George Mason on Saturday hired former Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt to replace Jim Larranaga, who left this month for the University of Miami, according to Yahoo! Sports.

“Both are very good coaches,” George Mason AD Tom O’Connor said. “We were glad to have Jim, and we’re proud to have Paul.”

After 14 years at George Mason, Jim Larranaga has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Miami.

George Mason athletic director Tom O'Connor said Larranaga called Friday morning to say he accepted Miami's offer.

Miami officials declined to comment. Larranaga will replace Frank Haith, who left after seven years to become coach at Missouri.

"In all honesty, the university can only go so far with finances," O'Connor said. "We think we put together a very, very attractive financial compensation package. We couldn't compete with an ACC school, a big football school with its budget."