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The secret to Miami’s Sweet 16 success? Hurricanes are older than some NBA teams

The secret to Miami's Sweet 16 success? Hurricanes are older than some NBA teams

On Sunday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder played the Orlando Magic in a game where the oldest starter on either team was Isaiah Roby, who turned 24 last month. The average age of the Thunder’s starting lineup was 21.8 years old, while the Magic’s was slightly younger at 21.4.

And they were both younger than the lineup Miami put on the floor Sunday night — not the Miami Heat, but the Miami Hurricanes in the NCAA Tournament.

With a starting five whose youngest member is 21-year old Isaiah Wong, it perhaps shouldn’t be so surprising that the Hurricanes have made it to the Sweet 16 despite being an overlooked No. 10 seed entering the tournament.

In an era of college basketball that is tilting toward experience and physicality over the short-term brilliance of one-and-done freshmen, Miami is old enough to be a G-League team — and it’s a formula that paid off Sunday in a stunningly impressive 79-61 victory over No. 2 seed Auburn.

“We played very fundamental,” coach Jim…

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