New Boston College basketball coach Luke Murray accused of firing announcers in shocker: Wanted us removed

Boston College fired longtime men’s basketball radio broadcasters Kevin Collins and Josh Maurer, allegedly telling both that the decision came directly from new head coach Luke Murray, who did not want anyone associated with the old coaching staff to stick around.Collins and Maurer called BC basketball games together for nine years, and both learned in late July that they would not be returning for the upcoming season, leaving little time for them to find new full-time gigs before the start of the 2026-27 season.“The reasoning that I was given was that coach Murray basically wants a whole new fresh coat of paint on the entire program and wants no remnants of the past around the program,” Collins told Awful Announcing in a phone interview.“We have nothing to do with any of that.

But he wanted us removed.Didn’t feel comfortable being around a link to the past, if you will.

My challenge was, well, how can he not feel comfortable around us? He hasn’t even given us the chance to meet us.”Murray has not commented on the situation, but BC athletic director Blake James issued a statement to The Field of 68 that pushed back on the accusation, although it did not explicitly absolve Murray.“The decision to not renew the contracts of our men’s basketball radio announcers was made by Boston College Athletics administrators in consultation with our MMR partner.We wish both Kevin and Josh the best going forward,” the statement read.Murray, a first-time head coach, joined the program after serving as an assistant under UConn coach Dan Hurley for five years.

He replaced Earl Grant, who went 72-92 over five seasons.Both broadcasters had been trying to set up an introductory meeting, or even just a brief call, with Murray throughout the offseason, but to no avail.“I was always told either coach Murray is off recruiting, or we have an official visit today, and it’s not a good day, we’ve got a lot going on,” Collins told Awful Announcing.The reasoning give...