No shoe-in: Miami's Pack benched for time after shoe blowout
Miami guard Nijel Pack celebrates after scoring against Connecticut during the first half of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Houston. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson
HOUSTON — Nijel Pack might need to up his shoe game.
The Miami guard was relegated to the bench in the second half of the Hurricanes’ Final Four game against UConn on Saturday night after busting a sneaker.
Pack left the game with about 14 minutes left and was seen on the bench holding some sneakers and talking to staff as they scrambled to find a replacement.
Soon, multiple members of Miami’s staff could be seen sprinting from the court to the bench with different shoes for him to try.
Finally they found a winner and he returned to action with just under 10 minutes remaining.
