Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Jim Larrañaga set to resign

A seismic change is coming for Miami Hurricanes basketball as longtime coach Jim Larranaga is stepping down after more than 13 seasons at the helm in Coral Gables, according to multiple reports.

Miami is holding a press conference at 1:30 p.m.

on Thursday, according to a UM spokesperson.

Bill Courtney, Larranagas associate head coach, is expected to take over as the teams interim coach, according to the Associated Press.

Larranaga, 75, has been Miamis head coach since 2011-12 and led the team to its best-ever performance in the NCAA Tournament in 2023.

But this years team is off to a disastrous 4-8 start , including disappointing home losses to Charleston Southern and Mount St.

Marys.

Larranaga was under contract through the 2026-27 season.

Im going to coach as long as the University of Miami would like me to be their head coach, Larranaga said in 2023 .

I have a contract now.

I intend to meet my responsibilities and try to be the best leader and ambassador of the University of Miami, our basketball program, our athletic department and the university as a whole.

Whether thats three, four years, 10 years, I dont know.

...

So, I dont forecast or predict the future.

Im just enjoying my time right now.

I live in the present.

Larranaga is the winningest coach in the programs history, putting together a 274-173 record at UM.

He took the Hurricanes to the Final Four for the first time in 2023 and the Elite Eight in 2022.

He took Miami to the NCAA Tournament six times in his 14-year tenure.

Larranagas Hurricanes teams produced multiple NBA players, including Bruce Brown Jr., Lonnie Walker, Shane Larkin, Jordan Miller, Davon Reed, Isaiah Wong, Dewan Hernandez and most recently, Kyshawn George.

Larranaga has a career record of 744-507 over a 41-year college career that also included coaching stints at American International, George Mason and Bowling Green.

He led George Mason to the 2006 Final Four.

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