Jay Larranaga is a former Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player. He is the current head coach of the Irish national basketball team

Ireland national basketball team

- Performance at Summer Olympics :-Notable players:*Pat Burke – Only Irish-born to have played in the NBA. Played for Orlando Magic & Phoenix Suns...

 and the NBA D-League team Erie BayHawks

Erie BayHawks

The Erie BayHawks are a 2008-09 expansion team in the NBA Development League. The team plays its home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania.The "BayHawks" name is a reference to Presque Isle Bay, on which the city of Erie lies...

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Career

Jay played college basketball for Bowling Green Falcons

Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

The Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1968...

 alongside Antonio Daniels

Antonio Daniels

Antonio Robert Daniels is an American professional basketball player. He most recently played for the Philadelphia 76ers.-Career:...

. In 1997 Jay moved to Italy to play for Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria is the name traditionally given to the main men's professional basketball team from the city Reggio Calabria, Italy. The team colors are black and orange....

. Jay joined Peristeri BC

Peristeri BC

Peristeri B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...

 in Greece for the 19998-99 season. Jay then moved to France to play for ASVEL Villeurbanne, Jay also played in & won the 2000 French All-Star game. Jay moved back to Italy in November 2000 to join Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...

 however he moved back to France to play for the now defunct Paris Basket Racing

Paris Basket Racing

Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, is a now-defunct French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in the year 1922 as the basketball section of the sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000....

. Jay then moved to Spain to play for CB Gran Canaria

CB Gran Canaria

Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran...

 & CSF Sevilla. He then moved back to Italy to join Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

 & his former club Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria

Viola Reggio Calabria is the name traditionally given to the main men's professional basketball team from the city Reggio Calabria, Italy. The team colors are black and orange....

. He went back to Spain in 2005 to join Real Madrid Baloncesto

Real Madrid Baloncesto

Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

 where he won the Spanish National Championship. He then won the Italian National Cup with Basket Napoli

Basket Napoli

Basket Napoli is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in the city of Naples. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-History:...

. Jay now plays club basketball for Eldo Caserta

Juvecaserta Basket

JuveCaserta Basket , also known for sponsorship reasons as Pepsi Caserta, is an Italian League professional basketball team from the town of Caserta. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-The Beginnings:...

. In 2008 Jay was announced as player/manager of the Ireland team

Ireland national basketball team

- Performance at Summer Olympics :-Notable players:*Pat Burke – Only Irish-born to have played in the NBA. Played for Orlando Magic & Phoenix Suns...

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Real Madrid

• Liga ACB winner: 2005
  2005 ACB Playoffs
  The 2004/2005 ACB Playoffs was the postseason of the ACB's 2004/2005 season. Consisting of 8 teams best classified, the playoffs involved over a two weeks of play and more than 20 games overall. The playoffs were conducted in 3-game series, with the team with the better record holding home court...
  
  
• Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
  Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
  The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. It was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto and was first played in 1933. It was the first nationwide...
  
  runner-up: 2005