Gilmore was sitting out this season after transferring from Virginia Commonwealth following the 2015-16 season. The school issued a statement before the game stating “Junior forward Michael Gilmore will no longer be a part of the University of Miami men’s basketball program, for failure to meet team expectations.”
Gilmore is the second Miami player to be dismissed this season. Rashad Muhammad who was dismissed last month would have been eligible to play this season. Gilmore averaged 2.6 Points Per Game and 2.2 Rebounds in two seasons with the Rams.
Gilmore was projected as a stretch four and a would have provided good depth next season with the losses of Seniors Kamari Murphy and Davon Reed.