Non-Conference Finale: Eagles Host Lehigh on Thursday

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. LEHIGH - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the first meeting between the two schools.

BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

Boston College is 33-12 in games versus Patriot League opponents.
Earlier this month, BC downed Holy Cross, 95-64.
BC has faced Holy Cross on 115 occasions and is 21-5 vs. the Crusaders since they joined the Patriot League in 1986.
The Eagles and Boston University have met 56 times, but have not played since the Terriers joined the Patriot League in 2013.
BC versus other Patriot League opponents: Bucknell (2-0); Colgate (1-1); Holy Cross (20-5), Lafayette (1-0).

THE CLAUDELL HARRIS JR. 1,000-POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Claudell Harris Jr. is close to scoring his 1,000th career point.
Through 71 games at Charleston Southern and Boston College, Harris has tallied 972 career points in 71 games since 2021.
Harris would be the third transfer player in the past three seasons to score his 1,000th career point at BC (Makai Ashton-Langford, 2022-23; James Karnik, 2021-22).

POST, PARTY OF ONE

Quinten Post is one of the best players in the country and his stat line this season is perfect evidence.
He is the only major conference player averaging at least 18.7 points, 8.7 boards, 3.4 assists, and 2.2 blocks per game.
Taking his scoring and rebounding averages, Post and fellow All-American and National Award candidates Hunter Dickinson (Kansas) and Zach Edey (Purdue) are the only major conference players averaging at least 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds.
Using his scoring and assist numbers, Post is one of eight players averaging 18.7 points and 3.4 assists per game.
Post ranks 11th in scoring and sixth in rebounding among players on the Naismith & Wooden Award watch lists.
Among players on the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar watch list, he is third in scoring, eighth in rebounds, and fourth in blocks.
He is also posting nearly a 50/40/90 line of shooting percentages, connecting on 53.4% from the floor, 47.2% from the 3-point line, and 83.8% from the FT line. He is the only player in the nation posting those percentages (min. 16.0 ppg).
Post is 12th in FG%, second in 3FG%, and 2nd in FT% among players on the Naismith & Wooden Award watch lists.
It's not a small sample: in 61 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .523 FG; .418 3FG; .794 FT. - the only active player to post such shooting lines since the start of 2021-22- present.
In the ACC stats, Post ranks fifth in scoring, 6th in rebounding, 14th in assists, and third in blocked shots.
He is also sixth in the ACC in field goal percentage and 11th in free throw percentage. He is one 3FG made/game short of qualifying for the 3-point field goal percentage list, but would rank fourth on the list.

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

Boston College is assisting on 50.3% of its field goals this season and nearly 61% over its last three games.
Quinten Post is the only 7-footer in the country to have at least nine assists in a game this season.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 21

Boston College is 16-10 all-time on the December 21 calendar date.
In addition to being the Winter Solstice, December 21 also marks the celebration of World Basketball Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on December 21 - 1891: Dr. James Naismith, an instructor at Springfield College, organizes the first game of "basket-ball" with 18 students; 1934: French film "Zouzou" premieres in Paris, starring Josephine Baker - the first black woman to star in a major motion picture; 1937: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" - Disney's first full-length animated feature film - premieres in Los Angeles; 1968: Crosby, Stills & Nash play their first concert in California.
Notable December 21 birthdays: actor Samuel L. Jackson; actress Jane Fonda; French president Emmanuel Macron; theologian and Rhode Island founder Roger Williams; Baseball Hall of Famer Josh Gibson; tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert.

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College is 3-1 this year, 7-1 in 2022-23 and 11-3 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.
Last time out against Holy Cross, Zackery led BC with 18 points to go with five boards, four assists, and a steal.
Against N.C. State, Zackery had a team-high 20 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dropping four dimes.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, BC is 3-2 this year, was 7-2 in 2022-23, and is 12-5 all-time.
Zackery has committed one or fewer turnovers in six games in 2023-24 and has 17 total turns in 356 minutes of play so far.
Boston College has won eight of its last 10 games when Zackery commits one or fewer turnovers in a game.
Zackery is the only ACC player with at least seven games of 10 points/4 assists/2 steals.
Last season, Zackery had nine games with four or more assists. He's done so in 10 of 11 games this season.

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 on five occasions this season. For Harris, the 22-point performance was a season-high.

