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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. DEPAUL - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's marks the third all-time meeting between the two teams.
The all-time series is tied at 1-1.
DePaul captured the first meeting, 88-55, on Jan. 14, 1950 in Boston.
BC won the last matchup - 82-75 - on March 14, 1982 in Dallas.
It was a second round game in the NCAA Midwest Regional.
John Bagley led BC with 26 points while Michael Adams added 21.
Terry Cummings had 20 points and 17 boards for the Blue Demons.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE BIG EAST

Since 2005-06, Boston College is 7-6 versus Big East opponents.
On Dec. 4, the Eagles lost, 100-95, in overtime to Providence.
From 1979-2005, BC went 181-221 in Big East conference play.
The Eagles were Big East Champions in 1997 and 2001.

KY BOWMAN: THE NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD

Ky Bowman is the only player in the country averaging at least: 19.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 steals per game.
In 2017-18, Bowman was the only player in the country to average at least 17.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists per game.
Since the 1990-91 season, only 10 players have registered 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.

WYNSTON TABBS: ADDING ANOTHER DYNAMIC TO BOSTON COLLEGE BACKCOURT

Wynston Tabbs is the only freshman nationally to average 15.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 steals/game.
The Suitland, Md. native ranks fourth in the ACC and 19th nationally among all freshmen in scoring.
His 28 points against Sacred Heart on Nov. 29 ties for the 30th-best single-game scoring game by a frosh this season.
The last BC freshman to average better than 15.8 ppg through his first nine collegiate games: Craig Smith (20.5 ppg, 2002-03).

WYNSTON TABBS WINS ALL OF THE WEEKLY ROOKIE AWARDS

Wynston Tabbs earned three major weekly awards after an outstanding two-game stretch for Boston College.
On Dec. 17, Tabbs earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors - the first BC player to do so since Ky Bowman (Jan. 3, 2017).
The next day, CBS Sports and the USBWA named him the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week.
Tabbs was also selected as the National Jesuit Basketball Player of the Week on Wednesday.
The Suitland, Md. averaged 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in a 2-0 week for Boston College from Dec. 10-16.

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

Wynston Tabbs has scored in double figures on eight occasions. He has had at least 15 points in all eight of those games.
Through his first four games, Jairus Hamilton was averaging 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 29.4%.
Over his last six games, the freshman forward is averaging 8.0 points and 5.3 boards while shooting 51.4%.
Today's game marks the first time in a decade that BC has played more than one Big East team in the regular season.
In 2008-09, the Eagles played St. John's in the NIT Season Tipoff, in addition to their long-time series with Providence.
BC has been without at least one starter in each of its last three games and in four of its last seven.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 22

Boston College is 15-5 all-time in games played on the December 22 calendar date.
December 22 marks the celebration of National Date Nut Bread Day.
Several historic events occurred on December 22 - 1882: Thomas Edison unveils his the first-ever strand of Christmas lights; 1894: the United States Golf Association is formed in New York; 1937: NYC's Lincoln Tunnel opens for passenger traffic; 1965 "Dr. Zhivago" premieres; 1967: "The Graduate" opens in theatres nationwide; 1969: Pete Maravich makes 30-of-31 free throws in a 76-68 win for LSU at Oregon State.
Notable December 22 birthdays: artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; baseball Hall of Famer Connie Mack, actress BernNadette Stanis, actor Ralph Fiennes, and singer Maurice Gibb.

JARED HAMILTON ELIGIBLE TO PLAY VERSUS DEPAUL

Junior guard Jared Hamilton is eligible to play in today's game at DePaul after sitting out due to NCAA transfer regulations.
The 6-4, 190 lb. guard transferred to BC from Georgia Southern last year during the mid-semester break.
He played eight games during the 2017-18 season at Georgia Southern, averaging 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds.
Hamilton began his college career at Jacksonville State in 2015-16, averaging 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds in 30 starts.
At JSU, he was a three-time Ohio Valley Rookie of the Week and was the conference's fifth-leading freshman scorer.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., he is the older brother of Eagles freshman Jairus Hamilton.
The Hamiltons are one of six pairs of brothers at the Division I level to play on the same team. (h/t Scott Kuykendall).

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD

So far this season, Boston College has had three single-game efficiency ratings of 30 or more.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
Versus Columbia, both Nik Popovic (32) and Ky Bowman (30) recorded at least a mark of 30.
Wynston Tabbs holds the season-high, with an EFF rating of 38 against Sacred Heart on Nov. 29.

MEN'S BASKETBALL LAUNCHES THE MANDARIN MINUTE

Boston College men's basketball is proud to introduce a new video series called "The Mandarin Minute."
Hosted by manager Siqi Wang and guard Jordan Chatman, the Mandarin Minute provides the latest Boston College men's basketball news in the most widely spoken dialect in China. Wang is a communications major and native of Shanghai.
Chatman learned Mandarin as part of his two-year mission in Taiwan with the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints. It is the language he primarily speaks at home with his wife Chelsea.
Chatman: "It's always special anytime I have the opportunity to speak the Mandarin language knowing the struggles it took to learn it. This is a fun opportunity for me to share BC basketball with my Mandarin-speaking friends in Asia, the U.S., and many others."
Enrollment of Chinese students at Boston College currently stands at 469 undergraduates and 927 total, including graduate programs. Chinese students make up close to 50% of BC's total international student population.

CHRIS HERREN JR. AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP

Following the Eagles' practice on Thursday, Dec. 20, head coach Jim Christian freshman Chris Herren Jr. a full scholarship.
Jim Christian on Herren Jr.: "I was happy to award Chris a scholarship because he has proven to be a high-caliber young man who fits the culture of our program to a tee. It has as much the do with way he carries himself off the court as the way he has played on the court. I am so proud of him."
Herren Jr., who enrolled at Boston College in July, had previously been classified a walk-on.
Through 10 games this season (two starts), Herren Jr. is averaging 5.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
The Portsmouth, R.I. native scored a season-high 22 points (8-13 FG; 4-7 3FG) against Fairfield on Dec. 16.

BACK-TO-BACK DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Nik Popovic and Ky Bowman have each registered double-doubles in the same game on back-to-back occasions.
Against Columbia, Popovic and Bowman became the first BC pair to tally a double-double in the same game in 12 years.
Popovic registered career-highs in points (22) and rebounds (14), while Bowman added 24 points and 10 boards.
Versus Fairfield on Dec. 16, Bowman had 19 points and 12 boards, while Popovic added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
On Dec. 28, 2006, Sean Marshall (30p/10r) and Sean Williams (19p/10r) had double-doubles for BC vs. Duquesne.

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