Better Know a BC Coach?
When it was clear that this BC team was on its way to an historically bad season (was this in November? December? I really don’t want to look back at the schedule and guess. Please don’t make me), most...
View ArticleBetter Know a BC Coach? Ben Howland
Let me be the first to go on record: Ben Howland will not be the next Head Basketball Coach at Boston College. Howland is a great coach who was fired last year after 10 successful seasons at UCLA. The...
View ArticleBREAKING: Better Know a BC Coach? Jim Calhoun
Here I am , sitting on my couch writing a series of “Better Know a BC Coach?” articles when something very interesting scrolls across one of my TV screens: Jim Calhoun interested in Boston College...
View ArticleBetter Know a BC Coach? Tommy Amaker
I can see the Tweets now: “Tommy Amaker?! Yeah, because the hot shot Ivy League coach really worked out for us last time!” That assertion may be incredibly misguided, but not necessarily wrong....
View ArticleBetter Know a BC Coach? Mike Hopkins
Now we are getting into some of the more realistic options. Mike Hopkins, current head coach-in-waiting at Syracuse, has been mentioned for almost every high profile job opening so far this season,...
View ArticleBetter Know a BC Coach? Pat Skerry
Jeff Goodman, a Boston native who does a great job covering college basketball for ESPN has an on-going article that monitors that coaching searches for all the nation’s top openings. His section on...
View ArticleBetter Know THE BC Coach: Jim Christian
Yesterday, Boston College named Jim Christian its 12th Head Basketball Coach in program history. Coach Christian comes to BC via THE Ohio University as the MAC Conference’s all-time winningest coach...
View ArticleOlivier Hanlan Staying at BC
Hallelujah. Since hiring new Head Coach Jim Christian, there has been a exodus of talent from Chestnut Hill. Early last week, Ryan Anderson announced he would be transferring from BC for his fourth and...
View ArticleThe Heights Q&A With Coach Jim Christian
A couple weeks ago (sue me, it’s the off-season, I’m busy) The Heights interviewed incoming Boston College basketball coach Jim Christian. The whole thing is definitely worth a read; TH once again does...
View ArticleBC Basketball: Better Than You’d Expect
Call me a hopeless optimist. Call me an idiot. But by season’s end, I think this year’s version of the Boston College Basketball team will end up better than any of us expected. Now before I explain...
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