REVIEW
2009-10 in Review
Finishing 20-13, Miami posted its second 20-win season in the last three years. It marked the 11th 20-win season in Hurricanes history and the fifth since the return of the program in 1985-86. UM improved on its 19-13 mark one season ago, despite losing three starters – including two-time First Team All-ACC pick Jack McClinton – and NFL draft pick Jimmy Graham.
ALL THAT AND THEN SOME
2010 AWARDS AND HONORS
Miami advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals for the first time in school history, marking the first time the Hurricanes have won two games in a conference tournament. Miami last advanced to a conference tournament semifinal round in 2001-02, when the UM knocked off Georgetown, 84-76, in overtime to move on to the BIG EAST semifinals.
Miami freshman Durand Scott became the first Hurricane named to the ACC’s All-Rookie Team, as well as the Sporting News’ All-ACC Rookie Team. He was a UM-best four-time ACC Rookie of the Week and posted two of the league’s top-five scoring performances by a freshman – the only ACC newcomer to appear more than once.
Since 1994, of the 482 teams seeded 10th or below in conference men’s basketball tournaments around the country, Miami became the 28th 10seed or below to advance to a conference semifinal — just the second 12seed to do it in ACC history and the third ACC team seeded 10th or below.
Scott was also just the second freshman and fifth player in UM history to amass 100 points, 100 boards and 100 assists in a single season and was among the ACC’s freshmen leaders in almost every statistical category.
After averaging a team-high 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal over the three ACC Tournament games, freshman guard Durand Scott was named to the ACC All-Tournament First Team, while redshirt freshman center Reggie Johnson earned Second Team honors. The freshmen tandem were the first Hurricanes to earn ACC All-Tournament team accolades.
With 104 assists, Scott became the first UM rookie in 15 years — since Kevin Norris posted 102 assists (1994-95) — and the fifth UM rookie all-time to top the century mark in assists. In addition, he is the first Hurricane of any class to achieve this since 2004-05.
TOURNAMENT TURNAROUND
Scott, who converted 48.6 percent from the floor and 75.0 percent from the charity stripe, got the attention of ACC fans with a team-high 17 points and six rebounds in Miami’s 70-65 quarterfinal victory over Virginia Tech, including nine points in the final 2:42 – hitting all four free throw attempts during that span – to help secure the win for the Hurricanes. He added a team-high 21 points (on 10-of-15 shooting) — his third 20-plus point game of the year – in the ACC semifinal game vs. Duke (3/13).
ACC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Durand Scott ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Durand Scott (First Team) Reggie Johnson (Second Team) ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Durand Scott (Four Times) ACC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Antoine Allen
In his Dean Dome debut, the true freshman scored a game- and season-high 29 points (season-high 11-15 FGs, season-high 3-5 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) — the second-highest point production by an ACC rookie this year and the most points by a Miami freshman in over nine years. The 29 points are the most scored by a Hurricane since Jack McClinton’s 35 versus North Carolina one season earlier. In addition, Scott was the first Miami rookie since Guillermo Diaz (2003-04) to score 20 points in multiple games as a freshman.
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Johnson averaged 13.7 points, a team-high 8.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.0 assist per game over Miami’s 2-1 tournament run. The 6-10 center got the Hurricanes off to a strong start in the 83-62 first-round rout of Wake Forest, finishing with a career-high 22 points, shooting 8-for-8 from the field versus the Demon Deacons, while adding a perfect 6-for-6 showing from the foul line. He tied a school record and also established a new ACC Tournament freshman record, becoming the first rookie to finish 100 percent from the field in a tourney game (minimum seven field goals made).
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Durand Scott and Malcolm Grant became the first UM tandem since 1992-93 to collect 100 assists in the same season and the fourth pair of teammates to do so in UM history.
HONORING THE HURRICANES’ BEST During halftime of Miami’s game versus Duke on Feb. 17, three former Hurricane greats were paid tribute to with the institution of honored jerseys, as Jack McClinton (2006-09), Don Curnutt (1967-70) and Dick Hickox (1958-