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NCAA Tournament Sweet 16: Introducing the Miami Hurricanes

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Team: Miami-Florida Hurricanes
Record: 27-7, 13-5 ACC (2nd)
RPI: 8
KenPom: 11
SOS: 16
Adjusted offensive: 117.2 (12th)
Defensive efficiency: 96.3 (36th)

Impressive Wins: Utah, Virginia, Louisville, Duke

Bad Losses: Northeastern, Clemson

How they got to the Sweet 16: Beat (14) Buffalo, 79-72. Beat (11) Wichita State, 65-57.

Team MVP: Sheldon McClellan, Sr, guard. 16.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 49.9% FG

Last Trip: 2013- The Canes were a 2-seed and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before being knocked out by Marquette. This is the Hurricanes' second appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2011 when Jim Larranaga took the helm of the program.

Historical Record: Villanova leads, 13-10

Jay Wright vs. Miami: 3-3

Last Game: March 2, 2004. Miami won 59-56 at The Pavilion.