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Report: BC Basketball Hires Former Arkansas Coach Stan Heath As Assistant Head Coach

Boston College basketball was dealt a major blow a month ago when assistant head coach Preston Murphy decided to leave the Eagles for Creighton. Jim Christian didn't wait long to find a quality replacement though, hiring a former head coach to join him on the bench:

Source: Former Arkansas and USF coach Stan Heath headed to Boston College as an assistant coach.

— Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) June 15, 2015

Heath, originally from Michigan, most recently coached USF from 2007-2014 leading the Bulls to a 97-129 record but brought the team to the tournament twice in his last two years, once winning two games, and in 2014 losing the opening round.