Eagles Host St. Francis Brooklyn on Sunday Afternoon

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Military Appreciation Day - Current military and veterans, and their guests receive free admission with Government-issued ID.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN - ALL-TIME SERIES

Tonight marks the 11th all-time meeting between Boston College and St. Francis Brooklyn.
BC holds a 7-3 record in the all-time series, which began in 1920-21.
The Eagles have won the last five meetings versus the Terriers, including a 75-49 win at Conte Forum on Nov. 14, 2015.
Boston College is 6-0 at home vs. St. Francis Brooklyn.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE

Boston College is 34-5 against teams that are members of the NEC.
Last year, BC went 2-0 vs. the NEC, beating Sacred Heart, 73-53, on Nov. 14, 2017 and CCSU, 84-65, on Dec. 17, 2017.
St. Francis Brooklyn is BC's most common NEC foe.
The Eagles will host Sacred Heart on Nov. 29 later this season.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN MTE / IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT PLAY

Today's game is the first of four games in the Fort Myers Tipoff.
Dating back to the 1951-52 season, Boston College has compiled a 91-84 record in MTE and in-season tournaments.
Last season, BC went 3-1 in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament.
The Eagles lost, 75-64, to eventual Elite Eight team Texas Tech.
Boston College earned victories over Maine (85-65), Sacred Heart (73-53), and La Salle (82-61) as part of tournament play.
The Fort Myers Tipoff continues on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at home versus IUPUI before BC heads to Northwest Florida.
BC will take on Wyoming at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers on Monday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m.
The Eagles will face either Loyola Chicago or Richmond on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Both games can be seen live on FS1.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 11

Boston College is 1-2 all-time in games played on the November 11 calendar date.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 11 - 1647: Massachusetts passes the first compulsory school attendance law in the colonies; 1889: Washington admitted as the 42nd state; 1918: The armistice that ended WWI was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in Compiegne, France; 1921: the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery; 1961: Joseph Heller's "Catch-22" published; 2000 Republicans go to court attempting to block manual recount of election in Florida.
November 11 also marks the dual celebration of Veterans Day and National Sundae Day.
Notable November 11 birthdays: Gen. George S. Patton, author Kurt Vonnegut; former NFL wideout Victor Cruz; actor Leonardo DiCaprio; author and noted optimist Fyodor Dostoyevsky; and former First Lady Abigail Adams of Weymouth.

TODAY'S GAME: MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY & MEDALS OF HONOR

To commemorate Veterans Day, BC men's basketball is honoring some of our fallen in conjunction with Medals of Honor.
Medals of Honor is a grassroots 501(c)(3) organization that honors fallen military and their families.
Each member of the team is wearing a special Under Armour shooting shirt with the name of a military member lost in combat.
Along with the t-shirt, members of the team received a bio about the individual whose name they are representing on the court.
For more information on Medals of Honor, visit medalsofhonor.org.

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

Boston College is 3-0 when Steffon Mitchell has 14 or more rebounds in a single game.
The 27.7% FG% defense mark against Milwaukee in the season opener is lowest in a single-game since Nov. 12, 2010, when BC held St. Francis Brooklyn to 27.6% from the floor. Since 1996, when BC holds an opponent under 30% FG, it is 13-1.
Ky Bowman posted a stat line of 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in the opener versus Milwaukee.
A total 46 active players (55 occasions) have posted at least those statistical totals, including 17 guards, since 2015-16.
Wynston Tabbs scored 16 points in his first collegiate debut - the most by a BC freshman in his first game since Jerome Robinson scored 19 points against St. Francis Brooklyn on Nov. 14, 2015.

KY BOWMAN: THE NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD

Ky Bowman is the Nation's Most Dynamic Guard and should rank among the leaders in scoring, rebounding, and assists.
Bowman was the only player in the country in 2017-18 to average at least 17.6 points; 6.8 rebounds; 4.7 assists per game.
Since 1990, only 10 players have posted at least those averages for an entire season.
One of those players was National Player of the Year - Denzel Valentine of Michigan State in 2016.
Three were top three NBA Draft picks: Ben Simmons, LSU (#1, 2016); Evan Turner, Ohio State (#2, 2010); and Penny Hardaway, Memphis (#3, 1993).
Five were first round NBA Draft picks: Simmons; Turner; Hardaway; Valentine (#14, 2016); Bob Sura, FSU (#17, 1995).
Seven were named their conference's Player of the Year: Valentine (2015-16); Hardaway (1991-92); Turner (2009-10); Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay (1999-2000); Ricky Minard, Morehead State (2002-03); T.J. Cline, Richmond (2016-17); Patrick Cole N.C. Central (2016-17).
Nine of the 10 earned Associated Press All-American honors.

