Jay Larranaga

Jay Larrañaga
Boston Celtics
Position Assistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1975-01-30) January 30, 1975
The Bronx, New York
Nationality Irish / American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school St. John's Jesuit
(Toledo, Ohio)
College Bowling Green (1993–1997)
NBA draft 1997 / Undrafted
Playing career 1997–2009
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career 2008–present
Career history
As player:
1997 Jacksonville Barracudas
1997–1998 Viola Reggio Calabria
1998–1999 Peristeri BC
1999–2000 ASVEL Basket
2000–2001 Olimpia Milano
2001–2002 Paris Basket Racing
2002–2003 CB Gran Canaria
2003–2004 CB Sevilla
2004 Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
2004 Real Madrid Baloncesto
2004–2005 Viola Reggio Calabria
2005–2007 Basket Napoli
2007 ASVEL Basket
2007–2009 Juvecaserta
As coach:
2008–2010 Ireland
2010–2012 Erie Bayhawks
2012–present Boston Celtics (assistant)
2013–present Ukraine

James Joseph "Jay" Larrañaga (born 30 January 1975) is a former Irish-American professional basketball player. He is the current head coach of the Irish national basketball team and an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He is also the son of University of Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga.

Career

After graduating from St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy,[1] Jay played college basketball for Bowling Green Falcons alongside Antonio Daniels. In 1997 Jay moved to Italy to play for Viola Reggio Calabria.

Larranaga joined Peristeri BC in Greece for the 1998-99 season. Larranaga then moved to France to play for ASVEL Villeurbanne, he also played in and won the 2000 French All-Star game. Larranaga moved back to Italy in November 2000 to join Olimpia Milano however he moved back to France to play for the now defunct Paris Basket Racing.

Larranaga then moved to Spain to play for CB Gran Canaria and CSF Sevilla. He then moved back to Italy to join Pallacanestro Virtus Roma and his former club Viola Reggio Calabria. He went back to Spain in 2005 to join Real Madrid Baloncesto where he won the Spanish National Championship. He then won the Italian National Cup with Basket Napoli. Larranaga retired after spending two seasons in Eldo Caserta.

In 2008 Jay was announced as player/manager of the Ireland team.[2]

Coaching career

Larranaga entered his first season as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics in 2012. He spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. In two seasons with the BayHawks, Larranaga led his squad to consecutive playoff appearances while accumulating a regular season record of 60-40. He also established team records for all-time wins (60), wins in a season (32) and player call ups (12). During Larranaga's two years in Erie, eight different players received NBA call-ups. Prior to arriving in Erie, Larranaga served as an assistant coach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and before that he was head coach of the Irish National Team for two years. Larranaga spent the summer of 2012 as an assistant for the Ukraine National Team under former NBA coach Mike Fratello.

In 2013, Larranaga was considered by the Celtics to possibly replace Doc Rivers, but the job was given to Butler basketball head coach, Brad Stevens. In the 2014-2015 season, Jay and the coaching staff led the Celtics back to the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

Honors

France

All-Star

Italy

Basket Napoli

Spain

Real Madrid

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Basketball his ticket to world travel". Toledo Blade. 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Jay Larranaga to Coach Ireland's National Team". George Mason. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
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