Can Luke Murray take BC men's basketball to the NCAA Tournament?

The Boston Globe · Christopher L. Gasper · 2026-11-05 10:00 UTC

The Eagles aim to rebrand under Murray, but the ACC preseason poll pegged BC to finish 17th out of 18 schools.

Boston College is betting its new coach can be the college hoops version of Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson, another noted offensive tinkerer/thinker. An offensive savant, Luke Murray is renowned for scouring any basketball league and endless video to spark X’s and O’s inspiration, innovation, and reconsideration.

Murray and the moribund BC men’s program opened a new era and his head coaching career with an offensively unartful and uneven 76-50 victory over Wagner on Tuesday at Conte Forum. A postgame question to the ex-UConn assistant with the famous Hollywood bloodlines began by citing the offensive genius reputation he wields. Murray quipped, “Not anymore. Not after tonight.”

The comedic timing confirmed he’s Bill Murray’s son. Time will tell if he’s the right leading man to resuscitate BC and revive college basketball interest in these parts. The hope at The Heights is that Murray is the next iconic college hoops coach to cut his teeth in the state that birthed basketball.

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