List of Boston College Eagles men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

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.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1904–1905	Higgins	1	6–8	.429
2	1905–1907	James Crowley	2	9–21	.300
–	1910–1911	No coach	1	2–4	.333
3	1916–1917	Paul McNally	1	2–3	.400
4	1918–1921	Luke Urban	3	19–11	.633
5	1921–1925	William Coady	4	21–22	.488
6	1945–1953	Al McClellan	8	94–80	.540
7	1953–1962	Dino Martin	9	109–102	.517
–	1962–1963*^[a]	Frank Power	1	10–16	.385
8	1963–1969	Bob Cousy	6	114–38	.750
9	1969–1971	Chuck Daly	2	26–24	.520
10	1971–1977	Bob Zuffelato	6	83–80	.509
11	1977–1982	Tom Davis	5	100–47	.680
12	1982–1986	Gary Williams	4	76–45	.628
13	1986–1997	Jim O'Brien	11	168–166	.503
14	1997–2010	Al Skinner	13	247–165	.600
15	2010–2014	Steve Donahue	4	54–76	.415
16	2014–2021^[b]	Jim Christian	7	78–132	.371
–	2021*	Scott Spinelli	1	1–3	.250
17	2021–present	Earl Grant	3	49–53	.480
Totals		17 coaches	89 seasons	1,273–1,098	.537
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Power served as interim coach for the 1962–63 season, with Bob Cousy planned to take over for the 1963–64 season.^[4]
↑ Christian was fired as head coach on February 15, 2021. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[3]

References

1 2 "2022-2023 Boston College Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Boston College Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Thompson, Rich (March 15, 2021). "Boston College hires Earl Grant to coach men's basketball". Boston Herald . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
1 2 Salvador, Joseph (February 15, 2021). "Boston College Fires Coach Jim Christian After 3-13 Start". SI.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ 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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[Power-5] Power served as interim coach for the 1962–63 season, with Bob Cousy planned to take over for the 1963–64 season.^[4]

[Christian-6] Christian was fired as head coach on February 15, 2021. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[3]

[RecordBook-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.

[ChristianFired-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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