Eagles to Host Minnesota in ACC/B1G Challenge on Monday Night

Game Day Central - vs. Minnesota - 9 p.m. ET
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BOSTON COLLEGE vs. MINNESOTA

Tonight is the first meeting between Boston College and Minnesota.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE BIG TEN

Boston College is 19-19 in games versus Big Ten opponents.
BC all-time vs. the Big Ten: Indiana (3-1); Iowa (2-0); Michigan (4-1); Michigan State (3-3); Nebraska (0-1); Northwestern (2-3), Ohio State (1-1); Penn State (2-3); Purdue (0-3), Wisconsin (2-4).
The Eagles have never faced Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, or Rutgers in Big Ten play.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

Since 2006, Boston College is 6-4 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
BC has dropped their last three in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Last year, the Eagles lost, 71-62, at Nebraska on Nov. 29, 2017.
Boston College fell, 67-58, to Penn State on Dec. 2, 2015 in its last ACC/Big Ten Challenge home game.

KY BOWMAN: THE NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD

Ky Bowman is the Nation's Most Dynamic Guard and is the only player in the country averaging at least: 21.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game with a 1.42 assist/turnover ratio and shooting 50% from the floor.
In 2017-18, Bowman was the only player in the country in 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 season averages.
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.

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

Boston College's 31 points off the bench was a season-high and the most since tallying 46 vs. S.C. State on Nov. 12, 2017.
Steffon Mitchell has dished out at least two assists in 10 of his 16 games with double-digit rebounds.
BC shot 62.5% (15-24) from the floor in the second half vs. Loyola Chicago - the best second half FG% since connecting on 61.3% (19-31) shots at Pittsburgh on Feb. 13, 2018.
The Eagles limited Loyola Chicago to three offensive rebounds. Since the 1996-97 season, 10 BC opponents have had three or fewer offensive boards in a single game (last - 2 - at Pittsburgh, Feb. 13, 2018).

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 26

Boston College is 6-4 all-time in games played on the November 26 calendar date.
Three of the four losses on November 26 came vs. B1G opponents: Purdue (2008), Wisconsin (2010), Michigan State (2015).
Several notable events in history occurred on November 26 - 1832: Public streetcar service begins in NYC; 1865: "Alice in Wonderland" published; 1942: "Casablanca" premieres; 1948: the first Polaroid camera sold in Boston's Jordan Marsh department store; 1957: WCVB ch. 5 begins broadcasting in Boston; 1973: Rose Mary Woods - personal secretary to Richard Nixon - testifies that she caused 18.5 minute gap in Watergate tape; 1975: Fred Lynn becomes first rookie to win AL MVP honors.
November 26 also marks the celebration of National Cake Day.
Notable November 26 birthdays: "Peanuts" creator Charles Shultz, singer Tina Turner, actor Robert Goulet, American industrialist Willis Carrier, and noted winner DJ Khaled.

THE CHAMPS ARE HERE: BOSTON COLLEGE WINS INAUGURAL FORT MYERS TIPOFF TITLE

With its 78-66 win over Loyola Chicago, Boston College won the Fort Myers Tipoff tournament.
It was the first championship in an MTE/in-season tournament since 2005, when the Eagles won the Las Vegas Invitational.
It was BC's first appearance in a trophy/t-shirt game since the 2006 ACC Tournament Championship (L, 76-78 vs. Duke).
Ky Bowman was named the tournament's MVP, averaging 25.0 ppg in the two games held at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
The Nation's Most Dynamic Guard poured in a career-high 38 points (14-22 FG; 7-12 3FG) vs, Wyoming on Nov. 19.
In the four Fort Myers Tipoff games, Bowman averaged 22.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 blocks.
Jordan Chatman also earned all-tournament honors, averaging 16.3 points, 3.6 boards, and 1.8 assists in the four games.

