Miami Basketball: Guard Nijel Pack to return to Miami for fifth season

On Thursday morning, Miami point guard Nijel Pack announced via social media he is returning to the Hurricanes for a fifth season.

Pack averaged 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 25 games this last season. He missed seven games due to a lingering knee injury.

Pack, known as one of the best shooters in college basketball, registered career lows in 3-point shooting (35.7%) and field goal percentage (40%).

In the previous season, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists while shooting 44.1 percent from the floor and 40.4 from three-point range. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the Midwest Region in last year's Final Four run during the 2022-23 season.

Miami has lost contributors Bensley Joseph, AJ Casey, Michael Nwoko, and Christian Watson to the transfer portal. Kyshawn George is projected to be a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Miami will add five-star guard Jalil Bethea, four-star guard Austin Schwartz, and three-star forward Isaiah Johnson-Arigu from its 2024 recruiting class.

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