The Miami Hurricanes (21-9, 13-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated the Boston College Eagles (11-18, 6-13 ACC) on Wednesday night in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts by a score of 81-70, securing a double-bye in next week’s ACC Tournament.
The victory was Jim Larrañaga’s 221st as head coach of Miami, making him the men’s basketball program’s winningest coach of all time. The record previously belonged to Bruce Hale, who won 220 games as Miami’s head coach from 1954-1967.
When asked about reaching the milestone, the always-humble Larrañaga was sure to shift the credit to anyone but himself, stating, “I brought my coaches with me from George Mason to Miami 11 years ago, and they did a great job of building the program … When you have good players and good coaches, you have the opportunity to win a lot of games.