Luke Murray

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Luke Murray
Luke Murray.jpg
Murray in 2023
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Boston College
Conference ACC
Record0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Education Fairfield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009 Post (assistant)
2009–2010 Arizona (GA)
2010–2011 Wagner (assistant)
2011–2013 Towson (assistant)
2013–2015 Rhode Island (assistant)
2015–2018 Xavier (assistant)
2018–2021 Louisville (assistant)
2021–2026 UConn (assistant)
2026–present Boston College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007–2008 Quinnipiac (DBO)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As assistant:

Luke Murray (born April 1, 1985) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Boston College. [1]

Contents

Early life

Murray was born to actor Bill Murray and Margaret Kelly. He grew up in Palisades, New York. [2] [3] He attended St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut, where he played basketball and football. [4] Murray attended Fairfield University and graduated in 2007. [5] He began coaching Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball during his freshman year at Fairfield. [6] He later served as an assistant on an AAU team coached by former Boston Celtics head coach John Carroll during his final years in college. [7]

Coaching career

Murray began his college coaching career in 2007 as the director of basketball operations at Quinnipiac under coach Tom Moore. [8] After one season he was hired as an assistant coach at Post University. Murray left Post to take a graduate assistant position at Arizona in 2009. [9]

In 2010, Murray was hired as an assistant coach at Wagner by head coach Dan Hurley. [10] He joined to the coaching staff at Towson in 2011 [4] before reuniting as an assistant with Hurley at Rhode Island in 2013. [7]

Murray was hired by head coach Chris Mack at Xavier in 2015 after two seasons at Rhode Island. [11] He followed Mack when he was hired as the head coach at Louisville in 2018. [12] There, Murray served as the primary recruiter for the Cardinals in addition to his assistant coaching duties. [13] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2020–21 season. [14]

Murray was hired a third time by Dan Hurley, now the head coach at UConn, on May 3, 2021. [15] He began coordinating the Huskies' offense prior to the start of the team's 2022–23 national championship season. [16] He continued as offensive coordinator the following season as UConn repeated as national champion. [17] [18]

Murray signed a three-year contract extension on July 8, 2024 to stay with Hurley and UConn. [19]

On March 26, 2026, Murray was hired as the head coach of the Boston College Eagles men's basketball, replacing Earl Grant. [20]

Head coaching record

Record table
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2026–present)
2026–27 Boston College 0–00–0
Boston College:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:0–0 (–)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ Boston College Eagles (March 26, 2026). "Boston College Names Luke Murray To Lead Men's Basketball". bceagles.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/2013/05/30/20130530-murray-s-move-to-uri-is-no-laughing-matter-ece/35423699007/
  3. ↑ Bacardi, Francesca (September 22, 2015). "Bill Murray Skipped the Emmys to Attend Son Luke Murray's Wedding". E! Online . Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Luke Murray, son of actor Bill, is helping turn around Towson's basketball team". Baltimore Sun . January 28, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ "UConn's new coach is a familiar face". The Bulletin . May 4, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Xavier's Luke Murray: Good at coaching, not so much at comedy". USA Today . March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  7. 1 2 McNamara, Kevin (May 30, 2013). "Murray's move to URI is no laughing matter". The Providence Journal . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ Amore, Dom (May 4, 2021). "Five things to know about new UConn men's basketball assistant coach Luke Murray". Hartford Courant . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ↑ D'Andrea, Niki (August 24, 2009). "Actor Bill Murray's Son Joins Basketball Staff at University of Arizona". Phoenix New Times . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ Sullivan, Tim (April 30, 2010). "New Wagner assistant Bil Murray's son". New York Post . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  11. ↑ Russell, Shannon (May 8, 2015). "Catching up with new XU assistant Luke Murray". Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Luke Murray joins Chris Mack at Louisville". Cincinnati Enquirer . March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  13. ↑ Borges, David (May 7, 2021). "UConn assistant Luke Murray has always been about recruiting: 'I'm blessed to do it as a profession'". New Haven Register . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Louisville basketball: Luke Murray, Dino Gaudio's contracts ending". Cincinnati Enquirer . March 18, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Luke Murray rejoins Dan Hurley as assistant coach for UConn Huskies men's basketball team". ESPN.com . Associated Press. May 3, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  16. ↑ O’Connell, Robert (April 6, 2024). "Bill Murray's Son Designed UConn's Offense. It's No Joke". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  17. ↑ Moore, CJ (April 8, 2024). "How UConn built the 'most complex' — and efficient —offense in college basketball". The Athletic . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  18. ↑ Schnurr, Samantha (April 9, 2024). "Bill Murray Celebrates UConn's NCAA Championship With Son Luke -- the Team's Assistant Coach". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Five things to note in new contracts for Dan Hurley, UConn men's basketball assistant coaches". Hartford Courant . July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  20. ↑ Associated Press (March 27, 2026). "Boston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray, son of actor Bill Murray, as basketball coach". APNews. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
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