Jim Larranaga hilariously reveals why Charlie Moore is one of the great Miami point guards

Despite being a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Miami Hurricanes went on an impressive run to the Elite Eight. Unfortunately for Miami, the Hurricanes fell in the Elite Eight to Kansas, ending the impressive run through March. Following the game, Miami head coach Jim Larranaga had a great moment with Charlie Moore, putting his career in perspective.

A reporter asked Larranaga after the game where Moore ranks among some of the greatest point guards at Miami during his tenure with the Hurricanes. For Larranaga, Moore comes in ahead of some of the greats, including Shane Larkin and Angel Rodriguez.

“You’re talking about degrees of greatness in my mind,” Larranaga said of Moore in relation to some of those great Miami point guards. “Those guys that you mentioned, really great point guards. And Charlie is right there with them. I wouldn’t single out anybody, because what they were able to accomplish — I mean, Charlie nudges ahead for one reason. You know what it is, Charlie?”

Moore undoubtedly knew where Larranaga is going. This season, Moore’s collegiate career came to an end with Miami in the Elite Eight. For Larkin and Rodriguez, their careers ended in the Sweet 16.

“We got the farthest in school history,” Moore responded.

In fact, this season marked the first Elite Eight appearance in program history for Miami. And Moore was a big part of that.

“That’s exactly right,” said Larranaga in response to Moore. “Those guys finished their careers in the Sweet 16. Charlie took us to the Elite Eight.”

Moore was productive in his lone season at Miami

Being in the conversation with Larkin and Rodriguez says a lot for Moore. Larkin was an electric point guard for the Hurricanes, averaging 14.5 points and shooting over 30% from three-point range in his final collegiate season in 2012-2013. Rodriguez averaged right around 12 points per game in each of his two years at Miami.

Moore began his collegiate career all the way back in the 2016-2017 season at California. He averaged 12.2 points as a freshman before transferring to Kansas. Moore had to sit out the 2017-2018 season due to his transfer, and he started just one game the next season, averaging 13.1 minutes per game. He then transferred again, this time to DePaul.

Moore spent two years at DePaul, averaging 15.1 points per game. Prior to the start of this season, Moore transferred one more time, this time to Miami. With the Hurricanes, Moore started all 37 games and averaged 12.4 points and 4.6 assists, shooting 44.7% from the field.