Eagles Picked to Finish 13th in 2022-23 ACC Preseason Poll
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Boston College men's basketball enters the 2022-23 season with depth the program hasn't enjoyed in years. That's reflected in the team's KenPom preseason ranking (74th nationally and 10th in the...
Grant Talks Building on Foundation, Scheduling and Recruiting at ACC Tipoff
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During his first year as head coach of Boston College men's basketball, Earl Grant made it clear that he wanted his Eagles to be playing their best in March.
They delivered...
Examining BC's Possible Rotation for 2022-23 Season
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It's not hyperbole to say that the 2022-23 Boston College men's basketball season will be the program's most highly-anticipated campaign in at least a decade.
After all, even the 2017-18 team that...
Report: Langford Withdraws Name from NBA Draft, Will Return to BC
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DeMarr Langford Jr. has withdrawn from the 2022 NBA Draft and will return to Boston College men's basketball next season, according to Stadium's Jeff Goodman.
Langford decided to test...
Quotables and Notables: BC's Three Days in the Barclays Center
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Game-changing runs, clutch 3-pointers, a poster dunk and a pair of overtime finishes. Boston College men's basketball's three-day run in the Barclays Center was thrilling.
And it moved the...
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...
Eagles Grit Out OT Win Against Wake to Advance to ACC Tourney Quarterfinals
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There wasn’t much said when Boston College men’s basketball’s ACC Tournament second-round bout with NCAA Tournament-hopeful Wake Forest went to overtime Wednesday afternoon.
It...
BC Crushes Pitt for First ACC Tournament Victory in Four Years
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Before the season started, first-year Boston College men’s basketball head coach Earl Grant acknowledged that there would be ups and downs this—and perhaps more of the latter. What he cared...
Grant Provides Injury Updates on Langford, Bickerstaff
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Florida State wasn't the only banged up team Monday night in Conte Forum. Although the Seminoles were missing three of their top-four scorers, Boston College men's basketball was without a pair of...
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...
Notebook: At ND, Eagles Continue to Find Success With Four-Guard Lineup
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Earl Grant likes to play with four guards. It’s a lineup he often turned to during his seven-year tenure at College of Charleston. But the first-year Boston College men’s basketball...
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...
DeMarr Langford Jr. Is Becoming BC’s ‘Engine’
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DeMarr Langford Jr. didn’t back down last weekend against Duke. He responded.
“We had a pretty heated huddle,” said Earl Grant, the first-year Boston College men’s basketball head coach. “Some fireworks...
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...
In Packed Conte, BC Hangs Around Before No. 7 Duke Pulls Away Late
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DeMarr Langford Jr. fearlessly attacked the paint against Duke center Mark Williams. The 6-foot-5 sophomore guard used his bunnies to rise up toward the rim, only to collide with the...
BC Can’t Dig Itself Out of Halftime Hole Against Syracuse
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Buddy Boeheim missed a jumper, Boston College men’s basketball guard DeMarr Langford Jr. brought down the rebound and his older brother, Makai Ashton-Langford, flung a pass to Jaeden Zackery...
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...
Notebook: Back at Home, Eagles’ Offense Resurfaced
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Boston College men’s basketball hit the road last week for two games in North Carolina. The Eagles registered their worst shooting performance all-time versus an ACC opponent in a 30-point loss at Wake...
BC Keeps Hugley in Check, Rolls Past Pitt
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Boston College men’s basketball sophomore center Justin Vander Baan subbed in during the second half against Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. Unlike the teams’ Jan. 8 meeting, however, the 7-footer wasn’t checking...