ACC Play Opens on Saturday at #17/17 Duke

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. DUKE - ALL-TIME SERIES

This is the 30th meeting between the Eagles and Blue Devils. Duke holds a commanding 26-3 lead in the all-time series.
In ACC regular season play, Duke is 19-2 vs. the Eagles. Duke has won the last seven and 17 of the last 18 meetings.
Last year, #7/7 Duke earned a 71-62 win at Conte on Feb. 12, 2022.
BC's last win over Duke: an 89-84 home victory on Dec. 9, 2017. The Eagles have never won at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 12 tries.
Two of the Eagles' three wins over Duke have come at Conte Forum.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC REGULAR SEASON PLAY

Boston College is 97-194 in 17+ seasons in the ACC. The Eagles won six ACC games a season ago.
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). In 2019-20, BC was 7-13 in ACC play, finishing 10th.
It marked the most ACC wins since the 2017-18 season and was the seventh time since 2005-06 that BC had at least seven ACC wins.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC OPENERS

Boston College is 9-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference opening games.
The Eagles have won four of their last six ACC debuts, including a 73-57 win over Notre Dame on Dec. 3, 2021.

BOSTON COLLEGE AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

Boston College is 67-255 overall against ranked opponents.
BC was 0-1 vs. teams ranked in the top 25 in 2021-22 - dropping the lone matchup with #7/7 Duke, 71-62, on Feb. 12, 2022.
The Eagles are 2-11 in their last 13 games against ranked teams.
The last win over a ranked opponent came on Jan. 7, 2020 - a 60-53 victory over #18/18 Virginia at Conte Forum.
The last two - and three of the last four - wins over top five opponents were against the #1 team in the country.

McGLOCKTON POSTS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE AT NEBRASKA

Devin McGlockton had career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) en route to his first career double-double at Nebraska.
The redshirt freshman connected on 7-of-9 field goals (1-1 3FG) in 26 minutes off the bench.
McGlockton grabbed eight of his 11 boards in the second half; six of the 11 were on the offensive glass.
He ranks 99th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (13.1), per KenPom.
Among all ACC players without a start, he ranks second in scoring (7.6 ppg), first in rebounds (5.1), and second in blocks (1.3).
He is the first BC reserve to log a double-double this season. Quinten Post did so twice during the 2021-22 campaign.

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

Devin McGlockton became the fifth active player to have a 20 point-game in a Boston College uniform.
BC will face two teams this week which played in the 2022 Final Four - today at Duke and next Saturday vs. Villanova.
It marks the first time since the 1987-88 season in which BC faced two teams from the previous Final Four in the same week.
That year, BC traveled to Syracuse on Monday, Jan. 18, 1988 before hosting Providence on Saturday, Jan. 23.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 3

Boston College is 14-6 all-time on the December 3 calendar date. Last year, BC downed Notre Dame, 73-57, at home.
December 3 marks the celebration of National Roof Over Your Head Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on December 3 - 1847: Frederick Douglass published first issue of his newspaper "North Star;" 1854: the Eureka Stockade battle takes place in Ballarat, Victoria, marking the birth of Australian democracy; 1956: Wilt Chamberlain had 52 points and 31 rebounds in his collegiate debut at Kansas.
Notable December 3 birthdays: Rapper Lil Baby, actress Julianne Moore, actress Daryl Hannah, artist Gilbert Stuart, novelist Joseph Conrad, Olympian Katerina Witt, singer Montell Jordan.

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high 16 points in consecutive games - both wins - over Wyoming and Rhode Island.
Over the two games, he went to the free throw line 16 times, connecting on 15. He was 8-8 vs. Wyoming and 7-8 vs. URI.
Against Rhody, Zackery also dished out three assists. Versus Wyoming, he led all scorers, while also grabbing four boards.
Prior to the scoring outburst vs. Wyoming, he had tallied 11 points in his previous two games - including a season-low four points against Tarleton State, going without a field goal for the first time in his 39-game career.
He has led BC in scoring twice this year and nine times in his career. BC is 4-1 this season when he scores in double digits.
The sophomore guard ranks second on the Eagles in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game.

'TIS THE SEASON TO BE STINGY

In the shot clock era, Boston College has held consecutive opponents under 50 points on the scoreboard.
Over the past two games, the Eagles have held Wyoming to 48 points and, last time out, Rhode Island to 49.
Prior to that, the last time BC kept its opponent under 50 in consecutive games came during the 2003-04 season, limiting Rutgers to 44 points on Feb. 22, 2004 and Virginia Tech to 48 on Feb. 25, 2004.

BLOCKED SHOTS AND HIGHLY EFFICIENT

Devin McGlockton has made an impact off the bench over the last three games for Boston College.
During those three games, the 6-7 forward is averaging 14.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocked shots per game.
He is also connecting on 62.5% of his shots (15-24), including 3-of-4 3FG and 10-of-12 FT during the span.
He ranks 10th in the ACC in blocks per game (1.3 bpg) and 49th nationally in block percentage (8.7%) per KenPom.
Against Rhode Island, the redshirt freshman scored the evental go-ahead basket with 1:07 remaining in the game.
He also sealed the victory with two free throws with eight seconds remaining; scoring six of his 11 points in the final 1:40.
At the Paradise Jam, McGlockton scored 12 points, making 5-of-8 shots from the floor - including 2-of-3 from the outside.
He added four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocks - his second game with at least three blocks this season.
The last player to post a similarly complete stat line - Steffon Mitchell against Duke (12p/5r/1a/1s/3b).
McGlockton is the first Boston College player in at least 26 years to post that stat line coming off the bench.
McGlockton leads Boston College in FG% (23-37 62.2%), effective FG% (66.2%), and true shooting percentage (69.1%).

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 13 points at Nebraska.
Penha Jr. ranks second on the Eagles in FG% (53.3%) and third in scoring (9.5 ppg).
The grad transfer compiled nearly 1,600 points at Taylor University (NAIA) and Trevecca Nazarene (DII), including 155 3FG's.

DONALD HAND JR. TO MISS REMAINDER OF SEASON

Freshman guard Donald Hand Jr. underwent successful surgery on Monday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
He suffered the injury in the first half of BC's game vs. Detroit Mercy and he will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Hand Jr. - who has begun rehab on his knee already - appeared in two games this year, scoring five points vs. Cornell.

ZACKERY'S 3-POINT EFFICIENCY

Dating back to last season, Jaeden Zackery ranks 15th nationally among all active players in 3-point field goal percentage.
Zackery has connected on 45.2% of his long-distance shots, making 57-of-126 from beyond the arc (41 games).

CK3

Chas Kelley III scored a season-best 10 points at Nebraska, playing 25 minutes off the bench.
The rookie guard made 4-of-9 shots, including two 3-pointers, to go along with two rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

ZACKERY'S RARE GIVE AND TAKE TOTALS

Jaeden Zackery had 11 points, a career-high seven assists, four steals in the season opening win vs. Cornell.
Zackery is one of only six Boston College players since 1996 to log at least 11 points, seven assists, and four steals in a game.
The others: Troy Bell and Ryan Sidney (twice), Olivier Hanlan, Duane Woodward, and Rakim Sanders.

LESS IS MORE?

Last season, when BC attempted 15 or fewer 3-pointers, it was 8-4; with 16 or more 3-point attempts, it was 5-16.
So far this season, the Eagles are 5-3 and are averaging 15.5 3-point field goal attempts per game.
Boston College is 3-1 when attempting fewer than 15 3-pointers in 2022-23.

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