Boston College has hired UConn assistant Luke Murray as its new head coach, replacing Earl Grant who was fired after the Eagles had a losing record in four of their five seasons. Murray, the son of actor Bill Murray, will be a first-time head coach and replaces Grant, who went 72-92 overall and 30-67 in Atlantic Coast Conference games. Prior to UConn, Murray has been a part of two national championship teams with coach Dan Hurley and served as an assistant at Louisville and Xavier. He will be the 14th head coach in Boston College program history. The Eagles have been underperformed in the ACC for over a decade, with a 10th-place finish in 2022-23 their highest since the league expanded from 12 to 15 teams.