Scouting Report: Miami Coach Jim Larrañaga

WCHL’s Matt Oakes had the chance to chat with Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga as his Hurricnaes get set to welcome the Tar Heels to the BankUnited Center Saturday afternoon.

The two discuss the do-or-die scenario facing  bubble teams like his own, the competitiveness of coaching in the ACC, the special challenges Carolina presents and the special atmosphere that will await UNC on Senior Day at Miami.

***Listen to the conversation***

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Newton's Buzzer Beating Three From Just Inside Half Court Stuns Berry, No. 9 UNC on Senior Night

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No. 13 UNC Picks Up ACC Road Win Over Miami

UNC senior guard Cameron Johnson scored a game-high 22 points Saturday afternoon to lead the 13th-ranked Tar Heels to an 85-76 win on the road against the Miami Hurricanes. Johnson was one of five UNC players to score in double figures in the game, while the team as a whole matched a season-best by shooting […]

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Hicks, UNC Surge Past Miami in Second Half, Move On to ACC Semifinals

Criticized throughout his four-year career as a Tar Heel for an inability to stay out of foul trouble, UNC senior forward Isaiah Hicks stepped up in a big way Thursday in Brooklyn during the team’s 78-53 win over Miami in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. Hicks led UNC with 19 points in the game, while grabbing […]

Miami Pulls Off Stunning Double-Digit Victory, as No. 9 UNC Stumbles on the Road

If Thursday’s blowout win over Virginia Tech showed what UNC is capable of when everything clicks offensively, then Saturday’s 77-62 loss at Miami gave fans a glimpse of what can happen when it all goes wrong. The Tar Heels opened the game with an 11-2 run, but that’s about the only good thing to happen […]

Sprained Right Ankle to Keep Theo Pinson Out Against Miami

Once again, the UNC men’s basketball team will be without junior wing Theo Pinson. The Tar Heels’ jack-of-all-trades–who missed the first 16 games with a broken foot–landed awkwardly in pursuit of a rebound during the first half of Thursday’s win over Virginia Tech–spraining his right ankle in the process. He did not return to the […]

Carolina Rides Brice Johnson To Big Road Victory

The No. 15 North Carolina men's basketball team gutted out a 73-64 victory over Miami Saturday afternoon inside the BankUnited Center to improve to 20-9 overall and 10-6 in ACC play.

Scouting Report: Miami Coach Jim Larrañaga

WCHL's Matt Oakes had the chance to chat with Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larrañaga as his Hurricnaes get set to welcome the Tar Heels to the BankUnited Center Saturday afternoon.

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