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How To Watch: Miami Men's Basketball Season Opener Vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

The season is underway as the Hurricanes look to get back into Final Four form with a fresh new batch of talent from recruitment and the portal.
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Mar 9, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Matthew Cleveland (right) drives to the basket against Florida State Seminoles forward Taylor Bol Bowen (10) during the second half at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images
Mar 9, 2024; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes guard Matthew Cleveland (right) drives to the basket against Florida State Seminoles forward Taylor Bol Bowen (10) during the second half at Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images | Melina Myers-Imagn Images

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For the ACC, Christmas has arrived as basketball season is underway and for the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, there is a lot to like about this upcoming season.

Coming into the season, head coach Jim Larranaga finished with a top-10 player class those players are here and ready to play. The exhibition game against St. Leo proved that they have talent but some kinks still need to be worked out.

Three Takeaways From Miami Men's Basketball Exhibition Against St. Leo

The Hurricanes also return three players from last season in Nijel Pack, Matthew Cleveland, and Paul Djobet.

Cleveland missed the exhibition game with an undisclosed injury and is questionable for the opening tipoff of the season, however, Pack and Djobet looked great in their first action of the season against St. Leo.

That can also be said for many of the players from the portal and recruitment. This team has the missing depth that Miami missed desperately last season. With the key addition of Lynn Kidd, Jalen Blackmon, A.J. Staton-McCray, and the recruitment of five-star freshman Jalil Bethea, the Canes have a complete roster of bucket-getters.

The Hurricanes are posied and ready to make a play at the top of the ACC as a sleeping giant in the confrence.

HOW TO WATCH

Miami (0-0) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (0-0) 7 p.m. ET | Monday, Nov. 4 | Watsco Center

Streaming: ACC Extra/ESPN+

Home Radio: UM Sports Network – 560 WQAM, Audacy App

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JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.

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