Here are VERY early opening odds on the search at Boston College. This is a very important search for new Eagles AD Pat Kraft. He has brought on Bob Beaudine from Eastman + Beaudine to help with this one. Opening odds are high because there is no legit info coming out of Chestnut Hill yet. Will update this one as the search progresses.
Boston College Men's Basketball Coaching Search Odds
| Odds | Name | Current Job | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/1 | John Beilein | Former head Coach Michigan / Cleveland Cavs | Veteran head coach went 278-150 in 12 seasons at Michigan. Took Wolverines to 2 National Championship games.754 wins at the college level. |
| 15/1 | James Jones | Head Coach - Yale University | 333-280 (.543) in 21 seasons at Yale. 5x Ivy League regular season championships - 3X COY. |
| 15/1 | Howard Eisley | Assistant Coach - Michigan | Boston College alum. Played in the NBA for 12 season, coached in the league for 9 seasons. |
| 20/1 | Porter Moser | Head Coach - Loyola (Chicago) | Led 11th seed Loyola to the 2018 Final Four. 181-140 (.564) in 10 seaons at Loyola. Has also been the head cach at Little Rock + Illinois State. |
| 25/1 | Micah Shrewsberry | Associate Head Coach - Purdue | Spent 2013-19 as an assistant with the Celtics. Was also an assistant to Brad Stevens at Butler. |
| 25/1 | John Thompson III | Former Head Coach - Georgetown + Princeton | 346-193 (.642) in 17 seasons as a D1 head coach. 2013 Big East COY. |
| 30/1 | Bill Coen | Head Coach - Northeastern | Former assistant on Al Skinner's staff at BC. 250-221 (.531) at NU. 2x CAA tournament champs 2018 CAA COY. |
| 35/1 | John Becker | Head Coach - University of Vermont | 229-95 (.707) in 10 seasons at UVM. America East Coach of the Year (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| 40/1 | Mark Schmidt | Head Coach - St. Bonaventure | Boston College alum. 241-183 (.568) in 14 seasons at St. Bonaventure. 2016 A-10 COY. |
| 42/1 | Ryan Odom | Head Coach - UMBC | 2017-18 AE Champs. Led UMBC to first-ever #16 vs #1 NCAA tournament upset vs Virginia. 2020-21 AE COY. |
| 45/1 | Dennis Gates | Head Coach - Cleveland State | Has turned Cleveland State around in just two years - won back-to-back Horizon League COY awards. |
| 50/1 | Mike Rhoades | Head Coach - VCU | 78-41 (.655) in 4 seasons at VCU. 322-169 (.656) overall with stops at Rice + D3 Randolph-Macon |
| 600/1 | Brad Stevens | Head Coach - Boston Celtics | Timing won't be right - will be getting calls from Bloomington soon though. |
| 750/1 | Rick Pitino | Head Coach - Iona | Risk / reward too high for new AD Pat Kraft with this one. |
