Earl Grant (basketball)

Earl Grant
	Grant in 2016
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Boston College
Conference	ACC
Record	53–54 (.495)
Biographical details
Born	December 25, 1976 (age 47); North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2000	Georgia College
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004	The Citadel (assistant)
2004–2007	Winthrop (assistant)
2007–2010	Wichita State (assistant)
2010–2014	Clemson (assistant)
2014–2021	Charleston
2021–present	Boston College
Head coaching record
Overall	180–143 (.557)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA Division I); 1–2 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	CAA regular season (2018); CAA tournament (2018)
Awards
	CAA Coach of the Year (2017)

Earl Grant (born December 25, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach for the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team. Prior to being named head coach at Boston College, Grant served as head coach at the College of Charleston, as an assistant coach at Clemson University, and an assistant coach for six years under former Charleston assistant coach Gregg Marshall at Wichita State and Winthrop University.^[1] Grant also served as an assistant coach at The Citadel.^[2]

Biography

A native of North Charleston, South Carolina, Grant went to R.B. Stall High School. He played college basketball at the NCAA Division II level at Georgia College for two years. He led Georgia College to consecutive Peach Belt Conference championships and the Elite Eight of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Grant graduated from Georgia College in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He is married to Jacci Grant and has three sons: Trey, Eyzaiah, and Elonzo.^[3]

Grant began his coaching career as an assistant at The Citadel under Pat Dennis from 2002 to 2004. Gregg Marshall hired Grant as an assistant at Winthrop University in 2004, and when Marshall left to take the head coaching gig at Wichita State in 2007, he brought Grant along with him. Grant was hired as an assistant at Clemson in 2010, serving under Brad Brownell.^[2] Grant recruited future NBA players K.J. McDaniels and Jaron Blossomgame to Clemson.^[3]

On September 2, 2014, Grant was hired as the head coach of the College of Charleston, replacing Doug Wojcik. Dennis, Marshall and Brownell all praised the hire.^[2] “We are thrilled to welcome Earl back home and to the College of Charleston,” athletic director Joe Hull said. “He will bring great energy and excitement to our program. He has learned the game from terrific coaches and is ready to lead the Cougars. We need to hit the ground running and Earl is ready to do that.”^[3]

Grant led the College of Charleston to the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and was a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the year Award in 2019. On March 15, 2021, he was announced as the head coach at Boston College.^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
College of Charleston Cougars (Colonial Athletic Association) (2014–2021)
2014–15	College of Charleston	9–24	3–15	10th
2015–16	College of Charleston	17–14	8–10	7th
2016–17	College of Charleston	25–10	14–4	2nd	NIT First Round
2017–18	College of Charleston	26–8	14–4	T–1st	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2018–19	College of Charleston	24–9	12–6	3rd
2019–20	College of Charleston	17–14	11–7	T–4th
2020–21	College of Charleston	9–10	7–4	3rd
College of Charleston:		127–89 (.588)	69–50 (.580)
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22	Boston College	13–20	6–14	T–11th
2022–23	Boston College	16–17	9–11	10th
2023–24	Boston College	20–16	8–12	11th	NIT Second Round
2024–25	Boston College	4–1	0–0
Boston College:		53–54 (.495)	23–37 (.383)
Total:		180–143 (.557)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Charleston Athletics". cofcsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Miller, Andrew (September 4, 2014). "Earl Grant right man for College of Charleston job, former bosses say". The Post and Courier. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Earl Grant Bio". College of Charleston Cougars. College of Charleston. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
^ Hass, Trevor (March 16, 2021). "'Gritty, not pretty': New coach Earl Grant shares vision for Boston College hoops". Boston.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

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[1] "Charleston Athletics". cofcsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

[rightman-2] Miller, Andrew (September 4, 2014). "Earl Grant right man for College of Charleston job, former bosses say". The Post and Courier. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

[cofc-3] "Earl Grant Bio". College of Charleston Cougars. College of Charleston. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

[4] Hass, Trevor (March 16, 2021). "'Gritty, not pretty': New coach Earl Grant shares vision for Boston College hoops". Boston.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

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