Eagles Begin Road Swing with Late Night Tilt at Pitt

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. PITTSBURGH - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 59th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 22-36 all-time vs. Pittsburgh, with the series dating back to 1959-60 season.
In ACC regular season play, the Eagles are 3-7 versus the Panthers. The two teams split their 2021-22 regular season series.
Boston College won, 69-56, on Jan. 30 at Conte Forum. Pitt took a 69-67 victory on Jan. 8 at the Petersen Events Center.
The Eagles earned a 66-46 victory in the opening round of the 2022 New York Life ACC Tournament in Brooklyn on March 8.
From 1989-2004, both schools were members of the Big East. The Eagles compiled a 15-27 mark vs. Pitt during that span.
BC downed Pitt, 79-57, to capture the 2001 Big East Championship.
Pitt is BC's ninth all-time most common opponent (59 games).
Pitt assistant coach Tim O'Toole's father Tom was inducted as a member of the Boston College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.
Tom O'Toole played for the Eagles from 1949-52, finishing his career with 703 points, averaging 10.3 points per game for Al McClelland.

POST SIMPLY SPECTACULAR

Since returning to the Boston College lineup 13 games ago, Quinten Post has emerged as one of the top big men in the country.
Post is slightly under the 50/40/90 line for the season: 57.6% field goals; 41.7% 3-pointers; 86.0% free throws.
He is the only player in the country posting those shooting percentages across the stat sheet (min. 10.0 ppg).
Through 13 games - all in ACC play - Post is averaging 16.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game.
Post is one of 14 players nationally - and two in the ACC (Armando Bacot - UNC) to post those per game averages.
In ACC-only stats, Post ranks seventh in scoring, 11th in rebounding, second in FG%, and seventh in FT%
Post has scored 20 or more points on five occasions and has reached double figures in each of his last 12 outings.
Last time out on Feb. 11, he was 9-of-11 from the floor, good for 20 points against #22/22 N.C. State.
The 81.8% single-game shooting percentage was the fourth-best mark in the ACC this season (min. 10 FGA)
In the win at Virginia Tech, Post logged his second double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 boards.
Post had career-highs of 29 points and 14 boards at Notre Dame, following that up with 22 vs. Louisville and 24 at Virginia.
He is one of two players in the ACC - and 24 nationally - to register a 29-point/14-rebound double-double this season.
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 BC player since Bowman in 2018-19 to register two double-doubles with 24 points or more.
His 16.8 points per game average would be the highest by a BC player since Bowman averaged 19.0 ppg in 2018-19.
In the 12 games without Post, BC averaged 64.3 points per game, while connecting on 41.3% from the floor, 26.6% from the perimeter, and 67.1% from the FT line - with a 0.79:1 assist/turnover rate.
In the 13 games with Post, BC is averaging 68.3 points (+4.0 ppg), is connecting on 45.3% of its field goals (+9.7% increase), 34.6% from beyond the arc (+30.1% increase), and 75.8% from the FT line (+13.0% increase) - with a 1.26:1 ATR.

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

With Jaeden Zackery out of the starting lineup for only the second time in his 59-game career this past Saturday vs. N.C. State, Boston College utilized its 10th different starting lineup of the season.
Makai Ashton-Langford is tied for seventh nationally in blocked shots (19) by players 6-3 or shorter.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 14

Boston College is 10-15 all-time and 1-4 in ACC in games played on the February 14 calendar date.
In addition to Valentine's Day, February 14 marks the dual celebration of National Ferris Wheel and National Organ Donors Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 14 - 1859 - Oregon admitted as the 33rd state of the Union; 1870 - Seraph Young becomes first woman to legally vote in the United States; 11912 - Arizona admitted as the 48th state of the Union; 1919 - United Parcel Service forms; 1966 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record, at 20,884 points; 1967 - Aretha Franklin records "Respect;" 1971 - Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in the White House; 1985 - Whitney Houston releases her self-titled debut album; 1991 - "Silence of the Lambs" released in theaters nationwide.
Notable February 14 birthdays: Former New England Patriots great Drew Bledsoe; Civil Rights icon Frederick Douglass; actor Simon Pegg; Teamsters President James Hoffa; sportscaster Mel Allen; Hall of Fame football coach Woody Hayes, former NBA star Rip Hamilton; actress Florence Henderson; journalist Carl Bernstein; former NFL quarterback Jim Kelly.

