Eagles Close out 2020 in Raleigh on Wednesday

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

Today's game marks the 26th meeting between the two schools.
N.C. State holds a narrow 13-12 lead in the all-time series.
In ACC regular season play, the Eagles are 8-12 vs. N.C. State.
Last year, the Eagles beat the Wolfpack, 71-68, on Feb. 16, 2020.
Boston College is 3-8 all-time at N.C. State.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY

Boston College is 87-169 in 15 seasons in the ACC.
Last year, BC was 7-13 in ACC play, finishing 10th.
It marked the most ACC wins since the 2017-18 season and was the seventh time since 2005-06 that BC had at least seven ACC wins.
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.
BC tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and was fourth in 2010-11 (9-7).

LET'S START TALKING TABBS FOR COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Wynston Tabbs should be in the conversation for both ACC and National Comeback Player of the Year.
Tabbs returned to the court in 2020-21 after a 676-day injury layoff.
He is one of 10 players to play this season after a 600+ day layoff.
He missed all of 2019-20 and played only 15 games in 2018-19.
After missing all of 2019-20, Tabbs ranks first on Boston College - and 14th in the ACC - in scoring, at 15.3 points per game.
The Suitland, Md. native has scored in double figures in each of his seven games this season.
He has posted two games with at least 23 points this season, including 24 points on Dec. 8 at Minnesota.
Against Rhode Island, Tabbs saw 35 minutes of action, tallying his first collegiate double-double: 16 points and 10 boards.
In Tabbs' first game of the season - against #3 Villanova - Tabbs scored 11 points in 22 minutes.
In 2018-19, Tabbs proved to be one of the best young guards in the country prior to injury.
As a freshman, Tabbs averaged close to 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 15 games.
When Tabbs was in the lineup in 2018-19, the Eagles were 10-5 - including wins over tourney teams Minnesota, Florida State.
He was named the ACC Rookie and CBS Sports/Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week on Dec. 17, 2018.
Tabbs became the first freshman in BC history to score at least 15 points in each of his first three games.

KARNIK PUTTING UP NUMBERS OFF BENCH

In his four games since gaining his eligibility waiver, James Karnik has shined in a reserve role for the Eagles.
The 6-9 forward ranks third in scoring, averaging 11.0 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds in 22+ minutes per game.
Karnik led BC with 20 points (8-13 FG) - one off his career-high - to go with eight boards vs. Syracuse.
His 57.6% shooting clip from the floor leads the Eagles.

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

CJ Felder is finishing at the rim at 82.4% on the season. Second-best percentage - Rich Kelly (81.8%).
47 of the Eagles' 88 assists on the season (53.4%) have come on 3-pointers so far this year.
3-pointers account for 34% of Boston College's made field goals on the season; 47.8% of all FG have come at the rim.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 30

Boston College is 16-16 all-time - and 0-1 in ACC play - in games played on the December 30 calendar date.
Several notable events in history occurred on December 30 - 1922: the creation of the USSR formally proclaimed in Moscow; 1924: Edwin Hubble formally announces existence of other galactic systems; 1940: Calfornia's first freeway - the Arroyo Seco Parkway - opens between L.A. and Pasadena; 1953: RCA first sells its color television for $1,175 each; 1967: The Great Western Forum opens in L.A.; 1968: Frank Sinatra first records Paul Anka's "My Way."
Notable December 30 birthdays: sporting superstars Sandy Koufax, LeBron James and Tiger Woods, singer Ellie Goulding; rock pioneer Bo Diddley; author Rudyard Kipling; actress Eliza Dushku; and Asa Griggs Candler - creator of Coca-Cola.
December 30 also marks the celebration of National Bacon Day.

BENCH MAGIC

Boston College is one of six schools to have two bench players scoring in double-figures - James Karnik and Rich Kelly.
The other schools - Baylor, Michigan, Charleston Southern, Samford, and Morehead State.
Karnik is averaging 11.0 points per game, while Kelly checks in at 10.1 ppg.
Karnik leads BC in rebounding (7.0 rpg) in a reserve role, while Kelly's 2.7 assists per outing rank second on the squad.

