Miami Basketball Reveals Their New Jersey Numbers

After almost starting from scratch, Mario Cristobal has filled the Miami roster with 12 players who understand the assignment. With defensive masters transferring in, and an offensive scheme set to put up big points, Hurricanes Nation will have plenty of on-court action to anticipate as the season draws closer. However, in these dog days of summer, one of the best things we can do is get hyped for what numbers everyone will be wearing.

I have to admit, I love jersey numbers more than a person should. This time of year always has me giddy about which number the incoming players will pick. One of my superpowers is being able to name the number of pretty much every player over the last 30 years. It’s a blessing and a curse.

With 9 new players this year, number investigation season is running rampant but thanks to Instagram, Internet sleuthing on this subject has gotten exponentially easier. In the last week or so, players have been arriving on campus and posting their locker (which has their name and number above it) on the ‘Gram.

Transfers:

— Lynn Kidd, Center

Former School: Virginia Tech

Jersey Number: 1

Height/Weight: 6-foot-10/235-pounds

— Brandon Johnson, Forward

Former School: East Carolina

Jersey Number: 2

Height/Weight: 6-foot-8/210-pounds

— Jaden Blackmon, Guard

Former School: Steston

Jersey Number: 5

Height/Weight: 6-foot-3/180-pounds

— A.J. Staton-McCray, Guard

Former School: Samford

Jersey Number: 11

Height/Weight: 6-foot-5/195-pounds

— Kiree Huie, Center

Former School: Idaho State

Jersey Number: 15

Height/Weight: 6-foot-9/220-pounds

— Yussif Basa-Ama, Forward

Former School: Yale

Jersey Number: 35

Height/Weight: 6-foot-9/200-pounds

High School Signees:

— Jalil Bethea , Guard

Jersey Number: 3

Height/Weight: 6-foot-6/185-pounds

— Isaiah Johnson-Arigu , Wing

Jersey Number: 4

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7/190-pounds

— Austin Swartz , Guard

Jersey Number: 23

Height/Weight: 6-foot-5/180-pounds

Returning Players

— Matthew Cleveland, Wing

Jersey Number: 0

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7/208-pounds

— Paul Djobet, Wing

Jersey Number: 10

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7/195-pounds

— Nijel Pack, Guard

Jersey Number: 24

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7/208-pounds