Miami had a tough, injury plagued season last year but no one has ever doubted Jim Larranaga’s ability to identify talented players and convince them to join his program.
Lonnie Walker, Bruce Brown, Davon Reed, Shane Larkin, Chris Lykes and most recently Isaiah Wong have all done well at Miami and beyond.
Larranaga developed a knack at George Mason of identifying guys who for various reasons were discounted by major programs but still very promising players and this has served him well at Miami too (that he also develops his players well is important too).
This week, Miami picked up two players who both fit the Miami mold and who are both promising: 6-7 Danilo Jovanovich out of Milwaukee and 6-8 AJ Casey from Chicago.