Men's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back at Notre Dame

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NOTRE DAME - ALL-TIME SERIES

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 77-145 in 13 seasons in the ACC.
The Eagles finished with a 7-11 record in ACC play last year - the most conference wins since the 2012-13 season.
The Eagles' best ACC mark came in its inaugural season, going 11-5 in conference play in 2005-06 en route to a third place finish.
BC tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and fourth in 2010-11 (9-7).
BC dropped their ACC opener, 77-66, on Jan. 5 at Virginia Tech.

KY BOWMAN: THE NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD

Ky Bowman is the only player in the country averaging at least: 20.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game.
It is the most well-rounded stat line in 26 years of Division I basketball.
In 1992-93, Penny Hardaway of Memphis posted at least that stat line (21.0 ppg/8.5 rpg/6.4 apg/2.5 spg/1.2 bpg).
Bowman is the only player nationally at 6-1 or shorter to average 7.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game.
Last year, Bowman was the only player in the country to average at least 17.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 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 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.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 12

Boston College is 13-10 all-time and 2-1 in ACC play in games played on the January 12 calendar date.
BC is 0-1 vs. Notre Dame on January 12, falling 86-77 on Jan. 12, 2000 at the Joyce Center.
The Eagles scored an ACC-era record 112 points on Jan. 12, 2008 - a 112-74 win over Wake Forest at Conte Forum.
The January 12 calendar date also marks the tri-celebration of National Pharmacist, National Curried Chicken, and National Kiss-a-Ginger Day.
Several historic events occurred on January 12 - 1777: Mission Santa Clara founded in California; 1906: football legalizes the forward pass; 1958: the NCAA adds the two-point conversion; 1959: Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy; 1966: Red Auerbach earns his 1,000th career victory; a trio of landmark TV series begin - Hollywood Squares (1968), All in the Family (1971), and Dynasty (1981); 1995: the murder trial of OJ Simpson begins in Los Angeles.
Notable January 12 birthdays: entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, former hockey player and donut enthusiast Tim Horton, journalist Christiane Amanpour. painter John Singer Sargent, actress Issa Rae, and singer Melanie Chisholm, aka Sporty Spice.

ACC EXCLUSIVE

Ky Bowman is one of three players in the ACC to rank among the top 10 in scoring (3rd, 20.0) and rebounding (10, 7.4).
Zion Williamson of Duke (2nd, 20.9 ppg; 3rd, 9.5 rpg) and Jordan Nwora of Louisville (8th, 17.3 ppg; 7th, 8.3 rpg) are the others.
BC is the only school in the ACC with three players averaging 7.0 rebounds per game or more (Mitchell, Bowman, Popovic).
Three Eagles rank among the top 10 in FT% in the ACC: Wynston Tabbs is second (45-54, 83.3%), Ky Bowman fourth (66-80, 82.5%), and Jordan Chatman fifth (41-50, 82.0%).

WYNSTON TABBS: ANOTHER DYNAMIC TO THE BC BACKCOURT

Wynston Tabbs is the only freshman nationally to average 14.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.1 steals/game.
He is one of 56 players nationally and four in the ACC - Ky Bowman, Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Virginia Tech) and Marquise Reed (Clemson) are the others - to post that season stat line.
The Suitland, Md. native ranks sixth in the ACC and 32nd nationally among all freshmen in scoring.
In each of the nine games which Tabbs has reached double figures, he has scored at least 15 points.
Tabbs scored 13 of his 15 at DePaul in the second half, including 10 straight points during a 1:54 stretch as BC took its first lead.

STEFFON MITCHELL: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS

In 43 career games, Steffon Mitchell has grabbed double-digit rebounds on 18 occasions. BC is 11-7 in those games.
He ranks fifth in the ACC in rebounding, at 8.5 boards per outing.
Last season, 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 has four double-doubles so far in 2018-19 and six for his career.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD

So far this season, Boston College has had four single-game efficiency ratings of 30 or more.
Efficiency rating is calculated using the following formula: (PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO)
Ky Bowman set the season high-mark vs. Hartford, with an efficiency rating of 45.
Wynston Tabbs held the previous season high, with an EFF rating of 38 against Sacred Heart on Nov. 29.
Versus Columbia, both Nik Popovic (32) and Bowman (30) recorded at least a mark of 30.

I'LL TAKE "BUCKET GETTERS," FOR $200, ALEX

Boston College has had three different players score at least 28 points in a game in each of the last three seasons.
So far this season, Ky Bowman, Jordan Chatman, and Wynston Tabbs have registered at least one 28-point performance.
Bowman had 38 vs. Wyoming and 44 vs. Hartford, Tabbs 28 vs. Sacred Heart, and Chatman 28 against Providence.
During 2016-17 and 2017-18, Bowman, Chatman, and Jerome Robinson each had at least 28 points in a single game.
A BC player has also posted a 40-point game in back-to-back seasons. Robinson had 46 last year at Notre Dame.