Bill Courtney promoted to UM basketball team associate head coach, replaces Chris Caputo

College of Miami head males’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga on Monday introduced the promotion of Invoice Courtney to affiliate head coach.

Courtney, a 26-year teaching veteran, has spent 12 years on Larrañaga’s employees — three at Miami — and was the offensive coordinator for the Elite Eight Hurricanes crew this season. He replaces longtime assistant Chris Caputo, who’s now the top coach at George Washington.

“I’m extremely honored to step into this function at Miami. I need to categorical my honest because of each Jim Larrañaga and Dan Radakovich for his or her religion and belief in me,” Courtney stated. “It’s really a privilege to placed on the ‘U’ each day. To take action whereas working for an important man like Coach L is uniquely particular. I’m so excited to proceed to construct this program and sit up for serving to us create extra recollections within the years to return.”

Courtney, 51, labored for Larrañaga at Bowling Inexperienced and at George Mason, and people groups made 5 postseason appearances, together with two NCAA Event berths. He additionally served as head coach at Cornell from 2010 to 2016.

Courtney is taken into account one of many prime recruiters within the ACC, serving because the lead on the highest-rated commit in every of the final three lessons. He was the first recruiter for each of the Hurricanes’ transfers final offseason, Jordan Miller and Charlie Moore, who have been each starters on the Elite Eight squad.

Up to now month, Courtney served as the first recruiter for brand spanking new switch signees Nijel Pack and Norchad Omier, who’re ranked second and No. 12, respectively, in ESPN’s switch portal rankings. Pack was a First Crew All-Massive 12 designee and Massive 12 Most Improved Participant in 2021-22, whereas Omier was the Solar Belt Participant of the 12 months and Defensive Participant of the 12 months.

“All through his 12 years on my employees, together with the final three at Miami, Invoice Courtney has confirmed repeatedly simply how beneficial he’s. Invoice is a wonderful recruiter, an incredible coach and, most significantly, a improbable chief and mentor of younger males,” Larrañaga stated. “He’s an important a part of Miami basketball and helped convey us to unprecedented heights this yr. Dan Radakovich, who has aided our program a lot, and I each know simply how instrumental Invoice is to the success of this crew, each prior to now and in our assuredly vivid future. Invoice’s new place represents simply that.”