Miami is putting its reputation as a football school on the back burner.

Jasmyne Roberts scored a career-high 26 points to help Miami overcome blowing a 21-point lead and beat Villanova 70-65 on Friday for the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.

The NCAA has handed down a name, image and likeness-related penalty for the first time.

Miami women’s basketball coach Katie Meier has been suspended for the first three games of the season while the school cooperates with an NCAA probe.

Third-ranked North Carolina State completed its chase to a third straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship, ending Miami’s upset-filled run in a 60-47 victory.

Destiny Harden hit a turnaround jumper as time expired to cap a one-woman comeback as Miami scored the game’s final 17 points to stun No. 4 Louisville 61-59 in Friday night’s quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. Protests have been held across the county and here in South Florida following the death of George Floyd. Tuesday night, on the University of Miami campus, student athletes were joined by their coaches and even school president Dr. Julio Frenk for a silent protest. Protestors went down on one knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Tuesdays demonstration was held inside the football teams new indoor practice facility that opened in 2018. Among those attending the protest were football head coach Manny Diaz, mens basketball head coach Jim Larranaga and womens basketball head coach Katie Meier.