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Miami Herald
04-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Jai Lucas adds two more transfers to UM basketball roster, both have Florida roots
Jai Lucas, the new University of Miami basketball coach, continued to restock the Hurricanes' roster with the addition of two more transfers. All three players who have signed so far have Florida roots. Michigan guard Tre Donaldson, a Tallahassee native, and TCU's Ernest Udeh Jr., a 6-11 center/forward who grew up in Orlando, announced their commitments to UM on social media. 'Florida Boy' Donaldson posted on Instagram with emojis of a palm tree, a U and a hurricane. 'Da Florida boy is Bakk…305' Udeh posted on Instagram. They will join Indiana University transfer Malik Reneau, a Miami native and 6-9 forward, who was Lucas' first commit since taking over the Hurricanes program last month. Donaldson played one season at Michigan after transferring from Auburn. He started all 37 games this season, and averaged a team-high 4.1 assists and 11.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He shot 43 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range for the Wolverines, who reached the Sweet 16. He announced he was leaving Michigan the day after sophomore guard Elliott Cadeau transferred in from North Carolina. Donaldson was a four-star recruit in football coming out of high school and has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining. He started 10 games as a sophomore at Auburn. Udeh Jr. will also be at his third school after playing for Kansas as a freshman and TCU as a sophomore and junior. He averaged 6.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Horned Frogs and was a 63% shooter. Udeh Jr. was a standout at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, earned McDonald's All-American honors in 2022 and was ranked as the No. 29 overall player and No. 7 center in the nation, in the On3 rankings. Reneau started 19 of 26 games as a junior for the Hoosiers and was named Honorable Mention All-Big 10. He averaged a team-high 13.3 points per game along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Reneau shot 55 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the free throw line. He scored 1,013 points in three seasons with IU.
Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Indiana transfer Malik Reneau, a 6-9 forward, commits to UM: ‘I'm coming home'
Indiana transfer Malik Reneau, a 6-9 forward and Miami native, announced Wednesday that he is coming back home to play his final season at the University of Miami for new coach Jai Lucas. He is the first player to publicly commit to the Hurricanes since Lucas took over. Other schools on his list were Auburn, Arkansas, Michigan and USC. 'I'm Coming Home. It's All About the U' Reneau posted on his Instagram and X accounts. Reneau started 19 of 26 games as a junior for the Hoosiers and was named Honorable Mention All-Big 10. He averaged a team-high 13.3 points per game along with 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. Reneau shot 55 percent from the floor and 73 percent from the free throw line. He scored 1,013 points in three seasons with IU. Reneau and the entire Hoosiers roster entered the transfer portal as coach Mike Woodson stepped down and was replaced by Darian Devries, who left West Virginia. Reneau, the son of Melanie and Patrick Reneau, played high school basketball for Montverde Academy, where he helped lead his team to back-to-back GEICO High School Basketball National titles (2021 and 2022). He was ranked Top 30 in the 2022 recruiting class and committed to IU after decommitting from Florida when Mike White left for Georgia.
