James Joseph Larranaga Jr. (born January 30, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves on the staff of the Los Angeles Clippers.
[1] After graduating from St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy,[2] Larranaga played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons alongside Antonio Daniels.
Here he played all four years for his father, Jim, setting BGSU records for three-point field goals in a game, season, and career.
Before his departure to Italy in 1997, Larranaga became a three-time Academic All-Mac and attained a cumulative 3.4 GPA studying business at Bowling Green State University.
In two seasons with the BayHawks, Larranaga led his squad to consecutive playoff appearances while accumulating a regular-season record of 60–40.
Larranaga spent the summer of 2012 as an assistant for the Ukraine National Team under former NBA coach Mike Fratello.