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 has withdrawn from the 2022 NBA Draft and will return to Boston College men's basketball next season, according to Stadium's Jeff Goodman.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...
Ashton-Langford Announces Return for Final Season
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Boston College men's basketball guard Makai Ashton-Langford, this past year's leading scorer, is returning for a fifth and final season.
The veteran guard, who transferred to BC from Providence after...
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...
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...
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...
Takeaways from BC's Regular Season Finale Defeat at Georgia Tech
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Boston College men's basketball had three chances to win its regular season finale at Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon. And another to force double overtime.
All four shots were off the...
BC a Step Behind Miami All Night in Home Finale Defeat
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Isaiah Wong came off a dribble hand-off screen from Sam Waardenburg and hit a crossover move at the top of the arc to create more distance from Boston College men’s basketball guard Brevin...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Grant Says Ashton-Langford ‘Showed Great Heart’ in Chapel Hill
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Makai Ashton-Langford is having the best season of his career. And, after last weekend’s win over Virginia Tech, the graduate guard was amid the best scoring stretch of his collegiate days...