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'Canes know better than to take Wichita State lightly

Jim Larrañaga would have none of it on Friday afternoon. None.

On the day before his Hurricanes were set to take on 11th-seeded Wichita State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the veteran Miami coach wasn't about to let anyone downplay the kind of challenge the Shockers, a Final Four team three years ago, would pose to his third-seeded Hurricanes.

Not after the way Wichita State, a First Four team, has played in the postseason, and not with veterans like senior Fred VanVleet and redshirt senior Ron Baker on the roster.