Indiana's Malik Reneau (5) celebrates during the Indiana versus Ohio State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, March 8, 2025. Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Time / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Indiana Transfer Malik Reneau Lists Miami in Top Five

Originally posted on Miami Hurricanes on SI
By Justice Sandle | Last updated Apr 1, 2025 7:24 AM ET

The Miami Hurricanes basketball team continues to trend in the direction of many top players from the transfer portal and in the high school rankings.

It is beginning to heat up for the Hurricanes, as Jai Lucas has contacted former Indiana Hooiser big man Malik Reneau. Because of Lucas's work, he has listed Miami among his top five schools in his latest breakdown of schools.

Miami native. Would be a nice veteran to a roster. What this could also do is start the Montverde Academy train to make a few pit stops in Coral Gable each year. https://t.co/I0fZGDPntO
— Justice Sandle (@Justice_News5) April 1, 2025

He also list Michign, Auburn, Arkansas, and USC alongside the Hurricanes.

What makes this interesting is his connection to Miami. He was a native here and played prep ball at Montverde Academy, which has been a factory for NBA stars and lists some of the best recruits in the country. Reneau was one of those top recruits and, as a junior, averaged 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assist a game this season.

Now with the Hurricanes, he could have an entirely new role compared to last season as one of the veteran guys in a locker room who knows how to buy in and play the right way. What is also better is that Jai Lucas is going after players that are in the power four conference. Last season, the Hurricanes attracted a lot of mid-major players that looked like standouts but were complete busts on the roster.

Getting players with experience and some NCAA tournament experience would be a step in the right direction for the program that Lucas wants to build. He still has an entire roster to feel out, and it seems like he is going the Mario Cristobal method of working well with high school recruiting and filling in holes from the transfer portal.