Larranaga Coach of the Year

[Rixtoy1]

Jim Larranaga named top coach

Updated: April 4, 2013, 4:35 PM ET
Associated Press
ATLANTA -- Jim Larranaga, who led Miami to the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles and a No. 2 ranking, has been selected The Associated Press' coach of the year.
Larranaga received 29 votes Thursday from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Jim Crews of Saint Louis got 19 votes and Mark Few of Gonzaga had 11. The voting ended on Selection Sunday.
The 63-year-old, two-time-hip-replacement patient had a 29-7 record in his second season with the Hurricanes and they were made a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.
He is the first Miami coach to win the award and is the first Atlantic Coast Conference coach to get it since Roy Williams of North Carolina in 2006.
The New York native led George Mason to the Final Four in 2006.

[jocoshock]

I think Marshall was deserving but I am not sure how you pick a coach who finished second in his league to one that won his league. Congratulations to Jim Larranaga. He did a hell of a job this year at Miami. Crews and Few also had great years.

[Cdizzle]

I think Marshall was deserving but I am not sure how you pick a coach who finished second in his league to one that won his league. Congratulations to Jim Larranaga. He did a hell of a job this year at Miami. Crews and Few also had great years.

Reloading, beating expectations, managing a rash of injuries, beating expectations, not having NCAA violations, beating expectations, proving you are better than Gonzaga instead of just whining about it, beating expectations by more, making the Final Four. I'm not saying Marshall should have been COY. Well, yes, yes I am. Nevermind.

[shock]

I wanna see colds reaction to this...

[Rixtoy1]

Reloading, beating expectations, managing a rash of injuries, beating expectations, not having NCAA violations, beating expectations, proving you are better than Gonzaga instead of just whining about it, beating expectations by more, making the Final Four. I'm not saying Marshall should have been COY. Well, yes, yes I am. Nevermind.

Note the voting ended on Selection sunday - a vote today would be quite different, I suspect . . . although, perhaps not the outcome . . .

[Cdizzle]

Note the voting ended on Selection sunday - a vote today would be quite different, I suspect . . .

Noted. I would still place him 4th out of the coaches you listed.

[Shockeriffic]

Larranaga is a solid choice for coach of the year. His team was also picked 4th in his conference and he had to deal with injuries as well.

[_kai_]

Sad Gregg didn't get it, but at least it was to a very deserving coach. Larranaga is all class.

[Rlh04d]

Note the voting ended on Selection sunday - a vote today would be quite different, I suspect . . . although, perhaps not the outcome . . .

Why would they only announce it now if the voting ended that long ago?

If you're right, I agree with the selection. Would be a very different story if it was held now, though.

[pogo]

I wanna see colds reaction to this...

Might have to wait a long long time.

[HarpBros]

we always run into Jim Larranaga on our last two nice NCAA runs

[top20shock]

I like Larranaga. Marshall could have won it but no one, including coach, would swap COY for the FF.

[Rosewood]

Since COY is a regular season award it makes sense Larranaga won it.

[Speed]

If Marshall was chosen, people might notice that he's a decent coach & hire him away from WSU. Some school in NJ needs a coach.

[shoxlax]

If Marshall was chosen, people might notice that he's a decent coach & hire him away from WSU. Some school in NJ needs a coach.

Washburn would have a better chance of hiring HCGM than Rutgers.

What an armpit, hell hole program to walk into with that AD and President still calling the shots.

Just can't see anybody taking that job without prior ties to the state or the school.