Miami football coach Mario Cristobal wants now-retired Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larrañaga to do at least one more thing for the Hurricanes. Cristobal wants him to share all his knowledge. A day after Larrañaga announced his sudden retirement after 41 years as a collegiate head coach,

Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga opened up on why he decided to step down from the role in the middle of the season.

Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga – the winningest head coach in program history – has stepped down from his position in the middle of his 14th season in Coral Gables, Florida. His decision comes less than two years after he led Miami to its first men’s Final Four.

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.

Jim Larrañaga stepped down as Miami men’s basketball coach Thursday, resigning less than two years after he led the school to its first Final Four appearance. He announced the decision during a news conference at Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, where the team plays.

Jim Larranaga stepped down as coach of the Miami Hurricanes, effective immediately, on Thursday. "After more than fifty years in college coaching, it is simply time," Larranaga, 75, said. "There