Boston College has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2009. That is 17 years. It is the longest active drought in the ACC.
Earl Grant was supposed to fix that. In five seasons, he went 72-92 overall and 30-67 in conference play. The Eagles ranked 343rd nationally in scoring at 67 points per game in 2025-26, finishing 11-20 and 4-14 in the ACC. The program was not just losing — it had stopped being competitive.
Grant was fired on March 8. Eighteen days later, Boston College hired Luke Murray.
Yes, that Luke Murray — the 37-year-old son of actor Bill Murray. But the celebrity connection is the least interesting thing about this hire. What matters is where Luke Murray spent the last four years: on Dan Hurley's bench at UConn, helping architect back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024.
Murray was considered a key contributor to UConn's offensive system — the motion-heavy, read-and-react scheme that turned the Huskies into the most efficient scoring team in the country during their title runs. He is young, analytically sharp, and comes from the most successful coaching staff of the decade.
This is his first head coaching job at any level. Boston College is betting that UConn's championship DNA can transfer to Chestnut Hill through one of its architects. It is a bet on system over experience, pedigree over track record.
The 17-year drought has survived five coaches. If Murray can end it, nobody will care whose son he is.
BC's 17-year tournament drought is the longest in the ACC