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Final Four for Coral Gables: The Team Behind Miami’s Historic Season

It was only the season before the Miami Hurricanes advanced to their first-ever Elite Eight in 2022. Led by coach Jim Larrañaga, who guided George Mason to its first Final Four in 2006, and their growing fanbase, the Hurricanes tied their program-record 24 regular season wins en route to their first Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championship in 10 years. But Miami's historic pursuit to one day playing in the first weekend of April was filled with challenges decades ago.

Jim Larrañaga Profile

As the winningest coach in Miami men’s basketball, Jim Larrañaga has made wins happen on and off the court in the Coral Gables community. But the Bronx, New York, native first learned of his coaching abilities far before his playing career ended. Many years and two Final Four games later, his initial risk still pays off.