Miami men's basketball head coach Jim Larranaga's resignation from his position was an early season shocker for the college basketball world. According to the Miami Herald.
Larranaga left Miami after leading the school to a shocking Final Four appearance just two years ago.
The 75-year-old led George Mason to the Cinderella Final Four in 2006 as the No. 11 seed.
Former Cornell head coach assistant Bill Courtney will be Miami's interim coach.
The Hurricanes have struggled to start the 2024-25 season at 4-8, losing 18 of their past 22 games dating back to last year.
After suffering a 10-game losing streak to end last season, Miami attempted to overhaul its roster for this season and bring in 10 new players, but the problem clearly hasn't been resolved.
Larranaga was on a pretty strong run before things started unraveling in Coral Gables, but the reason for his departure has not been disclosed at this time.
According to multiple reports, an announcement could be made as early as Thursday afternoon.
Larranaga led the Hurricanes to an Elite Eight appearance in 2022 and a Final Four appearance in 2023.
He is the winningest basketball coach in school history with a record of 274 wins and 174 losses in 14 seasons.
After Miami's overtime loss to Mount St. Mary's on December 21, Larranaga seemed particularly disappointed on the sideline.
“We've had the same problems since the season started, and that's defense and rebounding,” Larranaga said. 247 sports. “We've improved our rebounding a little bit. One of the reasons you're seeing that improvement is our guards. They haven't really shown the ability to rebound. Ultimately it's going to come down to rebounding from the guards. We finished with 13.'' … That's all the keys to having a whole team effort and hopefully we can do that on the defensive end as well.
“We currently rank 21st in the country in offensive efficiency, but you would never know it watching us play because we concede so many goals and allow so many second-chance points. Because the defense is as bad as we've worked on it.''I'm trying to improve that, but it's been very difficult and frustrating for both coaches and players. ”
Larranaga, a Bronx native who played at Archbishop Molloy High School, led George Mason to the Final Four in 2006, shocking the Elite Eight in one of college basketball's biggest upsets and becoming a part of March Madness legend. It became a department.
