10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Miami (FL) Hurricanes. http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/mav <p><p>Miami came up short in its bid to advance to the NCAA regional semifinals for only the second time in school history, but the Hurricanes took a giant step forward in the development of the program in 2007-08.</p> <p>By finishing with a 23-11 record, the Hurricanes engineered a 10-game turnaround from the previous season, when injuries contributed to a fall to a 12-20 record.</p> <p>A similar record was predicted for this year when the media made Miami their overwhelming choice to finish in last place in the ACC.</p> <p>Instead, the Hurricanes finished in fifth place, won their opening game in the ACC tourney, then played in the NCAA Tournament for just the sixth time in school history and the first time since 2002.</p> <p>They won their opening game against St. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:03 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-mav:1 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:03 PDT