RedHawks Kick Off Street Journey In opposition to UNC Asheville Wednesday Night time

WEDNESDAY: Miami travels to face off with the UNC Asheville Bulldogs on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. The Purple and White enter this sport with an 8-0 report, its finest begin to a season because the 1995-96 season. The perfect begin to a season in program historical past is 10-0 (1917-18 and 1943-44). Miami ranks among the many prime of the nation in quite a few statistical classes heading into this sport, which incorporates being third in scoring margin (28.6), fourth within the nation in efficient area aim share (61.9%), sixth in area aim share (52.8%), sixth in scoring offense (95.4), eleventh in free throw share (78.7%), 14th in threes per sport (11.4), 18th in three-point share (39.7%), twentieth in bench factors per sport (37.25), twenty sixth in defensive rebounds per sport (29.38) and thirty third in rebound margin (9.4).

ABOUT UNC ASHEVILLE: UNC Asheville is at present 4-5, because the Bulldogs most just lately dropped to the NC State Wolfpack 63-75 on Saturday afternoon. UNC Asheville went 21-11 (11-5 Massive South) final 12 months. Head coach Mike Morrell is in his eighth season with the Bulldogs. Heading into the 2025-26 season, UNC Asheville was chosen to complete second total within the 2025-26 Massive South Preseason Males’s Basketball Ballot.

Fifth-year guard Justin Wright (17.4), sophomore guard/ahead Kameron Taylor (17.1), fifth-year ahead Toyaz Solomon (16.3) and redshirt senior DJ Patrick (10.7/sport) all lead the Bulldogs with double figures in scoring. Solomon leads the group in each rebounds (6.2/sport) and blocks (1.0/sport). Taylor has recorded probably the most assists (3.0/sport), whereas Wright has introduced in probably the most steals (1.78/sport).  

THE SERIES WITH THE BULLDOGS: This Wednesday’s away contest in opposition to UNC Asheville would be the first assembly between the packages.

UP NEXT: Miami continues its four-game highway journey at Japanese Kentucky on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m.

RECENT ACTION: The Miami College males’s basketball group dominated the Maine Black Bears by securing a 93-61 victory on Saturday afternoon at Millett Corridor. Evan Ipsaro led the RedHawks with a career-high 24 factors, whereas Eian Elmer (16), Almar Atlason (10) and Trey Perry (10) scored double digits. Ipsaro shot 9-of-13 from the sector and 6-of-8 from behind the three-point line (probably the most area targets and triples made in a single sport for Ipsaro). Atlason continued his stellar capturing from the free-throw line, as he’s put in a pair of pictures from the charity stripe to enhance to 22-of-22 on the season.

RANKINGS: The Miami College males’s basketball group acquired two votes in the latest Related Press Prime 25 males’s faculty basketball ballot for the primary time within the 2025-26 season on Monday. The Purple and White additionally remained at its highest rating of the 2025-26 season on the Mid-Main Prime 25® Ballot, as Collegeinsider introduced its new ballot Monday night, with the RedHawks nonetheless ranked No. 4 total. The RedHawks are simply one in all eight groups which might be nonetheless undefeated on the Division I degree (Duke, Iowa St., Nebraska, Oklahoma St., Vanderbilt, Arizona, Miami and Michigan).