Two-Game Home Stand Starts on Tuesday with #20/23 Clemson

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. CLEMSON - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 29th meeting between the two schools. BC is 8-20 all-time against Clemson, dating back to 1975-76.
In ACC regular season play, BC is 7-14 against Clemson. The two teams split their regular season series in 2021-22.
BC erased a 23-point deficit to earn a 70-68 win at Clemson on Jan. 15, 2022. The 23-point comeback tied for the biggest in ACC history.
The win also ended a nine-game slide vs. Clemson. Clemson earned a 70-60 win at BC on Feb. 26, 2022.
Head coach Earl Grant was an assistant at Clemson from 2010-14, helping guide the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament and a trip to the NIT.
Assistant coach Anthony Goins was on Brad Brownell's staff the previous two seasons, including a trip to the 2021 NCAA Tourney.
Clemson guard Brevin Galloway played for Grant for five years - four at the College of Charleston and last season at Boston College.
Galloway's 3-pointer proved to be the gamewinner in the record-setting comeback at Littlejohn Coliseum on Jan. 15, 2022.

BOSTON COLLEGE AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

Boston College is 68-257 overall against ranked opponents.
The Eagles are 1-4 this season against teams ranked in the Associated Press and Coaches top 25 polls.
On Dec. 21, BC downed #20/21 Virginia Tech, 70-65, in overtime, snapping a nine-game slide vs. ranked opponents.
BC lost twice to Duke - 75-59 vs. the #17/17 Blue Devils to start ACC play on Dec. 3 and 65-64 against #16/14 Duke on Jan. 7. The Eagles also fell, 88-72, at #16/15 Miami on Jan. 11 and 76-57 at #7/6 Virginia on Jan. 28.
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.

POST SPECTACULAR OVER LAST THREE

Over his last three games, Quinten Post is showing why he is one of the best all-around frontcourt players in the country.
He is averaging 25.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game. BC is 2-1 during the span.
Post had a career-high 29 points at Notre Dame on Jan. 21, following that up with 22 vs. Louisville and 24 at Virginia.
Post is one of four 50/40/90 players nationally - at least 50% FG, 40 from 3FG, and 90 from the FT line (min. 50 FGM).
Post is the first BC player since Ky Bowman from Feb. 28-March 8, 2018 to score 22 or more points in three consecutive games.
He is also the first player Bowman (Jan. 12-20, 2019) to score at least 75 points over a three-game span.

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

Boston College is playing their second of three straight teams with orange as an official color (Virginia, Clemson, Syracuse).
Jaeden Zackery has dished out 16 assists (six turnovers) and has logged six steals in his last three games.
Makai Ashton-Langford (20-20), Quinten Post (17-17), and DeMarr Langford Jr. (14-14) are combined 51-for-their-last-51 from the free throw line.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 31

Boston College is 13-12 all-time and 1-4 in ACC in games played on the January 31 calendar date.
January 31 marks the dual celebration of National Hot Chocolate and National Backward Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 31 - 1846 - Juneautown and Kilbourntown unifies as the City of Milwuakee; 1865 - Congress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the U.S.; 1905 - an automobile exceeded 100 MPH for the first time in Daytona Beach, Fla.; 1944 - Operation Overlord - later known as D-Day - postponed until June; 1991 - former BC great Michael Adams becomes the shortest player in NBA history to register a triple-double, finishing with 45 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists as the Denver Nuggets beat the N.J. Nets; 1999 - "Family Guy" makes its debut on Fox.
Notable January 31 birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Nolan Ryan; pop star Justin Timberlake; actresses Kerry Washington, Minnie Driver and Portia de Rossi; singer/songwriter Marcus Mumford.

BIG 3 OVER THE LAST FIVE

Quinten Post (20.4 ppg), Makai Ashton-Langford (14.6), and Jaeden Zackery (9.8) are averaging nearly a combined 45.0 points over the last five games for Boston College. That accounts for 65.3% of the Eagles' scoring during that span.
Over the five games: Post is connecting on 60.0% from the floor, 42.1% from the 3-point line, and 95.7% from the FT line.
Ashton-Langford is making over 36% of his 3-pointers while going 17-for-17 from the charity stripe.
Zackery is posting a full stat line: 2.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.8 steals per game over the span.

