Earl Grant (born December 25, 1976) is an American

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coach and the current head coach for the

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team. Prior to being named head coach at Boston College, Grant served as head coach at the

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, as an assistant coach at

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, and an assistant coach for six years under former Charleston assistant coach

Gregg Marshall Michael Gregg Marshall (born February 27, 1963) is an American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University. Marshall has coached his teams to appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball ...

at Wichita State and

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. Grant also served as an assistant coach at

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Biography

A native of

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, Grant went to R.B. Stall High School. He played college basketball at the

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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. Grant began his coaching career as an assistant at

under Pat Dennis from 2002 to 2004.

hired Grant as an assistant at

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 Bradley Robert Brownell (born November 15, 1968) is an American college basketball coach and most recently the previous head basketball coach at Clemson University. Prior to coming to Clemson, he held the same position at Wright State and UNC W ...

. Grant recruited future NBA players K.J. McDaniels and Jaron Blossomgame to Clemson. On September 2, 2014, Grant was hired as the head coach of the

, replacing Doug Wojcik. Dennis, Marshall and Brownell all praised the hire. “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.” 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.

Head coaching record

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External links

College of Charleston Cougars bio

Clemson Tigers bio
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