The University of Miami and head men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga have agreed to a contract extension, Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced Wednesday. The winningest coach in program history, Larrañaga received an additional two years on his deal, taking it through the 2025-26 campaign. “I am excited to have Jim continue to lead
Daily News & Notes – 12/14/20
News and notes from around the college basketball coaching world… Will Wade will not be on the sidelines today when LSU takes on Sam Houston State because of COVID-19 and contact tracing issues. Assistant Coach Bill Armstrong will lead the Tigers in Wade’s absence. More HERE. Alabama’s Nate Oats issued an apology to Duke’s Mike
Courtney named Assistant Basketball Coach at Miami
University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Bill Courtney as an assistant coach on his staff. This marks Courtney’s second tenure on Larrañaga’s staff, as he worked under Larrañaga as an assistant from 1996-2005 at Bowling Green and George Mason. “We are excited to welcome Bill Courtney and
Miami, Larrañaga Agree in Principle to Two-Year Contract Extension
The University of Miami has agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension with men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga, UM Director of Athletics Blake James announced Tuesday. The extension will stretch Larrañaga’s contract through May 31, 2024. “Coach Larrañaga is an integral part of our athletics department’s success, and he continues to demonstrate year after
Miami Head Basketball Coach Jim Larranaga believes he is ‘Coach-3’ in corruption documents
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larranaga believes he is the “Coach-3” named in court documents that detail the federal investigation of corruption in college basketball recruiting, and insists he did nothing wrong. Larranaga spoke out Monday about the scandal for the first time, reading from a prepared statement. He has not been
Lamont Franklin Named Director of Basketball Operations at Miami
University of Miami Coach Jim Larrañaga has announced the addition of Lamont Franklin as the director of operations for the Hurricanes basketball program. “Lamont Franklin is a great addition to our program,” Larrañaga said. “We were attracted to Lamont because of his diverse background in basketball and business. He has a lot of experience in
Miami Head Coach Jim Larrañaga Wins 600th Career Game
University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga won his 600th career game Saturday afternoon at Pitt, improving to a 600-395 mark in 33 seasons as a head coach. Larrañaga’s 600 wins place him at 47th in all-time NCAA victories and 14th among active coaches. Of those 14, five are in the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Jim Larranaga Wins 100th Game at Miami
The University of Miami’s victory today over Charleston marks win 100 for Head Coach Jim Larrañaga as a Hurricane. Needing only 150 games, Coach Larrañaga is the fastest to accomplish the feat in program history. Bruce Hale was the Miami coach who won 100 games the quickest, earning 100 victories in just 159 games. Hart Morris
Former Virginia Tech Head Coach Named DBO at Miami
University of Miami men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga has completed his 2015-16 staff with the addition of James Johnson as the team’s director of basketball operations. “JJ and I have been good friends for 10 years. My staff and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him for our two years together at George Mason, and
Caputo Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Miami
University of Miami men’s basketball assistant Chris Caputo has been promoted to associate head coach, Hurricanes head coach Jim Larrañaga announced Friday. “Chris Caputo is an outstanding young coach,” said Larrañaga. “He is skilled in every facet of the game: He’s been an outstanding recruiter, on the court coach and mentor to our players. Coach
HOT: Miami Assistant Konkol the Choice at Louisiana Tech
Multiple media outlets are now reporting that Miami assistant Eric Konkol will become the next head coach at Louisiana Tech. Konkol as been an assistant to Jim Larranaga at UM for the past four seasons – he also spent seven seasons with Larranaga at George Mason. He wil replace Michael White, who took over for Billy
HOT RUMOR: Miami’s Huger in the mix at Bowling Green
Multiple sources including ESPN and The Toledo Blade are now reporting that Miami assistant Michael Huger will be the choice to replace Chris Jans at Bowling Green. Huger is a 1994 BGSU alum who has been at Miami with Jim Larranaga for the past three seasons. Huger also spent four seasons with Larranaga at George