BC Hosts Pittsburgh in Post-Blizzard Matchup on Sunday

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. PITTSBURGH - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 57th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 20-36 all-time vs. Pittsburgh.
In ACC play, the Eagles are 2-7 versus the Panthers. Pitt took a 69-67 victory on Jan. 8 at the Petersen Events Center.
From 1989-2004, both schools were members of the Big East. The Eagles compiled a 15-27 mark vs. Pitt during that span.
BC downed Pitt, 79-57, to capture the 2001 Big East Championship.
Boston College is 10-14 all-time vs. the Panthers at home.
Pitt is BC's ninth all-time most common opponent (57 games).
Pitt assistant coach Tim O'Toole's father Tom was inducted as a member of the Boston College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.
Tom O'Toole played for the Eagles from 1949-52, finishing his career with 703 points, averaging 10.3 points per game for Al McClelland.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC REGULAR SEASON PLAY

Boston College is 94-186 in 16+ seasons in the ACC.
BC won its ACC opener, 73-57, at home vs. Notre Dame.
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).

BOSTON COLLEGE AT CONTE FORUM

Boston College is 333-195 all-time - and 62-72 in ACC games - played at the Silvio O. Conte Forum.
The Eagles started 6-0 at home in 2021-22 - the 18th time that BC has won its first six home games to start a season.
The last BC team to win its first six home tilts - 2017-18 - started 8-0.
BC was 10-8 at home in 2019-20 - the 18th time that BC won 10+ games at Conte Forum in a single-season.

TIME TO START TALKING MAKAI FOR ACC MOST IMPROVED

Makai Ashton-Langford is a strong candidate for the ACC's most improved player.
The senior guard has shown marked statistical improvement, year over year.
Ashton-Langford is averaging 4.0 more points per game, leading BC at 12.5 ppg.
His rebounding per game figures are also improved.
Ashton-Langford has posted two 20+ performances in his last seven games.
In his previous 90 games, he had scored 20 points or more on one occasion.
Ashton-Langford has scored in double digits in 15 of 19 games for BC in 2021-22.
From 2017-20, he scored in double figures 14 times in a 78-game span.
He has led the team in scoring five times in 2021-22; just twice from 2017-20.
In ACC games, Ashton-Langford is averaging close to +4.0 ppg year over year - 13.6 in 2021-22 vs. 10.0 in 2020-21.
His points/rebounding averages are also improved year over year in ACC play: 13.6/4.0 in 2021-22 vs. 10.0/3.3 in 2020-21.

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

Boston College was 1-of-16 from 3-point land at North Carolina - a .063 percentage from beyond the arc.
It is the third-lowest 3-point field goal percentage mark in program history.
Since the 3-pointer was adopted in 1986-87, BC has played 1,109 games. It has hit one or fewer 3FG in 22 of those games.
Each of the last two meetings against Pittsburgh were decided by two points.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 30

Boston College is 12-8 all-time - and 0-3 in ACC play - in games played on the January 30 calendar date.
BC lost to Pitt, 73-67, on Jan. 30, 1988 at Boston Garden; Dana Barros (10-10 FT) scored a game-high 30 points.
January 30 marks the celebration of National Croissant Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 30 -1847 - Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco; 1873 - Jules Verne's "Around the World in 80 Days" published; 1956 - Elvis Presley records "Blue Suede Shoes;" 1969 - The Beatles perform their last live gig - on the roof of Apple Records in London; 1971 - UCLA men's basketball begins its 88-game win streak; 1972 - "Bloody Sunday:" 14 unarmed civilians were murdered and another 13 wounded by the British Army in Derry, Northern Ireland; 1975 - Erno Rubik applies for a patent for his "Magic Cube" toy.
Notable January 30 birthdays: Rapper Kid Cudi, actor Christian Bale; former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt; musician Phil Collins; actress Vanessa Redgrave; actor Gene Hackman; singer Jody Watley; golfers Payne Stewart and Curtis Strange.

BOARD MAN BICKERSTAFF

T.J. Bickerstaff registered his second 17-rebound game of the season at North Carolina.
Bickerstaff is one of 12 players nationally - two in the ACC (Bacot - UNC) to have multiple games with 17 rebounds or more.
Fourteen of Bickerstaff's 17 rebounds came on the defensive glass.
The last BC player to grab at least 14 defensive boards in a game - Ky Bowman (16) - against Notre Dame on Jan. 12, 2019.
The 17 rebounds tied for the fifth-most rebounds in a game in Boston College history.
Danya Abrams holds the BC rebounding record, grabbing 20 boards at home vs. Providence on Jan. 22, 1994.
Bickerstaff also corraled 17 boards at home vs. Columbia - the fourth-most in a single-game in Conte Forum history.
The last BC player to have at least two games with 17+ rebounds - Ryan Anderson - during the 2012-13 season.
Bickerstaff has registered four games with at least 15 rebounds this season - tied for most in the ACC this season (Bacot).
The last BC player to have at least four games with 15+ rebounds - Craig Smith - during the 2005-06 season.
The Atlanta product has six double-digit rebounding games so far in 2021-22.
The last BC player to have at least six games with double-digit rebounds - Steffon Mitchell - during the 2019-20 season.
Bickerstaff has two double-doubles on the season, most recently at Louisville, finishing with 12 points and 15 rebounds.
He registered his first collegiate double-double - 22 points/15 rebounds - and three steals and two blocks at Rhode Island.
Bickerstaff is one of only four players nationally to have a stat line with at least 22-15-3-2 in a single game.
He leads BC and ranks fifth in the ACC in overall rebounding (8.2), including ranking fourth in OReb (2.8).

KARNIK CAREER NIGHT; CAREER MILESTONE VS. VT

James Karnik poured in a career-high 26 points - including his 1,000th point - in a win over Virginia Tech on Jan. 22.
Karnik was 10-of-12 from the floor, scoring his milestone basket on a stepback 3-pointer. He was also 5-of-6 from the foul line.
Karnik narrowly missed a double-double, grabbing nine boards in 30 minutes of play.
He posted an efficiency rating of 32 (EFF is calculated: PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK - Missed Shots - TO).
The 26 points were the most by a Boston College player this season.

TWO-MAN GAME

James Karnik (26) and Makai Ashton-Langford (18) accounted for 44 of Boston College's 68 points vs. Virginia Tech.
It is the second time this season that they accounted for better than 50% of the team's scoring.
At Clemson, Karnik (17) and Ashton-Langford (19) combined for 36 of BC's 70 points.
In BC's three ACC wins, Karnik is averaging 20.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, while shooting 76.5% (26-34) from the floor.
Ashton-Langford is averaging 15.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in BC's three league wins.

CAREER NIGHT FOR QP VERSUS GEORGIA TECH

Quinten Post scored a career-high 24 points - against Georgia Tech. Post scored 18 of his 24 in the second half.
The 7-footer from Amsterdam connected on 10-of-14 shots from the floor. The 10 FG are the most by a BC player in 2021-22.
Post also corralled a season-best nine rebounds in the Georgia Tech game, while dishing out two assists.
Between 2020-21 and this season, Post is averaging +6.0 points and +3.0 rebounds per game.
Percentage-wise, Post and is shooting nearly +4.0% better from the floor and +15.0% better from the free throw line.
Post ranks fourth on BC in scoring (8.7 ppg) and is third in rebounding (5.1 rpg) this season.

BC Hosts Pittsburgh in Post-Blizzard Matchup on Sunday

Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

T.J. Bickerstaff

Ky Bowman

James Karnik

Steffon Mitchell

Quinten Post

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