The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

They were led by fifth year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the BankUnited Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida.

[1][2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Notre Dame.

They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advanced to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford.