Eagles Close Out Paradise Jam With Matchup vs. Wyoming

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. WYOMING - ALL-TIME SERIES

Boston College is 1-0 all-time versus Wyoming.
The two teams met in the opening game of the 2018 Fort Myers Tipoff Classic, with the Eagles earning an 88-76 victory.
Ky Bowman led BC with 38 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals in the win.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE MOUNTAIN WEST

Boston College is 1-0 versus Mountain West opponents.
The Eagles are 3-1 versus teams that currently make up the MWC, which began operation during the 1999-2000 season.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN MTE / IN-SEASON TOURNAMENT PLAY

Today is the final game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
BC is 1-1 Paradise Jam play so far, with a win over George Mason.
Dating back to 1951-52, Boston College has compiled a 99-91 record in multi-team events (MTE) and in-season tournaments.
Last season, BC was 1-2 in the Sunshine Slam, held in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Eagles downed Holy Cross at home before dropping decisions against Utah and Rhode Island.
In 2018-19, the Eagles captured the inaugural Fort Myers Tipoff in Fort Myers, Fla.

CJ PENHA JR. - CERTIFIED BUCKET GETTER

CJ Penha Jr. came off the bench to score 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting (2-4 3FG) against Cornell.
He added 12 points and a season-best eight boards in the win over George Mason and led BC with 12 points vs. Tarleton State.
Penha Jr. ranks second on the Eagles in FG% (57.9%) and second in scoring (10.4 ppg).
The grad transfer compiled nearly 1,600 points at Taylor University (NAIA) and Trevecca Nazarene (DII), including 155 3FG's.

LESS IS MORE?

Last season, when BC attempted 15 or fewer 3-pointers, it was 8-4; with 16 or more 3-point attempts, BC was 5-16.
So far this season, the Eagles are 3-2 and are averaging 15.0 3-point field goal attempts per game.
Versus George Mason, Boston College attempted a season-low seven 3-pointers, making four.

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

Entering Paradise Jam play, Boston College was averaging 13.0 assists per game.
The Eagles have 16 total helpers in two games in St. Thomas - including a season-low six vs. Tarleton State.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 21

Boston College is 6-3 all-time on the November 21 calendar date.
November 21 celebrates the dual celebration of National Stuffing and National Gingerbread Cookie Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 21 - 1916: HMHS Britannic - the sister ship of the Titanic - sinks in the Aegean Sea after hitting a mine; 1964: the Verrazano-Narrows bridge opens, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn; 1972: Carlton Fisk named American League Rookie of the Year; 1973: An 18 1/2 minute gap in a White House recording discovered during the Watergate investigation; 1976: "Rocky" premieres in New York.
Notable November 21 birthdays: actress Goldie Hawn, former NFL stars Troy Aikman and Michael Strahan, French philosopher Voltaire, Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Stan Musial, comedian and actor Harold Ramos, former NBA great Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Irish world record miler Eamonn Coghlan.

ZACKERY'S 3-POINT EFFICIENCY

Dating back to last season, Jaeden Zackery ranks seventh nationally among all active players in 3-point field goal percentage.
Zackery has connected on 47.1% of his long-distance shots, making 56-of-119 from beyond the arc (38 games).

McBLOCKTON

In five games this season, redshirt freshman Devin McGlockton has logged six blocked shots.
He ranks 12th in the ACC in swats (1.2 bpg) and rejected a season-best three shots vs. Detroit Mercy.
Boston College is 3-0 in games in which the 6-7 forward records at least one blocked shot.

MADSEN DIALS LONG-DISTANCE IN WIN OVER DETROIT MERCY

Mason Madsen tied his career-high with five 3-pointers - including the go-ahead trifecta - against Detroit Mercy.
In his second start of the season, the junior transfer tallied 18 points and five rebounds - both one short of his career bests.
Madsen's fifth three-ball of the night with 15 seconds remaining gave BC the lead for good in the comeback over UDM.

MAKAI SHINES IN SECOND HALF VS. DETROIT MERCY

Makai Ashton-Langford scored all 15 of his points - including a posterizing dunk - in the second half vs. Detroit Mercy.
After starting the game 0-for-4 in the first half, the veteran point guard made 5-of-7 shots in 14 minutes in the second half.
He also logged three assists in the second half - including the pass that set up Mason Madsen's go-ahead 3-pointer.
Last season, Ashton-Langford tallied better than 60% of his scoring over the final 20 minutes of play.

BOARD MAN BICKERSTAFF

T.J. Bickerstaff has picked up where he left off last season - as one of the top rebounders in the ACC and the nation.
Bickerstaff ranks 10th in the ACC, averaging 8.0 rebounds per game during the 2022-23 season .
He posted double digits in the rebounding column in each of the first three games this season.
Last season, the 6-9 forward was eighth in the ACC (7.2 rpg); he ranks as fifth-leading returning rebounder in the league.
Bickerstaff was one of 15 players nationally - two in the ACC (Bacot - UNC) to have multiple games with 17 rebounds or more.
Against UNC on Jan. 26, 14 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.
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 registered four games with at least 15 rebounds in 2021-22 - 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.