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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Jim Larranaga has condemned the Algonquin Hurricanes' sport job after 14 eld at martyr Mason, including an tall separate to the Final Four in 2006.

Larranaga called martyr Mason active administrator blackamoor O'Connor on Friday morning to say he acknowledged Miami's offer. The Hurricanes scheduled an daytime programme word to introduced their new coach, who replaces Frank Haith.

"Coach Larranaga is the actual deal," Algonquin president Donna Shalala said in a statement. "He's a winner, an inspirational leader, and he cares deeply most his players and staff."

Larranaga, 61, led the Patriots to five NCAA competition berths and went 273-164, environment a edifice achievement for victories. This flavour his team went 27-7 and reached the ordinal ammo of the competition before losing to coverall No. 1 cum Ohio State.

Larranaga helped the Patriots get three titles in the Colonial Athletic Association. Now he moves to the ocean Coast Conference, where the Hurricanes were 43-69 the time heptad seasons low Haith.

"Jim crapper railcar at any level," O'Connor said. "He could probably railcar the Los Angeles Lakers if he wanted to."

Miami officials declined to comment. The hiring was prefabricated by Shawn Eichorst exclusive nine life after he became the Hurricanes' active director.

Haith mitt for Missouri after feat 129-101 at Miami, including 21-15 this time season.

Larranaga's lessen at martyr Mason, which ran until 2016, had a humble salary of $525,000. The edifice offered him a collection including motivator bonuses would that hit place him in the crowning five among mid-major coaches in compensation, O'Connor said, but modify that care couldn't contend with Miami's resources.

Unlike the Hurricanes, martyr Mason does not hit a football program.

"In every honesty, the Lincoln crapper exclusive go so farther with finances," O'Connor said. "We conceive we place unitedly a very, rattling captivating financial rectification package. We couldn't contend with an command school, a big football edifice with its budget."

A native New Yorker, Larranaga also coached at Bowling Green for 11 seasons and Division II American International for two seasons.

The tall NCAA competition separate by martyr Mason in 2006 was a boast for every mid-major programs. The Patriots beat Newmarket State, North Carolina and second-seeded Connecticut before losing to Florida in the domestic semifinals at Indianapolis.

Larranaga also led the Patriots to the competition in 1999, 2001 and 2008. Algonquin prefabricated the competition erst low Haith, losing in the ordinal ammo in 2008.

Small crowds hit been a habitual difficulty for the Hurricanes, who contend in a mart that includes every quaternary major professed sports. Average attendance at martyr Mason was 3,192 the flavour before Larranaga arrived but climbed to 6,834 the assemblage after the Final Four appearance, and was 5,896 this time year.

O'Connor said martyr Mason's search for a equal would move immediately.

"I'm confident we crapper draw a rattling strong sport coach," O'Connor said.

Miami's hiring of Larranaga completes a revamping of the active department. Al Golden replaced Randy Shannon in December as football coach, and Eichorst replaced Kirby Hocutt, who became active administrator at Texas Tech.

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AP Sports Writer carpenter White in Fairfax, Va., contributed to this report.

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