HURRICANE HOOPS HOPES TO BRING BEACH TO STUDENTS: How do you get more people to show up to your school’s basketball games? Three words: Bikini-Clad Coeds:

MIAMI SPORTS BLOG tips us the news that the University of Miami wants to bring some fun & sun to their basketball games this year.The plan is to turn the Hurricanes’ student section into an indoor South Beach - complete with hot tub, sandbox and lifeguard tower. Best of all, “Students will be asked to wear beach attire.”

Seems like there’s gonna be more eyes focused off the court than on. But whatever the ‘Canes can do to get butts into the BankUnited Center - and young, shapely ones at that.This is not the first time a south Florida basketball squad tried to add a little sex appeal to sell more tickets. Back in the ’70s, the Miami Floridians of the ABA had used beauties called Ballgirls, who not only would dance during timeouts, but also hand balls to the refs during play.

However, the girls couldn’t get enough spectators to view the spectacle, and the Floridians folded after 4 years.So, will full-cup freshmen, scantily-clad sophomores and juggy juniors be enough to bring more b-ball support to the U? If there’s plenty of ti…me, chances are good.