Boston College hires UConn’s Luke Murray as new head coach

Boston College announced that it hired UConn assistant Luke Murray as its new head men’s basketball coach on Thursday evening.

Murray, 40 years old, came to UConn in 2021 and played a major part in developing the Huskies’ complex offensive system that helped lead to back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024. He has also been known as a great recruiter in helping assemble those championship rosters, which included several NBA players.

He becomes the 14th head coach in Boston College history, replacing Earl Grant, who led the Eagles to one winning season in five years.

Boston College has not made the NCAA Tournament since the 2008-09 season under coach Al Skinner.

“Today marks a turning point in Boston College Men’s Basketball,” said BC Director of Athletics, Blake James, in a release. “In Luke Murray, we have found a leader who does not just understand the modern landscape of college basketball – he has helped define it. His role in building a national championship caliber program, his sophisticated offensive vision, and his relentless pursuit of excellence make him the perfect fit to lead our student-athletes. We are thrilled to welcome Luke, his wife, Kara, and their family to the BC community.”

Prior to UConn, Murray held assistant coaching roles at Louisville, Xavier, Rhode Island (with coach Dan Hurley), Towson, and Wagner.

“I am deeply honored and incredibly grateful to lead the Boston College Men’s Basketball program,” Murray said in a release. “BC is a university with a prestigious academic reputation and a storied basketball tradition. Boston College alumni and fans will find our program defined by a standard of excellence, and our team will play an unselfish, tough, and highly competitive brand of basketball. I am excited to get to work to build this proud program. Go Eagles!”

UConn is set to play in its third Sweet 16 under Hurley (and Murray) in Washington D.C. Friday night against Michigan State.