Today’s announcement that Jim Christian has been fired after seven seasons at the helm of the BC men’s basketball program comes as no surprise given the team’s ongoing struggles. But seeing a Boston College head coach fired during the season was surprising - and it may well be unprecedented.
We are working to confirm this information, but based on data available on Coaches Database, Sports Reference, and in BC media guides, it appears that this is the first ever mid-season firing of a coach in a Boston College revenue sport (football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s hockey).