Tarika Williams
Reigning ACC champion in 200-m dash clocked nation’s second-fastest time in 60-m at UK Invite www.HurricaneSports.com
January 23, 2012
Get to Know Miami Hurricane Student-Athletes Shane Larkin, Victor Mauz, Anna Bartenstein
Photo of the Week
Erik Swoope gets undercut while going up for a rebound against UMass.
Video of the Week
Raising Canes - Miami Begins Prep for 2012
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2011-12 Calendar of Events
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Games of the Week
P roCanes An interview with Alexandrakis Platon from ProCanes.com
Season Baseball Tickets
The annual rite of spring, baseball season, begins with FanFest on February 11, 2012 when fans will have the opportunity to bring the family to Alex Rodriguez Park and meet the 2012 Canes. This year’s team returns the entire starting rotation and a host of talented young players ready to make an impact as they look to advance to their record 40th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Season tickets are on sale now starting at less than $4 a game for general admission or take advantage of our family plan offer with tickets less than $1.50 a game. See page nine for more info about season tickets.
W. Basketball vs. Virginia Tech
The No. 10 ranked Hurricanes take on Virginia Tech on Monday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. Shenise Johnson will be recognized pre-game for reaching 2,000 career points at Miami.
W. Hoops - Jan. 26 vs. Wake Forest
The Canes wrap up a two-game homestand with a matchup against Wake Forest at 7 p.m.
Save the Date February 1
Miami will be hosting its National Signing Day Party on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 6-8 p.m. at the Fieldhouse located adjacent to the BankUnited Center on the UM campus. Admission to the Signing Day Party is $1 and fans in attendance will be able to purchase a discounted ticket to the men’s basketball game against Maryland that begins at 8 p.m.
February 10-11
Miami is set to hold the sixth annual Hurricanes Baseball FanFest and First Pitch Banquet the weekend of Feb. 10-11. The banquet will be Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. followed by FanFest and the Alumni Game on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. A season ticket Select-A-Seat will be held during the FanFest and Alumni Game. For information on the First Pitch Banquet call the Hurricane Club at 305.284.6699. For info on FanFest and the season ticket Select-A-Seat,
Up Next at Home 1/23 W Basketball vs. Virginia Tech | 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets 1/26 W Basketball vs. Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets 1/28 W Tennis vs. Cal-State Northridge | 10 a.m. | FREE Event 1/29 W Tennis vs. USF or UC Santa Barbara | TBD | FREE Event 2/1 M Basketball vs. Maryland | 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets 2/5 W Basketball vs. Clemson | 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets
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Q: Have the Miami Hurricanes been a lifelong interest? A: I was born and raised in Miami. I went to high school here, and then did my undergrad and did two graduate degrees at the University of Miami. My father has been a professor at UM for over 40 years, so I basically grew up on campus. I learned to love the university from when I was a young kid. I went to football games as a child and it kind of grew when I went to school there. I wrote for The Miami Hurricane in undergrad for the sports section, and was also editor-in-chief of the Ibis Yearbook. Q: What did you major in at UM? A: My undergraduate degree was in physics, but I finished the JD/MBA program here in 2007. Q: Once you graduated, how did you get started covering Hurricanes Athletics? A: When I finished school, I wanted to stay involved in the Hurricanes Athletics world. I started my own blog reporting on the current Hurricane teams, but realized pretty quickly that no one really cared what I had to say. I didn’t have really much access to the team, and as far as media back then, they weren’t very open. I was thinking of a different idea that people would be interested in that others weren’t really talking about. I realized we have so many guys in the NFL but also in the MLB, NBA and some in the WNBA, and no one really reports on what they’re doing. I found that little niche I guess. That was back in 2006. Q: How has the famous Pro Canes touchdown streak affected the website? A: The touchdown streak has brought a lot more attention.It has also helped
built the brand and the name “Pro Canes.” Twitter has also helped a lot, and the streak has taken a life of its own on Twitter. On Sundays, everyone asks whether the streak has been extended, or right when someone scores a touchdown, it’s all over Twitter. The streak has added some good publicity for the site. The Miami Herald wrote an article and recognized the site as documenting the whole history of the streak. Q: Was there a moment before it ended, that you thought the streak would be over? A: This year, I’ve sweated it out more than almost any other year. The amount of injuries there have been, and maybe not having all the offensive threats as in years past. I would say this year has kept me pretty antsy, but there’s only been around two times where it’s ever taken until Monday night to happen. This year was the toughest one. Q: How do you keep track of so many athletes in so many sports all over the world? A: It works two ways. A lot of times I get tips from family members of some one that we might not know about. For instance, there is a Pro Canes sailor. He’s won a silver medal in the Olympics. A friend of his emailed me and told me, “You should track Zack Railey,” so I’ve been doing that. Sometimes his mother will send me scanned articles from local newspapers, or other things I may not be able to get my hands on otherwise. When you talk about basketball players playing abroad like Brian Asbury or Jack McClinton, I’ll get information from former players they’ve played with at Miami, or even contact them directly. I build through Google and check out bigger. For someone like
