Jim Larrañaga and the Miami Hurricanes made quite a bit of history with their 70-56 win over Iowa State on Friday.
For the first time in the history of the basketball program, they’re going to the Elite 8. They’ve knocked on the door several times with Sweet 16 appearances. They’ve had a number of cool tournament moments in their history, too.
But they have never actually been this far. Until today, that is. Larrañaga also made a bit of history himself. He became the first head coach in NCAA tournament history to lead two different programs to the Elite 8 as double-digit seeds.