I have to give credit to the Miami Hurricanes for making it as far as they did. Although they lost in the second round of the NCAA South Regional Basketball Tournament, they didn't go down without a fight.

The final score, 75-72, was much closer than I had expected. At one point, with just 4:15 remaining on the clock, the Hurricanes were down by 16. But they fought hard and came within one three-point shot of tying things up in the game's final seconds.

The meeting between Miami (seeded No. 7) and Texas (seeded No. 2) was a reunion of sorts for UM Head Coach Frank Haith and Texas Head Coach Rick Barnes. For three years, Haith was an assistant to Barnes -- even helping to recruit such players as A.J. Abrams, who scored 26 points against UM -- before arriving at Miami in 2004.

With a 23-11 record on the season, UM had 11 more wins than a year ago, when it went 12-20. The sixth-most-improved NCAA team this year, it was just one win off its school record for wins in a single season. This was only the third time in school history than UM made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Here's looking forward to next year!