Eagles Head to Virginia Tech for Wednesday Night Tilt

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. VIRGINIA TECH - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 36th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 22-13 all-time vs. Virginia Tech.
In ACC play, the Eagles are 16-11 versus the Hokies. On Dec. 21, BC earned a 70-65 win in OT over the #20/21 Hokies.
BC has won four straight over VT, dating back to Jan. 25, 2020.
The all-time series is tied, 8-8, at Cassell Coliseum.
From 2000-04, both teams were members of the Big East. Boston College was 6-1 against Virginia Tech in Big East play.

IN PASSING

Boston College is averaging 16.8 assists over its last five games.
The Eagles' assist/turnover mark over those five games: 1.38:1.
The assist percentage during that span: 68.3%
BC is dishing out 14.0 apg in 13 ACC games - seventh in the league.

POST SPECTACULAR OVER LAST FIVE

Quinten Post is averaging 20.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game over his last five games.
He is connecting on 55% from the floor, 40% from 3FG, and is 21-for-22 from the FT line during that span.
Post had a career-high 29 points at Notre Dame on Jan. 21, following that up with 22 vs. Louisville and 24 at Virginia.
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.
A tremendous passer for a big man, Post is averaging 4.0 assists per game over his last two outings.
Post is just under the 50/40/90 line for the season, connecting on 54.6% FG, 36.4% from 3FG, and 94.1% from the FT line.

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 14.5 times.
In ACC losses, BC opponents hold a +4.5 advantage in free throw attempts; 11.3 for the Eagles and 15.8 for opponents.
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 78.4% (138-176) from the charity stripe during ACC play - up from 66.5% (117-176) in the non-conference.
During ACC play, the Eagles rank third as a team in FT% in ACC play, while ranking third-lowest in FT attempts.

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

Newcomers Prince Aligbe and Devin McGlockton - are combining to average 13.0 points and 8.0 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.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 8

Boston College is 13-13 all-time and 3-5 in ACC in games played on the February 8 calendar date.
On Feb. 8, 2020, Boston College won, 77-73, in overtime at Cassell Coliseum. The Eagles were led by Steffon Mitchell, who finished with 21 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, two blocked shots, and a steal in 43 minutes of play.
February 8 marks the celebration of National Kite Flying Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 8 - 1898 - John Ames Sherman patents the first envelope folding machine in Massachusetts; 1936 - Jay Berwanger becomes the first player selected in the inaugural NFL Draft; 1960 - Bill Russell grabs 51 rebounds in a 131-110 win over Minneapolis; 1971 - the NASDAQ stock market index debuts; 1976 - "Taxi Driver" premieres; 1986 - Spud Webb wins the NBA dunk contest.
Notable February 8 birthdays: Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, NBA stars Klay Thompson and Alonzo Mourning; actor James Dean; composer John Williams; chemist Dimitri Mendeleev; actress Lana Turner; journalist Ted Koppel.

BIG 3 OVER THE LAST SEVEN

Quinten Post (18.6 ppg), Makai Ashton-Langford (14.1), and Jaeden Zackery (10.9) are averaging nearly a combined 43.7 points over the last seven games for Boston College. That accounts for nearly 65% of the Eagles' scoring during that span.
Over the seven games: Post is connecting on 56.0% from the floor, 36% from the 3-point line, and 93% from the FT line.
Ashton-Langford is making better than 35% of his 3-pointers while posting a 1.75:1 assist/TO rate and a 1.17:1 steal/TO rate.
Zackery is posting a full stat line: 2.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists (1:28:1 ATR), and 1.4 steals per game over the span.

MADSEN CONTRIBUTING OFF BENCH

Mason Madsen is averaging nearly 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.0 steals off the bench over his last five games.
He has knocked down 7-of-19 from beyond the arc during that span - good for nearly 37%.
His assist/turnover mark is 2.33:1, steal/turnover ratio is 2.67:1, while registering a PAR/40 of 16.4.
The 6-3 guard has committed five turnovers in his last 250 minutes of play.

JZ IN RARE COMPANY - 11/7/4

Jaeden Zackery has registered two games with at least 11 points, seven assists, and four steals this season.
There have been 68 11/7/4 performances this season - Zackery is one of four players nationally to do it twice.
Zackery is one of three ACC players with an 11/7/4 game; Tyree Appleby (Wake) and Judah Mintz (Syracuse) are the others.

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 23-for-65 (.354) 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 ninth nationally among 7-footers in 3-pointers made and is third in 3FG% (.378) over the past two seasons.

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

Boston College connected on a season-best 11 3-pointers, making 11-of-19 from the perimeter 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.
BC also made 8-of-22 attempts at home against Louisville on Jan. 28 - including 7-of-11 in the second half.
Over the last five games, BC is 38-of-106 from beyond the arc - good for a 35.8% proficiency rate.

PRINCE DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM BIG MOMENTS

Despite being a freshman, Prince Aligbe does not shy away from big moments in his first season with the Eagles.
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.
Three of his eight 3-pointers have come in crucial moments - a buzzer-beating 3FG to end the first half and spur on the comeback against #20/21 Virginia Tech; a 3-pointer in the corner with 1:24 left in regulation to make it a one-point game at home vs. #16/14 Duke; a 3-pointer with 7:13 left at Notre Dame, ending a 22-7 Irish run and giving BC the lead for good.

GIVE...

In conference play (13 games), BC is averaging 14.0 assists and 11.3 turnovers per game, while posting a 1.23:1 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 (4th, 1.64) and Jaeden Zackery (7th, 1.50) rank among the ACC leaders in steals.
In conference games, Ashton-Langford is 3rd (1.69 spg) and Zackery is tied for sixth (1.54 spg).
Over the last two seasons, Zackery (93) ranks second and Ashton-Langford (85) 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).

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Boston College is 5-0 when Jaeden Zackery scores at least 15 points in a game this season.
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 a season-high and game-high 18 points in the win over Notre Dame on Jan. 3.
The sophomore guard tallied 14 of his 18 points over the final 10 minutes of play in the second half against the Irish.
He made a career-high seven field goals in the game, while adding four boards and three assists in 37 minutes.
Prior to scoring 16 points vs. Wyoming, he had tallied 11 points in his previous two games - including a season-low four points against Tarleton State, going without a field goal for the first time in his career to that point (39 games).
Against Wyoming (8-8) and Rhody (7-8), he went to the free throw line 16 times, connecting on 15.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, Boston College is 3-1 in 2022-23 and 6-2 all-time.
Zackery has been BC's high scorer on six occasions and ranks third in scoring (10.5) since the return of Quinten Post.

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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