The Boston College Eagles (9-5, 1-2 ACC) men’s basketball team started the New Year off on a positive note as it defeated the Miami Hurricanes (4-9, 0-3 ACC) 78-68 on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles got themselves into a quick hole as the Hurricanes made four of their first five field goal attempts and went up 8-0 in the first 2:35 of the contest.

Larrañaga was at the helm at George Mason when the Patriots made one of the most improbable Final Four runs in modern college basketball history in 2006. George Mason beat three top-seven seeds before taking down No. 1 Connecticut in the Elite Eight. The Patriots lost 73-58 to eventual national champion Florida in the national semifinals.

The 75-year-old Jim Larrañaga was replaced for the remainder of the season by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga’s best friends for the past three decades or so.

Start the New Year with some Boston College basketball on Wednesday as the Eagles take on the Miami Hurricanes! Miami is off to a slow and dramatic start to the season; they are 4-8 and their head coach,

It is an ACC Conference battle as Miami faces Boston College. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-Boston College prediction and pick. Miami comes into the game at 4-8 on the year and now will be playing their first game without head coach Jim Larranaga.