19 Miami

Jan. 3
North Carolina Central

Jan. 5
Florida Atlantic

*Paradise Jam, in U.S. Virgin Islands (also Connecticut, La Salle, Iona, San Diego, Valparaiso, Wisconsin)

Key Game
In a slate larded with just about every cupcake in the state of Florida, and a travel budget that could be paid out of petty cash, the undersized Hurricanes will get a real test against the Buckeyes and their 7-foot freshman center, B.J. Mullens.

my SI
SI.com/topbackcourts
Luke Winn writes that, thanks to Jack McClinton and a cast of sharpshooters, Miami could surprise the rest of the ACC this season.

Coach
Frank Haith (5th)

2007--08 record
23--11

ACC record
8--8 (T-5th)

NCAA tournament
Second round