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Who is Luke Murray? Meet son of beloved actor Bill Murray hired to lead Boston College basketball team originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
After spending years bouncing around the NCAA in various assistant coach positions, most notably a part of UConn's repeating national championship teams in 2023 and 2024, Luke Murray is onto a new stage.
No, he's not following in the footsteps of his father, Bill, on the acting front. Murray is becoming the new Boston College Eagles' head coach. Boston College has not made an NCAA Tournament since the 2008-2009 season, when the team lost in the first round. Murray will be looking to change this through the offensive expertise he displayed for the Huskies.
Here is a little history on Murray and his father Bill's most notable acting appearances.
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Who is Luke Murray?
Murray was one of the key assistant coaches on Dan Hurley's UConn staff that won back-to-back titles during the 2023 and 2024 NCAA tournaments. Now, he will be heading to Boston College to serve as the Eagles' head coach.
Murray has been on the NCAA basketball scene since 2007, when he began at Quinnipiac as the team's director of basketball operations. Shortly after an assistant position at Post University and a graduate assistant position with the Arizona Wildcats, Murray bounced around at six other colleges as an assistant coach.
He is the son of actor Bill Murray, who has starred in Ghostbusters (1984), Groundhog Day (1993), and Lost in Translation (2003).
Luke Murray's relationship to Bill Murray
Boston College's new head coach is the son of actor Bill Murray, who has starred in 109 TV shows and movies throughout his career. The actor was nominated at the 2003 Oscars in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category for his performance Lost in Translation.
Murray has been a strong supporter of UConn basketball attending multiple games over the time his son was an assistant coach in Storrs.
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Luke Murray coaching history
In 2007, Murray began his college coaching career as Quinnipiac's director of basketball operations under coach Tom Moore. After one season with the Bobcats, he was hired as an assistant coach at Post University. Murray left Post in 2009 to take a graduate assistant position with the Arizona Wildcats.
One year later, in 2010, Murray became an assistant coach at Wagner under head coach Dan Hurley. He joined the coaching staff at Towson the following year, before reuniting as an assistant with Hurley at Rhode Island in 2013.
After two seasons with the URI Rams, Murray was hired by head coach Chris Mack at Xavier in 2015. Murray followed Mack to Louisville when the head coach was hired for the same position with the Cardinals in 2018. With Louisville, Murray was the primary recruiter for the team, along with his assistant coaching duties. He was let go at the end of the 2020–21 season.
Murray was hired a third time by Hurley, this time for the UConn Huskies, in May 2021. He was largely invested in developing the Huskies' offense before the team's 2022–23 national championship run. He continued these duties the following season, when UConn crowned itself champions of college basketball once more.
Murray signed a three-year contract extension in July 2024 to stay with the Huskies, prior to his departure for Boston College's head coaching position.
Luke Murray - Bill Murray relationship
Murray frequently attended UConn Huskies games to support his son during his tenure with the school.
Murray was also present during the team's Round of 32 win against the UCLA Bruins, cheering his son and the team.
The actor was also in attendance to celebrate UConn's second consecutive title in 2024.
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Famous Bill Murray movies
Murray has appeared in over 100 movies and TV shows over the course of his long acting career (109, as of March 2026). Here is a list of Murray's most well-known appearances.
| Title | Year |
| Meatballs | 1979 |
| Caddyshack | 1980 |
| Ghostbusters | 1984 |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 |
| Space Jam | 1996 |
| Rushmore | 1998 |
| Lost in Translation | 2003 |
| Hyde Park on Hudson | 2012 |
| St. Vincent | 2014 |
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