Why Miami Head Coach Jim Larranaga Is The Latest Atlantic Coast Conference Head Coach To Step Away From His Head Coaching Position

Head Coaches leaving stepping away from their Head Coaching positions in College Basketball has become a reality over recent seasons.

On April 1, 2021 then North Carolina Head Coach Roy Williams announced he was retiring from coaching and that Hubert Davis would be North Carolina’s new Head Coach. Following 2021-2022 season Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced he was retiring and that then Associate Head Coach Jon Scheyer would become Head Coach.Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey who was replaced by Micah Shrewsberry , Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim who was replaced by his Assistant Coach Adrian Autry. Ahead of the 2024-2025 season beginning starting following signing a contract extension Tony Bennett stepped away his Head Coach position at Virginia.

Jim Larranaga is the latest Atlantic Coast Conference Head Coach to step away from his head coaching position.

Assistant Coach Bill Courtney is expected to be Miami’s Interim Head Coach!

According to Jeff Borzello, Pete Thamel ESPN article https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43168609/sources-jim-larranaga-talks-miami-stepping-down

Miami Head Coach Jim Larranaga had this to say about stepping away from his Head Coaching position at Miami!

After more than fifty years in college coaching, it is simply time,” said Larrañaga. “There is never a great moment to step away, but I owe it to our student-athletes, our staff and the University of Miami to make this move now when my heart is simply no longer in the game and I owe it to Liz, Jay, Jon, and my grandchildren to be a greater part of their lives. The University needs a new leader of the program, one who is both adept at and embracing of the new world of intercollegiate athletics. It has been the honor of a lifetime to be a part of the Hurricane Family and to represent this world-class institution. Most importantly, I have been so blessed to have coached the hundreds of young men who chose to wear the UM jersey and who have gone on to flourish in their respective journeys. I will always be a Cane.”

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