During the offseason, Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Jim Larranaga praised Huell as the most improved player in the program. Through the first 18 games this season he was. Huell’s slide has mostly coincided with the absence of Bruce Brown.
Huell scored eight in Miami’s 103-94 loss at Florida State on January 21. That was the last game Brown played in this season. He had surgery later that week on his left foot. Aside from back to back solid games last month against Boston College and North Carolina, Huell has struggled.
In the first 18 games of the season, Huell averaged 13.