Larranaga’s extension adds three years to his existing five-year contract and for a men’s basketball program that’s truly struggled and underachieved since Leonard Hamilton left town at the turn of the century, this type of stability is a must for a program seeking relevancy.
“Jim Larranaga is a tremendous basketball coach and an even better person,” said Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst. “He has been a great teacher and leader of our student-athletes and he has continued to passionately expand the brand of our men’s basketball program both on campus and in the community. Jim is a first-class representative of our University and we look forward to having him at the helm of our program for many years to come.”
Much like Al Golden and the football program, Coach L will need time to put his fingerprints on a program looking for direction. Injuries and suspensions crippled men’s basketball early on in 2012 much like they did football last September.
But also like Golden, Larranaga is a winner, arriving in Coral Gables with a game plan, a process and a desire to get things right.
UM has twice now invested in good coaches and in due time, the investments will pay off.
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