Earl Grant
Earl Grant (born December 25, 1976)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Boston College Eagles
Current conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
College of Charleston record: 127-89 (.588)
Boston College record: 50-53 (.485)
Overall record: 177-142 (.555)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1 (2018)
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2017, 2024)
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 0
- CAA Regular Season Champion: 1 (2018)
- ACC Tournament Champion: 0
- CAA Tournament Champion: 1 (2018)
Awards:
- CAA Coach of the Year: 1 (2017)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-present | Boston College |
| 2014-2021 | College of Charleston |
| 2010-2014 | Clemson (asst) |
| 2007-2010 | Wichita State (asst) |
| 2004-2007 | Winthrop (asst) |
| 2002-2004 | The Citadel (asst) |
Earl Grant Facts
- Earl Grant
- Born December 25, 1976
- Hometown: North Charleston, South Carolina
- Alma Mater: Georgia College (BS, 2000)
- Played at D-II Georgia College, helping lead the Bobcats to a conference title and Elite Eight run as a senior
- Started coaching in 2002 as an assistant to Pat Dennis at The Citadel
- Joined Gregg Marshall‘s staff at Winthrop in 2004 and followed him to Wichita State three years later
- Was an assistant for four years under Brad Brownell at Clemson before returning home as the College of Charleston head coach in 2014
- After winning just 9 games in his first year, Grant led the Cougars to the 2017 NIT with a 25-win third season
- In his fourth season, Grant led the team to a share of the CAA title and a NCAA berth by way of a CAA Tournament crown
- In March 2021, Grant was hired to be the next head coach at Boston College in the ACC
Earl Grant Coaching Tree
- Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian)
- Chris Markwood (Maine)