About a decade ago, the University of Miami was known for its beautiful campus, their fantastic medical school and of course, their football team.
Not once did you hear about the Miami Hurricanes basketball team, at least not while I was growing up. The football team was starting to go into decline, and the Hurricanes basketball team had the one bright spot in Jack McClinton.
Other than McClinton, an average person couldn’t name you another player on those Miami basketball teams.
Now, the Miami football team is still on the decline, but one thing has changed from a decade ago: Miami basketball matters — and it matters a lot.