Eagles Look to End Slide vs. Irish on Saturday

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NOTRE DAME - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 33rd meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 10-22 all-time vs. Notre Dame.
In ACC play, the Eagles are 0-11 versus the Fighting Irish.
Earlier this season, ND won 69-66 on Jan. 12 at the Joyce Center.
From 1988-2005, both schools were members of the Big East.
BC compiled a 9-10 mark vs. the Irish during that span.
The Irish have won the last 12 and 17 of the last 18 matchups.
In 15 all-time meetings at home vs. Notre Dame, the Eagles are 7-8.
BC's last win over ND came at home - a 76-69 win on Feb. 4, 2004.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 79-148 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).

BOSTON COLLEGE AT CONTE FORUM

Boston College is 314-176 all-time at the Silvio O. Conte Forum.
In ACC play, the Eagles are 52-61 in league games at Conte Forum.
BC is 7-5 at home this year - 6-3 in the non-conference and 1-2 in ACC play.
Last season, the Eagles were 14-3 at home, marking the sixth time that they won at least 14 home games at Conte Forum.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 2

Boston College is 13-12 all-time and 1-1 in ACC play in games played on the February 2 calendar date.
Three events are celebrated on February 2: Groundhog Day, as well as National Heavenly Hash and National Tater Tot Day.
Several historic events occurred on February 2: 1848: the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty ends the Mexican-American War, with the U.S. acquiring Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona for cash considerations; 1876: baseball's National League formed; 1892: William Painter patents the bottle cap; 1899: Canberra chosen as the capital of Australia; 1913: New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens; 1922: James Joyce's "Ulysses" published; 1970: Pete Maravich becomes the first men's college basketball player to reach the 3,000 point mark.
Notable February 2 birthdays: singer Shakira, model Christie Brinkley, philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim, author James Joyce, NFL Hall of Fame coach George Halas, hotelier Howard Johnson, and rapper Gucci Mane.

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

Steffon Mitchell is poised to become the sixth player in BC history to grab 400 rebounds through his first 50 career games.
The last Eagles player to tally at least 400 boards in his first 50 games: Craig Smith, with 408 from 2002-04.
Jordan Chatman and his father Jeff (BYU - 1984-88) have combined to score 2,817 career points at the Division I level.

ACC EXCLUSIVE & EAGLES AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS

Ky Bowman is one of two players in the ACC to rank among the top seven in scoring (3rd, 20.5) and rebounding (7th, 7.7).
Zion Williamson of Duke (2nd, 22.0 ppg; 3rd, 9.2 rpg) is the other.
Three Eagles rank among the top 10 in FT% in the ACC: Wynston Tabbs is third (47-56, 83.9%), Jordan Chatman tied for fifth (50-61, 82.0%), and Ky Bowman eighth (84-104, 80.8%).
Nik Popovic is one of six ACC players to rank among the top 25 in the league in scoring and rebounding, and among the top 10 in FG percentage. The others: Williamson, John Mooney (Notre Dame), Cameron Johnson (UNC), Torin Dorn (NC State), and Jordan Nwora (Louisville).
BC is the only ACC team with four players ranking among the top 25 in the ACC in scoring (Bowman/Tabbs/Chatman/Popovic).
Boston College is also the only ACC team to have three players averaging 7.0 rebounds per game (Mitchell/Bowman/Popovic).

BOSTON COLLEGE EXCLUSIVE

Ky Bowman is one of two players in BC history to accumulate 1,400 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, and 100 steals.
The other is Jared Dudley, who from 2003-07, tallied 2,071 points, 936 boards, 395 assists, and 176 steals in his four year career.
Both players reached those career statistical totals as juniors. Dudley was at 1500/688/305/134 at the conclusion of his third year.
Bowman is one of only 18 players in ACC history to reach those career totals.

NOT THROWING AWAY THEIR SHOT

The Hamilton brothers - Jared and Jairus - combined to score 17 points off the bench for Boston College vs. Syracuse.
Jared had a season-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, while also notching two steals in 29 minutes.
Jairus added five points - connecting on a 3-pointer and two free throws in 11 minutes of action.
Bowman is one of only 18 players in ACC history to reach those career totals.
The Hamiltons are one of six pairs of brothers at the Division I level to play on the same team. (h/t Scott Kuykendall)

JORDAN CHATMAN SCORES 1,000TH COLLEGIATE POINT; NEEDS 66 TO REACH 1K AT BOSTON COLLEGE
Jordan Chatman reached the 1,000 point mark for his collegiate career on Jan. 26 at Wake Forest.
Chatman reached the milestone through 115 total games played between BYU and Boston College from 2015-present.
The senior guard has scored 934 points in 82 games at Boston College, from 2016-present.
He is 66 points away from becoming the 44th BC player to score 1,000 points - an average of 6.0 ppg through the regular season.

BOSTON COLLEGE MAKING A 3-POINT TURN

Boston College had its best 3-point shooting performance on Jan. 20 against Florida State, making 13-of-21 - good for 61.9%.
The 13 makes were the most this season and highest single-game total since Feb. 28, 2018 vs. Syracuse (14 3FG made).
The 61.9% 3-point proficiency is the highest in a single-game since Jan. 5, 2010: 69.2% (9-for-13) vs. NJIT.
Individually, Ky Bowman is shooting better than 7.5% higher from beyond the arc during conference play.
Versus Florida State, Bowman made his first five 3-point attempts and finished 6-of-8 from the outside.
Bowman is connecting on 41.7% (20-48) from 3-point land in ACC games. He was at 34.2% (26-76) during non-conference play.
Jordan Chatman is red-hot from the outside in his last five games, making 20-of-37 shots from the outside - a 54.1% clip.
In his first 12 games played, Chatman connected on just 16-of-62 (25.8) and was 2-of-19 in the four games prior to FSU.
Boston College is 7-2 all-time when Jordan Chatman makes five or more 3-pointers.

Eagles Look to End Slide vs. Irish on Saturday

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Eagles Look to End Slide vs. Irish on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Wynston Tabbs

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