Disappointment. Worry. Those are just a couple of adjectives to describe the state of the Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball program upon finding out that they would be without yet another frontcourt player in each of the past two seasons.
He had already redshirted his freshman year in the 2017-2018 season, as he watched coach Jim Larrañaga and his team tie for third place in the ACC standings from the sidelines of the Watsco Center. Part of that journey involved a 91-88 upset celebration over No. 9 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Having not even played 30 percent of the Canes’ scheduled games over the past two seasons, redshirt junior forward Deng Gak looks to have his first, and perhaps most important winter of his UM career.