CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Miami was picked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s preseason rankings, is flirting with the Top 25 in the major national polls and is widely expected to be an NCAA Tournament team.
Those would all be considered good signs.
Here’s another: People are actually buying Miami tickets.
The Hurricanes could be the first team in Miami history – or at least since such records were kept, according to university officials – to sell out its allotment of season tickets. And that suggests the Hurricanes may not face so much of a struggle this year to draw fans into their on-campus Bank United Center.
“It doesn’t happen overnight,” Miami coach Jim Larranaga said. “This is our fifth year. And we can see the progress we’ve made.”