Eagles' Complete 2022-23 ACC Schedule Is Here
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Boston College men's basketball's non-conference schedule for the 2022-23 season was solidified in August. Now, as of Tuesday, the Eagles have their complete ACC slate.
It's a 20-game lineup that features...
Tracking BC's 2022 Departing Transfers
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Boston College men's basketball added Cincinnati 3-and-D wing Mason Madsen earlier this week. Before the Madsen news, however, the Eagles saw three players enter the transfer portal: guards Kanye Jones and Brevin...
Galloway Receives Extra Year of Eligibility, Enters Transfer Portal
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Boston College men's basketball guard Brevin Galloway and head coach Earl Grant have been a package the last five years. It could have been six, but Galloway wanted to "make sure Coach...
Top-Five Moments of BC's ACC Tournament Run
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Boston College men's basketball entered the ACC Tournament having lost eight of its last 10 games to finish the regular season. The Eagles also had lost 14 straight contests in the month of March.
And they...
Miami Ends BC's ACC Tourney Run With Heartbreaking OT Buzzer Beater
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There’s a certain mystery that illuminates Jordan Miller. The 6-foot-7 George Mason transfer plays the four and, at times, center, for a five-out motion Miami men’s basketball team...
BC Outworked on Senior Day Against Clemson
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James Karnik made all but one of his six shots and was a perfect 7-of-7 at the free throw line. Brevin Galloway sank a trio of 3-pointers and added a pair of steals. Makai Ashton-Langford finished in double...
Zackery Sparks Eagles Against Reeling FSU to Snap Five-Game Skid
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James Karnik said he’ll have it memorized by the end of the season. The Boston College men’s basketball center thinks he’s heard it about a dozen times this year.
His freshman point...
Turnovers Dig BC’s Grave in the Carrier Dome
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Boston College men’s basketball prides itself on taking care of the ball. After coughing up the rock just nine times in regulation while putting on an offensive clinic versus Notre Dame Wednesday, the Eagles...
Shorthanded BC Shoots Lights Out at Notre Dame But Falls in OT
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Boston College men’s basketball hadn’t scored more than 76 points in ACC play. The Eagles piled up 95, including a season-high 86 in regulation, Wednesday night at Notre Dame.
Brevin...
Takeaways from BC's Loss to the Blue Devils
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Ahead of the 2021-22 season, first-year Boston College men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant told reporters that if his Eagles took care of the ball, hounded the glass and played hard on defense, they’d be in...
Notebook: Rough Patches Against UVA’s Pack Line Defense Made the Difference
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Clean offensive starts have come at a premium for Boston College men’s basketball this season. The Eagles got one Tuesday night at Virginia.
They were moving the ball...
Turnovers Haunt Eagles in UVA Defeat
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Not many teams play at a slower offensive pace than Boston College men’s basketball. Virginia is one of them. In fact, Tony Bennett’s team ranks last in the country in adjusted tempo, according to KenPom.
UVA...
Takeaways from BC’s Loss to the Tar Heels
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Wednesday night marked the first time that North Carolina shot under 30% from the floor and still won. That’s not a good look for Boston College men’s basketball, especially not after the Eagles were two days...
Grant Working More Freshmen into BC’s Rotation During ACC Play
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Brevin Galloway was sidelined last Saturday against Virginia Tech. It was the Boston College men’s basketball grad transfer’s eighth absence of the season due to a nagging left knee injury...
Notebook: Missed Layups Spell Doom for Eagles in Winston-Salem
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Boston College men’s basketball has made the second-fewest 3-pointers (102) of any ACC team this season. The Eagles also have the third-lowest free throw percentage (68.9%) in the league...
BC Can’t Buy a Basket in Blowout Loss at Wake Forest
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Wake Forest is 50th nationally in adjusted tempo, according to KenPom. The Demon Deacons, who now rank 30th in Division I in points per game (79.2), can light up the scoreboard.
They have the ACC...
Takeaways from the Eagles’ Missed Opportunity at Louisville
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Earl Grant conceded after Wednesday night’s loss at Louisville that sometimes outside shots won’t fall. That certainly was the case at the KFC Yum! Center, where Boston College men’s...
By the Numbers: Galloway’s Impact on BC
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Brevin Galloway played hero for Boston College men’s basketball Saturday.
Crowded in the corner? Spotting up from the Clemson paw print logo? It didn’t matter. Galloway, still playing through discomfort in his...
Takeaways from BC’s Comeback Win Over Tigers
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Earl Grant went for a walk Saturday morning, hours before Boston College men’s basketball squared off against Clemson in Littlejohn Coliseum. The first-year Eagles head coach, a Clemson assistant from...
Clemson Homecoming for Grant, Galloway Ends in Celebration
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Brevin Galloway grew up a five to 10-minute drive away from Clemson’s campus. He met Earl Grant, then a Tigers men’s basketball assistant, at a program camp when he was 10 years old.
That was...