Tamara James, who plays basketball in Israel, or our Pro Cane NASCAR driver Tim George Jr., it’s a little harder. I have to dig, but people with connections help me out. Q: How does it feel knowing that family and friends of the Pro Canes look to your site for information? A: It’s very gratifying. It’s gratifying when I get an e-mail from a former player’s brother saying, “I love your site, but why isn’t my brother featured?” Or “hey, you should really follow this Pro Cane because they’re doing great things.” It’s gratifying that they’re going to the site and using it as a source of information for these alums and Pro Canes that are doing great things that aren’t really as real known. Q: On a personal level, how important is it bringing publicity to alums of your own alma mater? A: It gives me great satisfaction. I’m very proud to be a three-times over alumnus of UM. I bleed orange and green like no one else, and it’s great to focus on the alums and to build up the great things they’re doing. I would love to be able to feature all the alums of the university, not just the ones in athletics - lawyers, doctors, everyone who has graduated from UM. But being an alum, and focusing on those in professional athletics and showing how successful they’ve been, it makes me really happy to see those guys successful, even though many of them I don’t even know. The success that our graduates have had at the professional level, in the NFL, or even with Jon Jay winning a World Series ring this past year, it’s great. They take pride in the site.
Fast Breaks
Durand Scott
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NEW YORK, N.Y. | GUARD | JUNIOR
They are stories of perseverance. Stories about growing up, becoming men and being a part of a family. One-by-one, we hear from them. These are the Miami Hurricanes...
I was raised in the borough of the Bronx with my mother and father and two brothers and two sisters until they got older and left me alone to be the baby. I started playing basketball when I was nine years old. I was the worst basketball player ever and the only reason I got picked to be on the team was because I was pretty tall. To be a Miami Hurricane means a lot because it stands for family unity and all of the right things that I’ve been preached since I was growing up so it was a perfect fit for me. Nobody knows that I can dance. I dance a lot, all the time. If I wasn’t playing basketball I would be playing football because that was my first sport but then I hurt somebody so my mom believed the same thing could happen to me so I had to pick a new sport. My favorite holiday is Christmas because you get presents from everybody other than family, family friends, whoever. Right now I’m listening to a lot of Meek Mills. When I was younger I wanted to be like my father. He meant a lot to me and he paved the road for the man I am today. My family is the most important thing to me in the world because they’re always there for me and supporting me. Winning a game is very important because I hate to lose. Even though I may not show it as much, I’m a great competitor and I’ve never lost a lot throughout my life. My favorite current UM athlete is Sean Spence on the football team because he’s always hyped on the football field and I know him personally. Becoming a man was an easy step for me because of the help I got from my father. The U is a great school which I don’t regret attending and I enjoy my stay here. I believe it was a perfect fit for me. I want to finish my education and hopefully continue my basketball. Hopefully the NBA, if not, wherever it takes me.
One thing everybody should know about Miami Basketball is we’re a great group of guys to be around and we try our hardest every day to do what we have to do. At The U, I’ve learned so much from my old coach, Coach Fernandez. He took me under his wing and he’s the one who recruited me. He showed me a lot and taught me the focus I need to have during the game, practice and off the court. In March I want to be playing, which I know I will be playing because I’m going to make sure we’ll still be playing. I never thought I would have a new coach but it’s a great experience but he’s a great guy and a great coach. I think he’s going to do great things for us this year. Before every game I listen to music and go shoot and buy a new pair of sneakers.
My favorite movie is ‘Crybaby’ with Johnny Depp, which is a musical, and ‘Friday After Next’ starring Ice Cube. My favorite quote - it’s not my favorite, but one that just popped into my mind is ‘Go Hard or Go Home’ because once I step on the court I know I have to leave everything on the court because if not, I’ll be disappointed. My favorite midnight snack is cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Crunch Berries. My teammate that would win Dancing With the Stars is me (laughs). I danced when I was younger and still do now to the hip stuff that these little kids call the Dougie and stuff like that. I’m pretty good at that. Check out more player profiles on the University of Miami’s athletics website at Fast Breaks Central.
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SHANE LARKIN | FR | CINCINNATI, OHIO First memory of playing basketball?
Shooting threes at the YMCA and getting nowhere close to the rim.