A HELPING HAND FOR 2023-24

Over his last three games, Donald Hand Jr. is averaging 13.3 points and connecting on nearly 53% from the floor.
Last time out, Hand Jr. scored 11 points in a win over St. John's in 17 minutes of play.
On Dec. 5, he scored a career-best 16 points against CCSU, making 5-of-9 shots - including 3-of-6 from the perimeter.
Hand Jr. scored 11 of his 16 points in the second half, also adding three rebounds and two steals.
He has reached double-digits in the scoring column on four occasions; he had 13 points vs. Holy Cross and 14 at The Citadel.
Hand ranks third on the Eagles in 3FG percentage and is the team's fifth-leading scorer (6.9 ppg).
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.

McBLOCKTON

BC is 17-6 when Devin McGlockton blocks at least one shot and 9-1 when he blocks at least two shots.
The sophomore forward has registered at least one block in eight of 11 games in 2023-24 and two blocks in four games.
The versatile 6-7 post presence is averaging 1.1 blocked shots per game in 27 minutes of playing time.

HARRIS SHINES AMONG THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE HEIGHTS

Claudell Harris Jr. has scored in double figures in eight of the 10 games in which he has appeared.
He scored a season-high 22 points at Vanderbilt, making 9-of-13 shots - including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.
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 20 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.

MADSEN WITH CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTIONS OFF BENCH

Through the first 11 games this season, Mason Madsen has come off the bench to make big plays in a key reserve role.
On Dec. 8 vs. Holy Cross, Madsen had a season-high 17 points, knocking down 5-of-6 from the perimeter.
The game prior - vs. CCSU, he had 15 points, seven boards, four assists, and three steals. All were season highs.
One of the most consistent guards for BC, Madsen has only 20 turnovers over his last 31 games/572 minutes played.
He has made 9 of his last 13 shots from the perimeter and has connected on 14-of-31 (.452) this year.
Madsen led BC in 3-pointers made last season, connecting on 40 shots from beyond the arc.

BOSTON'S NEW BIG THREE

Quinten Post (18.7 ppg), Claudell Harris Jr. (13.2), and Jaeden Zackery (13.0) account for over 55% of BC's scoring.
Through 11 games, the trio is averaging nearly 45 of BC's 78.9 points per outing.
The trio account for over 40% of BC's rebounds, 62% of assists, 52% of blocks, 54% of steals, and 54% of 3-pointers made.

CK3

Since entering the starting lineup on Dec. 5, Chas Kelley III is averaging 6.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.
In 20 minutes of play, the sophomore guard is registering a 1.25:1 assist/turnover ratio over the span.
His best outing of the season came vs. St. John's on Dec. 10, tallying season-highs with 13 points and five rebounds.
In BC's two games in the MTE in Kansas City, Kelley posted solid back-to-back performances.
The sophomore guard averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists while making 50% (6-12) of his shot attempts.
Kelley registered eight points (2-4 3FG), three boards, three assists, and a steal against Loyola Chicago.
He had seven points and two boards against Colorado State in the opening game of the MTE.
Over the final 12 games of the 2022-23 season, Kelley posted a 1.54:1 assist/turnover ratio and made nearly 38% 3FG.
Included in those 12 games was Kelley's best game of his career - 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.

BRINGING YOU THE BEST OF THE 80'S AND 90'S

Boston College's 95 points against Holy Cross - the highest scoring total since Feb. 16, 2022 vs. Notre Dame (95).
It the most points in a regulation game for BC since Jan. 1, 201, when BC tallied 96 points in a home win over Syracuse.
It was the highest single-game scoring total of the Earl Grant era and tied for the most points in a regulation Division I game under Grant (95 pts at CofC vs. Hofstra - Feb. 14, 2019)
In nine-plus seasons between College of Charleston and Boston College, Earl Grant-coached teams are 43-6 when they score at least 80 points, 21-3 when they score at least 85, and 7-2 when scoring 90 or more.
Since 1981, Boston College is 314-57 when it scores at least 80 points in a game.

Non-Conference Finale: Eagles Host Lehigh on Thursday

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Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

Donald Hand Jr.

Claudell Harris Jr.

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Non-Conference Finale: Eagles Host Lehigh on Thursday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

Donald Hand Jr.

Claudell Harris Jr.

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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