University of Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga has agreed to a three-year contract extension that locks him in until April 30, 2019. That will put the 62-year-old coach at 70, and he says he absolutely sees himself coaching “at least that long.”

Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but his original contract reportedly paid $1.3 million per year.

The extension comes on the heels of a four-year extension given to football coach Al Golden in November. In both cases, the school seemed to be offering a token of good will to the first-year coaches for handling with grace the NCAA investigation that blindsided them, and committing to the program despite the obstacles. Neither Golden nor Larranaga knew about the Nevin Shapiro scandal upon accepting the job.

Larranaga was hired last April when Frank Haith left for Missouri. He said he first heard of the investigation from athletic director Shawn Eichorst in August.

In explaining how the extension came about, Larranaga said: “Back in August there was some controversy, and whenever something like that occurs, there's a question of commitment. How committed is the coaching staff to the university, and I think you saw with Al Golden the university was totally committed to Al and his staff and they showed that in the way of extending his contract. I think this is similar in nature.

“The university feels very comfortable with the leadership in the department. We have a new AD, football and basketball coach, and they are looking to solidify the commitment from each of the programs…My staff and I are totally committed to UM no matter what circumstances we would be dealing with, what adversity we may face, and the AD wanted us to know they're committed to us, as well.”

Eichorst said in a statement: “Jim Larranaga is a tremendous basketball coach and an even better person. He has been a great teacher and leader of our student-athletes and he has continued to passionately expand the brand of our men's basketball program both on campus and in the community.”'

The Hurricanes are 11-7, 2-3 in the ACC. They play Sunday at Boston College.