Saturday Night Showcase as Eagles Host Wake Forest

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. WAKE FOREST - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 30th meeting between the two schools. BC is 16-13 all-time vs. Wake Forest, dating back to 1980-81.
In ACC regular season play, Wake leads the series, 13-12. Wake has won the last three in the regular season, including a 87-57 decision in Winston-Salem on Jan. 24.
But the Eagles took the last meeting - an 82-77 overtime victory in the second round of the 2022 ACC Tournament in Brooklyn.
Boston College is 2-1 all-time vs. Wake at the ACC Tournament.

THE OFFICIAL MAKAI ASHTON-LANGFORD 1,000 POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Makai Ashton-Langford needs 28 points to reach the 1,000 point mark for his career.
The graduate student has scored 972 points in 126 career games at Providence and Boston College.
Since transferring to BC, he has tallied 723 points in 63 games over two-plus seasons between from 2020-23.

QUINTEN POST RETURNS TO LINEUP

Quinten Post has made an immediate impact since making his 2022-23 debut at Syracuse on Dec. 31.
Post missed the first 13 games of the 2022-23 season due to a foot injury and has played in the last four games.
On Jan. 7 against #16/14 Duke, Post scored 16 points and grabbed six boards in 27 minutes off the bench.
Post put BC ahead with his jumper in the lane with 28 seconds remaining; he made six FG on the day, including two 3-pointers.
The 7-footer made his first five field goal attempts last time out vs. Notre Dame, finishing with 10 points and nine boards.
In his season debut at Syracuse, he came off the bench and tallied eight points, three boards, and two assists in 17 minutes.
He is averaging 11.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists, and 1.0 blocks in nearly 22 minutes per game.
A 2022 ACC All-Tournament pick, Post finished last season as one of the league's top big men, averaging 11.2 points, 5.5 boards, 1.0 blocks while shooting nearly 58% from the floor and 56% from the perimeter over the final 10 games.

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

Boston College has committed 10 or fewer turnovers in four of its last five games - good for a 1.33:1 ATR during the span.
Over its last two games, BC opponents have gone to the free throw line 34 times - a whopping 20 more FTA than the Eagles.
Devin McGlockton leads BC - and ranks 19th in the ACC - in PAR/40 (points+assists+rebounds per 40 minutes) - 29.4.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 14

Boston College is 12-8 all-time and 2-2 in ACC in games played on the January 14 calendar date.
Wake Forest earned an 83-63 win over Boston College on January 14, 2009.
January 14 marks the dual celebration of National Vision Board and National Hot Pastrami Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 14 - 1784 - The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, signed on Sept. 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War; 1951 - NFL holds its first-ever Pro Bowl in Los Angeles; 1952 - The "Today" show debuts on NBC; 1993 - David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS;
Notable January 14 birthdays: journalist Nina Totenberg; actor Carl Weathers; American traitor Benedict Arnold; Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl; actor/rapper LL Cool J; Ken Sailors, pioneer of the jump shot; actress Faye Dunaway.

LANGFORD BROTHERS QUITE A COMBO VS. MIAMI

DeMarr Langford Jr. (20) and Makai Ashton-Langford (19) scored 39 of Boston College's 72 points at #16/15 Miami.
DeMarr Langford finished with a season-high 20 points, making 10-of-13 shots from the floor. He also tallied six assists.
Makai Ashton-Langford added 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting, while adding two assists, a steal, and a blocked shot.
The brothers combined for 18 of BC's 32 made field goals and eight of the team's 14 assists.
In the second half, the Langfords combined for 27 of the Eagles' 44 points and 12 of 20 made field goals.
It was the third-highest single-game scoring output by a pair of brothers on the same team this season.
Connor (17) and Patrick (24) McCaffrey combined for 41 against Wisconsin on Dec. 11, while Tanner (14) and Jacob (26) Groves put up 40 points for Oklahoma in a win over Central Arkansas on Dec. 17.

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Jaeden Zackery scored a season-high and game-high 18 points in the win over Notre Dame on Jan. 3.
The sophomore guard tallied 14 of his 18 points over the final 10 minutes of play in the second half against the Irish.
He made a career-high seven field goals in the game, while adding four boards and three assists in 37 minutes.
BC is 4-0 when Zackery scores at least 16 points in a game this season (Notre Dame, Stonehill, Rhode Island, Wyoming).
Prior to his 16-point game 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 career to that point (39 games).
Against Wyoming (8-8) and Rhody (7-8), he went to the free throw line 16 times, connecting on 15.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, Boston College is 3-1 in 2022-23 and 6-2 all-time.
Zackery has been BC's high scorer on five occasions and ranks third in scoring (10.3) since the return of Quinten Post.
Zackery has committed only five turnovers in his last 230:00 of play - he's recorded 18 assists and 12 steals over that span.
That equates to a 3.60:1 assist/turnover ratio and a 2.40:1 steal/turnover ratio during the span.

McGLOCKTON EARLY LEADER FOR ACC SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR

Among all ACC players without a start, Devin McGlockton leads the league in scoring (7.1) and rebounds (4.8).
On Dec. 21, McGlockton scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help lead BC over #20/21 Virginia Tech.
Six of those 13 second half points came during a key 8-0 run, helping BC build a nine-point lead with under 5:00 to play.
McGlockton is the only BC reserve - and one of only eight bench players in the ACC - to log a double-double this season.
The 6-7 redshirt freshman is playing his first season of college ball and has scored in double figures on six occasions.
BC is 5-3 when he grabs at least six rebounds and is 6-2 when he blocks at least one shot.
McGlockton leads Boston College in FG% (46-78, 59.0%), effective FG% (61.5%), and true shooting percentage (64.3%).
McGlockton had career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) en route to his first career double-double at Nebraska.
Against Rhode Island, McGlockton 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.
Against Wyoming, McGlockton had 12 points (5-8 FG; 2-3 3FG), four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocks.
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.

LANGFORD JR. DEVELOPING AS PLAYMAKER

Over his last three games. DeMarr Langford Jr. has dished out 16 assists to three turnovers.
During that span, the junior is posting a 5.33:1 assist/turnover ratio, while averaging 11.7 points and 5.3 boards per outing.
At Miami, Langford Jr. registered six assists to one turnover in 35 minutes of play. He also had a season-high 20 points.
On Jan. 3 against Notre Dame, Langford Jr. registered a career-high eight assists to only one turnover in 36 minutes.
It is the highest single-game assist mark by a BC player since Makai Ashton-Langford had nine on Feb. 21, 2022 vs. FSU.
In ACC play, Langford Jr. is posting a 2.0:1 assist/turnover ratio, including a 5.0:1 mark over his last two games.
For the season, he ranks second on the Eagles in assists (33) and leads the team with 2.4 dimes per game.
In ACC play, Langford Jr. ranks fifth in the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.44:1) and is 13th in assists per game (3.7).

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