List of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball head coaches

The Miami Hurricanes men's basketball represent the University of Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the NCAA. They have played their home games at the BankUnited Center since 2003. The program's first squad played in 1926.^[1] From 1971 through 1985, the men's basketball program was suspended due to lack of adequate funding.^[2] The program reached has reached the NCAA Tournament seven times, most recently in 2013.

Overall, there have been 12 head coaches for the Miami Hurricanes, five since the revival of the program in 1985 with Bill Foster. Bruce Hale, who led the Hurricanes to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1960, is the school's all-time leader in games coached and wins. Leonard Hamilton was named UPI National Coach of the Year in 1995. Jim Larrañaga is the current coach of the Hurricanes and was named the AP Coach of the Year in 2013.^[3]

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Key

GC	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
Win%	Winning percentage
#	Number of coaches^[a]
*	Spent entire head coaching career with the Miami Hurricanes
†	University of Miami men's basketball program on hiatus from 1971–72 to 1984–85

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through April 1, 2024.

#	Name	Term	GC	W	L	Win%	Achievements	Reference
1	Art Webb*	1926–1928, 1930–1931	30	18	12	.600
2	Tom McCann*	1928–1929, 1931–1932	37	30	7	.811
3	Hart Morris*	1938–1942, 1946–1952	201	119	82	.592		^[4]
4	W.H. Steers*	1945–1946	13	8	5	.615
5	Dave Wike*	1952–1954	36	14	22	.389		^[5]
6	Bruce Hale	1954–1967	332	220	112	.663		^[6]
7	Ron Godfrey*	1967–1971	104	47	57	.452		^[7]
	None†	1971–1985
8	Bill Foster	1985–1990	149	78	71	.523		^[8]
9	Leonard Hamilton	1990–2000	291	144	147	.495	Big East Coach of the Year (1995,1999); UPI National Coach of the Year (1995)	^[9]
10	Perry Clark	2000–2004	119	65	54	.546		^[10]
11	Frank Haith	2004–2011	230	129	101	.561		^[11]
12	Jim Larrañaga	2011–present	436	270	166	.619	ACC Coach of the Year (2013,2016); AP Coach of the Year (2013)	^[12]

Notes

^a A running total of the number of coaches of the Hurricanes. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.

References

General

"Miami (FL) Hurricanes Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
"2010-11 University of Miami Mens' Basketball Media Guide". issuu.com. University of Miami Athletics. November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2012.

Specific

^ "2010-11 University of Miami Mens' Basketball Media Guide". University of Miami Athletics. November 23, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
^ "Eric Brown: Savior Then, Legend Now". University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
^ "Miami's Larranaga tabbed AP Coach of Year". April 4, 2013.
^ "Hart Morris Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Dave Wike Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Bruce Hale Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Ron Godfrey Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Bill C. Foster Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Leonard Hamilton Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Perry Clark Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Frank Haith Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
^ "Jim Larranaga Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

Miami Hurricanes men's basketball head coaches

Art Webb (1926–1928)
Tom McCann (1928–1929)
No team (1929–1930)
Art Webb (1930–1931)
Tom McCann (1931–1932)
No team (1932–1938)
Hart Morris (1938–1942)
Results not available (1942–1945)
W. H. Steers (1945–1946)
Hart Morris (1946–1952)
Dave Wike (1952–1954)
Bruce Hale (1954–1967)
Ron Godfrey (1967–1971)
No team (1971–1985)
Bill Foster (1985–1990)
Leonard Hamilton (1990–2000)
Perry Clark (2000–2004)
Frank Haith (2004–2011)
Jim Larrañaga (2011– )

v t e Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Venues	Miami Beach Auditorium (1960s–1970s) Knight Center (1985–1988) Miami Arena (1988–2002) Watsco Center (2003–present)
Culture & lore	Sebastian the Ibis 2011 athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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