Noon-Time Tip for Eagles at Florida State on Saturday

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 22nd meeting between the two schools. BC is 8-13 all-time vs. FSU - all 21 games have come in ACC play.
Last year, BC downed FSU, 71-55, on Feb. 21, 2022 at Conte Forum.
The Eagles and Seminoles are 3-3 in their last six matchups. Boston College is 1-9 all-time against Florida State in Tallahassee.

POST SIMPLY SPECTACULAR

Since returning to the Boston College lineup 14 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: 55.6% field goals; 42.1% 3-pointers; 86.7% free throws.
He is the only player nationally posting those percentages (min. 10.0 ppg).
Through 14 games - all in ACC play - Post is averaging 16.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game.
Post is one of 10 players nationally - and the only player in the ACC - to post those per game averages.
In ACC-only stats, Post ranks 10th in scoring, 12th in rebounding, ninth in blocks, fourth in FG%, and sixth in FT%
Post has scored 20 or more points on five occasions and has reached double figures in 11 of his last 12 outings.
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.
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 14 games with Post, BC is averaging 67.6 points (+3.3 ppg), is connecting on 44.4% of its field goals (+7.5% increase), 34.6% from beyond the arc (+30.1% increase), and 75.9% from the FT line (+13.0% increase) - with a 1.23:1 ATR.

MADSEN CONTRIBUTING OFF BENCH

Over his last three games, Mason Madsen is averaging 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds while making nearly 40% of his 3FG.
At Pitt on Feb. 14, Madsen was 5-of-10 from the floor - 4-of-8 from 3FG - good for a team-high 14 points.
In his last eight outings, Madsen has connected on 14 of his 33 3-pointers on the season.
During those eight games, his assist/turnover mark is 2.25:1, steal/turnover ratio is 2.50:1, while registering a PAR/40 of 19.1.
The 6-3 guard has committed six turnovers over his last 322 minutes of play / 16 games played.

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

Boston College is averaging 6.3 points more during weekday games versus weekend games this season.
Makai Ashton-Langford is one of seven players nationally to lead their team in assists, steals, and blocked shots.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 18

Boston College is 11-10 all-time and 0-1 in ACC in games played on the February 18 calendar date.
February 18 marks the dual celebration of National Red Sock and National Crab Stuffed Flounder Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 18 - 1885 - Mark Twain publishes "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;" 1927 - the U.S. and Canada begin diplomatic relations; 1951 - three CCNY basketball players admit to accepting bribes; 1977 - the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes it maiden flight atop a Boeing 747; 1978 - first Iron Man Triathlon held in Kona, Hawaii; 1979 - mini-series "Roots" premieres on ABC; 1986 - Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs logs the NBA's second-ever quadruple-double with 20 points/11 rebounds/10 assists/10 steals.
Notable February 18 birthdays: rapper/producer Dr. Dre; writer Toni Morrison; actor John Travolta; actress Molly Ringwald; director John Hughes; game show hostess Vanna White.

IN PASSING, PT. I

Boston College is averaging 16.4 assists, with an assist/turnover mark of 1.27:1 over its last eight games.
The Eagles have an assist percentage of 66.0% over those games - logging 131 assists on 199 made field goals.
In ACC play, BC is averaging 14.3 assists in 16 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.

FREE THROW DISCREPANCIES

In ACC play, Boston College is averaging 13.5 trips to the free throw line, while opponents are getting to the line 14.6 times.
In ACC losses, BC opponents hold a +4.0 advantage in free throw attempts; 11.0 for the Eagles and 15.0 for opponents.
Last time out at Pittsburgh, the Panthers made 19 trips to the foul line to only nine for the Eagles.
On Feb. 4, Syracuse held a 24-4 advantage in free throws attempted. On Jan. 7, Duke held a 19-7 edge from the foul line.
BC is connecting on 75.5% (163-216) from the charity stripe during ACC play - up from 66.5% (117-176) in the non-conference.
During ACC play, the Eagles rank fifth as a team in FT% in ACC play, while ranking third-lowest in FT attempts.

TALKIN' ALL THAT CHAS

Over his last three games, Chas Kelley III is averaging 10.0 points and 3.0 assists, shooting 55.6% FG and 50.0% from 3FG.
He has made seven of his last 14 3-point attempts during the three-game span.
Kelley came off the bench at Virginia Tech to score a career-best 17 points in a season-best 31 minutes of play.
The 6-3 guard made 5-of-8 shots - including 4-of-7 from the perimeter - while dishing out four assists (zero turnovers).
Kelley scored 11 of his 17 in the second half, including a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left which sealed the win.
He logged seven points and three steals against N.C. State and six points and four assists at Pittsburgh.

BIG 3 OVER THE LAST 10

Quinten Post (18.1 ppg), Makai Ashton-Langford (12.5), and Jaeden Zackery (9.7) are averaging nearly a combined 40.0 points over the last 10 games for Boston College. That accounts for nearly 55% of the Eagles' scoring during that span.
Over the 10 games: Post is connecting on 57% from the floor, 42% from the 3-point line, and 85% from the FT line.
Ashton-Langford is averaging 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, while making 96% of his FT and posting a 1.71:1 assist/TO rate.
Zackery's line: 2.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists (1:26:1 ATR), and 1.1 steals per game while making 48% from the perimeter (12-25).

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 eight games, BC is 63-of-170 from beyond the arc - good for a 37.1% proficiency rate.

7-FEET TALL FROM 22 FEET, 1 AND 3/4 INCHES AWAY

Quinten Post is now Boston College's all-time 3-point field goals leader by a 7-footer, with 21. Post is 27-for-70 (.386) at BC.
He passed Nate Doornekamp '05, who finished his Eagles' career connecting on 16-of-45 from beyond the arc (35.6%).
Post ranks third among all active 7-footers in 3-point field goal percentage (.386) over the past two seasons (min 25 3FGM).

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 (6th, 1.56) and Jaeden Zackery (t11th, 1.37) rank among the ACC leaders in steals.
In conference games, Ashton-Langford is 6th (1.56 spg) and Zackery is tied for ninth (1.31 spg).
Over the last two seasons, Zackery (94) ranks third and Ashton-Langford (88) 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).

Noon-Time Tip for Eagles at Florida State on Saturday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Noon-Time Tip for Eagles at Florida State on Saturday

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Makai Ashton-Langford

Chas Kelley III

Mason Madsen

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Related Videos