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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. RHODE ISLAND - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 53rd meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 38-14 all-time vs. Rhode Island, dating back to 1911
BC and URI met last year in Bubbleville, with BC winning, 69-64.
Head coach Earl Grant is 1-1 all-time vs. Rhody, having split a home/home series while at the College of Charleston from 2017-19.
Boston College is 18-8 all-time in games played at Rhode Island.
The two teams could potentially meet on the second day of the upcoming Sunshine Slam MTE games in Daytona Beach, Fla.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10

Boston College is 33-38 against Atlantic 10 opponents.
Rhode Island is BC's most common A-10 foe, having met 52 times.
From 1995-2018, BC faced at least one A-10 opponent every year.
The Eagles are playing two Atlantic 10 opponents this season.
BC heads to Saint Louis on Dec. 11 to play the return game that was part of the 2019 Gotham Classic MTE.

BOO FROM THE WOO - LANGFORD JR. BREAKING OUT

Through three games, DeMarr Langford Jr. is averaging 17.3 points per game while shooting nearly 63.3% (19-30) from the floor.
Langford Jr. has scored in double figures in each of BC's three games, including a career-high 20 points (6-9 FG; 8-8 FT) in 31 minutes vs. Holy Cross.
The sophomore connected 13 of his first 15 field goal attempts on the season, making his first five shots vs. Holy Cross.
He opened the season with a 16-point performance vs. Dartmouth, making 8-of-10 shots on the night.
Since 1996-97, only 22 Boston College players have shot at least 80.0% from the floor while attempting at least 10 field goals.
Last season as a freshman, he averaged 6.7 points and 4.2 boards while adding 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
Langford Jr. - nicknamed Boo by his grandmother - is the younger brother of starting point guard Makai Ashton-Langford.
On Nov. 26, 2020 vs. Rhode Island, they became the first brothers from Massachusetts to start in the same game for BC.

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

Boston College has not trailed throughout the first three games (120 minutes) of the season.
BC and Rhody could potentially play twice during the non-conference season.
The last time BC played a non-conference opponent twice came during the 2001-02 season.
In a similar circumstance, BC hosted Holy Cross on Dec. 16, 2001 and faced them again in the Rainbow Classic on Dec. 22 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 17

Boston College is 3-1 on the November 17 calendar date.
November 17 marks the dual celebration of National Homebaked Bread and National Butter Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 17 - 1869 - The Suez Canal opens in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and Red seas; 1913 - the first ship sails through the Panama Canal; 1928 - Boston Garden officially opens; 1970 - Douglas Engelbart patents the computer mouse; 1985 - Howard Stern begins broadcasting on K-Rock in New York City; 2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as the 38th governor of California.
Notable November 17 birthdays: actress Rachel McAdams; director Martin Scorsese; Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge; singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley; and outlaw Billy the Kid.

ASHTON-LANGFORD'S JOURNEY CONTINUES

Makai Ashton-Langford enters his fourth season of college basketball in 2021-22.
He is averaging 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 65.0% from the floor.
He did not miss a shot in 37 minutes of play against Dartmouth in the season opener (2-2 FG; 4-4 FT).
Last time out against Fairfield, Ashton-Langford scored a season-high 17 points (6-9 FG; 3-4 3FG).
Last season, he posted career-highs averages in scoring (9.6 ppg), rebounding (3.3), assists (3.2), and steals (1.7).
Over the final four games of the 2020-21 season, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists - one of just two ACC players to post those averages over the final stretch of the regular season.
During that span, the 6-3 guard shot nearly 56% from the floor (20-36) and 40% from 3FG (6-15), while posting an assist/turnover ratio of 2.71:1 (19:7) and a steal/turnover ratio of 0.86:1 (6:7).
Ashton-Langford ranked 56th nationally in steal percentage (3.6) and 201st in assist rate (24.5) per KenPom.
He tallied double-digits in the scoring column on seven occasions and dished out six or more assists on three occasions.
This past summer, Ashton-Langford was awarded his undergraduate degree in communications from Boston College.
He began his college career at Providence, playing 63 games for the Friars from 2017-19.

QUINTEN POST-ING NUMBERS

Quinten Post made an impact in his first game for Boston College, registering a new career-high wth 14 points vs. Dartmouth.
The 7-0 center is averaging 11.0 points per game through three outings, connecting on better than 63% from the floor (12-19).
He has reached double figures twice this year, while logging nine points and eight boards last time out against Fairfield.

ZACKERY DISHIN' AND SWISHIN'

Jaeden Zackery is averaging 13.0 points, 6.0 assists, and 2.5 steals over the last two games,.
Zackery became the first BC freshman to dish out at least six assists in consecutive games in nearly a decade.
During the 2012-13 season, Joe Rahon had six dimes against Providence (12/21/12) and Holy Cross (12/29/12).
Zackery has made 11-of-17 shots from the floor over the previous two games.

FOR THE ANALYTICS CROWD

Makai Ashton-Langford ranks 66th nationally in effective field goal % (77.5) and 86th in true shooting % (75.9).
eFG% - same as regular FG%, except that made 3-pointers are given 50% more credit
TS% - similar to eFG%, but it includes free throw percentage and approximates those FT into 2-point FG%

BICKERSTAFF MAKING THE MOST OF HIS MINUTES

T.J. Bickerstaff is averaging 11.7 points and a team-best 6.3 rebounds in only 22 minutes per contest.
The transfer from Drexel is shooting nearly 55% from the floor, including a 15-point, 7-rebound performance vs. Holy Cross.