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Who is Earl Grant? A look at Boston College’s newest head coach

Boston College has hired Charleston head coach Earl Grant as its new men’s basketball head coach. He just ended his 7th year as Charleston’s head coach, and formerly was an assistant at Clemson, Wichita State, Winthrop, and The Citadel.

Earl Grant has been the head coach of the College of Charleston Cougars since 2014, posting a 127-88 (.591) overall record and a 69-50 (.580) conference record in the Colonial Athletic Association. He’s brought the Cougars to an NCAA appearance in 2018, as well as an NIT appearance in 2017. He has won his conference once and has finished in the conference’s top-4 for 5 straight years now.