17 Facts About Jay Larranaga

Jay Larranaga was previously the top assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.

Jay Larranaga is the son of University of Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga.

Jay Larranaga then moved to France to play for ASVEL Villeurbanne, he played in and won the 2000 French All-Star game.

Jay 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.

Jay Larranaga then moved to Spain to play for CB Gran Canaria and CSF Sevilla.

Jay Larranaga then moved back to Italy to join Pallacanestro Virtus Roma and his former club Viola Reggio Calabria.

Jay Larranaga went back to Spain in 2004 to join Real Madrid Baloncesto where he won the Spanish National Championship.

Jay Larranaga then won the Italian National Cup with Basket Napoli in 2006 and 2008.

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

Jay Larranaga entered his first season as an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics in 2012.

Jay Larranaga spent the previous two seasons as head coach of the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League.

Jay Larranaga established team records for all-time wins, wins in a season, and player call-ups.

Jay Larranaga spent the summer of 2012 as an assistant for the Ukraine National Team under former NBA coach Mike Fratello.

In 2013, Jay Larranaga was interviewed by the Celtics to possibly replace Doc Rivers, but Butler basketball head coach Brad Stevens became the Celtics' new head coach.

Jay Larranaga was a top candidate to fill the head coaching positions at Georgia Tech and George Mason University, but decided to stay in his position with the Boston Celtics.

In July 2021, Jay Larranaga was hired as an assistant coach under Tyronn Lue with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Jay Larranaga has two children, daughter Tia and son James, from a previous marriage.