George Washington To Hire Miami Associate Head Coach Chris Caputo

George Washington is hiring Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo as its new head men’s basketball coach, as first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Caputo replaces Jamion Christian, who was let go March 14 after compiling a 29-50 record in three seasons, including 12-18 in 2021-22. Caputo is represented by the agent Bret Just.

Caputo, 41, just completed his 10th season with the Hurricanes and his 19th year on head coach Jim Larrañaga’s staff after coaching with him at George Mason. In May 2015, Caputo was elevated to associate head coach at Miami and also took on the role as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Caputo has helped coach the Hurricanes to seven postseason berths, five NCAA appearances, two Sweet 16 nods and an Elite 8 this season. He helped Miami claim the 2013 ACC regular season and ACC Tournament titles, as well as earn a spot in the 2015 NIT title game. During Caputo’s tenure, the Hurricanes have four 25-win seasons and achieved a national ranking as high as No. 2.

In July 2020, Caputo’s ACC coaching peers named him a top-five assistant in the league in a poll conducted by Stadium. This followed Silver Waves Media tabbing him a top-50 high-major assistant coach in April 2020 and Yarbarker listing him as one of 10 assistant coaches on the rise in November 2019.

A native of Elmhurt, N.Y., Caputo is a 1998 graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens – Larrañaga’s alma mater. He played for legendary head coach Jack Curran.