill, Md.* Matt Carroll, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-6, 212, Horsham, Pa. Marcus Hatten, St. John=s, Sr., 6-1, 165, Baltimore, Md. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse, Fr. 6-8, 220, Baltimore, Md. RICE NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darius Rice was been named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week for the week ending January 26th. Rice shared the honor with Notre Dame guard Chris Thomas. Rice averaged 28.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game last week versus 11 th -ranked Connecticut and Syracuse. This marks the second time in his career that Rice has been honored as the BIG EAST Player of the Week. Against Connecticut on January 20 th, Rice recorded the third highest single-game scoring total in BIG EAST history with 43 points in leading UM to a win. His steal and three-point basket with 0.5 seconds remaining gave Miami the miraculous come-from-behind victory. Versus Syracuse, Rice recorded his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. All-BIG EAST Second Team Craig Smith, Boston College, Fr., 6-7, 265, Los Angeles, Calif. Ben Gordon, Connecticut, So., 6-2, 185, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Chris Thomas, Notre Dame, So., 6-1, 182, Indianapolis, Ind. Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh, Sr., 6-0, 183, East Orange, N.J. Ryan Gomes, Providence, So., 6-7, 238, Waterbury, Conn. Andre Barrett, Seton Hall, Jr., 5-10, 172, Bronx, N.Y. All-BIG EAST Third Team Darius Rice, Miami, Jr., 6-10, 215, Jackson, Miss. Julius Page, Pittsburgh, Jr., 6-3, 191, Buffalo, N.Y. Chevon Troutman, Pittsburgh, So., 6-7, 236, Williamsport, Pa. Hakim Warrick, Syracuse, So., 6-8, 205, Philadelphia, Pa. Drew Schifino, West Virginia, So., 6-3, 190, Pittsburgh, Pa. All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention James Jones, Miami, Sr., 6-8, 225, Miami, Fla. Ontario Lett, Pittsburgh, Sr., 6-6, 265, Pensacola, Fla. Gary Buchanan, Villanova, Sr., 6-3, 205, St. Louis, Mo. Ricky Wright, Villanova, Sr., 6-7, 225, E. Chicago, Ind. Bryant Matthews, Virginia Tech, Jr., 6-7, 202, Columbia, S.C. Terry Taylor, Virginia Tech, Sr., 6-8, 292, Virginia Beach, Va. BIG EAST All-Rookie Team Craig Smith, Boston College, Fr., 6-7, 265, Los Angeles, Ca. Torin Francis, Notre Dame, Fr., 6-10, 240, Roslindale, Mass. Donnie McGrath, Providence, Fr., 6-4, 185, Katonah, N.Y. Kelly Whitney, Seton Hall, Fr., 6-8, 228, Chicago, Ill. Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse, Fr., 6-8, 220, Baltimore, Md.* Gerry McNamara, Syracuse, Fr., 6-2, 172, Scranton, Pa.* Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia, Fr., 6-10, 220, Martinsburg, W.Va. * denotes unanimous selection

10 BIG EAST NOTES FINAL BIG EAST STANDINGS BIG EAST All Games Eastern Division W L Pct W L Pct Boston College Connecticut Providence Villanova St. John s MIAMI Virginia Tech Western Division Syracuse Pittsburgh Seton Hall Notre Dame Georgetown West Virginia Rutgers CONAGRA FOODS BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP: Wednesday, March 12 - First Round St. John s 83, Notre Dame 80 Providence 73, West Virginia 50 Georgetown 46, Villanova 41 Seton Hall 67, Miami 52 Thursday, March 13 - Quarterfinals Boston College 82, St. John s 75 Pittsburgh 67, Providence 59 Syracuse 74, Georgetown 69 Connecticut 83, Seton Hall 70 Friday, March 14 - Semifinals Pittsburgh 61, Boston College 48 Connecticut 80, Syracuse MIAMI BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS (all games) Scoring Offense...10th Scoring Defense... 4th Scoring Margin...10th FT Percentage... 4th FG Percentage...10th FG % Defense...11th PT FG Percentage...11th PT FG % Defense...13th Rebounding... 9th Rebounds Allowed... 4th Rebounding Margin... 5th Blocked Shots... T-9th Assists... 9th Steals... 