When the Miami Hurricanes’ Cinderella-esque run in the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament ended inside the Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.), many across college basketball were still surprised.
The team’s rotation had grappled with multiple injuries, lost a handful of contests decided by five or fewer points, and yet still managed to advance to the quarterfinal round having won four of 19 conference matchups during the regular season.
Even with only six scholarship student-athletes healthy enough to push the eventual ACC champion Georgia Tech to the brink of elimination, another surprise arose — a handful of players decided to depart UM and enter the transfer portal.