Back in the day, Boston College was an excellent college basketball program. Gary Williams was there from 1982-1986 where he first rose to prominence. Jim O’ Brien succeeded him and stayed at his alma mater until 1997 (interestingly, both coaches left BC for Ohio State).
Al Skinner was next and helped the Eagles transition to the ACC. His first year was really good then like most of the Big East teams that joined the ACC, BC struggled to an extent and in 2010, Boston College controversially fired Skinner and hired Steve Donahue.
We thought Donahue would be solid but he too struggled with just one winning season.