1st Turnover Margin... T-5th Assist/Turnover Ratio...13th INDIVIDUAL BIG EAST RANKINGS (all games) Scoring... Darius Rice... 9th James Jones...13th Rebounding... James Jones...15th Darius Rice...17th Field Goal Pct.... James Jones...11th Darius Rice...15th Assists... Armondo Surratt... 15th Free Throw Pct.... James Jones...3rd Darius Rice...12th Steals... James Jones... T-14th Pt FG Pct.... Darius Rice... 6th Pt FG Made... Darius Rice... 5th Blocked Shots... James Jones... 8th Def. Rebounds... James Jones...12th Darius Rice...15th Saturday, March 15 - Championship Pittsburgh 74, Connecticut BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS Player of the Week: Nov Terry Taylor (Virginia Tech) Dec Emeka Okafor (Connecticut) Dec Dan Miller (Notre Dame) Dec Troy Bell (Boston College) Matt Carroll (Notre Dame) Dec Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Ryan Gomes (Providence) Dec Ben Gordon (Connecticut) Jan Marcus Hatten (St. John's) Jan Mike Sweetney (Georgetown) Ontario Lett (Pittsburgh) Jan Marcus Hatten (St. John's) Jan DARIUS RICE (MIAMI) Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Feb Troy Bell (Boston College) Matt Carroll (Notre Dame) Feb Herve Lamizana (Rutgers) Andre Barrett (Seton Hall) Feb Troy Bell (Boston College) Feb Troy Bell (Boston College) Mar Troy Bell (Boston College) Mike Sweetney (Georgetown) Mar Marcus Hatten (St. John's) Rookie of the Week: Nov Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Dec. 2...Kevin Pittsnogle (West Virginia) Dec Craig Smith (Boston College) Torin Francis (Notre Dame) Dec Craig Smith (Boston College) Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Dec Gerry McNamara (Syracuse) Dec Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Jan Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Jan Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Randy Foye (Villanova) Jan Craig Smith (Boston College) Jan Kevin Pittsnogle (West Virginia) Feb Craig Smith (Boston College) Feb Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Feb Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Feb Craig Smith (Boston College) Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Mar Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse) Mar Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse)

11 Miami Basketball Preseason Roster Alphabetical No Name Pos Ht Wt Class Previous School/Hometown 1 Karron Clarke F Fr. The Winchendon (Mass.) Academy/Brooklyn, NY 13 Guillermo Diaz G Fr. Miami Christian Academy/Puerto Rico 14 Rodrigue Djahue F Sr. Miami NW Christian Academy/Abidjan, Ivory Coast 34 William Frisby F Jr. Fresno City College/Bay Shore, NY 2 Gary Hamilton F/C So. Susan Miller Dorsey/Los Angeles, CA 52 Leonard Harden III F/C So. Garden City (Kan.) CC/Detroit, MI 12 Anthony Harris G Fr. Whitney Young/Chicago, IL 40 Robert Hite G So. Winton Woods/Cincinnati, OH 50 Anthony King F/C Fr. Southern Durham/Durham, NC 21 Darius Rice F Sr. Lanier/Jackson, MS 3 Armondo Surratt G So. Oakland Tech/Oakland, CA 11 Eric Wilkins G So. Oak Hill (VA) Academy/Plainfield, NJ Numerical No Name Pos Ht Wt Class Previous School/Hometown 1 Karron Clarke F Fr. The Winchinden (Mass.) Academy/Brooklyn, NY 2 Gary Hamilton F/C So. Susan Miller Dorsey/Los Angeles, CA 3 Armondo Surratt G So. Oakland Tech/Oakland, CA 11 Eric Wilkins G So. Oak Hill (VA) Academy/Plainfield, NJ 12 Anthony Harris G Fr. Whitney Young/Chicago, IL 13 Guillermo Diaz G Fr. Miami Christian Academy/Puerto Rico 14 Rodrigue Djahue F Sr. Miami NW Christian Acad/Abidjan, Ivory Coast 21 Darius Rice F Sr. Lanier/Jackson, MS 34 William Frisby F Jr. Fresno City College/Bay Shore, NY 40 Robert Hite G So. Winton Woods/Cincinnati, OH 50 Anthony King F/C Fr. Southern Durham/Durham, NC 52 Leonard Harden III F/C So. Garden City (Kan.) CC/Detroit, MI HEAD COACH: Perry Clark (4th Season/Gettysburg, 74) ASSISTANT COACHES: Greg Gary (4th Season/Tulane, 92) Anthony Anderson (2nd Season/McNeese State, 95) Kurtis Townsend (1st Season/Western Kentucky, 82)