Wednesday Night Hoops - BC Hosts Richmond

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. RICHMOND - ALL-TIME SERIES

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE ATLANTIC 10

Boston College is 36-40 against Atlantic 10 opponents.
BC could potentially play two Atlantic 10 opponents this season. Loyola Chicago is in the field of next week's National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City.
Last year, the Eagles won a pair of matchups against A-10 teams. BC downed George Mason, 71-56, in the Paradise Jam opener. The Eagles handled Rhode Island, 53-49, at home on Nov. 27, 2022.
From 1995-2018, BC faced at least one A-10 opponent every year.

LAST TIME OUT: ROAD VICTORY AT THE CITADEL

Jaeden Zackery poured in a career-high 21 points as BC earned its first true road win of the season - 75-71 - at The Citadel.
Five BC players reached double-digits in the scoring column, including a career-high 14 points off the bench for Donald Hand Jr.
The Eagles trailed by three at the half and by as many as six points with 16:36 to play; BC outscored the Bulldogs, by 10 (37-27) down the stretch.
BC committed a season-low eight turnovers and registered a season-high 11 steals.

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College is 1-0 this year, 7-1 in 2022-23 and 9-2 since Feb. 21, 2022 when Jaeden Zackery scores at least 15 points.
Zackery tallied a career-high 21 points in nearly 39 minutes of play at The Citadel on Nov. 10.
Trailing by six with 16:36 to play, he scored 10 of his 21 points, while also tallying two assists and two steals down the stretch.
The junior playmaker made 8-of-12 shots from the floor, including 1-of-3 from the perimeter and 4-of-5 from the FT line.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, BC is 1-0 this year, was 7-2 in 2022-23, and is 10-3 all-time.
Zackery registered two games with at least 11 points, seven assists, and four steals during the 2022-23 season.
There were 86 11/7/4 performances last season - Zackery was one of four players nationally to do it twice.

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

Under head coach Earl Grant, Boston College is 8-3 when it registers 10 or more steals.
Quinten Post ranks 39th nationally - and first in the ACC - in effective field goal percentage - FGM+0.5*3FGM)/FGA.
The Eagles are grabbing 33.3% of their offensive rebounding chances, while averaging 11.0 second-chance points per game.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 15

Boston College is 1-1 all-time in games played on November 15.
November 15 marks the dual celebration of National Bundt Cake and National Clean Out Your Refridgerator Days.,
Several notable events in history occurred on November 15 - 1777: The Articles of Confederation are approved by the Continental Congress; 1806: Zebulon Pike sights Pikes Peak in Colorado; 1904: Gillette patents his razor blade design; 1920: The League of Nations holds its first meeting in Geneva; 1940: the Queens/Midtown Tunnel opens in New York City; 1960: Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs. the NY Knicks; 1969: Wendy's Hamburgers opens first location in Columbus, Ohio; 1986: the Beastie Boys' debut album "Licensed to Ill" released
Notable November 15 birthdays: actresses Shailene Woodley and Emma Stone; pro wrestling great Randy "Macho Man" Savage; rapper ODB; artist Georgia O'Keeffe; singer Petula Clark; actor Sam Waterston.

A HELPING HAND FOR 2023-24

Donald Hand Jr. came off the bench to score a career-best 14 points in a win at The Citadel on Nov. 10.
Hand - who missed much of the 2022-23 season due to injury - made 5-of-11 shots (2-5 3FG) in 26 minutes off the bench.
In the season opener against Fairfield, Hand saw 18 minutes of play, scoring nine points on 3-of-7 shooting from 3-point land.
He added four rebounds, two assists, and a steal in his first game action in nearly a year.
Last year, Hand Jr. tore his ACL after :37 of play in the first half vs. Detroit Mercy - game two of the season - on Nov. 11, 2022.
After successful surgery on Nov. 30, 2022, the 6-5 guard relentlessly attacked his rehabilitation.
Despite being fully cleared for action during this past summer, Hand did not play in the Eagles' three-game European tour.

STRONG SECOND HALF FOR McGLOCKTON AT THE CITADEL

Devin McGlockton scored all 12 of his points in 18 minutes of play in the second half at the Citadel.
Boston College is 7-3 all-time when the versatile sophomore reaches double-digits in the scoring column.
He made 6-of-7 shots from the floor, while grabbing two rebounds and tallying an assist, a steal, and a blocked shot.
McGlockton is connecting on nearly 77% of his shot attempts through two games (10-of-13).
Thr 6-7 post presence is averaging 2.0 blocked shots per game in nearly 30 minutes of playing time.
For his career, BC is 13-4 when he blocks at least one shot, 8-0 when he blocks at least two, and 10-4 when he plays 20+ min.

QP POURS IN CAREER-HIGH 31 VS. FAIRFIELD

Quinten Post poured in a career-high 31 points in Boston College's season opening win over Fairfield.
Post was 11-of-14 from the floor, including 5-of-6 from 3FG, and 4-of-5 from the FT line.
The 7-footer added 11 rebounds and a career-high four blocked shots in 29 minutes of play.
He is the first Boston College player since Ky Bowman (37 vs. FSU; Jan. 20, 2019) to score at least 30 points in a game.
It was the highest point total by a BC player in a season opener since Troy Bell had 31 vs. St. Peter's on Nov. 19, 2000.
Since 1996-97, there have been eight occasions where a BC player registered a double-double with at least 30 points.
Additionally, since 1996-97, there have been a total of 102 games where a player tallied at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots. Only 10 have done it in 29 minutes of game action or less.

HARRIS HEADS TO THE HEIGHTS

Boston College welcomes Claudell Harris Jr. as a transfer from Charleston Southern.
Nicknamed "MJ," Harris will have two seasons of eligibility with the Eagles beginning in 2023-24.
Harris shined for CSU for two seasons, earning All-Big South second team honors as a sophomore a season ago.
The 6-3 guard averaged 17.5 points per game last year - the second-best scoring mark in the Big South.
Harris scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games for the Buccaneers in 2022-23 - including two consecutive 30-point games.
He scored at least 20 points on 14 occasions and also connected on three or more 3-pointers in 14 of CSU's 30 contests. Harris spent two seasons at Charleston Southern and was named to the 2021-22 Big South All-Freshman Team, averaging 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 31 games played (14 starts) in his first collegiate season.

POST TABBED AS PRESEASON ALL-ACC SELECTION; EAGLES PICKED TO FINISH 12TH

Quinten Post was named to the 2023-24 Preseason All-ACC second team.
Post is the first Boston College player to earn preseason honors from the ACC since 2018-19 (Ky Bowman).
The 7-footer is the ACC's seventh-best returning scorer (15.1) and holds its fourth-best FG% mark (.539) among returners.
Boston College was tabbed to finish 12th in the ACC by a vote of local, regional, and national media.