Eagles Host #20/19 Florida State on Tuesday Night

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 20th meeting between the two schools.
BC is 7-12 all-time vs. FSU - all 19 games have come in ACC play.
This is the first of two regular season games against FSU in 2020-21.
The Eagles will travel to Tallahassee on March 3
Last year, BC lost, 80-62, to #7/8 FSU (3/7/20) at the Tucker Center.
The last Eagles win against FSU came on Jan. 20, 2019 - an 87-82 win over the No. 11 Seminoles.

BOSTON COLLEGE RETURNS TO ACTION

Boston College plays its first game tonight after an 18-day pause due to COVID-19.
The Eagles previous four games - at Virginia Tech, vs. Pittsburgh, at Clemson, and at Louisville - were all postponed.
The postponements followed positive tests, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing.
Boston College was adhering to the outlined protocols within the ACC Medical Advisory Group report.

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

Boston College star wide receiver Zay Flowers was a backcourt mate of FSU's Scottie Barnes at the University School.
Flowers - an All-ACC first team wide receiver for the Eagles - teamed with Barnes and 2020 ACC Rookie of the Year Vernon Carey Jr. of Duke on the Sharks' squad that went 63-7 and ranked #2 nationally by USA Today from 2017-19.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 2

Boston College is 12-12 and 1-2 in ACC play in games played on the February 2 calendar date.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 2 - 1653: New Amsterdam - now New York City - incorporated; 1876: Baseball's National League forms in New York City; 1887: the first Groundhog Day held in Punxsutawney, Pa.; 1913: NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens; 1954: Bevo Francis scores 113 points in a game for Rio Grande College; 1964: GI Joe dolls first go on sale; 1970: Pete Maravich becomes the first college basketball player to score 3,000 career points; 1971: the Congressional Black Caucus organizes.
Notable February 2 birthdays: author James Joyce; singer Shakira; supermodel Christie Brinkley; philanthropist Solomon Guggenheim; NFL Hall of Fame coach George Halas; and actress Zosia Mamet.

SOMEWHERE IN THIS ANCIENT, MYSTIC TRINITY...

Boston College connected on 18 3-pointers vs. Miami on Jan. 12 - the second-highest single-game 3FGM total mark.
The Eagles made nine treys in each half against the Hurricanes, connecting on 18-of-35 in the game - 51.4%.
Boston College has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game on four occasions this season.
BC leads the ACC and ranks 29th nationally in 3-pointers made per game, averaging 9.5 treys per outing.
Rich Kelly connected on seven 3-pointers - tying him for third-most in a single-game in BC history.
Jay Heath tied his career-best with five trifectas, while Steffon Mitchell also tied his career-high with three 3-pointers.

TONIGHT IS THE #FIGHT4LITERACY GAME

Boston College men's basketball is participating in the #Fight4Literacy Game presented by International Paper to promote childhood reading and raise funds for local literacy work.
The coaching staff will wear #Green4Literacy wrist bands and pins in support of the #Fight4Literacy in Boston.
Thanks to the support of its partners and Americans nationwide, Coaching for Literacy has conducted over 150 #Fight4Literacy Games with more than 70 NCAA teams and their work has provided $375,000 to fund 118 literacy projects supporting more than 20,000 children nationwide.
The mission of Coaching for Literacy is to use the power of sports to raise awareness about the problem of illiteracy and generate financial support for literacy programs across the country.

ALL OF THE STATS FOR CJ FELDER

CJ Felder compiled one of the most well-rounded stat lines in an ACC game over more than the last two decades.
Against Miami, Felder had 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three steals, and five blocked shots.
Since 1996-97, only four other players have posted at least those stats in a single ACC conference game.
The last time: Syracuse's Rakeem Christmas 15 points/12 boards/2 assists/4 steals/5 blocks vs. Virginia Tech (2/3/15).
Felder's five blocked shots were a new career-high and was the fourth five-block performance in an ACC game this year,
So far in 2020-21, Felder is one of three players at the Division I level to post a similar stat line in a single game.

THE HEATER

Jay Heath leads BC in scoring and has reached double digits in the scoring column on eight occasions this season.
In BC's win over Miami, Heath scored a career-high 25 points, connecting on five 3-pointers.
Against Louisville, Heath registered his first career 20-point performance, finishing with 20 (5-10 FG; 4-6 3FG; 6-7 FT).
He scored 17 points at N.C. State (7-15 FG; 3-6 3FG); at Minnesota, he 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.
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 in 2019-20 and set a new BC 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.

MINUTES FOR THE MARTIANS

Boston College's group of five walk-on players - affectionately dubbed "The Martians" - may see significant playing time.
They are: seniors Sam Holtze & Will Jackowitz, sophomores Jon Noel & Andrew Kenny, and freshman Quinn Pemberton.
Holtze is a native of Manhattan Beach, Calif. and has appeared in eight career games.
A 5-10 guard, Holtze connected on his first collegiate field goal - a 3-pointer - against Florida State a season ago.
Jackowitz is a native of Wellesley, Mass. and has appeared in seven games.
The 6-8, 205 lb. forward corralled his first collegiate rebound last year against Albany.
Kenny - a native of Seattle - has seen the most action among the corps of walk-ons: nine games, including five in ACC play.
The 6-6 forward scored five points earlier this season against Syracuse and grabbed four boards at Wake Forest last year.
Noel hails from Everett, Mass. and has seen action in four games.
A 6-3, 195 lb. guard also logged a rebound last season against Albany.
Pemberton joined the team at mid-year. He is a native of Lake Forest, Ill. and played high school ball at Loyola Academy.
The name "Martians" was derived from the green jerseys the walk-ons previously wore in practice.