MORE STORYLINES FROM THE FORT MYERS TIPOFF

POST PLAY: BC post players shot a combined 25-for-43 - 58.1% - from the floor over the two games.
Johncarlos Reyes scored a career-high 15 points (6-7 FG) in 19 minutes in his first start of the season vs. Wyoming.
Nik Popovic scored 12 of his 14 points and grabbed four of his six boards in the second half vs. Loyola Chicago.
Jairus Hamilton scored a career-best 11 points (5-9 FG) against Loyola Chicago.
BENCH MARKS: The BC reserves averaged 23.0 points in the two games in Fort Myers - 15 vs. Wyoming and 31 vs. Loyola.
Against Wyoming, Chris Herren Jr. and Vin Baker Jr. combined for 10 points in the second half.
Popovic (14), Hamilton (11), and Herren Jr. (6) paced the Boston College bench in the Loyola win.
SHARING THE BALL: In BC's first three games, it totaled 29 assists (9.7 apg).
In the two wins in Fort Myers, the Eagles combined for 33 assists - an average of 16.5 dimes per contest.
SCORING & SHOOTING: Entering the Fort Myers games, BC was averaging 72.0 ppg and shooting 42.8% from the floor.
In the two wins in Florida, the Eagles shot 49.6% from the field and scored 83.0 points per game.

KY BOWMAN QUICK HITTERS AND POTPOURRI

Ky Bowman leads all active ACC players with five career games with at least 30 points.
On Nov. 19, Bowman scored a career-high 38 points vs. Wyoming. He was 14-of-22 from the floor, making 7-of-12 from 3FG.
Through Nov. 23, 15 players had scored at least 38 points in a game. Only eight had done so with 22 or fewer FG attempts.
The junior guard ranks second in the ACC - and 31st nationally - in scoring at 21.8 points per game.
Bowman is one of two players nationally standing 6-1 or shorter who is averaging at least 6.6 rebounds per game.
He played a season-low 29 minutes vs. Loyola Chicago. It was his lowest minutes total since Nov. 12, 2017 - 24 min. vs. S.C. State.

PUT IT ON MY TABBS

Wynston Tabbs ranks third on the team in scoring through four games - checking in at 11.4 points per game.
It is believed that the Suitland, Md. native is the first BC freshman to score at least 15 points in his first three games.
He had 15 points vs. IUPUI and scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half in a win over St. Francis Brooklyn.
Tabbs scored 16 points in his Boston College debut on Nov. 6 against Milwaukee.
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).
Through five games, Tabbs is averaging 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 85% from the foul line (17-20).

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.
During the preseason, Chatman was tabbed as the 27th-best shooter nationally by Haslametrics.com.
Over the past two years, he is one of 10 active players to make at least 145 3FG 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.
Chatman 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 879 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 149 3-pointers made in a BC uniform, Chatman should crack the school's top 10 list for career 3FG makes.

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 in rebounding three times.
He opened the season with 14 rebounds vs. Milwaukee and grabbed 10 boards vs. St. Francis Brooklyn.
On Nov. 19 vs. Wyoming, he registered his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
He ranks fourth in the ACC in rebounding, at just under 8.8 boards per outing.
As a freshman, the 6-8 forward was Boston College's top rebounder on 18 occasions a season ago.
Mitchell became the first true freshman in BC history to average better than 8.0 rebounds per game.
The Shakopee, Minn. native pulled down 8.3 rebounds per game and is the ACC's third-leading returning rebounder.
Mitchell's 1.95:1 assist/turnover ratio led the Eagles in 2017-18, just ahead of the 1.93:1 mark by Jordan Chatman.
In ACC play, Mitchell posted a 2.56:1 ATR, committing just 16 turnovers in 599 minutes played in 17 conference games.
Overall, Mitchell led BC in at least one statistical category - scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks, or steals - in 31 of 34 games.

NIK POPOVIC: POISED TO BECOME ONE OF THE TOP BIG MEN IN THE ACC

Nik Popovic posted his first double-double of the season - 10 points and 10 rebounds - vs. St. Francis Brooklyn.
He scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed six boards off the bench in the win over Loyola Chicago.
Last season, Popovic posted career-highs averages in scoring (9.9), rebounding (6.2), and assists (1.3).
He 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
Through the 2017-18 season, when Popovic grabs at least seven rebounds in a game, the Eagles are 13-6.
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.

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