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Dwayne Collins scored 17 points as Miami remained unbeaten in a 70-41 rout over South Carolina-Upstate on Saturday.

For the second time in the last three years the University of Miami Men's basketball squadA A won an early season tournament.

Who: FGCU at Miami When: 7:30 tonight Where: BankUnited Center Radio: WWCN-AM Glance: FGCU - The Eagles continue on the road after losing at Michigan State , Prairie View A&M and Southern Methodist .

FGCU men at Miami When: 7 p.m. TV: None Radio: WWCN/AM 770 Of note: This is the first-ever meeting between these programs.

Syracuse won a star-studded, four-team event in New York, where, barring some sort of bizarre occurrence, all four teams will be in the NCAA tournament.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. When: 7 p.m. Where: Trask Coliseum Radio: WAAV-AM 980 The Buzz: Coming off a solid showing at the Charleston Classic, the Seahawks look to snap two-game slide and notch their first home victory of the season.

James Dews scored 22 points and Dwayne Collins added 17 points to go with 15 rebounds, leading Miami past South Carolina 85-70 in the championship game of the Charleston Classic on Sunday night.

Augustus Gilchrist scored 21 points, 19 in the second half, to lead South Florida to a 65-58 victory over Davidson in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday night.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:34 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:50 p.m. Charleston, S.C. The shiny red bump on John Fields' right cheekbone was a tender reminder of an inside collision with an elbow.

Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane 74-54 Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.

There is a twinkle in Tulane junior forward David Booker's eyes when he contemplates the trip to South Carolina for today's Charleston Classic .

Adrian Thomas scored 16 points and Miami defeated North Carolina Central 83-53 in the Hurricanes' season opener Saturday.

BKCNC Central-Miami,0139 Miami defeats North Carolina Central 83-53 Eds: APNewsNow.

Last season's Miami team seemed to live or die by the amount of heat radiating off the shooting hand of guard Jack McClinton.

With Jack McClinton, one of the greatest players ever to touch the hard court for the Hurricanes, gone, the 2009-2010 Miami Hurricanes will look to fill the void of the two time first team All-ACC selection and get back to the NCAA Tournament they reached two years ago.

There will never be another McClinton, the greatest player in UM Baksetball history.

The 11th head basketball coach in University of Miami history, Frank Haith enters his sixth season at the helm of the Hurricane basketball program ... in his first five seasons, Haith has led the Hurricanes to four post-season appearances and already has more post-season wins than any coach in Miami history ... opened the 2008-09 season ranked ...

Coach: Frank Haith 2007-08 record: Postseason: Lost in NIT, second round Projected finish: 10th Returning starters :A Dwayne Collins, 6-8, senior, forward A A ; James Dews,A 6-4, senior, guard A Returning lettermen: Adrian Thomas, 6-7, senior, forward ; DeQuqan Jones, 6-6, sophomore forward ; Cyrus McGowan 6-9, senior, forward ; Julian Gamble, 6-9, ...

The challenge for the Miami Hurricanes basketball team will be to fill the void created by the departure of leading scorer Jack McClinton.

Miami coach Frank Haith believes the ACC is a young basketball conference this season with many "unknowns" among teams and players.