Jim Larrañaga steps down at Miami, cites NIL: ‘I’m exhausted’
CNNCNN — A move that once felt shocking is becoming less so: Another men’s college basketball head coach is walking away. 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. “And quite frankly, I’ve tried to do that throughout my life and throughout my time here, but I’m exhausted.” Miami athletics director Dan Radakovich said that Larrañaga came to him Sunday saying he wanted to discuss stepping down. All of which takes so much time, effort and energy away from actually coaching.” In his time at Miami, Larrañaga led the Hurricanes to six NCAA tournaments, including four trips to the Sweet Sixteen, their first Elite Eight and their first Final Four. On Thursday, Larrañaga spoke about how eight players from his Final Four team opted to put their names in the transfer portal despite saying they enjoyed their time at Miami.
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