CHAS KELLEY III NAMED ACC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Chas Kelley III was named the ACC's Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 13.
The 6-5 guard averaged 12.0 points, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals for the Eagles in a 1-1 week.
Kelley scored a career-high 17 points and tied his season-high with four assists (zero turnovers) in the win at Virginia Tech.
He played a career-best 31 minutes at Virginia Tech, connecting on 5-of-8 shots from the floor (4-7 3FG).
Entering the VT game, he had scored 12 total points with only two made 3-pointers in 10 previous ACC contests.
Kelley added seven points and three steals in 21 minutes off the bench at home against N.C. State
It is the first time a Boston College player has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors since Dec. 17, 2018 (Wynston Tabbs).
It marks the first time a BC player was named ACC Rookie of the Week during conference play since Jan. 2, 2017 (Ky Bowman).

IN PASSING, PT. I

Boston College is averaging 17.0 assists, with an assist/turnover mark of 1.33:1 over its last seven games.
The Eagles have an assist percentage of 66.3% over those six games - logging 118 assists on 178 made field goals.
In ACC play, BC is averaging 14.3 assists in 15 ACC games - good for seventh in the league.
It would be the highest assist/game average in ACC play since 2007-08, when BC averaged 15.0 dimes per outing.

IN PASSING, PT. II

Makai Ashton-Langford led BC with 12 assists at Virginia Tech - the third-best single-game assist mark in BC history.
It was the most assists in a game since Tyrese Rice had 13 on Jan. 31, 2007 vs. Hartford.
It also was the highest assist total in an ACC game since Rice logged 12 dimes against Miami on Jan. 16, 2007.
As a team, Boston College dished out a season-high 24 assists in the win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 8.
It was the most by the Eagles in a single-game since Jan. 1, 2017, when BC registered 28 assists vs. Syracuse.

YOUNG EAGLE FRONTCOURT FLYING

Newcomers Prince Aligbe and Devin McGlockton - are combining to average 12.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this year.
It is the highest combined scoring and rebounding averages by a pair of BC freshmen forwards since the 2007-08 season, when Rakim Sanders and Corey Raji combined for 19.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game in their first collegiate seasons.

BIG 3 OVER THE LAST NINE

Quinten Post (19.3 ppg), Makai Ashton-Langford (12.6), and Jaeden Zackery (9.6) are averaging nearly a combined 42.3 points over the last eight games for Boston College. That accounts for nearly 61% of the Eagles' scoring during that span.
Over the nine games: Post is connecting on 60% from the floor, 42% from the 3-point line, and 84% from the FT line.
Ashton-Langford is making better than 33% of his 3-pointers and 96% of his FT while posting a 1.89:1 assist/TO rate.
Zackery's line: 2.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists (1:20:1 ATR), and 1.3 steals per game while making 48% from the perimeter (11-23).

MADSEN CONTRIBUTING OFF BENCH

Mason Madsen is averaging nearly 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.0 steals off the bench in his last seven games.
He has knocked down 10-of-29 from beyond the arc during that span - good for nearly 35%.
His assist/turnover mark is 2.00:1, steal/turnover ratio is 2.25:1, while registering a PAR/40 of 17.4.
The 6-3 guard has committed six turnovers in his last 300 minutes of play / 15 games played.

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

The very next game, BC connected on a then season-best 11 3-pointers, going 11-of-19 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.
The Eagles made a season-high 12 trifectas at Virginia Tech on Feb. 8 and 11 against Syracuse on Feb. 4.
It marked the first time since Dec. 7 and 10, 2019 that BC made 10 or more 3-pointers in consecutive games.
BC had 11 treys against Notre Dame on Dec. 7, 2019 and 10 versus Albany on Dec. 10, 2019.
Over the last seven games, BC is 54-of-144 from beyond the arc - good for a 37.5% proficiency rate.

GIVE...

In conference play (15 games), BC is averaging 14.3 assists and 11.6 turnovers per game, while posting a 1.25:1 ATR.
During the non-conference, the Eagles were averaging nearly 3.0 turnovers more per game, with a 0.75:1 ATR.

...AND TAKE

Makai Ashton-Langford (5th, 1.58) and Jaeden Zackery (9th, 1.42) rank among the ACC leaders in steals.
In conference games, Ashton-Langford is 3rd (1.60 spg) and Zackery is eighth (1.40 spg).
Over the last two seasons, Zackery (94) ranks second and Ashton-Langford (87) fourth among all active ACC players in steals.
Boston College is 4-0 this season when logging double digits in steals as a team (Cornell, Stonehill, Louisville, Clemson).

Eagles Begin Road Swing with Late Night Tilt at Pitt

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Eagles Begin Road Swing with Late Night Tilt at Pitt

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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