Miami is just the ninth No. 10 seed to make the Elite Eight, and now they’ll have bragging rights over the school’s storied football program.
In the years since the glory days of Miami football, they’ve continued to lean into this controversial persona, welcoming every bit of attention and intimidation it brings. The university even adopted the split-U as its official logo in 2009, further cementing their identity with the history of the athletics program.
Meanwhile, Larranaga took over the men’s team in 2011 and quietly built a program that could spar with the heavyweights of the ACC, arguably the best conference in college basketball. Larranaga and his team rallied to finish fourth in the ACC, good enough to secure one of four at-large bids the conference received. Of their six conference losses, all but one were decided by less than five points, including three losses that came down to a single point.
When asked about where the program stands going forward, sixth-year senior Kameron McGusty said he views this tournament run as a “new foundation” for the basketball program.
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