To say that last season was up-and-down for the Miami RedHawks would be an understatement, as the basketball team went 7-7 in non-conference play (including a 64-63 loss at Dayton) before kicking off the MAC season on a seven-game losing streak. Despite its struggles, Miami was able to hit another gear late in the season as it won three straight games over Akron, Kent State, and Buffalo, and won at Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament but fell to the eventual MAC champion Bulls in the following round.
The ‘Hawks have to be more consistent this season if they want to be real contenders in the MAC, which will be hard to do this season due to the departures of starters Chris Bryant, Geovonie McKnight, and Eric Washington.