KY BOWMAN ON THE WATCHLISTS: COUSY AWARD, NAISMITH TROPHY, & WOODEN AWARD

Ky Bowman has been named to the preseason watchlist for three of college basketball's most prestigious awards.
Bowman was one of 20 players named to the national preseason watchlist for the Bob Cousy Award on Oct. 15.
The Havelock, N.C. native was also named to the 50-player watchlist for the Citizen Naismith Trophy on Nov. 5.
The junior guard was tabbed as one of 50 players recognized on the John R. Wooden Award on Nov. 6.
He is the first BC player to be named to all three watchlists - Cousy, Naismith, and Wooden - since Olivier Hanlan in 2014.
The Bob Cousy Award is presented annually to the top point guard in the country.
By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players will be narrowed down to 10 players. Five finalists will be announced in March.
The winner of the 2019 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles on Friday, April 12, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5.
The Citizen Naismith Trophy honors the Player of the Year in college basketball annually.
The list will be trimmed to 30 on Feb. 13, while the 10 semifinalists and four finalists on March 4 and March 19, respectively.
The 2019 Citizen Naismith Trophy will be awarded on April 7, during the Final Four in Minneapolis.
The John R. Wooden Award is bestowed upon the nation's best basketball player at an NCAA Division I university who has proven to his or her university that he or she meets or exceeds the qualifications set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

DOUBLE-DIGIT DEFICITS

Boston College erased a 14-point deficit - including a 13-point second half hole - in the season opener vs. Milwaukee.
The Eagles trailed 26-12 with 8:46 left in the first half and 40-27 with 19:31 remaining in regulation.
BC outscored Milwaukee, 46-13, the rest of the way - marking its largest second half comeback since Nov. 22, 2017.
In that game, BC trailed by 14 points to Colgate at home before coming back to win, 83-79.
Last season, Boston College came back from double-digit deficits en route to victory on five occasions.
Overall in 2017-18, the Eagles trailed by 10 or more points eight times before coming back to tie or take the lead.
On Feb. 13 at Pittsburgh, Boston College trailed by 15 points midway through the first half before earning an 81-58 win.

PUT IT ON MY TABBS

Wynston Tabbs scored 16 points in his Boston College debut on Nov. 6 against Milwaukee.
The 6-2 guard connected on 6-of-11 from the floor, including 1-of-4 from the perimeter. He made 3-of-4 from the foul line.
Tabbs also grabbed four rebounds and dished out an assist in 32 minutes of play.
It was the most points scored by a BC frosh in his debut since Nov. 14, 2015 (Jerome Robinson - 19 pts vs. St. Francis Brooklyn).

STEFFON STILL STUFFING STAT SHEETS AS A SOPHOMORE

Steffon Mitchell picked up where he left off, beginning the 2018-19 season by leading the team with 14 rebounds.
As a freshman, the 6-8 forward was Boston College's top rebounder on 18 occasions a season ago.
Overall, Mitchell led BC in at least one statistical category - scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks, or steals - in 31 of 34 games.
He led the team in blocks 16 times, steals on 15 occasions, assists four times, and scoring once.

JORDAN CHATMAN: ONE OF THE TOP SHOOTERS IN THE COUNTRY

Jordan Chatman returns for his final season of college basketball and is one of the top long-range shooters in the nation.
Chatman was tabbed as the 27th-best shooter nationally by Haslametrics.com.
Over the past two seasons, he is one of 10 active players to make at least 145 3-pointers and shoot better than 40% from 3FG.
Last year, BC was 7-3 when Chatman hit at least 4 3FG and 5-0 when he made at least 5 3FG.
The Vancouver, Wash. native tallied double-figures in scoring in 17 of the Eagles' 19 victories a season ago.
He enters the 2018-19 season ranked sixth among all active players in career FT% - 90.4% (113-125).
Andy Katz of NCAA.com tabbed Chatman as one of his 11 under-the-radar players to keep an eye on this season.
In 65 games at BC, Chatman has scored 706 points and is poised to become the 44th member of BC's 1,000 point club.
For his college career, including his freshman year at BYU (2015-16), he has totaled 801 total points.
Chatman is tied for the BC single-game record for 3FG made with nine, set at Virginia Tech on Jan. 29, 2017.
With 145 3-pointers made in a BC uniform, Chatman should crack the school's top 10 list for career 3FG makes.

NIK POPOVIC: EMERGING AS ONE OF THE TOP BIG MEN IN THE ACC

Last season, Nik Popovic posted career-highs averages in scoring (9.9), rebounding (6.2), and assists (1.3).
Popovic averaged nearly 13.0 ppg over the final nine games of 2017-18, including a career-high 20 points (8-11 FG) in the opening round win over Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament, shooting better than 55% FG during the nine-game stretch.
When Popovic grabbed at least seven rebounds in a game in 2017-18, the Eagles were 11-6.
He ranked second on the team - and 21st in the ACC - in rebounding.
Popovic converted 60% (101-170) of his shot attempts at the rim in 2017-18, including a team-best 33 putbacks.
The 6-10 forward saw his free throw proficiency make a monumental jump.
He improved on his FT% by more than 18 percentage points, from 53.1% as a freshman to 71.3% as a sophomore.
Even more, Popovic made this improvement while almost tripling his free throw attempts per game.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Ky Bowman needs 20 points to tie Gerrod Abram '94 for 37th on the all-time scoring list (1,111 points)
Jordan Chatman needs 186 points to reach 1,000 for his college career; 281 to score 1,000 points at Boston College; 29 more 3-pointers to crack Boston College's top 10 career 3FGM list.
Jim Christian needs nine more wins to reach 300 for his career.

Eagles Host St. Francis Brooklyn on Sunday Afternoon

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Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

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Nik Popovic

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Wynston Tabbs

Eagles Host St. Francis Brooklyn on Sunday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Jerome Robinson

Wynston Tabbs

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