Boston College Fires Men's Basketball Head Coach Earl Grant

The Eagles will be searching for their 14th head coach in program history this offseason.

Mar. 8, 2026 at 5:23pm

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Boston College has fired men's basketball head coach Earl Grant after five seasons with the program, according to a report from The Field of 68's Jeff Goodman. Grant was 72-92 in five seasons with the Eagles, including an 11-20 record this past season where the team did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

Why it matters

Boston College is looking to turn around its men's basketball program after several disappointing seasons under Grant's leadership. The school will now be tasked with finding a new head coach who can revive the team and bring it back to the NCAA Tournament.

The details

Grant was named Boston College's 13th men's basketball head coach in March 2021. During his time with the program, he had one winning season in 2023-24 when the team went 20-16 overall and made the NIT. However, this past season the Eagles went just 11-20 overall and 4-14 in ACC play, missing the conference tournament for the second straight year.

  • On March 8, 2026, Boston College fired Earl Grant as head men's basketball coach.
  • Boston College finished the 2025-26 season with a 77-69 victory over Notre Dame on March 4, 2026.

The players

Earl Grant

The former head coach of the Boston College men's basketball team, who was fired after five seasons with the program.

Jeff Goodman

A reporter for The Field of 68 who first reported the news of Earl Grant's firing.

Pat Kraft

The current athletic director at Penn State, who hired Earl Grant as Boston College's head coach in 2021.

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What they’re saying

“No, really not on my mind at all. I don't control that. Like I told you, God got a plan. We communicate all the time. We travel together. We talk. We text. But business as usual. So, for me, that's nothing on my mind. What's on my mind is 'hey can we continue to play in March.' That's who we thinking about. On my mind is is Donald Hand gonna be healthy, but other than that, anything about the future in terms of being at BC or not being at BC is not on my mind at all. My plan is to be at BC and continue to build a program, get back to the winning that we got to do and see if we can do what we need to do to get back to the NCAA Tournament.”

— Earl Grant, Former Head Coach

What’s next

Boston College will now begin a search for its 14th head men's basketball coach, as the school also needs to find a new women's basketball head coach after not renewing the contract of Joanna Bernabei-McNamee.

The takeaway

Boston College's men's basketball program has struggled in recent years, and the firing of Earl Grant signals the school's desire to find a new leader who can turn the team around and bring it back to the NCAA Tournament.