{"id":238275,"date":"2026-04-19T23:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238275\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:01:18","slug":"miami-basketball-adds-a-conference-player-of-the-year-from-the-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/238275\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Basketball Adds A Conference Player of the Year From the Transfer Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5j\">The transfer portal continues to work wonders for the Miami Hurricanes as they add their third addition to the roster, being constructed by Jai Lucas. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">Lucas knew he needed more scoring options compared to last season. He adds another scoring big man, DeSean Goode, formerly of  Robert Morris.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">Goode, the reigning Horizon League Player of the Year, averaged 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game with needed splits from the field. (62.9% FG, 57.1% 3PT, 76.3% FT) last season. He also dished out 1.4 assists a game. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">This comes with the addition of Acaden Lewis and Somto Cyril, who all committed first with the Canes. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">Goode plays like a big man even if he is only 6-foot-8. He uses his size to his advantage and battles inside the paint while also knowing down his shots. His three-point shooting is outstanding, and he throws up at least two a game. Those are critical needs that the Hurricanes needed this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">With the addition of Horizon Player of the Year, Lucas continues to build a solid basketball team entering next season. He is hitting on key depth pieces that will help rotate players in and out of the lineup. Not only does he have size, but he has one of the bigger teams in the league. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">Size was the most important part of this offseason for for lucas and shooting. Having players and understanding what he needs was the next step to competing for more than just a Round of 32 appearance. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"68\"> The Miami Hurricanes also have a top-five transfer portal class in the country. They are the second-highest in the ACC, only behind Louisville. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">The Canes finished in third place in the ACC last season; however, the top was clearly defined by Duke. The Hurricanes search to reach those heights with these latest additions to the roster. The Canes want to compete for more, and they use the transfer portal for it. <\/p>\n<p>Projected Roster for the 2026-27 season:Starters:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">1. Acaden Lewis<br \/>2. Dante Allen<br \/>3. Shelton Henderson<br \/>4. Caleb Gaskins<br \/>5. Somto Cyril<\/p>\n<p>Bench:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Marcus Allen<br \/>DeSean Good<br \/>Portal<br \/>Portal<br \/>Portal<br \/>Portal<br \/>Portal<\/p>\n<p>Transfers Out:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">Tru Washington \u2014 Providence<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">John Laboy \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">Traveyon Maddox \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">Jordyn Kee \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">Noam Dovrat \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">Salih Altuntas \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">Timo Malovec \u2014 Portal<\/p>\n<p>Follow all social media platforms to stay up to date with everything Miami Hurricanes-related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanesCentralSI\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/CanesCentral-on-SI\/61560955043309\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/miamihurricanesonsi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2F4Ixo-ZqZfvux_xm01AXw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a>,and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/hurricanesonsi.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a>.Read More Miami Hurricanes News:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The transfer portal continues to work wonders for the Miami Hurricanes as they add their third addition to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-238275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}