Georgia hires Boston College assistant Anthony Goins

The Georgia Bulldogs made an addition to their basketball coaching staff on Friday afternoon. According to Jeff Goodman, the Bulldogs have hired Anthony Goins, an assistant with the Boston College Eagles. A North Carolina native, he had spent two seasons with the Clemson Tigers at one point.

Outside of Clemson and Boston College, he’s also spent time at Quinnipiac, Yale, and Dartmouth over the last 11 years.

“I couldn’t be more excited to join Georgia Basketball,” Goins said in the school’s official press release. “Coach White and his staff have done an unbelievable job building the Georgia program the past two years. I could feel the energy and momentum the moment I got on campus. I’m extremely appreciative of Coach White for giving me the opportunity. Coach Grant, the staff and everyone around Boston College have been unbelievable the past three years, but I can’t wait to get to work in Athens!”

This year, Boston College finished with a 20-16 overall record and earned a bid to the 2024 NIT. The Eagles advanced to the Round of 16 in the NIT and in the process, earned Boston College’s first 20-win season and first postseason victory since 2011. Goins spent time with the Clemson Tigers from 2019-2021, helping guide them to a 2021 NCAA Tournament appearance.

In 2017-2019, Goins was an assistant with Quinnipiac, helping them earn a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2019. It was just QU’s fifth postseason appearance in school history.

He worked at Yale from 2014-2017, where he enjoyed three of his most successful seasons. In his first year in New Haven, the Bulldogs finished with a 22-10 overall record and 11-3 in the Ivy League. They won their first Ivy League crown since 2002. In 2015-2016, Yale improved to 23-7 overall and 13-1 in league play, both school records. Yale won the Ivy League title outright to earn the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid in 54 years. The Bulldogs, a No. 12 seed, upset fifth-seeded Baylor in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the first ever NCAA Tourney victory for the program.

Goins college coaching career began at Dartmouth in 2013-2014, where he guided the Big Green to their highest win total in 15 years. He graduated from Oscar Smith High School (Chesapeake, Virginia). Goins attended St. John’s for college, where he earned his bachelor’s in Sports Mangement.