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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. COLGATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

Boston College is 30-12 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.
BC versus Patriot League opponents: Bucknell (2-0); Colgate (0-1); Holy Cross (19-5), Lafayette (1-0).

THE LA SALLE GAME - TRENDS, FACTS, FIGURES, AND OTHER STUFF

Boston College shot 56% from the floor in the second half to pull away for an 82-61 win.
The Eagles finished with a 10-0 run as La Salle shot 1-of-14 from the floor to close the half. BC led 30-22 at the break.
All five starters reached double figures, led by Jerome Robinson's season-high 25 points and Nik Popovic's career-best 18.
BC's defensive effort locked up La Salle, holding them to more than 10 points below their season scoring average (72.8 ppg).

BOWMAN NAMED TO HALL OF FAME TIPOFF ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Ky Bowman was named to the Naismith Bracket All-Tournament team at the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament.
In two games at Mohegan Sun Arena, the sophomore guard averaged 14.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals.
Through the four games of the MTE, Bowman averaged 15.0 points, 5.3 boards, 5.3 assists, and 1.2 steals with a team-high eight 3-pointers made as the Eagles posted a 3-1 record.

THE JEROME ROBINSON 1,000 POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Jerome Robinson currently has 932 career points and needs 68 more points to join the Boston College 1,000 Point Club.
Robinson would become the 42nd BC player to reach the milestone and first to do so since Olivier Hanlan (Feb. 26, 2014).
The junior guard poured in a season-high 25 points last time out vs. La Salle.

I LOVE THE 80'S

Boston College has scored 80 points or more in three of the first five games this season,
The Eagles are 3-0 in those games, tallying 85 points vs. Maine, 91 vs. S.C. State, and 82 last time out vs. La Salle.
The last time that BC scored 80 or more in three of the first five games of the season was 2008-09.

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

All five Boston College starters are averaging double figures in the scoring column.
Ky Bowman leads the way at 14.0 points per game, followed by Jerome Robinson's 13.2 ppg.
Deontae Hawkins (12.0), Nik Popovic (10.4), and Jordan Chatman (10.4) round out the starting five.
The Eagles' starting five have reached double digits in each of the last two games - vs. Texas Tech and vs. La Salle.
Only BC and top-ranked Duke have all five starters averaging at least 10.0 points per game among all ACC teams.
North Carolina, NC State, and Virginia Tech have five double-digit scorers on the season but not all of them are starters.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 22

Boston College is 7-2 all-time in games played on the November 22 date, winning its last four games on the date.
Last season, the Eagles bested Towson, 80-70, at home. In 2015, BC ran past Harvard, 69-56.
Several historic events occurred on November 22 - in 1886, the Victoria Street cable tram began running in Melbourne, Australia; RCA records pays $35,000 to Sun Records for the contract of Elvis Presley in 1955; the Boston Patriots join the American Football League in 1959; Brookline, Mass. native and U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.
November 22 marks the celebration of National Cranberry Relish and National Jukebox Days.
Notable November 22 birthdays: actress Scarlett Johansson; tennis pioneer Billie Jean King; guitarist "Little Stevie" Van Zandt; reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbook; comedian Rodney Dangerfield; and former French president Charles de Gaulle.

TEDDY WINDEX

Deontae (Teddy) Hawkins leads the Eagles and ranks third in the ACC in rebounding, pulling down 9.8 boards per game.
Last time out vs. La Salle, Hawkins grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds - his third double-digit rebounding total of the season.
The 6-8 grad transfer from Illinois State grabbed 15 rebounds in the season opener vs. Maine and 13 against S.C. State.
He is the first BC player to log double-digit rebounds in consecutive games since Dennis Clifford had 10 and 13 in consecutive contests at Louisville (Feb. 6, 2016) and vs. UNC (Feb. 9, 2016), respectively.

CAREER-HIGH FOR POPOVIC VS. LA SALLE

Nik Popovic poured in a career-high 18 points last time out vs. La Salle, connecting on 8-of-12 from the floor.
He added seven boards, an assist, and a steal in 25 minutes vs. the Explorers.
His previous scoring high was 13, last set at Syracuse on Jan. 14, 2017.

TAKE THAT FOR DATA

Boston College ranks 88th in adjusted offensive efficiency and 80th in adjusted defensive efficiency, via KenPom.com.
Adjusted efficiency is how many points your team scores or yields per 100 possessions.
The Eagles rank 25th in effective FG% defense, holding teams to 41.2% per game when factoring in 2FG, 3FG and FT.
Nik Popovic is ranked 16th nationally out of 2219 total players in offensive rebounding percentage at 19.9%.
OR% is the percentage of possible offensive rebounds a player gets while on the floor.
Steffon Mitchell ranks 135th in effective field goal percentage, at 66.7%.
EFG% is the same as regular FG%, except that made 3-pointers are appropriately given 50% more credit.

ROBINSON SELECTED TO JERRY WEST AWARD NATIONAL WATCHLIST

Jerome Robinson is among 20 players nationally named to the 2018 Jerry West Award Preseason Watch List.
Announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Oct. 17, the Jerry West Award watch list recognizes the top 20 shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.
Named after the Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four MVP, the annual honor is now in its fourth year.
A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
The watch list will be narrowed to 10 in mid-Feb. and in March, five finalists will be announced.
The winner will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on Friday, April 6, 2018.

DOUBLE IT UP FOR HAWKINS

Deontae Hawkins has posted two double-doubles in points and rebounds through five games in his Boston College career,
Last time out, Hawkins had 10 points and 11 rebounds against La Salle in the final game of the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tourney.
The graduate transfer registered 13 points (6-15 FG) and a career-high 15 boards in the season opener versus Maine.
Seven of his 15 boards game on the offensive glass, which helped BC to 19 second-chance points for the game.
It marked the fourth time that Hawkins had 15 rebounds in a game - the previous three coming when he played at Illinois State.

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