Opening Night: Eagles Tipoff Against Fairfield

Monday, November 6

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

8 p.m.

Boston College

Fairfield

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November 05, 2023 | Men's Basketball

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FAIRFIELD - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 40th meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 28-11 all-time vs. Fairfield, dating back to 1952
The last meeting came on Nov. 14, 2021, with BC winning, 72-64.
BC has won 12 of its last 14 versus the Stags.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE MAAC

Boston College is 44-31 all-time vs. teams that make up the MAAC.
BC versus the rest of the MAAC: Canisius (5-12); Iona (1-2); Manhattan (2-2); Marist (2-0); Monmouth (2-0); Niagara (1-0); Quinnipiac (1-0); Saint Peter's (1-2); Siena (3-2).

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS OTHER JESUIT SCHOOLS

Boston College is 168-167 all-time vs. Jesuit basketball opponents.
Holy Cross (55-58) is BC's most common opponent all-time, with 113 total matchups on the hardwood.
Boston College versus other Jesuit schools: Canisius (5-12); Creighton (0-1); Detroit Mercy (3-4); Fairfield (28-11); Fordham (20-9); Georgetown (28-44); LeMoyne (13-5); Loyola Chicago (1-0); Loyola Md. (1-0); Loyola Marymount (1-0); Marquette (1-2); San Francisco (2-0); Santa Clara (1-1); Saint Joseph's (7-13); Saint Louis (1-4); Seattle (0-1); Saint Peter's (1-2).

BOSTON COLLEGE IN SEASON OPENERS

In its 91 previous season openers, Boston College has posted an outstanding 71-20 (.780) winning percentage.
Earl Grant is 2-0 in season openers at BC, downing Cornell, 79-77, last year on Nov. 7, 2022.
On Nov. 9, 2021, the Eagles ushered in the Earl Grant era with a 73-57 win over Dartmouth.
BC has played its season opener at Conte Forum in eight of the last nine seasons and 33 of the last 37 years.

QP TOES THE 50/40/80 LINE

Quinten Post is the first player in 10 years to post a 50/40/80 shooting line while scoring better than 15.0 points per game.
Post connected on 53.9% from the floor, 42.6% from the perimeter, and 86.0% from the free throw line in 2022-23.
The 7-footer made 111-of-204 shots from the floor, including 23-of-54 from the perimeter. Post also made 43-of-50 FT.
Post – the 2022-23 ACC Most Improved Player – averaged a team-best 15.1 points in 19 games.
He scored 20 or more points six times and reached double figures on 13 occasions.
Last season, Post scored a career-high 29 points and tied a career-best with 14 rebounds in a win at Notre Dame on Jan. 21.
Post was 10-for-14 from the floor, 4-of-5 from the beyond the arc, and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in 29 minutes.
He missed the first 13 games of the 2022-23 campaign (foot).
The last player to post those percentages for an entire season (min. 15.0 ppg): Creighton's Doug McDermott in 2012-13.

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

Fred Payne (Grambling) and Claudell Harris Jr. (Hahnville) are the first Boston College players from Louisiana to suit up for the Eagles since Biko Paris (New Orleans) did so from 2007-11.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 6

Today marks the third time Boston College has played a men's basketball game on the November 6 calendar date.
The Eagles are 2-0 on Nov. 6, downing UWM (73-53) in 2018 and Wake Forest (77-70) in 2019.
November 6 also marks the dual celebration of National Nachos Day and National Saxophone Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on November 6 - 1860: Abraham Lincoln elected 16th U.S. President; 1869: First intercollegiate football game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4); 1883: NYAC organizes first U.S. cross country championship; 1917: Bolshevik Revolution begins with the bombing of the Winter Palace in Petrograd; 1947: NBC's "Meet the Press" debuts
Notable November 6 birthdays: Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball; former NFL player and U.S Army Ranger Pat Tillman; actress Emma Stone; Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols, and former NBA star Lamar Odom.

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.

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College was 7-1 in 2022-23 and 9-2 since Feb. 21, 2022 when Jaeden Zackery scored at least 15 points in a game.
Against Louisville in the ACC Tournament, Zackery tallied 15 points to go with a career-high eight assists.
Zackery scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half in a win at Wake Forest on Feb. 28.
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 14 of his season-high and game-high 18 points in the second half in the win over Notre Dame on Jan. 3.
The playmaking guard led BC with 16 points vs. Wyoming at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Nov. 21, 2022.
When Zackery went to the free throw line at least five times, Boston College was 7-2 in 2022-23 and is 9-3 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.

MADSEN WITH CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTIONS OFF BENCH IN 2022-23

Over the last 14 games in 2022-23, Mason Madsen averaged 6.6 points, while making better than 36% of his 3-point attempts.
One of the most consistent guards for BC, Madsen committed 12 turnovers over his last 22 games/418 minutes played.
Madsen connected on 21 of his last 58 3-point attempts, including 4-of-8 from 3FG at Pitt.
He led BC in 3-pointers made last season, connecting on 40 shots from beyond the arc.
Madsen enters the 2023-24 season with 88 3-pointers made in 78 career games.
The 6-4 guard tied his career single-game high with five 3-pointers - including the go-ahead trey - in a win over Detroit Mercy.
The junior made four treys at Pittsburgh and connected on three 3FG against Villanova in the Never Forget Tribute Classic.

