ACC Opener: BC Hosts N.C. State on Saturday Afternoon

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. N.C. STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 30th meeting between the two schools. This is the first of two meetings during the 2023-24 campaign.
N.C. State holds a 16-13 lead in the all-time series. In ACC regular season play, the Eagles are 9-15 vs. N.C. State. Boston College is 7-6 at home vs. N.C. State.
BC lost the last meeting, 92-62, at home vs. #22 Wolfpack on Feb. 22.
Earl Grant and Kevin Keatts have faced off 11 times while head coaches - twice in the ACC and nine times at College of Charleston and UNC Wilmington, respectively.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC OPENERS

Boston College is 9-9 in Atlantic Coast Conference opening games.
The Eagles have won four of their last seven ACC debuts, including a 73-57 win over Notre Dame on Dec. 3, 2021.
BC fell, 75-59, at #17/17 Duke on Dec. 3, 2022 in last year's ACC lidlifter.

POST, PARTY OF ONE

Quinten Post is the only player in America averaging 21.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.3 blocks per game.
Since 1996-97, only three other players have posted at least that stat line for an entire season: Trayce Jackson-Davis from Indiana and Jake Stephens from Chattanooga in 2022-23 and Tim Duncan from Wake Forest in 1996-97.
Using only the scoring and rebounding averages among power conference players, Post is joined by fellow All-American and National Award candidates Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Zach Edey (Purdue), and Jaedon LeDee (San Diego State).
He is also posting a 50/50/90 line of shooting percentages, connecting on 53.3% from the floor, 51.7% from the 3-point line, and 91.3% from the free throw line. He is the only player in the country posting those percentages (min. 15.0 ppg).
Post is the only player in the ACC to rank in the top five in scoring (2nd), rebounding (3rd), and blocks (5th).
Post and Purdue's Zach Edey are the only two power-conference players to rank in the top five in those three categories.
The 7-footer also leads the ACC in double-doubles - three - and PAR (points-assists-rebounds), at 32.6 per game.

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

Boston College is 2-0 in road games for the first time since 2009-10, when the Eagles won their first two road games at Providence (Nov. 28, 2009) and at Michigan (Dec. 2, 2009).
Jaeden Zackery's 34 assists through the first seven games of the season are the most by a BC player since Ky Bowman dished out 39 dimes through the first seven contests of the 2017-18 season.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 2

Boston College is 17-2 all-time in games played on this date, winning 12 of its last 13 on December 2.
BC dropped its last December 2 game - 67-58 at home vs. Penn State as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Several historic events occurred on December 2 - 1804: Napoleon crowned Emperor of France; 1823: US President James Monroe releases his "Monroe Doctrine" which opposed further European colonization; 1939: LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City; 1978: "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," a duet by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, hits #1 on the Billboard chart.
Notable December 2 birthdays: singer Britney Spears, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, fashion designer Gianni Versace, singer Nelly Furtado, and actor Ray Walston, best known for his role as Mr. Hand in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College is 2-0 this year, 7-1 in 2022-23 and 10-2 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.
Against Harvard, Zackery added 18 points (6-15 FG), making all five of his free throw attempts.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, BC is 3-1 this year, was 7-2 in 2022-23, and is 12-4 all-time.
Zackery has committed one or fewer turnovers in four games in 2023-24 and has 10 total turns in 204 minutes of play so far.
Boston College has won six of its last eight games when Zackery commits one or fewer turnovers in a game.
Zackery is one of two ACC players with at least five games of 10 points/4 assists/2 steals (Reece Beekman, UVA - 5).

20/20 SPORTS FLASH

For the first time this season, two Boston College players reached the 20-point mark in the same game.
Quinten Post (24 pts) and Claudell Harris Jr. (22) led the scoring for the Eagles in the win at Vanderbilt.
Last season, Post (22) and Makai Ashton-Langford (21) each rolled on 20's in a win over Louisville on Jan. 25, 2023.
Post has five 20-point games in five of seven outings this season. For Harris, the 22-point performance was a season-high.

