Former Clemson Assistant Fired by ACC School

A former Clemson assistant coach under Brad Brownell has been let go by another ACC school.

Boston College has fired men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant, according to multiple reports Sunday.

Grant was hired by BC in 2021. During his five seasons leading the Eagles, they went 72-92 overall. This season, BC finished second to last in the ACC with a 4-14 conference record, while going 11-20 overall.

Following a 20-win season in 2023-24, Boston College went just 8-30 in ACC play over the last two seasons and did not qualify for the ACC Tournament in both seasons.

Grant spent four seasons at Clemson from 2010-14 after finishing a playing career at Georgia College and assistant coaching stints at The Citadel, Winthrop and Wichita State. During his time in the Upstate, the North Charleston, S.C., native personally signed 10 of the Tigers’ 15 players recruited by Brownell’s staff.

He worked to develop greats like K.J McDaniels, Rod Hall, and Andre Young before being named the head coach at the College of Charleston in 2014. He was named head coach at Boston College in March 2021 after helping the Cougars to a 127–89 record in his seven seasons there.

Clemson went 4-3 against the Eagles in Grant’s tenure in Chestnut Hill, most recently a 74-50 win at Littlejohn Coliseum in January.