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Jim Larrañaga stepping down at Miami, Bill Courtney to take over, AP source says

Dec. 26, 2024 12:04 PM EST

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larrañaga is stepping down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday. The 75-year-old Larrañaga will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga’s...

Lou Carnesecca, Hall of Fame coach who led St. John's for 24 seasons, dies at 99

Dec. 01, 2024 03:02 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — In the long and storied history of New York City basketball, nobody wore it quite like Lou Carnesecca. The excitable St. John’s coach whose outlandish sweaters became an emblem of his team’s rousing Final Four run in 1985, died at 99 on Saturday, just a few...

Kansas coach Bill Self reaches 800 wins. His big goal this season is a 3rd national title

Nov. 19, 2024 23:07 PM EST

One week after Bill Self became the winningest coach at Kansas, the Hall of Famer joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I head coaches with 800 wins. The top-ranked Jayhawks led UNC Wilmington by five at halftime Tuesday night before using a big second-half...