The Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team is reeling as it opens Atlantic Coast Conference play against Pittsburgh in a 6 p.m. tip at Watsco Center on Wednesday night.
Miami is significantly shorthanded, as it was in Saturday’s stunning 66-62 loss to Florida Gulf Coast.
Preseason All-ACC guard Chris Lykes is set to miss his third consecutive game with an ankle injury. Guard Kameron McGusty and center Rodney Miller are out after exiting in the first 10 minutes against FGCU with leg injuries. This for a roster that still doesn’t have freshman guard Earl Timberlake ready to make his college debut off an ankle injury and also has forward Sam Waardenburg out for the season.