“The greatest teacher is experience.”
It is a phrase we have heard all season from Coach Jim Larranaga and after failing to advance past the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals the last two seasons, the Miami Hurricanes finally learned their lesson.
Boosted by heroic displays from Sheldon McClellan and Angel Rodriguez, Miami’s most experienced players, the Canes avenged their regular-season finale loss and defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 88-82 to advance to the ACC Tournament semifinals.
“Well, Angel and Sheldon were tremendous,” Larranaga said after the game. “They came with a lot of enthusiasm, energy, effort and execution.