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Miami Hurricanes Basketball: Lawrence’s Career-High 18 Points Leads Miami Past Notre Dame

The first Wednesday of every February is known as the end of football recruiting and National Signing Day across the country. This year though, the biggest pickup for the Miami Hurricanes athletic program wasn’t a prized recruit from the gridiron, it was another quality victory on the hardwood and a spectacular performance from an unexpected source.

Behind a career-high 18 points from freshman Amp Lawrence, the Canes eased to a 79-70 victory over Notre Dame and improved to 17-4 on the season.

Coming into the game, the 6’7” forward from St. Petersburg, Fla. was averaging just 3.