Program History HISTORY
2005-06 • November 16, 2005 — The University of Miami and BankUnited enter into a 10-year agreement which renames the Convocation Center the BankUnited Center. • January 14, 2006 — Miami knocks off No. 20 North Carolina, 81-70, in Chapel Hill marking the Hurricanes’ first win at the Dean Smith Center. • February 23, 2006 — Guillermo Diaz and Rob Hite are both named First Team All-District 6 by the NABC marking the first time the Hurricanes have had two players on the first team in the same season. • March 6, 2006 — Guillermo Diaz is named Second Team All-ACC while Rob Hite earns third team honors by a vote of the league’s coaches. • March 7, 2006 — Guillermo Diaz is named to the All-District IV First Team by the USBWA. • March 9, 2006 — The Hurricanes win their first ACC Tournament game, overcoming a 12-point defecit over the final 12 minutes to defeat Clemson, 66-63, in Greensboro, N.C. • March 15, 2006 — Miami defeats Oklahoma State, 62-59, in the opening round of the NIT at the BankUnited Center. It marks the first postseason game hosted by the Hurricanes. • March 20, 2006 — UM records a 53-52 win at Creighton in the second round of the NIT marking Miami’s first NIT road win. • March 22, 2006 — The Hurricanes’ season ends with a 71-65 defeat at Michigan in the NIT quarterfinals. • June 28, 2006 — Guillermo Diaz is selected in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 52nd overall pick.
2006-07 • December 3, 2006 — In the 2006-07 ACC opener, the Hurricanes knock off 21st-ranked Georgia Tech, 90-82, at the BankUnited Center. • December 4, 2006 — Sophomore Jack McClinton earns ACC Player of the Week honors, averaging 26.0 points, 2.0 assists and 1.5 rebounds in two games against Northwestern and Georgia Tech. • January 10, 2007 — Miami downs No. 25 Maryland, 63-58, in College Park in front of a crowd of 17,950 Terrapin fans to improve to 2-0 versus ranked teams. • January 22, 2007 — Freshman Dwayne Collins becomes the first UM player to earn ACC Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds against Boston College and Florida State. • March 5, 2007 — Jack McClinton, who concluded the 2006-07 regular season ranked first in the ACC in three point percentage (.438), threepointers made per game (2.93) and free throw percentage (.896), earns Third Team All-ACC honors.
ANTHONY KING set a UM single-season record with 86 blocked shots in 2004-05. • March 8, 2007 — The Hurricanes upset fourth-seeded and 17th-ranked Maryland 67-62 in the first round of the 2007 ACC Tournament.
2007-08 • November 18, 2007 — Miami uses a 64-58 win over Providence to improve to 4-0 and claim the inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship title. Junior Jack McClintonis named to the all-tournament team and ESPN’s Andy Katz tabs Miami the “Team of the Week”. • December 13, 2007 — UM improves to 9-0 as Jack McClinton scores 29 points, including five three-pointers, to defeat Mississippi State, 64-58, snapping MSU’s 23straight December home win streak. With the Hurricanes trailing 56-51, the Baltimore, Md., junior knocked down three three-pointers and converted a pair of free throws in the final 3:22 to lead Miami to the comeback victory. For the game, McClinton hit 11-of-22 from the floor, 5-of-10 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the line. • December 17, 2007 — After nine-straight wins, including five away from the BankUnited Center, Miami jumps into the top 25 in a pair of national polls — ranked No. 22 in both the USA Today/ ROB HITE earned Third Team All-ACC honors in 2005-06.
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