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Longtime Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga has reportedly decided to step down. Larranaga is planning to resign as head coach of the Hurricanes in the wake of the team’s 4-8 start to the season, Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald reports. …
Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga may be one of the older coaches in the country, but the 72-year-old showed on Sunday that he remains as passionate about the game as ever. Larranaga gave the Hurricanes an awesome speech in the locker room before …
The Miami Hurricanes are very close to bringing Mario Cristobal home as the new head coach, but it’s not a done deal yet. The school is still waiting for a final decision, and will not wait much longer. Miami has given Cristobal a deadline of …
The federal investigation into corruption in the college basketball world is continuing, and now more schools and players have been implicated. Prosecutors have filed counts against former Adidas representative Jim Gatto that alleges he made payments …
Miami beat North Carolina on Tuesday night in a wild end-of-game sequence. North Carolina’s Joel Berry made a 3-pointer with under five seconds left to tie the game at 88. But Miami responded quickly by inbounding the ball to Ja’Quan …
This year’s Sweet 16 is jam-packed with fascinating intersectional match-ups. Coaching legends, prestigious programs and elite players litter the landscape. Here are 16 interesting numbers to keep in mind as you watch the eight regional semifinal …
Very few people expected the Miami Hurricanes to have as much success as they did this season, and Shane Larkin’s jump to the next level was one of the main reasons the team took the nation by surprise. After averaging 7.4 points and 2.5 …
Reggie Johnson is not traveling with Miami to Washington DC for the team’s Sweet 16 game against Marquette because of a knee injury, according to The Miami Herald. The Herald’s Manny Navarro reported Tuesday that Johnson was not on the …
Referees may have hurt Illinois with a bad call in the final minute of their 63-59 loss to Miami in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. Illinois was down 57-55 with 45 seconds left when senior guard D.J. Richardson attempted a 3-pointer …
Most people view Chris Bosh as a funny, awkward, and sensitive guy. Though he is an excellent player, he is considered the weakest of the Miami Heat’s top three players. And he’s certainly not viewed as the type to fire up his team with …
Miami handed Duke one of its worst losses in the last 30 years, taunted them in the process, and now the Blue Devils say they feel disrespected. While up 72-44 in the second half of last week’s 90-63 win over the No. 1-ranked Blue Devils, …
