Boston College’s basketball reboot under Luke Murray has taken an unusual turn, and not just because of the roster changes that come with a new coach. The school’s longtime radio broadcast duo, Kevin Collins and Josh Maurer, were let go last month after 13 seasons together, and Collins says the move came because Murray wanted no one tied to the previous era around the program.
Boston College athletic director Blake James pushed back on that version Tuesday.
"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," James wrote in a statement to The Field of 68. "We wish both Kevin and Josh the best going forward."
Collins told Awful Announcing that he and Maurer were informed they were out a few days before Aug. 1, a timeline that makes it tough to line up full-time work before college basketball’s 2026-27 season. He also said the news was delivered by Boston College’s Deputy Athletic Director before he brought the matter up the chain to Craig Anderson, Boston College’s deputy athletic director and the team’s basketball administrator.
According to Collins, there was resistance from Anderson, but the end result did not change. The message he says he received was that Murray wanted a total reset.
"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 said. "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."
Collins also said he and Maurer were never able to sit down with Murray after his arrival in March, and that the repeated explanations they heard were that he was either out recruiting or tied up with an official visit.
"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 said.
The move stands out because coaches usually overhaul assistants, support staff and day-to-day routines, not the voices calling the games. It gives Murray’s Boston College tenure an early layer of scrutiny, even as he tries to put his own stamp on the program.
Murray arrived from Dan Hurley’s staff at UConn, where his résumé included five seasons at mid-majors before stops on Xavier’s staff in 2015 and later at Louisville. His run with the Huskies was his third coaching job under Hurley.
Last season, Hurley said he viewed Murray as his offensive coordinator, a fitting label for the Huskies’ pick-and-pop and high-roll attack. That partnership helped fuel one of the sport’s most advanced systems and played a part in UConn’s back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024.
Murray also played a major role in UConn’s recruiting operation, serving as Hurley’s lead recruiter for several key players over the past five years, including Alex Karaban, Solo Ball, Cam Spencer, Liam McNeeley and Braylon Mullins.
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