List of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball head coaches

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The Miami Hurricanes men's basketball represent the University of Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the NCAA. They have played their home games at the BankUnited Center since 2003. The program's first squad played in 1926. [1] From 1971 through 1985, the men's basketball program was suspended due to lack of adequate funding. [2] The program reached has reached the NCAA Tournament seven times, most recently in 2013.

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Overall, there have been 12 head coaches for the Miami Hurricanes, five since the revival of the program in 1985 with Bill Foster. Bruce Hale, who led the Hurricanes to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1960, is the school's all-time leader in games coached and wins. Leonard Hamilton was named UPI National Coach of the Year in 1995. Jim Larrañaga is the current coach of the Hurricanes and was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2013. [3]

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GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
Win% Winning percentage
#Number of coaches [a]
*Spent entire head coaching career with the Miami Hurricanes
†University of Miami men's basketball program on hiatus from 1971–72 to 1984–85

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through April 1, 2024.

#NameTermGCWLWin%AchievementsReference
1Art Webb*1926–1928, 1930–1931301812.600
2 Tom McCann *1928–1929, 1931–193237307.811
3Hart Morris*1938–1942, 1946–195220111982.592 [4]
4W.H. Steers*1945–19461385.615
5Dave Wike*1952–1954361422.389 [5]
6 Bruce Hale 1954–1967332220112.663 [6]
7Ron Godfrey*1967–19711044757.452 [7]
None†1971–1985
8 Bill Foster 1985–19901497871.523 [8]
9 Leonard Hamilton 1990–2000291144147.495 Big East Coach of the Year (1995,1999); UPI National Coach of the Year (1995) [9]
10 Perry Clark 2000–20041196554.546 [10]
11 Frank Haith 2004–2011230129101.561 [11]
12 Jim Larrañaga 2011–present436270166.619 ACC Coach of the Year (2013,2016); AP Coach of the Year (2013) [12]

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  1. ↑ "2010-11 University of Miami Mens' Basketball Media Guide". University of Miami Athletics. November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Eric Brown: Savior Then, Legend Now". University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Miami's Larranaga tabbed AP Coach of Year". April 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hart Morris Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dave Wike Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bruce Hale Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ron Godfrey Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bill C. Foster Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Leonard Hamilton Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Perry Clark Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Frank Haith Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Jim Larranaga Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

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