Postseason Prowess HISTORY
FOUR POSTSEASON APPEARANCES IN THE LAST SIX YEARS... Seven postseason appearances since 2000... These Hurricanes want to PLAY ON. While the majority of teams across America pack it in come March, the University of Miami men’s basketball program is making it a habit to keep on playing. Life isn’t all just fun and games... or is it? Actually these Hurricanes players and coaches work diligently to keep this habit alive, and their hard work has paid off as they have won at least one game in their last three-straight postseason appearances. It was Hurricane season for sure in 2007-08 when Miami showed resolve and determination as they worked steadily towards a postseason berth. A strong 12-0 start to the season, followed by the program's highest-ever finish in the ACC resulted in the Hurricanes’ invitation to the Big Dance. Miami blew into Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Ark., as Jack McClinton's 38-point first-round performance made everyone take notice. Trailing 32-27 at halftime, McClinton took the game into his own hands and in the second half the score was McClinton 32, St. Mary’s 32. His effort was not only the best postseason performance in Miami history, but also the second-highest scoring output by an individual in the entire 2007-08 tournament. That performance pushed these seventh-seeded Hurricanes to a 78-64 win over 10th-seeded St. Mary’s (Calif.) and into the NCAA’s second round for the third time in Miami history. In second-round action versus second-seeded Texas, Miami put together a furious second-half rally, nearly knocking off the Longhorns. But despite a dozen second-half McClinton points and a pair of thrilling three-pointers by Raymond Hicks in the final 11 seconds, the Hurricanes saw their exciting postseason run come to a close with a 75-72 loss.
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