Jim Larrañaga
James Joseph Larrañaga (/ˌlɛərəˈneɪɡə/ LAIR-ə-NAY-gə; born October 2, 1949) is a college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team since 2011.
Larrañaga in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Miami (FL) |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 270–166 (.619) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 2, 1949 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1971 | Providence |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1976 | Davidson (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | American International |
| 1979–1986 | Virginia (assistant) |
| 1986–1997 | Bowling Green |
| 1997–2011 | George Mason |
| 2011–present | Miami (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 740–500 (.597) |
| Tournaments | 16–11 (NCAA Division I) 7–8 (NIT) 0–1 (CIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× NCAA Division I regional — Final Four (2006, 2023) MAC regular season (1997) 4× CAA regular season (1999, 2000, 2006, 2011) 3× CAA tournament (1999, 2001, 2008) 2× ACC regular season (2013, 2023) ACC tournament (2013) | |
| Awards | |
| Clair Bee Coach of the Year Award (2006) Adolph Rupp Cup (2013) AP College Coach of the Year (2013) Henry Iba Award (2013) Naismith College Coach of the Year (2013) MAC Coach of the Year (1997) 2× CAA Coach of the Year (1999, 2011) 2× ACC Coach of the Year (2013, 2016) | |
Before joining the University of Miami, Larrañaga was the head men's basketball coach at American International College from 1977 to 1979, Bowling Green State University from 1986 to 1997, and George Mason University from 1997 to 2011, where he coached the Patriots to 13 consecutive winning seasons and became a media sensation during the Patriots' improbable run to the Final Four in the 2005–2006 season. In the 2022–23 season, he led the Miami Hurricanes to their first Final Four appearance in program history.
Larrañaga has won several national coach of the year awards and won 725 games as a head coach as of the end of the 2022–23 season.