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This Past Week Over the weekend, BC faced off against North Carolina down in Chapel Hill. UNC is ranked the #6 team in the nation and is a top-3 team in the ACC. The Eagles managed to claim victory over the Tarheels in their game on Thursday thanks to a stellar pitching performance from AJ […]
On Monday afternoon, it was reported by ESPN that incoming Boston College men’s basketball head coach Luke Murray is bringing on Brenden Straughn as an assistant coach. Straughn comes from Syracuse’s staff, where he spent three seasons under head coach Adrian Autry before Autry was fired last month. Before coaching at Cuse, Straughn coached in […]
On Monday, Boston College junior guard Donald Hand Jr. announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. Hand was the ACC’s Most Improved Player in 2024-25 after a season in which he averaged 15.7 points per game to lead the Eagles. But his offense took a downturn this season as he went through plenty of […]
On Sunday, Boston College junior guard Fred Payne announced his decision to enter the transfer portal. Payne was Boston College’s leading scorer in 2025-26, leading the Eagles offense with 15.8 points per game on 40% shooting from the field. He was one of the lone bright spots for a BC offense that finished 339th in […]
On Saturday morning, news broke that Boston College F Boden Kapke will not be returning to the Heights next year. Kapke came to BC last offseason after a pair of seasons at Butler. He started the year on the bench before working his way into the starting rotation, and he was BC’s third-leading scorer at […]
On Thursday, it was reported that Boston College and UMass are planning a match-up next season at TD Garden between their men’s basketball teams. The time and date are not officially announced. This would be the first time Boston College has played at TD Garden in 12 years, following their match-up with UMass in November […]
On Wednesday, it was reported that Boston College sophomore guard Luka Toews has entered the transfer potral. Toews was one of BC’s few three-point threats this past season, shooting 39% from behind the arc on 2.7 attempts per game. He started 20 of his 29 games for Boston College and made an impact for a […]
On Tuesday afternoon, Luke Murray officially took the helm of the Boston College Men’s Basketball program, addressing the media at his introductory press conference. With Boston College entering a new era, here are three of my takeaways from the conference: This program is going to look different, on and off the court Murray made that […]
On Friday evening, it was announced that Kate Popovec-Goss has been hired to replace Joanna Bernabei-McNamee as the head coach of the Boston College women’s basketball program. The full press release from BC can be found here. Popovec-Goss has been the head coach of the Bradley Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference for the past […]
On Thursday, it was reported that UConn assistant Luke Murray has been hired by Boston College to replace Earl Grant as head coach of the men’s basketball program. The full press release from Boston College is here. Murray, the son of movie star Bill Murray, has been an assistant coach since 2008 at Post, Arizona, […]
On Wednesday morning, a report from the New England Football Journal came out that UConn assistant Luke Murray has been offered a contract to be the next men’s basketball head coach at Boston College. UConn is still alive in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet Sixteen, facing off against Michigan State in Washington DC on Friday March […]
Aram Minnetian has signed an entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars, choosing to start his professional career after three seasons at Boston College. Minnetian joined the Eagles as an impactful freshman in 2023-24 as BC fought its way to a Hockey East title and a national title game appearance. As a freshman, Minnetian scored the […]
James Hagens has signed an ATO with the Boston Bruins, choosing to start his professional career after two excellent seasons at Boston College. Hagens joined the Eagles in the 2024-2025 season as one of the highest rated freshmen in the country. He immediately lived up to the billing, putting up 37 points in 36 games […]
Drew Fortesue signed a three-year entry level contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday, ending his career at Boston College after his junior season. Fortescue joined the Eagles as a part of a loaded freshman class in the 2023-2024 season and immediately became a key member on the team’s blueline. He was a strong […]
The coaching candidate buzz continues to headline Boston College Athletics. If the early reports hold true, the candidate can be chosen any day now. Recently, a name that’s floated around with the vacancy is no one other than John Becker. Becker, 57, is the current head coach of the Vermont Catamounts. Dating back to the […]
On Friday night, the men’s Hockey East semifinals were played at TD Garden between the Boston College Eagles and UConn Huskies. After Merrimack won the early game against UMass, BC and UConn faced off for a berth in the conference championship game against the Warriors. Play was very sloppy from the start. BC got a […]
We’re getting close to hiring time. If Matt Norlander is to be believed, Boston College is aiming to have its next head coach in place within the next few days. The names linked to the job continue to fluctuate, but one guy whose name cropped up relatively later in the process has potentially remained in […]
Who: Boston College Eagles (20-14-1) vs Connecticut Huskies (19-11-5) When: Friday, 3/20 Puck Drop: 7PM Where:TD Garden, Boston, MA How to Watch: The game will be live on NESN. UConn Preview: What to Watch For:
John Groce, the head coach of the Akron Zips, is getting mentioned as a potential replacement for Earl Grant as the head coach of the Boston College men’s basketball program. Groce has spent basically the entirety of his coaching career in the Midwest, making stops as an assistant at Butler, Xavier, and Ohio State before […]
The coaching candidate carousel for Boston College Men’s Basketball continues. Reports are showing the school is looking to conclude its coaching search by the end of the week, and one name popped up that raises eyebrows to many: Gerry McNamara. McNamara, 42, is the current coach of the Sienna Saints. He was hired in March […]
One of the top mid-major head coaches that is being floated to take the Boston College men’s basketball job is Tulsa’s Eric Konkol. Konkol is a Wisconsin native that started his coaching career in 2000, has had stops along the way at Tennessee, George Mason, and Miami, and now is finishing up his 11th season […]
Joe Gallo’s name was linked to the Boston College job virtually the second Grant was fired (and even earlier than that, if we are being honest with ourselves). The interest seems to be real, as Gallo has reportedly interviewed for the job already. What would he bring to BC? Gallo, 46, played for Merrimack for […]
With the Earl Grant era officially over for Boston College Eagles Men’s Basketball, it now raises the most serious question moving forward: who is going to steer this ship straight? Names are already being thrown around like t-shirts into a playoff crowd (let’s hope whoever is hired can get BC Basketball fans to experience that […]
A new day dawns, another day to speculate about Boston College basketball. Head coach Earl Grant is out, and athletic director Blake James is tasked with finding his replacement. One of the top rumored candidates is Jay Larranaga, who BC reportedly has already interviewed. Jay Larranaga is the son of former Miami head coach Jim […]
On Friday night, 2026 men’s Hockey East quarterfinal action got underway at Conte Forum as the 4-seed Boston College Eagles hosted the 5-seed Maine Black Bears. BC entered the contest in the midst of a 4-game losing streak that dropped them to #18 in NPI rankings. Both teams would need to make a run in […]