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
Daily Dirt: DI Graduate Assistant Updates
Here are a few updates on some DI schools who have recently added graduate assistants… Miami – The Hurricanes have hired former Northeastern standout Chaisson Allen. A 1,500 point scorer for the Husky’s, Allen has spent the past five seasons playing professionally in Europe. Long Beach State – Head Coach Dan Monson has hired Kyle
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
Daily Round-up – 12/9/15
Arizona State granted reporter Doug Haller from Azcentral.com full access to practice, film sessions, and team meals on the Sun Devils recent trip to Creighton. See how new head coach Bobby Hurley is doing during his first month of the regular season at ASU: ASU All-Access A new AD in town at Central Florida makes it interesting
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
Bill Foster -Former Head Coach at Clemson, Miami and Virginia Tech Passes Away
Bill Foster, 79, who guided Clemson to the Elite Eight of the 1980 NCAA Tournament in the school’s first invitation, passed away on Wednesday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C., after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. The native of Hemingway, S.C., is the only coach to serve as the head coach of three current Atlantic Coast
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
OFFICIAL: Konkol Named Head Coach at Louisiana Tech
In a press conference on Monday, Louisiana Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland introduced former University of Miami assistant coach Eric Konkol as the new head coach of Bulldog Basketball. The announcement of the 18th head coach in program history comes 11 days after the job became open with former LA Tech coach Michael White accepting
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
Larrañaga Adds Brunt to Miami Coaching Staff
University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga has hired Richmond associate head coach Jamal Brunt to be an assistant coach for the Hurricanes, the school announced Wednesday. “Jamal is smart, hard-working and skilled in every aspect of college coaching,” Larrañaga said. “He is an outstanding recruiter, communicator, teacher and great role model for our
OFFICIAL: Huger Named Head Coach at Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University has tabbed one of its own to take over the reins of the men’s basketball program as 1994 BGSU graduate Michael Huger has been named the 17th head men’s basketball coach, it was announced today by BGSU Director of Athletics D. Christopher Kingston. Huger will be introduced at a Friday press
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