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT CJ FELDER

Through his first seven games, CJ Felder has made an impact on the starting lineup
The sophomore forward is connecting on 56.5% of his field goal attempts on the season - including 18-of-25 inside the arc.
Felder's 72.0% clip on 2-point field goals ranks 51st nationally, according to KenPom.com
He has registered new career-highs in scoring, rebounding, steals, and blocks through the first seven games of the season.
At Minnesota, Felder pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds, narrowly missing his first collegiate double-double.
On Nov. 30 vs. St. John's, he scored a career-high 18 points on 7-9 shooting from the floor, including 3-5 from the perimeter.
Felder blocked four shots in the season opener against #3 Villanova and tied his career-best in steals (two) against Maine.
In 25 games as a starter at BC, he is averaging 7.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.

THE HEATER

Jay Heath has reached double digits in the scoring column on four occasions this season.
He has scored a season-high 16 points on three occasions - last time out vs. Maine, at Minnesota, vs. #3 Villanova.
At Minnesota, Heath had 16 points, knocking down four 3-pointers.
Against #3 Villanova, Heath had 16 points to go with four boards, two assists, and a blocked shot.
He had 13 points in 31 minutes against St. John's making three 3-pointers.
The sophomore missed the Nov. 26 game vs. Rhode Island due to a foot strain.
One of the top freshmen in the ACC a season ago, Heath was the first BC frosh since 2012-13 to lead the team in scoring.
The 6-3 guard averaged 13.1 points per game and set a new Boston College freshman 3-pointers record, with 65 made.
He reached double figures on 26 occasions, second only to Duke's Vernon Carey (29) - the ACC Rookie of the Year.
Heath was one of three freshmen - Carey and Landers Nolley II (VT) - to rank among the top 20 in the league in scoring.

WELL-ROUNDED

Steffon Mitchell - an All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive team selection a season ago returns for his fourth season in 2020-21.
He ranks third among active players in career rebounding (806) and first in career assists (238) among players 6-8 or taller,
In 2019-20, he was the only player in DI to average: 7.8 points. 8.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.2 steals,1.0 blocks per game.
The 6-8 forward was one of the top ACC players on the offensive glass, corralling 3.1 ORPG
Mitchell also ranked second in steals (2.2), sixth in assist/turnover ratio (1.92:1), fifth in steal/turnover ratio (1.36:1), 18th in assists (3.1), and 15th in blocked shots (1.0) in the ACC last season.
His 2.2 steals/game average ranked 14th nationally and he was the tallest player in the top 30 for steals nationally
He was the first BC freshman to average more than 8.0 rebounds per game, is one of six players to lead the Eagles on the glass in each of his first three seasons and one of eight to lead BC in rebounding average on three occasions.
Only Craig Smith and Bill Curley have led BC in rebounding in each of their four seasons on the Heights.
Mitchell has led BC in at least one statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in 89 of his 99 career games.

TAKE AND GIVE

Makai Ashton-Langford notched a career-high four steals against Maine and leads BC with 14 total steals.
His 2.0 steals per game average ranks fifth in the ACC and his 1.27 steals/turnover ratio ranks seventh in the league.
His steal percentage (steals/defensive possessions) of 4.2% ranks 83rd nationally and is eighth-best in the ACC.
Ashton-Langford also ranks sixth in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio, posting a 1.82 ATR.

HOPING THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER IN 2020-21

Last season, Boston College ranked 184th nationally in 3-pointers per game, making 7.2 3FG per outing.
The Eagles are 60th this season, making 9.0 3-pointers per game in 2020-21.

Eagles Close out 2020 in Raleigh on Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

CJ Felder

Jay Heath

James Karnik

Rich Kelly

Steffon Mitchell

Wynston Tabbs

Eagles Close out 2020 in Raleigh on Wednesday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

CJ Felder

Jay Heath

James Karnik

Rich Kelly

Steffon Mitchell

Wynston Tabbs

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