QP, THE LANDLORD, AND THE BIG FUNDAMENTAL - "VIDEO GAME NUMBERS"

Against Harvard, Quinten Post registered 20 points, 19 rebounds, five blocked shots, a steal and two assists in the win.
The double-double was Post's third in four games and his 19 rebounds and five blocks were new career-highs.
Since 1996-97, only two other players in the ACC have posted similar stat lines: Shelden Williams (Duke); Tim Duncan (Wake)
Williams had 21 points, 19 rebounds, five blocks, three assists, and two steals on Dec. 4, 2005 against Virginia Tech.
Duncan posted 22 points, 22 boards, five blocks, and two assists in a win over Saint Mary's on March 14, 1997.
Over the last 25 years, two Boston College players have had games with at least 20 points and 19 rebounds.
Ryan Anderson had 23 points and 19 boards (three blocks) against UNH on Dec. 16, 2012 and Ryan Sidney had 22 points and 19 rebounds (9 assists) against St. Bonaventure on Dec. 4, 2002.

McBLOCKTON

BC is 15-6 when Devin McGlockton blocks at least one shot, 9-1 when he blocks at least two, and 12-6 when he plays 20+ min.
The sophomore forward has registered at least one block in six of seven games in 2023-24 and two blocks in four games.
The versatile 6-7 post presence is averaging 1.4 blocked shots per game in 27 minutes of playing time.
Boston College is 7-4 all-time when McGlockton reaches double-digits in the scoring column.
He has reached double figures twice this season - at The Citadel and versus Loyola Chicago.

PERFECT FROM THE LINE; AMONG THE BEST IN THE LAND

The Eagles rank second nationally in free throw percentage, having connected on an 83.2% (89-107) clip this season.
BC is mere percentage points behind Villanova for the national lead.
Boston College put forth the second-best FT proficiency mark in program history (min. 20 FTA) vs. Colorado State.
BC made 20-of-20 from the charity stripe vs. the Rams. The next game, BC made 10-of-11 free throws vs. Loyola Chicago.
The Eagles' all-time best single-game mark (22-of-22) - came at Providence on Jan. 10, 1995.

HARRIS HEADED FOR THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE HEIGHTS

Claudell Harris Jr. has scored in double figures in five of seven games, including a season-high 22 points at Vanderbilt.
Harris made 9-of-13 shot attempts - including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc - in 34 minutes of play.
It was Harris' first 20-point performance of the season and the 13th of his career.
It was also his 12th career game with at least four 3-pointers. He has made 14 trifectas and is averaging 2.0 3FG/game.
Harris arrived at BC as a transfer from Charleston Southern and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
He 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.

PRINCE-IPAL

BC is 4-0 this year and 12-4 all-time when Prince Aligbe grabs at least six rebounds, including a 7-3 record in ACC contests.
He is averaging 5.0 boards per game - third-best on the Eagles; 13 of his 35 rebounds have come on the offensive glass.
His best scoring and rebounding performance of the season came on Nov. 15, when he tallied his first double-double.
The Minneapolis product scored 15 points (6-8 FG) and grabbed 10 rebounds, including four on the offensive glass.
When Aligbe scores in double figures, Boston College is 6-3, including a 5-2 mark in 2022-23.
The 6-7 swingman started 24 of the 27 games he played in 2022-23, missing seven games in November (high ankle sprain).
He consistently made big contributions in his first collegiate season, especially in the second half of several big wins.
In his first collegiate game, Aligbe made an immediate impact - connecting on the gamewinner in the opener vs. Cornell.

BOSTON'S NEW BIG THREE

Quinten Post (21.3 ppg), Claudell Harris Jr. (13.4), and Jaeden Zackery (11.4) account for over 60% of BC's scoring.
Last time out at Vanderbilt, the trio accounted for 56 of the Eagles' 80 points.
The trio account for nearly 40% of BC's rebounds, 64% of assists, 51% of blocks, 54% of steals, and 67% of 3-pointers made.

ACC Opener: BC Hosts N.C. State on Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Claudell Harris Jr.

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

ACC Opener: BC Hosts N.C. State on Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Claudell Harris Jr.

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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