New Boston College head coach Luke Murray has outlined plans to bring over many aspects of the UConn men’s basketball program, from the Huskies’ deliberate offensive approach to instilling a collective, team-first approach.
Murray placed the finishing touches on his debut coaching staff in Chestnut Hill over the past week, bringing yet more UConn flavor to his new home. The 41-year-old, first-time head coach hired three staff members with Connecticut ties last week, and on Monday afternoon, Murray hired Jared Terrell as a graduate assistant, one of Dan Hurley’s best players during his time at Rhode Island.
Terrell, a consensus top-100 recruit out of Brewster Academy, marked a major early win for Hurley during his time in Rhode Island. The 6-foot-3 shooting guard shattered his lofty expectations with nearly 1,800 career points and a standout senior season, averaging 16.8 points on over 41% shooting from 3-point range for a Rhode Island squad that reeled off 16 straight wins and reached the NCAA Tournament Second Round. Terrell played one season on a two-way contract with Minnesota after he was not picked in the 2018 NBA Draft and made international stops in Turkey, Ukraine and Israel before his 2023 retirement.
As for Murray’s other additions, Chris Mastrangelo arrives in Chestnut Hill as the Director of Basketball Administration after seven seasons with UConn, rising from student manager to the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations. Andre Berry, who also played under Hurley in Rhode Island, joins Murray’s staff as a player development assistant after graduating from UConn with a master’s degree in sports management two years ago.
Hartford native Jared Jordan, who won national assist titles at Marist in consecutive seasons and was selected in the 2007 NBA Draft, also joins the Boston College staff as Director of Player Development. Jordan, a Kingswood-Oxford graduate, enjoyed a 13-year playing career, largely in Europe, where he remains the all-time assist leader in the German Bundesliga.
“I’m thrilled to bring Jared and his family to Boston College,” Murray said about Jordan in a statement. “When putting together a coaching staff, recruiting a diverse set of experiences and points of view was crucial to me. Jared was the 45th pick in the NBA draft, and enjoyed a terrific career in Europe. He knows modern basketball, and his deep understanding of the international game will help us align our player development efforts with our style of play.”