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Pete ThamelESPN
Boston College has agreed to a two-year contract extension for basketball coach Earl Grant through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
Grant has shown steady progress in his two seasons with the Eagles, as BC finished 16-17 this year and 9-11 in ACC play — the most conference wins by the Eagles since the 2010-11 season. That followed up a 13-20 mark in Grant’s first season, which included a run to the ACC tournament quarterfinals.
Boston College expects to bring back a strong core in 2023-24, which projects to include forward Quinten Post (15.1 ppg), guard Jaeden Zackery (10.7 ppg) and Prince Aligbe (6.1 ppg).
Grant’s recruiting at Boston College has significantly upgraded the roster. His 2022-23 class was considered top 30 by major recruiting services and was one of the most decorated classes in school history.
Boston College beat three ranked teams this season — a first for the program in the last 14 years. That included a signature home win over No. 6 Virginia on Feb. 22, which culminated with fans storming the court. Grant said after that game that every job he’s worked at had “some kind of breakthrough” win in year two, and that “I thought this was a big step for our program.”
Grant came to Boston College after seven seasons at College of Charleston, where he went 127-89 over seven years. Charleston reached the NCAA tournament in 2017 and averaged 25 wins over a three-year span from 2016 to 2019.