The initial idea for the Miami Hurricanes and head coach Jim Larranaga was the red-shirt freshman Divine Ugochukwu.

In the first two games of the season, he has played so well that he might start to shine more than another special talent in five-star freshman Jalil Bethea.

The Sugar Land, TX native has been more than sweet for the Hurricanes and has found some rotational minutes for the team. He is averaging 11 points on 75-percent shooting from the floor while getting a steal a game in two games played.

The beauty in his play is that he has only started to scratch the surface of what he can be. Hence the reason the team wanted to red-shirt him and develop him. He will likely be a player for the Canes for more than just a year unless he takes over and makes himself undeniable. He is already headed in that direction.

He has a similar play to a college version of NBA All-Star Darius Garland. His finish ability around the rim is outstanding. His vision for where the ball needs to go and getting into position stands above and shines in this little bit of game experience. The only thing that holds him back is his lack of shooting. He hasn’t had the chance to let it go but once he gets the chance to spot up then the real entertainment can begin.

the Hurricanes return to action on Sunday when they host Coppin State at the Watsco Center. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will air on ACC Network Extra.

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A motorcyclist has died after a crash on a ramp from the Florida Turnpike’s southbound lanes in Miami-Dade’s Hard Rock Stadium area.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the fatal crash happened Saturday at about 8:10 a.m., on the southbound exit ramp to NW 199 Street in Miami Gardens.

Authorities said the motorcyclist died at the scene.

The investigation remained active on Saturday afternoon.

This is a developing story. Check back with NBC6 for updates.

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo said he had a lot of energy coming out of the shoot around Friday morning in Indiana.

He needs to bottle the energy. Adebayo needs to save some for the remainder of the Miami Heat’s schedule.

Adebayo broke out of his scoring slump with 30 points Friday night to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists. The Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers 124-111 Friday night at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“I brought that energy into the game tonight,” Adebayo said. “It’s unnatural to see me shoot less than 50 percent any night.”

Adebayo was 10 of 17 from the field, which included two 3-point field goals in three attempts.

Adebayo said he got his motivation by watching teammate Kevin Love, who he grew up following, score 15 points in a big third quarter.

The Heat scored 37 points in the third quarter, which has been their nemesis through the first two weeks of the season.

“K Love definitely motivated me,” Adebayo said. “Year 18 and he is playing his role to the best of his ability. I grew up watching him in the finals and he is my teammate now.”

Adebayo said the team could have come into this game with their heads hanging low after their two-point loss at Detroit on Tuesday night, Instead, they came out firing.

“It really weights on you when you lose games like that,” Adebayo said. “But it’s an uphill battle and it’s a long season. We learned from our mistakes in other games. We pulled away with this one.”

Coach Erik Spoelstra was excited to see Adebayo have a big game Friday night.

“Once he got going, he did it the right way. The ball finds karma,” Spoelstra said. “The ball just found him and he rolled hard to the rim.

“This is the time you really have to enjoy watching him play.”

Scott Salomon is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at sas@southfloridamedianetwork.com.

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