INDIANAPOLIS — It has been a wild week for Luke Murray.
On Tuesday, he was announced as the new Boston College head coach. Six days later, he was hoping to win his third national championship as a Connecticut assistant.
“It’s been hectic. It’s been a lot,” Murray told The Post. “But I feel very blessed.”
It has been a long time coming for the 41-year-old Murray. He got his start in coaching in 2007 at Quinnipiac, and has worked at nine different schools. In 2021, he joined Dan Hurley at UConn, and has been instrumental in the Huskies going 18-1 in the last four NCAA Tournaments.
When Boston College got involved, Murray felt it was time. He wasn’t scared off by the ACC school’s struggles. The Eagles last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and have had losing seasons in 13 of the previous 15 years.
“I’m very excited. It’s been something I’ve been working towards for a long time,” Murray said. “I’ve been an assistant for 19 years, and I just feel like I learned a lot here from Coach [Dan] Hurley. I’ve experienced a lot of these great championship moments, and I’m looking forward to getting started.
“It just might be that, it just might be time. We’ve had an incredible run together here. I’m so appreciative of it. But I think just at a certain point, some things feel right. Boston College is an amazing school with a storied tradition.”
It has been a challenging week, juggling two different jobs. Murray didn’t want to leave Connecticut until the season was finishing, but he also had to do everything to prepare for his next job as well.
“It’s a lot. Obviously I have my responsibilities here, and that sort of takes priority, making sure we’re prepared, and game planning for whoever the opponent might be,” he said. “But at the same time, I have my responsibilities up there. With getting a chance to talk to the players with the portal opening up on Tuesday and hiring a coaching staff. There’s a lot going on. I’m lucky to have 24 hours in a day to figure it out.
“I feel like it’s alternating minutes. One minute I’m sending a text about something Boston College related, the next I’m writing down a note about a game plan. It’s sort of minute to minute, hour to hour, and trying to do justice to both.”