Earl Grant is a college basketball coach and the 13th head coach for the Boston College Eagles men's team, bringing an impressive track record to the university after he turned the College of Charleston men’s basketball program into a consistent championship contender in the Colonial Athletic Association.

As the head coach of the Charleston Cougars for seven years, he led the team to its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2018, its first in nearly twenty years. He was also a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award in 2019, given to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off it as well.

Prior to the College of Charleston, Grant was an assistant coach at Clemson University, Wichita State, Winthrop University and The Citadel. A native of South Carolina, he played college basketball at the NCAA Division II level at Georgia College for two years, where he led his team to consecutive Peach Belt Conference championships and the Elite Eight of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. Grant graduated from Georgia College with a bachelor's degree in psychology.