Boston College Men's Basketball

Brenden Straughn arrives on The Heights following three seasons as an assistant coach at Syracuse. Straughn earned his first collegiate assistant coaching job at Loyola Maryland (2018-19), and the Greyhounds increased their win total from the previous season. Straughn moved on to Saint Joseph’s (2019-22). In Straughn’s time with the Hawks, he was responsible for managing the offense, on-court coaching and player development, opponent scouting, and serving as the recruiting coordinator. During the 2022-23 season, Straughn was an assistant on Chris Caputo’s staff at George Washington. The Colonials posted the program’s most season wins (16) and Atlantic 10 Conference victories (10) since 2016-17. George Washington led the Atlantic 10 in scoring offense (76.3 ppg.). While coaching Team Takeover, Straughn helped develop five players who earned McDonald All-America honors and 70 Division I performers. In the college ranks, he worked closely with eight student-athletes who earned all-conference recognition, including two first-team all-league selections and four all-rookie team honorees. Straughn mentored a conference scoring champion at all three schools –- Andrew Kostecka won the Patriot League scoring crown at Loyola Maryland, Ryan Daly captured the Atlantic 10 title at Saint Joseph’s and James Bishop finished first among Atlantic 10 performers in points-per-game at George Washington. Straughn spent his collegiate career at Hood College (2008-12), a Division III program in Frede

Kyle Griffin joins Murray's staff after finishing his fourth season overall with FGCU, and third season as associate head coach for the FGCU men's basketball...

William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Blake James announced the hiring of Luke Murray, assistant coach of the University of Connecticut Men's Basketball ...

Mathew Johnson makes his way to Chestnut Hill following one season as an assistant at Princeton and six years at Connecticut. Johnson’s time with the Huskies was defined by winning. Along with the two national titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances, the Huskies won the Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championships in 2024. UConn went 149-52 for a winning percentage of 74.13% during his time on staff. Johnson has worked with nine players who made the NBA, including 2024-25 Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle. Additionally, players Johnson has worked with have been named all-conference 12 times. At UConn, Johnson shared responsibility for the on-court skill development of all guards in the program and led individual and group skill instruction in the off-season. He also met with student-athletes weekly to analyze practice and game film. Johnson assisted in the recruitment of top-five recruiting classes at UConn in 2025 and 2023. He collaborated with and supported the assistant coaches with daily recruiting efforts and planned and executed the operations of official and unofficial visits on campus. Johnson was a four-year letterman and a two-year captain at the University of Tampa. He ended his career ranked fourth all-time in program history in assists and was part of a Spartan team that went to the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Johnson was a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honoree and was named to the three-time Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Com

Tim O’Toole joins the Eagles following nine seasons at Pittsburgh as associate head coach. With 34 years of Division I coaching experience, including eight years as a head coach, his wealth of knowledge and passion has helped lead 11 teams to postseason play. In January 2026, O'Toole was named to the Silver Waves Media 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistant Coaches List, which highlights the top high major assistant coaches in the country. O’Toole helped the Panthers post three-consecutive winning seasons from 2022-25 and was instrumental in the development of numerous frontcourt players. O’Toole oversaw the rapid growth of frontcourt players that helped propel the Panthers to an NCAA Tournament bid in 2022-23. Prior to coming to Pitt, O’Toole spent two seasons as associate head coach at Cal, helping guide the program to the Pac-12’s best field goal defense and top scoring defense. He was crucial in the development of Cal’s frontcourt, including single-season blocks leader Kingsley Okoroh and Kameron Rooks as well as 2017 NBA second round selection Ivan Rabb. His post player development along with expert zone defensive strategies helped bring Cal back to the postseason play. From 2013-2016, O’Toole served as an assistant coach at Stanford where his strength in player development helped Chasson Randle, Anthony Brown, Josh Huestis and Dwight Powell reach the NBA. In addition, his work helped key Stanford’s 2014 Sweet 16 run and carry the Cardinal to the 2015 NIT Championship.