McGLOCKTON SEEKING TO STUFF STAT SHEET AS A SOPHOMORE

Devin McGlockton made an impact in his first collegiate season; leading BC in at least one statistical category - scoring (1), rebounding (7), assists (2), steals (3), blocked shots (11) - in 16 of his 33 games played.
BC was 11-4 when he blocked at least one shot, 6-0 when he blocked two or more, and 8-4 when he played 20+ minutes.
The 6-7 forward scored in double figures on nine occasions. and logged one double-double (20p/11r) at Nebraska.
He entered the starting lineup on Jan. 31 vs. #22/23 Clemson and averaged 7.0 points in 22 minutes as a starter.
On Feb. 18 at Florida State, he tallied 16 points (10-10 FT), seven boards, and two blocked shots in 26 minutes in the win.
On Dec. 21, McGlockton scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help BC beat #20/21 Virginia Tech.
In a win vs. Wyoming on Nov. 21, 2022, he had 12 points (5-8 FG; 2-3 3FG), four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocks.
Against Rhode Island on Nov. 27, 2022, McGlockton scored the evental go-ahead basket with 1:07 remaining in the game.

PRINCE-IPAL

Prince Aligbe returns for his second season, looking to build upon a promising rookie campaign.
Aligbe started 24 of the 27 games in which he appeared, missing seven games in November due to a high ankle sprain.
He consistently made big contributions in his first collegiate season, especially in the second half of several big wins.
Aligbe made an immediate impact in his first collegiate game, connecting on the gamewinner in the opener vs. Cornell.
The 6-7 four-star forward from Minneapolis scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, including eight in the final 4:00 of play.
Aligbe narrowly missed a double-double vs. the Big Red, grabbing a season-high nine rebounds.
BC was 8-2 in the 10 games where Aligbe pulled down at least six rebounds, including a 7-2 record in ACC contests.
The Minneapolis product scored eight of his 10 points in the second half of the home win over #22/23 Clemson on Jan. 31.
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.
When Aligbe reached double figures, Boston College was 5-2 in 2022-23.

A HELPING HAND FOR 2023-24

Boston College welcomes Donald Hand Jr. back to the active roster after missing much of the 2022-23 season due to injury.
Hand Jr. tore his ACL after only 37 seconds of play in the first half against Detroit Mercy - the second game of the season.
After successful surgery on Nov. 30, 2022, the 6-5 guard relentlessly attacked his rehabilitation.
Despite being fully cleared for action during the summer, Hand did not play in the Eagles' three-game European tour.

CK3

Chas Kelley III is poised to take on an increased role as a playmaker and scorer for the Eagles in 2023-24.
The 6-3 guard averaged over 16 minutes of play per game over the final 12 games of the 2022-23 season.
Over that 12-game span, Kelley posted an assist/turnover ratio of 1.54:1 and connected on nearly 38% from the perimeter.
Included in those 12 games was Kelley's best game of the season - a 17-point outburst at Virginia Tech on Feb. 8.
Filling in for the injured Jaeden Zackery, Kelley made 5-of-8 shots (4-7 3FG) and dished out four assists in 31 minutes of play.
Entering the VT game, he had scored 12 total points with only two made 3-pointers in 10 previous ACC contests.
For his efforts in that win, the Houston product was named ACC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 13.
It was the first time a BC player has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors since Dec. 17, 2018 (Wynston Tabbs).
It marked the first time a BC player earned ACC Rookie of the Week during conference play since Jan. 2, 2017 (Ky Bowman).

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.

MIGHTY LOOKING FOR SOPHOMORE SEASON GAINS

Armani Mighty returns for his second season at the Heights, looking to make an impact on the BC frontcourt.
The 6-10 from Toronto saw action in 16 games in his first season with the Eagles.
Mighty put on nearly 20 pounds of muscle between the start of his first and second seasons of college basketball.
He earned an invitation to the training camp for Canada's U23 national team as part of Global Jam 2023.

EURO STEPPING THIS PAST SUMMER

Boston College spent this summer visiting Italy and Spain as part of a 10-day, three-game tour of Europe this past August.
The Eagles went 3-0 in games in Rome, Florence, and Barcelona.
It was the first BC action for transfer Claudell Harris Jr. as well as freshmen Fred Payne, Jayden Hastings and Elijah Strong.
Donald Hand Jr. and Mason Madsen did not play, as part of their return-to-play protocols from offseason surgery.
Corey McCrae (Rome), Jim Molinari (Florence), and Anthony Goins (Barcelona) served as head coaches during the games.