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<\/p>\nReports: Miami (Ohio) forward Brant Byers to enter transfer portal<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tABOUT $100,000 IN DAMAGE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THE COUNTDOWN TO THE MADNESS IS ON. MIAMI IS ABOUT TO PLAY IN ITS FIRST NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME IN 19 YEARS. WE USED TO BE ABLE TO COUNT ON UC AND XAVIER EVERY YEAR. THAT HASN\u2019T HAPPENED OF LATE, BUT THE REDHAWKS ARE THE MAGICAL STORY. TAKING THE COURT IN DAYTON TODAY, THEIR FINAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE BIG GAME TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST SMU SPORTS ANCHOR JARED MAY LIVE RIGHT NOW AT UD ARENA WITH SOME OF THAT EXCITEMENT. HI THERE JARON. HELLO MIKE AND SHEREE THE TEAM. VERY LOOSE, HAPPY AND CONFIDENT AT TODAY\u2019S PRACTICE. GETTING READY FOR TOMORROW NIGHT\u2019S BIG GAME NOW MAKING MARCH MADNESS OBVIOUSLY TAKES A LOT OF SKILL AND WE ARE NOT QUESTIONING THE SKILL ON THIS MIAMI TEAM, BUT IT DOES TAKE SOME LUCK. AND MIAMI BELIEVES THAT THE REDHAWKS ARE NOT SUPERSTITIOUS, BUT THEY ARE A LITTLE STITIOUS. YEAH, COMPLETING A 31 ZERO UNDEFEATED REGULAR SEASON IS NOT EASY. I DON\u2019T KNOW IF ANYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD IT IS TO DO THIS YEAR\u2019S MIAMI TEAM, DEFYING ALL ODDS THANKS TO THEIR ROUTINES. LUCKY BLUE SKYLINE CHILI T SHIRT THAT HE\u2019S WORN EVERY SINGLE GAME, GARNERING A LOT OF ATTENTION THIS YEAR. WE DO WASH. WE WASH THEM, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT THE HEAD COACH ISN\u2019T THE ONLY REDHAWK WITH A SUPERSTITION. I USUALLY EAT SOME TYPE OF CANDY BEFORE EVERY GAME. I WEAR THE SAME GAME SOCKS EVERY SINGLE GAME. MINE ARE MY SHOES. MIAMI\u2019S RUN OBVIOUSLY LESS ABOUT THEIR PLAY ON THE COURT AND MORE THANKS TO THESE THREE. STAY CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU DO. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR LIKE LITTLE, YOU KNOW LITTLE THINGS. I\u2019M NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT. FOR SOPHOMORE GUARD BRANT BYERS, THE SUPERSTITION IS SIMPLE. A BAG OF CANDY BEFORE EACH GAME, BUT NEVER CHOCOLATE. IT\u2019S ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF GUMMY OR FRUIT GUMMY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. A STOP AT THE GAS STATION MANDATORY FOR THE SELF-PROCLAIMED CANDY GUY, LIKE A SMALL SIZE BAG. PETER SOUTER SUPERSTITION. SAME SOCKS EVERY GAME. THERE\u2019S A LOT OF HOLES IN THEM RIGHT NOW. LOOSE THREADS, FOR SURE, BUT DON\u2019T MAKE IT THROUGH THAT SEASON. BUT DON\u2019T WORRY. JUST LIKE COACH, THEY ALLEGEDLY GET WASHED EVERY TIME. I\u2019M ABOUT THAT DIRTY IAN. ELMER STARTED THE SEASON WITH TEN PAIRS OF SHOES, BUT NOW HE\u2019S DOWN TO EIGHT. THE TAFT ALUM WILL NOT PLAY IN A PAIR OF SHOES THAT HE\u2019S HAD A BAD GAME IN. MY ORANGE JUICE PLAY TWO STRAIGHT GAMES, GAVE THEM AWAY. DON\u2019T HAVE THEM ANYMORE. BUT BOTH TIMES ELMER DROPPED 30. THIS YEAR HE WAS WEARING THE SAME PAIR. SO CALL IT LUCK, CALL IT SKILL, CALL IT SUPERSTITION. BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO CALL IT THE BEST SEASON IN MIAMI BASKETBALL HISTORY. YOU KIND OF JUST DON\u2019T WANT TO CHANGE WHAT YOU DO. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO EVEN THE LITTLE THINGS, LIKE THE CRAZY THINGS AS YOUR SOCKS. NOW, I DID ASK PETER AND IAN IF THEY WOULD DONATE THEIR SHOES AND SOCKS TO THE UNIVERSITY TO PUT IN A TROPHY CASE. IF THIS TEAM GOES ON A CINDERELLA RUN, THEY BOTH SAID, ABSOLUTELY, WE WILL BRING YOU INSIDE THE MIAMI LOCKER ROOM COMING U\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Reports: Miami (Ohio) forward Brant Byers to enter transfer portal<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:42 PM EDT Mar 31, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n