10/30/2026 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SEASON OPENER: Miami men's basketball enters the 2026-27 regular season by traveling to James Madison for a road contest on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Travis Steele begins his fifth season at the helm of the program after finishing his fourth season with a 32-2 (18-0 MAC) record.
ABOUT JAMES MADISON: James Madison went 18-15 and 9-9 in conference play last year. Head coach Preston Spradin begins his third season with the Dukes. Heading into the 2026-27 season, James Madison was picked second with 176 points and a league-leading nine first-place votes in the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. Junior guard Gage Lattimore and sophomore forward Preston Fowler were named Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team selections. Junior guard K.J. Windham earned a spot on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team as well.
THE SERIES WITH THE DUKES: The RedHawks are 1-1 when facing off with the Dukes. The last time Miami took on James Madison, the Red and White secured a 76-58 victory on Nov. 24, 2012 in a home contest. Prior to that, the RedHawks fell 70-69 on Feb. 19, 2011 in Harrisonburg.
UP NEXT: Miami welcomes Bellarmine to Millett Hall for its first home game of the 2026-27 season on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.
2026-27 ROSTER: Miami returns 11 players and welcomes six newcomers heading into the 2026-27 season. The RedHawks boast three freshmen, one redshirt freshman, five sophomores, one junior, five seniors, a redshirt senior and a fifth year.Â
During the offseason, Head Coach Travis Steele promoted Khristian Smith to Associate Head Coach and welcomed Andrew Dakich as an Assistant Coach. Smith joined Steele's program in May of 2022 as an assistant coach and has spent the past four years with the program. Dakich joins the RedHawks after spending the last four seasons on the coaching staff at Illinois State University.
ON THE ROAD: Miami hasn't lost a road game in more than a year (March 1, 2025), as the RedHawks set new program records for most consecutive road wins overall (15) and in a season (14) in 2025-26.
ABOUT JAMES MADISON: James Madison went 18-15 and 9-9 in conference play last year. Head coach Preston Spradin begins his third season with the Dukes. Heading into the 2026-27 season, James Madison was picked second with 176 points and a league-leading nine first-place votes in the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. Junior guard Gage Lattimore and sophomore forward Preston Fowler were named Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team selections. Junior guard K.J. Windham earned a spot on the Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team as well.
THE SERIES WITH THE DUKES: The RedHawks are 1-1 when facing off with the Dukes. The last time Miami took on James Madison, the Red and White secured a 76-58 victory on Nov. 24, 2012 in a home contest. Prior to that, the RedHawks fell 70-69 on Feb. 19, 2011 in Harrisonburg.
UP NEXT: Miami welcomes Bellarmine to Millett Hall for its first home game of the 2026-27 season on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.
2026-27 ROSTER: Miami returns 11 players and welcomes six newcomers heading into the 2026-27 season. The RedHawks boast three freshmen, one redshirt freshman, five sophomores, one junior, five seniors, a redshirt senior and a fifth year.Â
During the offseason, Head Coach Travis Steele promoted Khristian Smith to Associate Head Coach and welcomed Andrew Dakich as an Assistant Coach. Smith joined Steele's program in May of 2022 as an assistant coach and has spent the past four years with the program. Dakich joins the RedHawks after spending the last four seasons on the coaching staff at Illinois State University.
ON THE ROAD: Miami hasn't lost a road game in more than a year (March 1, 2025), as the RedHawks set new program records for most consecutive road wins overall (15) and in a season (14) in 2025-26.
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