Eagles Close Out Regular Season on Friday at Miami

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MIAMI - ALL-TIME SERIES

THE HEATER

Jay Heath leads BC and ranks 10th in the ACC in scoring (15.4 ppg).
In conference games only, Heath's 16.3 ppg average is ninth-best.
Last time out, Heath poured in a career-high 28 points, making 8-of-14 3-pointers at Florida State.
It is the highest single-game scoring total for BC this season and his eight treys is the second-most in a game in BC history.
Among all guards in the ACC, Heath ranks sixth in scoring and is the fourth-best scoring sophomore in the league.
The 6-3 guard has scored in double figures in his last seven outings - and in 14 of 17 games played this year.
Over his last seven, Heath is mere percentage points below the 50%/40% mark from the floor and the perimeter, respectively.
The D.C. native is 53-of-108 from the floor and 20-of-51 from beyond the arc since Jan. 13
He has scored 20 or more points on five occasions this season.
In BC's earlier win over the Hurricanes, Heath scored a career-high 25 points, connecting on five 3-pointers.
He has posted consecutive 20-point performances at home against N.C. State and Wake Forest.
Against Louisville, Heath registered his first career 20-point performance, finishing with 20 (5-10 FG; 4-6 3FG; 6-7 FT).
His 2.4 3-pointers per game average ranks sixth in the ACC, as he has made 40 trifectas in 17 games.
According to KenPom.com, Heath's effective FG% rate (FGM + 0.5*3PM)/FGA is 52.0%
The Washington, D.C. native is poised to become the first Eagle to repeat as scoring leader since Jerome Robinson.

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 5

Boston College is 6-11 and 1-2 in ACC play in games played on the March 5 calendar date.
The Eagles lost at Miami, 74-61, on March 5, 2018.
Several notable events in history occurred on March 5: 1770 - British soldiers kill five men in a crowd on King Street - including Crispus Attucks - in what is known as the "Boston Massacre;" 1841 - The first continuous filibuster in the U.S. Senate begins, lasting until March 11; 1853 - Piano company Steinway & Sons founded in New York City; 1864 - First track meet between Oxford and Cambridge; 1971 - Led Zeppelin first plays "Stairway to Heaven" live.
Notable March 5 birthdays: actress Eva Mendes, former NFL star turned actor Fred Williamson, NFL Hall of Fame wideout Michael Irvin, and model Niki Taylor.

READY FREDDIE

Frederick Scott - making his first appearance for since Nov. 30 - came off the bench to score 18 points vs. Notre Dame.
The grad transfer saw 22 minutes of action, connecting on 6-of-9 shots - including 2-of-4 from the perimeter.
He added four rebounds, a blocked shot, and a steal in his first action since playing against St. John's in Bubbleville.
In five games this season, Scott is averaging 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per outing.
In 101 career games at Rider and BC, Scott is averaging nearly 12.0 points per game and is a career 40% 3-point shooter.

CJ FELDER'S PATTERN OF IMPROVEMENT

CJ Felder is one of the most improved players in the ACC, making a giant leap between his freshman and sophomore years.
Felder is averaging career-highs in virtually every statistical category.
The sophomore is averaging 10.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game.
Felder ranks third in the ACC in blocks per game (2.1) and is 19th in rebounding (6.2).
He has posted major increases in shooting percentage, both inside the arc and beyond.
The sophomore is shooting nearly four percentage points higher from the floor while attempting better than three field goals per game.
From beyond the arc, Felder has made 20 3-pointers on the season, making nearly 33% of his long-distance attempts.
Entering the season, Felder had only five career 3-pointers and shot 16.1% from long-range last season.

SOMEWHERE IN THIS ANCIENT, MYSTIC TRINITY...THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER

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%.
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.
Boston College has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game on five occasions this season.
BC leads the ACC and ranks 26th nationally in 3-pointers made per game, averaging 9.4 treys per outing.
It would be the highest single-season 3-pointers made average in more than a decade.
The 2010-11 squad averaged 9.0 3FG/game (306 3FG in 34 games).
Last season, Boston College ranked 184th nationally in 3-pointers per game, making 7.2 3FG per outing.

ALL OF THE STATS FOR CJ FELDER

Against Miami, CJ Felder compiled one of the most well-rounded stat lines in an ACC game in more than two decades.
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.

BOO FROM THE WOO - LANGFORD JR. EMERGING

DeMarr Langford Jr. scored a season-best 17 points in the Feb. 27 win over Notre Dame.
The freshman was 7-of-9 from the foul line, including going 4-for-4 with less than 11 seconds left to seal the victory.
Langford added six rebounds, two assists, and a steal against the Irish.
Earlier this season, at home against #22/21 Virginia, Langford Jr. tallied a season-high 14 points.
Prior to that, in his second collegiate start, he tallied 12 points, eight boards, three assists, and two steals at #21/24 Duke.
In 16 games, Langford Jr. is averaging 6.7 points and 4.1 boards while adding 1.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
As a starter, Langford Jr. is averaging 9.3 points, 5.0 boards, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals in seven games.
Langford Jr. - nicknamed Boo by his grandmother - is the younger brother of starting point guard Makai Ashton-Langford.
On Nov. 26 vs. Rhode Island, they became the first brothers who are Massachusetts natives to start the same game for BC.

COBRA KAI

Makai Ashton-Langford posted a remarkable stat line vs.Notre Dame: 18 points, four 3FG, six assists to zero turnovers, and two steals - a stat line only seven other players have reached in 2020-21.
The redshirt junior is averaging career-highs in scoring (9.5), rebounding (3.3), assists (2.9), and steals (1.8) this season.
He falls three assists short of qualifying for the ACC assist/turnover leaders. His 1.80:1 mark would rank ninth-best.