John Beilein, formerly of the Michigan Wolverines and Cleveland Cavaliers, has been a name thrown around by BC sports fans as an optimistic option for the Eagles to hire as their next men’s basketball head coach. As an experienced college head coach with 13 NCAA tournament appearances under his belt, Beilein would be an outstanding hire if Boston College could manage to get him.
Beilein was the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines for 12 seasons, posting a 278-150 (.650) overall record and a 126-92 (.578) record in the Big Ten. He reached 9 NCAA tournaments with Michigan, including national title games in 2013 and 2018, and helped bring back a Michigan program that was a middling 43-53 in the Big Ten for 6 seasons under their previous coach.