If I were a superhero, my name and power would be... Shugaman and I’d be able to disappear.
My favorite athlete...
My dad, Hall of Fame baseball player Barry Larkin.
One thing everyone should know about UM hoops is... We are going to make this a basketball school.
I hate to admit it, but I love... British accents.
People might be surprised that I... Want to learn how to play the piano.
VICTOR MAUZ | JR | SURESNES, FRANCE What is the best thing about being a Hurricane?
Being part of a great program, which implies pressure but also excitement.
Who has the biggest impact in your life? My little sister, Alice. My brother, Alexandre.
What person would you love to trade places with for a day? LeBron James.
What is one thing on your bucket list? Win the NCAA National Championship.
If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be? Johnny Depp, Nelson Mandela, Keith Richards.
Most prized possession?
A fluffy lion that my sister gave me five years ago.
Season Tickets* Family Plan . . . . 260
Chair Back . . . . . $395
Adult . . . . . . . . . $120
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ANNA BARTENSTEIN | SENIOR | GRAZ, AUSTRIA What one superpower would you like to have? Magic.
What is your favorite meal? Seafood.
What is your favorite sport besides tennis? Golf .
Who is your celebrity crush? Brad Pitt.
Who is your Sports Hero? Rafael Nadal.
If you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be? Rafael Nadal, Shakira and Andrea.
Individual Tickets**
Field Box . . . . . . 495 $
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Chair Back - . . . $198 Weekend Season Ticket Section H only (Saturday & Sunday games only)
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Season Ticket (2 adult / 3 youth) Season Ticket
Youth / Senior . $100 Season Ticket
15 Game . . . . . . . $90 Flex Plan
Field Box
Adult GA
Premium Single Game . . . $20 Non-Premium Weekend . $16 Non-Premium Week Day . $12
Premium/Weekend . . . . . $10 Week Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8
Chair Back
Premium/Weekend . . . . . . . $9 Week Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7
Premium Single Game . . . $18 Non-Premium Weekend . $14 Non-Premium Week Day . $10
Youth/Senior GA
Group Tickets
Premium/Weekend . . . . . . . $8 Week Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4
Suites are available on a season and single game basis . Contact the Hurricane Ticket Office for more information.
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* University of Miami full-time and part-time benefited employees receive a 20% discount off the full season ticket price shown above. ** Premium games are the Florida series and ACC games . Week day games are Monday thru Thursday, excluding the Virginia game .
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2012 Hurricane Club Membership Renewals Goals • Raise $10.1 million for scholarship support • Increase Hurricane Club membership to 5,500 active members • Achieve a 40% participation rate among active members in the 40for40 Campaign in honor of the Hurricane Club’s 40th anniversary, with each member increasing his or her annual gift by $40
Important 2012 Dates • 01/01 Annual giving cycle begins • 01/31 Hurricane Club contributions due in full or on approved five-month payment plan from January 31 to May 31 • 01/31 Payment plan charge #1 • 02/15 Priority Points update #1 • 02/29 Payment plan charge #2 • 03/30 Payment plan charge #3 • 04/30 Payment plan charge #4 • 05/25 Payment plan charge #5 • 05/31 Priority deadline for Notre Dame and away-game tickets • 06/15 Priority Points update #2 • 11/15 Priority Points update #3
Please Note: • All Hurricane Club donations are due in full or on an approved payment plan by Tuesday, January 31, 2012. • Ticket invoices for 2012 Football & 2012-2013 Men’s Basketball will not be mailed until your Hurricane Club membership is renewed in full or on an approved payment plan. • Only Hurricane Club members at the Orange Level ($250+) and above are guaranteed priority to order tickets for the Miami vs. Notre Dame game, October 6, 2012 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The number of tickets allocated per giving level will be announced this June. Click here to Renew your 2012 Hurricane Club Membership Now Please use your Account ID and your security password. If you do not have your security password, use the password reminder link at sign in. Click here to download 2012 Giving Opportunities Brochure
Save the Date
First Pitch Baseball Banquet, February 10, 2012 Featuring your 2012 Miami Hurricane baseball team and guest speaker, Skip Bertman, former Miami Beach High School coach, UM player, and UM assistant coach Location: Jungle Island Time: 7 p.m. Call the Hurricane Club at 305-284-6699 for more information.
Save the Date
University of Miami Baseball Golf Tournament, February 13, 2012 Come out and enjoy a great day of golf with Coach Jim Morris and some current and former UM Baseball stars Location: Deering Bay Golf Club Registration: 10:30 a.m. Lunch: 11 a.m. Shotgun Start: 12 p.m. Dinner & Auctions: 5 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Call UM Baseball at 305-284-4171 for more information.