Boston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray as next head coach

Boston College has hired UConn assistant Luke Murray in as its next head coach, the school announced on Thursday. Murray was a part of Dan Hurley’s staff on the back-to-back national championship-winning squad.

Murray is described to be an elite offensive tactician. He is also the son of actor Bill Murray.

This will be the first head coaching gig of Murray’s career. The 40-year-old UConn assistant has previous stops at Arizona, Xavier and Louisville, among others. He’s been with the Huskies since 2021 and has worked for Hurley at both Wagner and Rhode Island.

His hire comes just over two weeks after firing former coach Earl Grant after five seasons. Grant led BC to just one winning season during his tenure — a 20-13 record during the 2023-24 season.

This past year, Grant’s Eagles finished with a tenure-low 11 wins. Boston College’s season ended without an invitation to the ACC Tournament, winning 77-69 against Notre Dame on March 7. Grant was fired the next day.

He finished his five seasons with a 72–92 overall record, including a 31–67 record against the ACC over that span. This season’s team went 11-20 with four wins during conference play.

Boston College hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since the 2008-09 season when they finished 22-2 under Al Skinner. Since then, BC has gone through three head coaching eras between then and now with Murray’s hire. BC went dancing seven times in nine years under Skinner.

In turn, Murray will hope to turn the program around in short order. That starts with the NCAA transfer portal opening on April 7, shortly after the conclusion of the national championship game. It’ll be open for 15 day and by then, Boston College’s roster will hope to have been shaped in Murray’s image.