CORAL GABLES — It’s just after noon and a soft sunshine plays across the University of Miami campus as Jim Larrañaga leaves his basketball office for his daily walk.
He wasn’t sure he’d have time for it Tuesday between the two-hour staff meeting, the nine media interviews, the private talks with various players and the general preparation for Wednesday’s trip to Kansas City for Friday’s NCAA Tournament game against top seed Houston.
“I’d have sent someone to get it for me if I couldn’t go,” he says.
Each day, Larrañaga takes this 10-minute walk across campus to get an Angel Food smoothie and enjoy where he works.