Two-Game Road Swing Begins at N.C. State on Wednesday

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. N.C. STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 23rd meeting between the two schools.
BC and N.C. State are tied at 11-11 in the all-time series.
In ACC regular season play, the Eagles are 7-11 vs. N.C. State.
Last year, the Wolfpack won, 82-66, on Feb. 20 at PNC Arena.
The Eagles won the last meeting, 91-87, in the ACC Tournament on March 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 80-151 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.
BC's best ACC mark came in its inaugural season, going 11-5 in conference play in 2005-06 en route to a third place finish.
Boston College tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and fourth in 2010-11 (9-7).

KY BOWMAN: THE NATION'S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD

Ky Bowman is one the only player in the country averaging at least: 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.5 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 one of five players at the power conference-level to lead his team in scoring, rebounds, and assists. The others: Ethan Happ (Wisconsin), Tres Tinkle (Oregon State), Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech)and Alpha Diallo (Providence).
Bowman is the only player nationally at 6-1 or shorter to average 7.8 rebounds.
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: FEBRUARY 20

Boston College is 9-8 all-time and 1-2 in ACC play in games played on the February 20 calendar date.
On Feb. 20, 2010, BC earned a 71-67 win over North Carolina. Last year, the Eagles fell at PNC Arena to N.C. State, 82-66.
February 20 marks the dual celebration of National Cherry Pie and National Love Your Pet Days.
Several historic events occurred on February 20: 1792: George Washington creates the United States Postal Service; 1809: the Supreme Court rules that Federal power is greater than states' power; 1872: The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City; 1913: construction begins in the new Australian capital of Canberra; 1931: Congress gives its OK for the Oakland-Bay Bridge; 1962: John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth.
Notable February 20 birthdays: photographer Ansel Adams, pitcher Justin Verlander, singer Kurt Cobain, singer Rihanna, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, singer Ian Brown, and actor Sidney Poitier.

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

For the first time since joining the ACC, BC has held its last two conference opponents under 60 points on the scoreboard.
This past week, the Eagles held Pittsburgh (Feb. 12) and Miami (Feb. 17) to 57 points.
The last time Boston College held consecutive conference opponents under 60 points came in 2005.

TIME TO START A NEW STREAK

Ky Bowman's 32-game double-digit scoring streak ended on Feb. 17 in the win over Miami.
Bowman - coming off of a 102 degree fever the night before and playing with flu-like symptoms - scored six points vs. the Canes.
However, the junior point guard did tally eight rebounds and a season-high eight assists in 39 minutes.
The 32-game span lasted an entire calendar year (Feb. 17, 2018-Feb. 17, 2019).
During the span, Bowman averaged 20.2 points, shot 43.3% (218-503) from the floor and 38.2% (76-199) from the perimeter.
He also averaged 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game over the 32 games.
Bowman's 32 straight games with at least 10 points was tops in the ACC.
Duke's duo of Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett take over the lead, at 25.

JORDAN CHATMAN BECOMES 44TH MEMBER OF BOSTON COLLEGE'S 1,000 POINT CLUB

With his 3FG with 14:48 to play vs. Pitt on Feb. 17, Jordan Chatman became the 44th member of BC's 1,000 point club.
He entered the game needing 15 points to reach the statistical milestone.
Chatman reached 1,000 career points in 87 games in a BC uniform.
Earlier in the season - Jan. 26 at Wake Forest - Chatman reached the 1,000 point mark for his collegiate career.
He reached that milestone 115 total games into his career between BYU and Boston College, from 2015-present.

ESSE QUAM VIDERI (To Be, Rather Than to Seem)

Ky Bowman - a Havelock, North Carolina native - enjoys playing games against teams from his home state.
Bowman is averaging 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 13 games vs. Duke, UNC, NC State, and Wake Forest.
Two of his seven career 30+ point performances have come versus Carolina (33, 1/21/17) and Duke (30, 12/9/17).
He has scored 20 or more in six of the 13 games against a North Carolina-based opponent.
In the six games played in the state of North Carolina, he is averaging 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per outing.
Bowman is averaging 21.3 points per game in three career outings vs. N.C. State.
His highest scoring mark versus an N.C. based opponent is UNC (27.0 ppg), followed by N.C. State, Duke (20.0), and Wake (12.8)

BOSTON COLLEGE EXCLUSIVE - SCORING

Boston College is the only team in the country with three players averaging 13.6 points per game or better.
The Eagles' scoring leaders are: Ky Bowman (19.5 ppg), Wynston Tabbs (13.9), Jordan Chatman (13.8), and Nik Popovic (13.6).

BOSTON COLLEGE EXCLUSIVE - REBOUNDING

Boston College is one of two teams in the country with three players averaging 7.5 rebounds per game or better.
The Eagles' rebounding leaders are: Ky Bowman (7.8 rpg), Steffon Mitchell (7.7), and Nik Popovic (7.5).
Texas Southern is the other school.

BOSTON COLLEGE EXCLUSIVE - KY BOWMAN

Ky Bowman is one of two players in BC history to accumulate 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 100 steals, and 25 blocks.
The other is Jared Dudley, who from 2003-07, tallied 2,071 points, 936 boards, 395 assists, 176 steals, and 37 blocks.
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 eight players in ACC history to reach his career totals in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
Danny Ferry (Duke), Bob Sura (Florida State), Gene Banks (Duke), Julius Hodge (NC State), Grant Hill (Duke), Walter Davis (UNC), and Mike O'Koren (UNC) are the others.

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - TABBS AND BOWMAN

When Wynston Tabbs is in the Boston College lineup, the Eagles were 10-5 overall - and 1-1 in ACC play.
Over the eight games he has missed, BC is 3-6 - all in ACC play.
In the 15 games where Tabbs is in the lineup, Ky Bowman is averaging 21.8 points per game, connecting on 46.2% of his field goals and close to 41.0% from beyond the arc. .
In the eight games that Tabbs has missed, Bowman is scoring 6.2 points per game less - 15.6 ppg - while shooting 9.2 percent worse from the floor (37.0) and 8.9 worse from 3-point land (32.1%).

DOUBLE-DOUBLE, ANIMAL STYLE

Ky Bowman (seven) and Nik Popovic (seven) have combined for 14 double-doubles in points and rebounds this season.
Their combined 14 double-doubles are the most by a pair of BC teammates in a single-season since 2006-07.
In 2006-07, Jared Dudley (10) and Sean Williams (4) combined for a total of 14 double-doubles.
In 2005-06, Dudley (4) and Craig Smith (15) had 19 double-doubles. In 2004-05, Dudley (7) and Smith (8) combined for 15.

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES

Nik Popovic and Ky Bowman have each registered double-doubles in the same game on four occasions.
On Jan. 12 at Notre Dame, Bowman had 24 points and 16 rebounds while Popovic tallied 15 points and 10 boards.
Versus Hartford, Bowman (44 pts/10 reb) and Popovic (13 pts/10 reb) each recorded a double-double.
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.
In BC's next game vs. Fairfield, Bowman had 19 points and 12 boards, while Popovic had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Entering this season, the last time two BC players had a double-double in the same game happened on Dec. 28, 2006.
Sean Marshall (30 pts/10 reb) and Sean Williams (19 pts/10 reb) had double-doubles for BC vs. Duquesne.

Two-Game Road Swing Begins at N.C. State on Wednesday

Players Mentioned

Ky Bowman

Jordan Chatman

Steffon Mitchell

Nik Popovic

Wynston Tabbs

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