Miami will play TCU in its opener at the Players Era 16 Tournament on November 24, according to Jeff Borzello of ESPN. No games will be played on November 25 (Thanksgiving Eve), with the Players Era 16 continuing on November 26 through 28.
TCU beat Miami 82-59 in 1957 in Birmingham, Alabama, in the only meeting between the programs. Ernest Udeh, who just completed his final season of college basketball in his only year with Miami, spent two seasons with TCU before transferring.
Miami ACC rival Louisville is among the other teams participating in the 2026 Players Era 16. Miami won 26 games and lost nine in its inaugural season under Jai Lucas in 2025-26. After beating Missouri in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Miami lost to Purdue in the second round.
TCU won 23 games and lost nine games in 2025-26. After beating Ohio State in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, TCU lost to Duke in the second round. Duke was the only ACC team Miami did not play during the 2025-26 season.
The Players Era brackets are set.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) May 21, 2026
The Players Era 8 takes place at Michelob Ultra Arena from Nov. 17-19.
The Players Era 16 is hosted at T-Mobile Arena and Michelob Ultra Arena. Opening round Nov. 24, no games Nov. 25, continues on the 26th, 27th and title game on the 28th. pic.twitter.com/Ia3mnrcbLF
Miami 2026-27 roster
Miami lost starting point guard Tre Donaldson, power forward Malik Reneau and Udeh, the starter at center, from their 2025-26 roster as all three completed their eligibility after last season. Sophomore Shelton Henderson is the foundational player for Miami in 2026-27.
Henderson will be joined by five-star 2026 signee Caleb Gaskins and Robert Morris transfer DeSean Goode at PF, point guard Acaden Lewis from Villanova and Georgia center Somto Cyril as the core players for the Hurricanes in 2026-27.
TCU lost seven players to the 2026 Transfer Portal and brought in three to its 2026-27 roster. The biggest loss for TCU is leading scorer and rebounder David Punch, who transferred to Texas. Second-leading scorer and rebounder Xavier Edmonds returns for TCU in 2025-26.
Unlike Miami, who signed the fifth-ranked transfer class plus Gaskins, TCU has the 86th-best class and 71st-ranked group of transfers per 247Sports. TCU signed center Luke Bamgboye from Texas Tech, PG D.J. Thomas from West Virginia and high-scoring Long Beach State Gavin Sykes.
Miami is a consensus top 25 team in the way-too-early rankings. The Hurricanes are between 20 and 25 in most rankings. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports has TCU 24th in his 25 and 1 Way-too-early college basketball rankings and Jon Rothstein of FanDuel has the Horned Frogs 29th in his projections.
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