Boston College Fires Basketball Coach Earl Grant

Grant posted a 72-92 record in 5 seasons with the Eagles

Mar. 8, 2026 at 11:49pm

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Boston College has fired head basketball coach Earl Grant after 5 seasons with the program. Grant, 49, had a 72-92 overall record during his time with the Eagles, including an 11-20 mark this past season with a 4-14 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Why it matters

Grant was brought in to help turn around the struggling Boston College basketball program, but was unable to achieve sustained success over his 5-year tenure. The school is now looking to make a change in leadership as they aim to rebuild the team and compete in the highly competitive ACC.

The details

Grant was hired as Boston College's head coach in 2017 after a successful 7-year run at the College of Charleston, where he led the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament in 2018. However, he was unable to replicate that success with the Eagles, posting a losing record in each of his 5 seasons. This past season, Boston College notched a 77-69 victory over Notre Dame to potentially earn the 15th and final seed in the ACC tournament, but ultimately lost that spot to Pitt.

  • Boston College parted ways with Earl Grant on March 8, 2026.
  • Grant had been the head coach of the Eagles for the past 5 seasons, since 2017.

The players

Earl Grant

A 49-year-old basketball coach who was the head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team for the past 5 seasons.

Boston College

A private Jesuit research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school's men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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What’s next

Boston College will now begin a search for a new head basketball coach to lead the program going forward.

The takeaway

Earl Grant's dismissal after 5 seasons as Boston College's head coach underscores the pressure to quickly turn around a struggling basketball program in a competitive conference like the ACC. The school is looking to find new leadership that can help elevate the team and return them to relevance in the conference.