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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five
players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop
18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.0 m) high mounted to a backboard
at each end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed
sports. Miami- Florida men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga has been rewarded
with a long-term contract extension that will keep him with the Hurricanes
through the 2021-22 season.
Miami was ranked a high as No. 2 during the
season and earned a NO.2 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Hurricanes magical
year included a 27 point win over a top-ranked Duke squad in January and an ACC
Tournament title game win over North Carolina. It ended with a school-record 29
wins following a loss to Marquette in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tourney.
Larranaga has spent the past two seasons at Miami and guided the Hurricanes to
their best season in 2012-13 with a record of 29-7, a regular-season ACC championship
and an ACC Tournament title. Miami-Florida men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga
has been rewarded with a long-term contract extension that will keep him the
touch.
The Hurricanes are 49-20 in Larranaga's two seasons.
He has also been a head coach at George Mason. Bowling Green and American
international college, and owns a career mark of 519-353 in 29 seasons.
Larranaga left George Mason in the spring of 2011 as the school's
all-time wins leader, going 273-164 during a 14 year tenure highlighted by a
memorable and surprising final four run in 2006.
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