Boston College hires UConn assistant Luke Murray as head coach

Boston College employed UConn assistant Luke Murray as its subsequent head coach, the varsity introduced Thursday.

Murray performed a key function in constructing back-to-back nationwide championship groups at UConn and is taken into account one of many architects of the Huskies’ title-winning offensive system.

“I am deeply honored and incredibly grateful to lead the Boston College men’s basketball program,” Murray stated. “BC is a university with a prestigious academic reputation and a storied basketball tradition. Boston College alumni and fans will find our program defined by a standard of excellence, and our team will play an unselfish, tough and highly competitive brand of basketball. I am excited to get to work to build this proud program. Go Eagles!”

Murray, the son of actor and comic Bill Murray, has been an assistant below Dan Hurley at UConn, Rhode Island and Wagner. He has been with the Huskies since 2021, establishing himself as a high-level recruiter and serving to rework their offense into the most effective within the nation. Before his arrival, the Huskies completed sixty fourth and eighty fifth within the nation in adjusted offensive effectivity; since he joined Hurley’s workers in Storrs, they’ve by no means been under thirtieth in that class, ending first and third within the championship seasons of 2023 and 2024.

“BC is Back! This guy is the best,” Hurley wrote on social media. “Will miss him greatly but so proud and happy for him. Long overdue opportunity. Good Bye Champ!!”

Before UConn, Murray was an assistant below Chris Mack at Louisville and Xavier, serving to lead these applications to 5 NCAA match appearances, together with an Elite Eight run in 2017 and a 1-seed within the 2018 NCAA match.

Murray additionally spent two seasons as an assistant at Towson from 2011 to 2013 and started his school teaching profession on workers at Quinnipiac in 2007.

“Today marks a turning point in Boston College men’s basketball,” athletic director Blake James stated. “In Luke Murray, we have found a leader who does not just understand the modern landscape of college basketball — he has helped define it. His role in building a national championship-caliber program, his sophisticated offensive vision and his relentless pursuit of excellence make him the perfect fit to lead our student-athletes. We are thrilled to welcome Luke, his wife, Kara, and their family to the BC community.”

Murray will stay on workers at UConn by the NCAA match. The 2-seed Huskies face 3-seed Michigan State within the Sweet 16 on Friday.