MA1KAI

With a 3-pointer with 3:05 remaining in the first half at Notre Dame, Makai Ashton-Langford scored his 1,000th career point.
Through 131 career games, the graduate student has scored 1,045 points at Providence (2017-18) and BC (2020-present).
Since transferring to BC, he has tallied 796 points in 68 games over two-plus seasons at the Heights, from 2020-23.
He is the second transfer student in the past two years to reach this collegiate career scoring milestone.
James Karnik '22 reached the 1,000 point mark almost exactly a year prior - Jan. 22, 2022 - in a home win over Virginia Tech.

RING OUT THE OLD...

Boston College saw its 420-game streak with at least one made 3-pointer end on Jan. 17 at North Carolina.
BC was 0-for-6 from beyond the arc in the game - marking the first time since Nov. 28, 2009 that BC went without a 3-pointer.
The Eagles were the first ACC team this season - and the first since Virginia a season ago - to go 3-pointer-less in a game.
Last year, UVA was 0-for-6 from 3-point land vs. Louisville on March 9, 2022 and 0-for-9 vs. Virginia Tech on Feb. 14, 2022.

...RING IN THE NEW

Boston College connected on a season-best 11 3-pointers, making 11-of-19 from the perimeter at Notre Dame on Jan. 21.
The 11 treys were the most by the Eagles since Feb. 21, 2022 when they also made 11 in a home win over Florida State.
BC's 11-of-19 shooting was good for 57.9% - the best single-game shooting mark (min. 10 3FGA) since Jan. 20, 2019.
In that game, the Eagles made 13-of-21 3-pointers - a 61.9% clip - in an 87-82 home win over #11 Florida State.
BC also made 8-of-22 attempts at home against Louisville on Jan. 28 - including 7-of-11 in the second half.
Over the last three games, BC is 23-of-55 from beyond the arc - good for a 41.8% proficiency rate.

PRINCE DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM BIG MOMENTS

Despite being a freshman, Prince Aligbe does not shy away from big moments in his first season with the Eagles.
He scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half vs. ND on Jan. 3, including a jumper with 2:32 left, making it 61-60.
Three of his seven 3-pointers have come in crucial moments - a buzzer-beating 3FG to end the first half and spur on the comeback against #20/21 Virginia Tech; a 3-pointer in the corner with 1:24 left in regulation to make it a one-point game at home vs. #16/14 Duke; a 3-pointer with 7:13 left at Notre Dame, ending a 22-7 Irish run and giving BC the lead for good.

JZ IN RARE COMPANY - 11/7/4

Jaeden Zackery has registered two games with at least 11 points, seven assists, and four steals this season.
There have been 68 11/7/4 performances this season - Zackery is one of four players nationally to do it twice.
Zackery is one of three ACC players with an 11/7/4 game; Tyree Appleby (Wake) and Judah Mintz (Syracuse) are the others.

GIVE...

In conference play (11 games), BC is averaging 11.0 turnovers per game, while posting a 1.21:1 ATR.
During the non-conference, the Eagles were averaging nearly 3.0 turnovers more per game, with a 0.75:1 ATR.

...AND TAKE

Jaeden Zackery (6th, 1.59) and Makai Ashton-Langford (10th, 1.40) rank among the ACC leaders in steals.
In conference games, Zackery is third (1.73 spg), while Ashton-Langford is 13th (1.27 spg)
Over the last two seasons, Zackery (92) ranks third and Ashton-Langford (77) fifth among all active ACC players in steals.

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 Jr. finished with a season-high 20 points, making 10-of-13 shots from the floor, while also tallying six assists.
Makai Ashton-Langford scored 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

Boston College is 5-0 when Jaeden Zackery scores at least 15 points in a game this season.
On Jan. 25, Zackery scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half (5-8 FG; 3-3 3FG) in a win over Louisville.
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.
Prior to scoring 16 points 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 six occasions and ranks third in scoring (10.2) since the return of Quinten Post.

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Brevin Galloway

James Karnik

DeMarr Langford Jr.

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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