Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga – the winningest head coach in program history – has stepped down from his position in the middle of his 14th season in Coral Gables, Florida. His decision comes less than two years after he led Miami to its first men’s Final Four.

Former Miami coach Jim Larranaga explained his abrupt resignation on Thursday as due at least in part over exhaustion of the changing climate in college athletics and the constant struggle of juggling NIL in addition to running a program.

Miami basketball head coach Jim Larrañaga abruptly announced his intent to retire in the middle of the season, citing exhaustion due to NIL.