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...
Mitchell Twins Fuel Rams in Victory Over BC
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DeMarr Langford Jr. and Makai Ashton-Langford averaged a combined 30 points for Boston College amid the Eagles’ 3-0 start.
The brothers had emerged as the heartbeat of BC’s offense in the first year of the...
Seven Thoughts From BC’s Win Over Fairfield
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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For the third straight game, Boston College held its opponent to under 65 points, and, for the third straight game, the Eagles emerged victorious.
Now 3-0 under head coach Earl Grant, a new-look and...
Eagles Cash in Holy Cross Turnovers on the Break, Steamroll Crusaders
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Earl Grant’s teams at College of Charleston didn’t play with pace. That wasn’t the Cougars’ forte. It makes sense for a defense-first squad.
But, in Grant’s seven years with the...
BC’s 2022 Recruiting Class Clocks in at 26th Nationally
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It’s official. Boston College has two four-star recruits in the same class. That hasn’t happened since Rivals started tracking recruiting data in 2002.
The Eagles’ 2022 recruiting class is 26th...
Defense, Defense, Defense: That’s What Earl Grant Wants
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Jim Christian is an offensive mind. During four of his seven years at Boston College, the Eagles were inside the top 125 in adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.
Whether it was...
BC Shuts Down Dartmouth, Runs Away With Season-Opening Win
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Earl Grant said that Boston College played really well for 32 minutes Tuesday night. The other eight came at the start of the second half when an offensively-challenged Dartmouth team stitched...
Preseason Practice Notes from Power Gym
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NOTE: BC men’s basketball’s Nov. 4 practice was open to the media. I went and watched the Eagles for two hours. Their season begins Nov. 9 at home against Dartmouth. Here are some of my observations...
Grant Wants to ‘Move Program Forward’ in Year One
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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Earl Grant has been part of and led program rebuilds before.
When he was an assistant at Wichita State, a mid-major power throughout the 2010s, the Shockers transformed from an 11-win team in 2007-08...
Class of 2022 Center Armani Mighty Commits to BC
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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Boston College men’s basketball tied together its Class of 2022 recruiting class with its biggest prospect of the cycle: at least in terms of size.
Armani Mighty, a 6-foot-10 center from Canada...
Four-star Forward Prince Aligbe Chooses BC Over Cal and Ohio State
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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Boston College men’s basketball went 16 years without landing a four-star recruit. The drought spanned from Craig Smith in 2002 to Jairus Hamilton in 2018.
New head coach Earl Grant...
Four-Star PG Donald Hand Jr. Commits to BC
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)
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Earl Grant has started the 2022 recruiting cycle with a bang.
The first-year Boston College men’s basketball head coach just locked in a commitment from four-star point guard Donald “DJ” Hand Jr.
Hand...