KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Miami Hurricanes and their lovable dancing coach Jim Larranaga find themselves in the same situation they were in one year ago today: In the Elite Eight, gaining respect from skeptics, 40 minutes from the school’s first Final Four, and facing a talented Big 12 team.
They are in a different city. Otherwise, the parallels are striking.
Fifth-seeded Miami will play No. 2 Texas, the tournament’s highest remaining seed, on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. for a berth in the Final Four, being held in Houston next weekend.