Heading into Saturday’s game against Charleston Southern, a dejected University of Miami coach Jim Larranaga lamented that his overhauled Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team had a “very, very, very long way to go,” to be where they need to be.

Playing without Nijel Pack, Miami hit rock bottom in a poor start this season with a loss to Charleston Southern at home on Saturday.

RJ Johnson scored 23 points as Charleston Southern upset Miami in men's basketball action in Coral Gables, Fla. The Buccaneers improved to 2-7 on the season

The Buccaneers led for the last four minutes of the first half and deep into the second half before a 3-pointer from Austin Swartz gave Miami a 76-75 lead with 3 minutes left in the game. A three-point play by Lynn Kidd gave the Hurricanes a 79-75 lead with 2:11 remaining.