Everyone is convinced Miami coach Jim Larranaga is Jim Boeheim’s doppelgänger
By Scott Rogust
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. 10 Miami Hurricanes took on the No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones. The winner would advance to the Elite Eight to take on the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks.
For some Twitter users watching the game, they were totally convinced that Jim Boeheim, head coach of the Syracuse Orange, was standing on the sidelines managing the Hurricanes. No, that was not Jim Boeheim — that was Jim Larranaga.
Twitter convinced Jim Larranaga is Jim Boeheim’s doppelgänger
Jim Larranaga looking line Jim Boeheim makes it really hard to root for Miami
— Dinesh (DMoney) (@BilboFraggins96) March 26, 2022
Have we ever seen Jim Larrañaga and Jim Boeheim in the same room?
— 𝗸𝗷𝗱 (@kholtonkjd) March 26, 2022
https://twitter.com/Barnold1993/status/1507549503708184584
Larrañaga is like a smiling Larry David in Jim Boeheim’s body.
— Blair Holloway (@BSHolloway) March 26, 2022
Is it just me or does Jim Larrañaga look just like Jim Boeheim? #NCAATournament
— Kristen L (@Dr_Kriss) March 26, 2022
Every time I see a profile shot of the Miami coach I think I'm looking at Jim Boeheim. #MarchMadness
— Les East (@Les_East) March 26, 2022
For those asking if they have ever seen Boeheim and Larranaga in the same room, the answer is yes. The two schools do compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and have played against each other.
Long story short, yes the head coach of Miami is named Jim, but does not have a last name of Boeheim.
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