Jay Larranaga

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Larranaga
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 30, 1975(1975-01-30)
Age	49
Birthplace	The Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	The Bronx
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jay Larranaga Biography

Jay Larranaga is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on January 30, 1975 in The Bronx, The Bronx, United States. James Joseph Larranaga Jr. (born January 30, 1975) is an Irish-American former professional basketball player. Currently, he is the top assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He is also the son of University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga.

In 2008 Jay was announced as player/manager of the Ireland team. Previous to the hiring, Jay was captain of the Irish national Team from 2001-2006.

In 2013, Larranaga was interviewed by the Celtics to possibly replace Doc Rivers, but Butler basketball head coach, Brad Stevens, became the Celtics new head coach. The past 3 seasons, Jay and the coaching staff led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Playoffs including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2016-2017 season.

Larranaga and his wife, Sarah, married in 2017. He has two children, daughter Tia and son James, from a previous marriage.

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 in 2006 and 2008. Larranaga retired after spending two seasons in Eldo Caserta and appearing in various All-Star games throughout his lengthy career.

Jay Larranaga Net Worth

Jay Larranaga is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Larranaga 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy, Jay played college basketball for 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, Jay became a three-time Academic All-Mac and attained a cumulative 3.4 Business GPA at Bowling Green State University.

Larranaga joined Peristeri B.C. 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 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano however he moved back to France to play for the Paris Basket Racing.

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 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jay Larranaga Dating?

According to our records, Jay Larranaga married to Sarah Ashley Mespelt (m. 2017). As of December 1, 2023, Jay Larranaga’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jay Larranaga celebrates birthday on January 30 of every year.

Where is Jay Larranaga now?

Celtics Assistant Coach Jay Larranaga is set to join Ty Lue’s staff on the Clippers. On Friday evening, Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reported that longtime Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga would be joining Ty Lue’s coaching staff with the LA Clippers.

Are Jim and Jay Larranaga related?

James Joseph Larranaga Jr. He is also the son of University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga.

How old is Jay Larranaga?

47 years (January 30, 1975)

Who does Jim Larranaga look like?

Everyone is convinced Miami coach Jim Larranaga is Jim Boeheim’s doppelgänger. Twitter users were convinced that Jim Boeheim was the head coach of the Miami Hurricanes on Friday night. The last Sweet 16 game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament took place on Friday night, as the No.

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