BC/Holy Cross Uka Agbai Revenge Game Thread

D Able · Nov 12, 2021

Where: Conte Forum
When: 7:00pm
Opponent: Holy Cross

Game Notes: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/bceagles.com/documents/2021/11/11/02_Holy_Cross.pdf

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. HOLY CROSS - ALL-TIME SERIES

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

Boston College is 31-12 in games versus Patriot League opponents.
BC has faced Holy Cross on 112 occasions and is 19-5 vs. the Crusaders since they joined the Patriot League in 1986.
The Eagles and Boston University have met 56 times, but have not played since the Terriers joined the Patriot League in 2013.
The last matchup vs. a PL foe - BC 83, Colgate 79 on Nov. 22, 2017.
BC versus Patriot League opponents: Bucknell (2-0); Colgate (1-1); Holy Cross (19-5), Lafayette (1-0).

BOSTON COLLEGE IN MTE / IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT PLAY

Today is the opening game of the Sunshine Slam.
Dating back to 1951-52, Boston College has compiled a 97-88 record in multi-team events (MTE) and in-season tournaments.
Last season, BC was 1-1 in the 2K Sports Empire Classic.
In 2018-19, the Eagles captured the inaugural Fort Myers Tipoff.

BOO FROM THE WOO - LANGFORD JR. READY TO BREAK OUT

DeMarr Langford Jr. led all scorers with 16 points in the season opener vs. Dartmouth.
The sophomore connected on 8-of-10 shots from the floor in the win.
Since 1996-97, only 22 Boston College players have shot at least 80.0% from the floor while attempting at least 10 field goals.
Last season as a freshman, DeMarr Langford Jr. scored a season-best 19 points on Feb. 27 in win over Notre Dame.
In 18 games last season, he averaged 6.7 points and 4.2 boards while adding 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
As a starter, Langford Jr. averaged 9.0 points, 5.1 boards, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 steals in nine games.
Langford Jr. - nicknamed Boo by his grandmother - is the younger brother of starting point guard Makai Ashton-Langford.
On Nov. 26, 2020 vs. Rhode Island, they became the first brothers from Massachusetts to start in the same game for BC.

QUINTEN POST-ING NUMBERS

Quinten Post made an impact in his first game for Boston College, registering a new career-high wth 14 points vs. Dartmouth.
The 7-0 center made 5-of-6 shots from the floor, and 4-of-8 from the charity stripe in a career-high 23 minutes of play.
He also grabbed a team-high six rebounds - including two on the offensive end.

TODAY'S BOSTON COLLEGE NOTE(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Boston College's win over Dartmouth was the first time that the Eagles did not trail in a win since Dec. 7, 2019 at Notre Dame..
Today's game is the first of three non-conference games against Jesuit institutions of higher learning.
Kanye Jones scored 12 points in his debut against Dartmouth - marking the fifth time in seven years that a freshman guard scored at least 12 or more points in his first collegiate action.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 12

Boston College is 3-0 on the November 12 calendar date.
November 12 marks the dual celebration of National French Dip and National Pizza with the Works Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 12 - 1931 - Abbey Road Studios opened in London; 1933 - the first known photo of the Loch Ness monster is taken; 1936 - Oakland's Bay Bridge opens; 1942 - The WWII Battle of Guadalcanal begins between Allied and Japanese forces; 1980 - the U.S. space probe Voyager 1 reached the planet Saturn
Notable November 12 birthdays: musician Neil Young; actress Anne Hathaway; NBA star Russell Westbrook.

TRENDS AND MILESTONES

Several Boston College players logged new career-bests and career milestones in the season opener vs. Dartmouth.
Brevin Galloway logged his 100th career assist. The graduate transfer dished out two dimes in 19 minutes
Quinten Post scored a career-high 14 points, while Makai Ashton-Langford grabbed a career-best six rebounds.
DeMarr Langford Jr. connected on a career-best eight field goals.

ASHTON-LANGFORD'S JOURNEY CONTINUES

Makai Ashton-Langford enters his fourth season of college basketball in 2021-22.
He did not miss a shot in 37 minutes of play against Dartmouth in the season opener (2-2 FG; 4-4 FT).
Ashton-Langford finished with 10 points, while also logging team-highs with six rebounds and three assists.
Last season, he posted career-highs averages in scoring (9.6 ppg), rebounding (3.3), assists (3.2), and steals (1.7).
Over the final four games of the 2020-21 season, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists - one of just two ACC players to post those averages over the final stretch of the regular season.
During that span, the 6-3 guard shot nearly 56% from the floor (20-36) and 40% from 3FG (6-15), while posting an assist/turnover ratio of 2.71:1 (19:7) and a steal/turnover ratio of 0.86:1 (6:7).
Ashton-Langford ranked 56th nationally in steal percentage (3.6) and 201st in assist rate (24.5) per KenPom.
He tallied double-digits in the scoring column on seven occasions and dished out six or more assists on three occasions.
This past summer, Ashton-Langford was awarded his undergraduate degree in communications from Boston College.
He began his college career at Providence, playing 63 games for the Friars from 2017-19.

INSIDE THE METRICS - STYLE OF PLAY (per KenPom)

Earl Grant-coached teams have shown a strong ability to take care of the ball.
From 2016-21, Grant's Charleston teams consistently ranked among the top teams in the country in TO% (# of poss/turns).
In 2017-18 - CofC's NCAA Tournament season, the Cougars posted a 15.1% TO rate - good for 16th-best nationally.
Other TO rate marks: 2016-17 - 15.9 (24); 2017-18 - 15.1 (16); 2018-19 - 5.6 (19); 2019-20 - 16.3 (33); 2020-21 - 16.3 (48).
That is coupled with CofC's consistent ranking among the top 100 in eFG%, including a high of 37th nationally in 2018-19 (54.2), and the Cougars' high rate of shooting from the perimeter.
Last year, CofC connected on 38.2% from beyond the arc - 11th-best nationally.
Grant's teams have ranked among the nation's top 100 in 3-point percentage in three of the last four seasons.

D Able · Nov 12, 2021