FINAL RECORD
Overall 23-11, 8-8 ACC, fifth place.

WHAT WENT RIGHT
Miami won its first 12 games of the season and 14 of its first 15 to rise to No. 21 in the rankings. The Hurricanes then finished the season on a high note, winning six of its last eight regular-season games. The streak included a 96-95 victory over Duke, a game in which they led by 20 points in the second half. They received a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament after going 1-1 in the ACC tourney and won their first NCAA game since 2000 with an opening win over St. Mary's.

WHAT WENT WRONG
The Hurricanes struggled early in the conference race, falling to 2-6 before their closing run. They played only about 35 minutes total of good basketball in the ACC and NCAA Tournaments -- the second half of their win over St. Mary's and the last five minutes against Texas. They also had a pedestrian victory over North Carolina State in the ACC tourney. Shooting became somewhat iffy over the last few weeks as the Hurricanes shot only 38.1 percent from the field in their last six games.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"We're just trying to build, and there's no question that, you know, I think we're in the right, we're headed in the right direction. Obviously. ... We made the NCAA Tournament this year. But we're still growing as a program." -- Coach Frank Haith, on the status of his program

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