Eagles Open ACC Tournament Play on Tuesday vs. Duke

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. DUKE - ALL-TIME SERIES

This is the 28th meeting between the Eagles and Blue Devils.
Duke holds a commanding 24-3 lead in the all-time series.
In ACC regular season play, the Blue Devils are 18-2 vs. the Eagles.
Earlier this season, Duke escaped with an 83-82 win at Cameron.
Duke has won 15 of the last 16 meetings between the two schools.
BC is 0-2 vs. Duke in the ACC Tournament, by a total of three points.
The Eagles fell, 78-76, in the 2006 ACC Championship game and 66-65 in the 2009 quarterfinal round.
BC's last win over Duke: an 89-84 home victory on Dec. 9, 2017.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT

In 25 games in ACC Tournament play, Boston College is 10-15.
Last year, BC lost, 80-58, to Notre Dame in the second round.
BC advanced to the 2018 ACC quarterfinals in Brooklyn
In 2006, BC advanced to the ACC title game in Greensboro.
That season - the school's first-ever ACC Tourney - BC downed Maryland (80-66) and North Carolina (85-82) before falling in the championship game to Duke (78-76).

THE HEATER

Jay Heath leads BC and ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring (15.1 ppg).
In conference games only, Heath's 15.8 ppg average is 10th-best.
On March 3, 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 eight outings - and in 15 of 18 games played this year.
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 2.3 3-pointers per game average ranks sixth in the ACC, as he has made 42 trifectas in 18 games.
According to KenPom.com, Heath's effective FG% rate (FGM + 0.5*3PM)/FGA is 50.6%
The Washington, D.C. native is poised to become the first Eagle to repeat as scoring leader since Jerome Robinson.

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 9

Boston College is 5-2 and 1-2 in ACC play in games played on the March 9 calendar date.
Four of the five wins came in conference tournament play, including a 74-71 win over Miami in the 2007 ACC Tourney.
Several notable events in history occurred on March 9: 1776 - Adam Smith publishes the economics opus "The Wealth of Nations;" 1822 - Charles Graham granted the first U.S. patent for artificial teeth; 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant appointed commander of the Union Army; 1907 - Lady Gregory's "Rising of the Moon" premieres in Dublin; 1974 - N.C. State bests Maryland, 103-100 in overtime in Greensboro in "The Game Above All Others" at the ACC Tournament; Tommy Burleson had 38 points and 13 boards for N.C. State while David Thompson finished with 29 points; 1998 - Dr. Dre's Aftermath record label signs unknown rapper Marshall Mathers from Detroit.
Notable March 9 birthdays: explorer Amerigo Vespucci; U.S. Olympic skier Julia Mancuso; St. Aloysius Gonzaga, writer Mickey Spillane; jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman; R&B great Jeffrey Osborne; Irish political prisoner Bobby Sands; actress Juliette Binoche; former NBA All-Star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.
March 9 also serves as dual celebration of National Crabmeat Day and National Meatball Day.

MAKAI MAKIN' EM

Over his last three games, Makai Ashton-Langford is playing some of the best basketball of his career .
Ashton-Langford is averaging 15.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.0 assists with a 3.75:1 assist/turnover ratio.
He is connecting on 18-of-31 shots from the floor - including 6-of-13 shooting from beyond the arc during the span.
Against Notre Dame, he scored a season-high 18 points, tying a career-high with four 3-pointers.
He also tied a career-best in assists in the regular season finale at Miami.

STEFFON MITCHELL MAKES HISTORY

Throughout his four seasons at Boston College, Steffon Mitchell has made his mark on the program's record book.
He is the only player in program history to rank in the top 10 in rebounds, steals, and blocked shots in the BC record book.
Since 1996-97, he is the only player in the ACC - and one of 10 Division I players - to post career totals of 879 rebounds, 159 steals, and 113 blocks.
Notable other players on that list - two National Players of the Year Draymond Green (Mich. State), David West (Xavier); two AP All-Americans Gary Clark (Cincinnati) and Ethan Happ (Wisconsin), and three conference Defensive Players of the Year Chuck Hayes (Kentucky), Marqus Blakely (Vermont), and Damian Saunders (Duquesne).
Mitchell currently ranks eighth all-time in BC history in total rebounds (879) and ninth all-time in rebounding average (8.1 rpg).
He ranks seventh in Boston College history in blocked shots (113) and is 10th in steals (159).
Poised to become the third player in Boston College history to lead the team in rebounding in each of his four seasons.
All-Americans Craig Smith (2002-06) and Bill Curley (1990-94) were the others.
During the 2017-18 season, Mitchell became the first freshman in BC history to average better than 8.0 rebounds per game.
He is eighth among active Division I players in career rebounds (879) and 24th in rebounding average (8.1 rpg).
Mitchell also ranks first in career steals (159) and fourth in career assists (254) among all active players 6-8 or taller.
Mitchell was an All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive team selection a season ago.
Mitchell has led BC in at least one statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in 96 of his 108 career games.

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%.
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.

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 six games this season, Scott is averaging 8.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per outing.
In 102 career games at Rider and BC, Scott is averaging nearly 12.0 points per game and is a career 40% 3-point shooter.

CAREER NIGHT AT DUKE FOR FELDER

CJ Felder scored a career-high 24 points at Duke, making 10-of-13 field goals - including 4-of-6 from the perimeter.
The sophomore forward also corraled four rebounds - three on the offensive glass - while blocking three shots.
He has registered new career-highs in scoring, rebounding, steals, and blocks this season.
Last time out vs. Wake Forest, Felder pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds in his first collegiate double-double.
Felder posted career-highs in blocked shots (5) and steals (3) at home against Miami.

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 17 games, Langford Jr. is averaging 6.6 points and 4.2 boards while adding 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
As a starter, Langford Jr. is averaging 9.0 points, 5.3 boards, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 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.

BACKCOURT GETTING BUCKETS

Boston College guards are responsible for 64.0% of the overall scoring through 19 games in 2020-21.

TAKE AND GIVE

Makai Ashton-Langford notched a career-high four steals against Maine and leads BC with 24 total steals (1.7 spg).
His steal percentage (steals/defensive possessions) of 3.9% ranks 46th nationally and is fifth-best in the ACC.
Ashton-Langford is one game played short of qualifying for the ACC assist/turnover list. His 2.00:1 mark would be fifth-best.

Eagles Open ACC Tournament Play on Tuesday vs. Duke

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Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

CJ Felder

Jay Heath

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Steffon Mitchell

Jerome Robinson

Frederick Scott

Eagles Open ACC Tournament Play on Tuesday vs. Duke

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Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

CJ Felder

Jay Heath

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Steffon Mitchell

Jerome Robinson

Frederick Scott

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