Official BC/Rhody Basketball Thread Conte Forum At 12pm

D Able · Nov 27, 2022

Where: Conte Forum
Time: 12pm
Opponent: Rhode Island Rams 2-4 record
Game Notes:

Boston College / Rhode Island Gamenotes (PDF)

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Who's Out: No word on whether or not QPost, Prince, and Hand will return today
Television: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=2d6186f9-5141-490a-be36-43cd818f2456
Radio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audio...llege:oas-1109/content/bc:allaccess-Live-4977
Live Stats: https://bceagles.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. RHODE ISLAND - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 55th meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 38-16 all-time vs. Rhode Island, dating back to 1911
The two teams played twice last year, with the Rams going 2-0. In 2020-21, BC and Rhody met in Bubbleville; the Eagles won, 69-64.
Head coach Earl Grant is 1-3 all-time vs. Rhody, having split a home/home series while at the College of Charleston from 2017-19.
Former BC great Duane Woodward '98 is in his first season on the coaching staff at Rhode Island.
Woodward was a four-year starter for the Eagles from 1994-98, helping lead BC to two trips to the NCAA Tournament.
He finished his career wth 1,249 points - good for 30th on the scoring list - and is third in steals (204) and sixth in assists (488) all-time.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10

Boston College is 35-40 against Atlantic 10 opponents.
The Eagles are playing two Atlantic 10 opponents this season. BC downed George Mason, 71-56, in the Paradise Jam opener.
Rhode Island is BC's most common A-10 foe, having met 54 times.
Last year, the Eagles were 0-3 versus the league originally formed as the Eastern 8, dropping two vs. Rhody and another at Saint Louis
From 1995-2018, BC faced at least one A-10 opponent every year.

MAKAI NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Makai Ashton-Langford was named to the 2022 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam all-tournament team.
The veteran guard averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists - including 17 points in the win over George Mason.
He made 5-of-9 shots from the floor, good for 12 points in the win over Wyoming.

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high 16 points in Boston College's win over Wyoming at the Paradise Jam.
Zackery led all scorers, making all eight of his free throw attempts, and four of his nine shots from the floor.
Prior to the scoring outburst vs. Wyoming, he had tallied 11 points in his previous two games - including a season-low four points against Tarleton State, going without a field goal for the first time in his 39-game career.
The sophomore guard ranks second on the Eagles in scoring, averaging 10.8 points per game.

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

Boston College's defensive efforts held Wyoming to 48 points - the lowest point total by an Eagles' opponent since March 8, 2022 (46 - Pittsburgh, ACC Tournament).
BC ranks 65th nationally - and fifth in the ACC - in defensive efficiency, behind UVA (15), Duke (22), UNC (51), and VT (63).

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 27

Boston College is 8-4 all-time on the November 27 calendar date.
November 27 celebrates the celebration of National Bavarian Cream Pie Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 27 - 1895: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel's will establishes a prize in his name; 1910: New York City's Penn Station opens as the largest railway terminal in the world; 1924: the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is held; 1970: George Harrison releases his triple album "All Things Must Pass;" 2013: "Frozen" - the highest-grossing animated film ever - is released in cinemas nationwide.
Notable November 27 birthdays: science guy Bill Nye, martial artist Bruce Lee, guitarist Jimi Hendrix, actor James Avery; astronomer Anders Celsius, director/producer Kathryn Bigelow.

DEVIN WITH A PUNCH OFF THE BENCH

Devin McGlockton had the best game of his six-game Boston College career in the win over Wyoming at the Paradise Jam.
The 6-7 forward scored 12 points, making 5-of-8 shots from the floor - including 2-of-3 from the outside. He added four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocked shots.
The last player to post a similarly complete stat line - Steffon Mitchell against Duke (12p/5r/1a/1s/3b).
McGlockton is the first Boston College player in at least 26 years to post that stat line coming off the bench.

RHODE ISLAND VS. BOSTON COLLEGE - SERIES NOTES

Sunday's game will be the 55th meeting between Rhode Island and Boston College.
The Eagles lead the all-time series, 38-16.
Rhode Island has had the upper hand in recent years, winning the last two games in the series and five of the last six meetings overall.
The Rams are 7-17 overall when on the road against the Eagles
Last season, the teams met twice in a span of four days. Rhode Island won 57-49 at home in the Ryan Center on Nov. 17, then again 71-65 at the Sunshine Slam in Daytona, Fla. on Nov. 21.
Only four players on this year's roster - Malik Martin, Ishmael Leggett, Jalen Carey and Sebastian Thomas - played against Boston College last season.
Both teams are coming off three-game swings on foreign soil. Rhode Island was 1-2 at the Cayman Islands Classic, while BC was 2-1 at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
Boston College has faced one other Atlantic 10 school this season, defeating George Mason 71-56 on Nov. 18.

GAME TO AIR ON ACC NETWORK

Sunday's game will air nationally on the ACC Network.
Jon Meterparel will have the play-by-play, with Malcolm Huckaby as the color analyst.
Steve McDonald and Chris DiSano will have the audio call, available exclusively on the Varsity Network.

HOMECOMING FOR RHODY ASSISTANT DUANE WOODWARD

Rhode Island assistant coach Duane Woodward played his collegiate ball from 1994-98 at Boston College.
A team captain for head coach Al Skinner in 1998, Woodward was a four-year starter for the Eagles.
The team made back-to-back NCAA tournaments in 1996 and 1997 during his time.
He started 113 of the 117 games he played and averaged 10.7 points 4.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds.
Woodward earned All-Big East Third Team honors in 1998 and All-Big East Tournament recognition in 1997.
Currently 30th in Boston College scoring history, Woodward is a member of BC's 1,000-point club, finishing with 1,249 points.
He also still ranks third in BC history with 204 steals and sixth with 488 assists.
Following his time at BC, Woodward had a long professional playing career that took him to 10 different countries 1998-2011.
He was a 2004 Eurobasket.com All-FIBA Europe League Player of the Year and also won back-to-back All-Cyprus League Player of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004.
Woodward's coach at BC, Al Skinner, was the head coach at Rhode Island before he took over at BC.
Woodward's younger brother, Brian Woodward, was a four-year starter at Rhode Island from 2000-04, scoring 1,215 points for head coaches Jerry DeGregorio and Jim Baron.

FREEMAN FINDS RHYTHM ON OFFENSE

Sophomore guard Brayon Freeman found his game during the Cayman Islands Classic, scoring in double figures in each of the three games.
Freeman had 11 points against Kansas State, 18 against Tulane and a career-high 21 points in the win over Illinois State.
Freeman had just four points combined in the first two games of the season and then was held out of the win over Stony Brook in order to get a reset.
With his performance in the Cayman Islands, Freeman is averaging 10.8 points per game.
He also is shooting .875 at the free throw line (14-of-16).

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