Boston College Athletics
Boston College-Kansas Agree to Two-Year Basketball Series
April 26, 2006 | Men's Basketball
April 26, 2006
Boston College and the University of Kansas have agreed to a two-year men's basketball series, beginning with the 2006-07 season. The announcement was made by Boston College director of athletics Gene DeFilippo and head basketball coach Al Skinner.
The first game in the series will be played in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., on Dec. 23, 2006. The Jayhawks will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass., during the 2007-08 season.
The 2006-07 contest will mark the second time the two programs have met on the hardwood. BC defeated 19th-ranked Kansas, 78-62, in the first round of the 1969 National Invitation Tournament in Madison Square Garden (March 16, 1969). Led by head coach Bob Cousy, the 16th-ranked Eagles advanced to the NIT title game that season, before losing to Temple.
Boston College had a 1-0 record against Big 12 opponents this past season. BC defeated Oklahoma State, 76-68, in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 26, 2005.
Kansas last played an ACC school on Jan. 1, 2005, defeating Georgia Tech, 70-68 in overtime, in Allen Fieldhouse.
Boston College finished the 2005-06 season with a 28-8 record. The Eagles were ranked seventh in the final Associated Press national poll.
Kansas completed the 2005-06 season with a 25-8 record. The Jayhawks were ranked 12th in the final AP national poll.
BC played against Kansas coach Bill Self during Self's tenure at Tulsa. The Eagles lost to Tulsa, 80-66, in the Puerto Rico Holiday Classic on Dec. 21, 1999.
