The 2018-19 season was largely one of frustration, disappointment and confusion for the Miami Hurricanes. They were fresh off a heartbreaking loss to Loyola Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but had at least made the big dance in each of the previous three seasons. UM had been picked to finish 10th in the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference media poll amid concerns surrounding an uncertain roster, but every one of Jim Larrañaga’s Miami teams had finished higher in the final league standings than predicted in the preseason.
What unfolded however, was one of the more disappointing seasons of Larrañaga’s tenure in Coral Gables.