The 75-year-old Jim Larrañaga was replaced for the remainder of the season by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga’s best friends for the past three decades or so.

Boston College was down by as many as 19 points with 8:38 remaining in the first half, however the Eagles went on a 16-9 run down the stretch and cut their deficit to 12 heading into halftime. The run was led by center Chad Venning, who scored 11 of the team’s 16. In total, Venning tallied 17 points which led the team.

Another men’s college basketball head coach is walking away. Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga t

Larranaga is the winningest coach in program history and in the midst of his 14th season coaching Miami, where he has accrued a 274-174 overall record. His head-coaching resume dates back to the 1980s where he first became head coach at Bowling Green.

Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as the University of Miami basketball coach following a slow start to the 2024-25 season for the Hurricanes, two years after leading the program to its first-ever Final Four.

Larrañaga was at the helm at George Mason when the Patriots made one of the most improbable Final Four runs in modern college basketball history in 2006. George Mason beat three top-seven seeds before taking down No. 1 Connecticut in the Elite Eight. The Patriots lost 73-58 to eventual national champion Florida in the national semifinals.

Start the New Year with some Boston College basketball on Wednesday as the Eagles take on the Miami Hurricanes! Miami is off to a slow and dramatic start to the season; they are 4-8 and their head coach,

It is an ACC Conference battle as Miami faces Boston College. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-Boston College prediction and pick. Miami comes into the game at 4-8 on the year and now will be playing their first game without head coach Jim Larranaga.