Athlon Sports and the Big Lead both have the Miami Hurricanes ranked in their top 25 for the upcoming season. NBC Sports went even further, having the Hurricanes ranked number six for next season.
Media outlets are high on the return of Bruce Brown and the highly ranked recruiting class coming in. Athlon has the Hurricanes ranked number 15. The Big Lead has them ranked number 12.
The pairing of Brown and incoming Freshman Lonnie Walker will be the primary focus nationally when there is a discussion about Miami basketball.