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...
Second-Half Turnovers, Poor Shot Making Cost BC at Louisville
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Boston College men’s basketball coughed up the rock just three times in the first half of Wednesday night’s game at Louisville. Despite shooting a mere 30.6% from the floor in the opening...
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...
Notebook: Against GT, BC’s Slow Defensive Rotations Exposed
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Earl Grant prioritizes three things: defense, rebounding and taking care of the basketball. Boston College men’s basketball didn’t excel in any of those areas during Wednesday night’s loss to...
Everything Earl Grant Said After BC’s Loss to the Yellow Jackets
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Boston College men’s basketball was dealt its fifth straight loss Wednesday night. And it’s second in a row by a team that was previously winless in ACC play.
The Eagles recovered from a...
Breaking Down BC's Potential Game-Tying Play at Pitt
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Pittsburgh men’s basketball lost its first three ACC games by a combined five points. The Panthers, who led each of those three defeats at the under eight-minute media timeout in the second half...
Program Alums Express Concern After UNC Blowout
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Conte Forum was populated by North Carolina men’s basketball fans...
Takeaways From BC’s Disastrous Loss to Tar Heels
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After starting 0-of-7 from the field, UNC went on a 49-16 run to end the first half. Boston College men’s basketball had no answer for the Tar Heels Sunday afternoon.
The Eagles looked like a team...
BC Returns to Action With Embarrassing Defeat to UNC
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A masked TJ Bickerstaff went up for a reverse layup, and the ball clanked off the rim. Boston College got a second chance at the basket, but Makai Ashton-Langford’s 3-pointer bounced off the...
BC Stumbles Out of the Gates, Loses Stunner to Albany
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Every time Boston College men’s basketball started to build momentum Monday night, Albany forward De’Vondre Perry answered. The 6-foot-7 Temple grad transfer ignited a 7-0 Great Danes run early in...
Collins Dissects BC’s Defense in SLU Win
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Yuri Collins heaved the ball down the court for Terrence Hargrove Jr. It bounced in the middle of the paint, perfectly timed for the streaking Hargrove, who caught it and elevated for an emphatic, two-handed...
Film Room: Under Grant, BC’s Perimeter Defense Much Improved
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Center Pairing Emerging as BC’s Biggest Strength
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Boston College bullied Notre Dame last Friday. So much so that Fighting Irish head coach Mike Brey admitted that, on the glass, it “looked like varsity versus JV.”
James Karnik and Quinten Post were...
Galloway Out Until at Least January After Knee Surgery
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Brevin Galloway wasn’t himself when he made his Boston College debut. That much was clear by his 2-of-9 shooting performance in the season opener against Dartmouth. Galloway, who missed practically...
Led by Karnik, BC Plows Past Notre Dame for First ACC Win
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DeMarr Langford Jr. swung the ball to the left wing for his older brother. Makai Ashton-Langford was wide open. He took a half second to gather himself before netting a 3-pointer.
A Conte Forum...
Dana Barros Becomes Consultant for BC Men’s Basketball
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Boston College’s third all-time leading scorer is rejoining the program in a different capacity.
Dana Barros, who starred at BC from 1985-89 before launching a 13-year NBA career, is taking on a...
5 Questions Facing BC Ahead of ACC Opener
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Boston College hosts Notre Dame Friday night in its ACC opener. The Eagles are 5-3 and clearly not without flaws, however, BC has definitely changed play styles under Earl Grant.
Gone is the high-octane...
Eagles Come Up Empty at Daytona Sunshine Slam
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As quickly as Boston College stormed out to a 3-0 start, the Eagles have now dropped three straight, including two at the hands of regional rival Rhode Island.
BC flew down to Daytona Beach, Florida, this...
Five Thoughts About BC's 3-1 Start
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Boston College didn’t trail at any point of its first three games. But when the Eagles got down at Rhode Island Wednesday, they couldn’t claw their way back.
BC had just one more field goal than URI had blocks, and...