List of Boston College Eagles men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Boston College Eagles men's basketball head coaches. The Eagles have had 17 head coaches in their 89-season history. [1]

Boston College's current head coach is Earl Grant. He was hired in March 2021, [2] replacing Scott Spinelli, who served as interim head coach after the Eagles fired Jim Christian a month earlier. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11904–1905Higgins16–8.429
21905–1907 James Crowley 29–21.300
–1910–1911No coach12–4.333
31916–1917 Paul McNally 12–3.400
41918–1921 Luke Urban 319–11.633
51921–1925 William Coady 421–22.488
61945–1953 Al McClellan 894–80.540
71953–1962 Dino Martin 9109–102.517
–1962–1963* [lower-alpha 1] Frank Power 110–16.385
81963–1969 Bob Cousy 6114–38.750
91969–1971 Chuck Daly 226–24.520
101971–1977 Bob Zuffelato 683–80.509
111977–1982 Tom Davis 5100–47.680
121982–1986 Gary Williams 476–45.628
131986–1997 Jim O'Brien 11168–166.503
141997–2010 Al Skinner 13247–165.600
152010–2014 Steve Donahue 454–76.415
162014–2021 [lower-alpha 2] Jim Christian 778–132.371
–2021* Scott Spinelli 11–3.250
172021–present Earl Grant 349–53.480
Totals17 coaches89 seasons1,273–1,098.537
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. ↑ Power served as interim coach for the 1962–63 season, with Bob Cousy planned to take over for the 1963–64 season. [4]
  2. ↑ Christian was fired as head coach on February 15, 2021. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach for the remainder of the season. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022-2023 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Rich (March 15, 2021). "Boston College hires Earl Grant to coach men's basketball". Boston Herald . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Salvador, Joseph (February 15, 2021). "Boston College Fires Coach Jim Christian After 3-13 Start". SI.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ Clayton, Vin (November 30, 1962). "Eagles Open Tuesday vs Miami at Roberts". The Heights . Vol. XLIV, no. 11. p. 7. Retrieved February 25, 2023– via Boston College Libraries.
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