As the final seconds ticked away and the arena erupted, Bill Murray celebrated like any other fan, but with an extra of measure of pride. A supporter of UConn Huskies men’s basketball, he watched their 73-72 last-second win over the Duke Blue Devils from the stands, soaking in the moment. But for the actor, this wasn’t just about a thrilling finish: it was about seeing his son Luke, part of the coaching staff, help make it happen.
Amid the celebration, Murray could be seen high-fiving members of the UConn band and hugging Luke, who shares his light blue eyes and expressive face.
Luke, 40, has been an assistant under Dan Hurley since 2021, a stretch in which Connecticut has reached the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament each season and won national championships in 2023 and 2024.
That run helped position him for a larger role, and on March 27, Boston College Eagles men’s basketball announced him as its next head coach.
Luke is one of six sons of Murray. He and his older brother, Homer, 42, — a New York-based chef and restaurateur — were born during the comedian’s first marriage to Margaret Kelly, which lasted from 1981 to 1996.
Murray later married Jennifer Butler in 1997; they divorced in 2008. They had four sons together: Caleb, 33, Jackson, 30, Cooper, 28, and Lincoln, 20, a group that has largely remained out of the public eye, with little known about their personal or professional lives.
In a 2017 interview with USA Today, Luke recalled that Murray would show up to his high school basketball games in Ugg boots purple shorts and a fur vest, a reflection of the slightly unpredictable personality he’s long been known for.
Asked whether they discussed his career ambitions, Luke said their relationship never followed a typical blueprint. “You know, we don’t really have those traditional father-son conversations that it seems that a lot of people do,” he said. “It just wasn’t a part of my upbringing.”
As he has moved up in college basketball, he added, Murray has come to appreciate it more, and now, he’s “as big a supporter as anyone.”
