In their first Elite Eight appearance in program history, the Miami Hurricanes face a tall opponent: the only No. 1 seed left in the tournament, the Kansas Jayhawks.
Kansas (31-6) defeated Creighton by seven points in the round of 32 and took down Providence 66-61 in the Sweet 16.
“They play extremely aggressively at both ends of the floor and try to score on you by attacking the rim at the first five seconds of the possession,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said Saturday. “We don’t match up great with teams because of our lack of size.