MBB Returns Home to Face Alabama A&M
Dec. 14, 2019 | 2 p.m. | ACCN
Watsco Center | Coral Gables, Fla.
Miami (5-3, 0-1 ACC) vs. Alabama A&M (2-5, 0-0 SWAC)
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – After going 27 days without a home game, the University of Miami men’s basketball team will be back in action Saturday afternoon at the Watsco Center.
Miami (5-3, 0-1 ACC) is set to square off with Alabama A&M at 2 p.m. in its first home game since Nov. 16.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast live on ACC Network HERE, with Rich Hollenberg and Malcolm Huckaby on the call. Joe Zagacki and Danny Rabinowitz will have the radio broadcast on 560 The Joe WQAM HERE, while action can also be heard on WVUM 90.5 FM HERE. Live stats for the contest will be available HERE.
This will be the inaugural meeting between the Hurricanes and Bulldogs, marking the first and only new opponent Miami will play this season.
The Hurricanes are coming off a thrilling 81-79 victory Dec. 2 over Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Miami led by as many as 27 points in the first half, during which it shot 66.7 percent and, at one point, made 18-of-21 shots in a span of 14:02.
Junior guard Chris Lykes led all scorers with a career-high-tying 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting, while senior guard Dejan Vasiljevic notched 20 points and went 6-of-9 from 3-point range. Redshirt junior guard Kameron McGusty totaled 13 points and redshirt junior forward Sam Waardenburg notched a season-best 12.
Alabama A&M enters Saturday’s matchup at 2-5 (0-0 SWAC) on the season after winning its last two contests. The Bulldogs are led in both points (14.3) and rebounds (5.6) per game by freshman guard Cameron Alford.
Following a 5-27 (4-14) campaign a year ago, Alabama A&M was picked to finish eighth in the SWAC preseason poll.
After playing the Bulldogs, Miami heads to Brooklyn, N.Y., where it will face Temple Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. at the Barclays Center, live on ESPNU.
To keep up with the University of Miami men’s basketball team on social media, follow @CanesHoops on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The 2019-20 Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball season is presented by First National Bank.
