Boston College Opens ACC Tournament Play on Tuesday vs. Louisville

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. LOUISVILLE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 16 meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 5-10 all-time vs. Louisville.
BC won the lone regular season meeting, 75-65, on Jan. 25.
Boston College is 2-8 vs. the Cardinals in ACC play.
BC has never faced Louisville in the ACC Tournament.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT

In 29 games in ACC Tournament play, Boston College is 12-17.
Last season, BC advanced to the quarterfinals in Brooklyn.
The Eagles earned a 66-46 win over Pitt in the first round before an 82-77 overtime win over Wake Forest in the second round.
BC lost on a buzzer beater in overtime to Miami, 71-69 in the quarters.
BC also advanced to the 2018 ACC quarterfinals in Brooklyn.
In 2006, BC advanced to the ACC title game in Greensboro.
That season - the school's first-ever ACC Tourney - BC downed Maryland (80-66) and North Carolina (85-82) before falling in the championship game to Duke (78-76).

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

Makai Ashton-Langford is 37-for-37 from the free throw line in the second half of ACC games this season.
Prince Aligbe has 10 games with 6+ rebounds; Boston College is 8-2 in those games, including a 7-2 record in ACC contests

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 7

Boston College is 4-7 all-time and 1-1 in ACC Tournament games played on the March 7 calendar date.
March 7 marks the dual celebration of National Flapjack and National Cereal Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on March 7 - 1644 - Massachusetts establishes the first bi-cameral legislature in the colonies; 1801 - Massachusetts enacts the first state voter registration law; 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone; 1887 - N.C. State University receives its charter; 1926 - the first transatlantic telephone call is made - from London to New York; 1962 - the Beatles make their broadcasting debut on BBC radio; 1982 - the NCAA Tournament selection show is broadcast live for the first time.
Notable March 7 birthdays: actor Bryan Cranston, actress Jenna Fischer, comedian Wanda Sykes, poet Amanda Gorman, Irish folk singer Paddy Clancy, singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt; author Bret Easton Ellis.

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU

BC saw a marked offensive improvement in games that Quinten Post played.
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 18 games with Post, BC is averaging 67.9 points (+3.6 ppg), is connecting on 45.3% of its field goals (+9.7% increase), 36.5% from beyond the arc (+37.2% increase), and 77.0% from the FT line (+14.8% increase) - with a 1.14:1 ATR.
He was a perfect 5-for-5 from beyond the arc at Florida State - the first 7-footer to be perfect from the perimeter (min 5 FGM) March 17, 2017. 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 fifth-best mark in the ACC this season (min. 10 FGA).
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 28 nationally - to register a 29-point/14-rebound double-double this season. In the win at Virginia Tech, Post logged his second double-double of the season with 24 points and 10 boards.
He is the first BC player since Ky Bowman in 2018-19 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.
When Post played 25 minutes or more, Boston College was 8-5 overall, including 4-2 on the road.
He averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.2 blocked shots in those games.

THE BEST DEFENSIVE BACKCOURT IN THE CONFERENCE

Makai Ashton-Langford and Jaeden Zackery are the only duo in the ACC to average better than 1.40 steals per game.
Ashton-Langford ranked fifth in the ACC (1.55 spg) while Zackery was seventh (1.42).
In league play, the backcourt duo were fourth (1.55 spg) and seventh (1.40), respectively.
Ashton-Langford ranks as one of only seven players nationally to lead - or share a team lead - in assists, steals, and blocked shots. He ranks 11th nationally in total blocks (21) and blocks per game (0.7) among all players 6-3 and under.
Zackery has seven games with 3+ steals and one of four players with at least four 3+ steal games in ACC play.
Over the last two seasons, Zackery (101) ranks second and Ashton-Langford (94) third among all active ACC players in steals.

DEFENSIVE PROWESS IN RANKED WINS

Boston College held #6/6 Virginia to 48 points on Feb. 22 and #20/23 Clemson to 54 points on Jan. 31.
It ranks tied for the first and fifth-lowest point totals by a ranked opponent in the shot clock era, respectively.
On Feb. 19, 2011, Boston College also held #19 North Carolina to 48 points in the scoring column.
The 48 points by UVA was 21 points below its season average; the 54 points were 20 below Clemson's season average.
Boston College is 5-0 in the Earl Grant era when holding teams under 50 points; 13-2 under 60, and 20-4 under 65 points.

THE BIG 3

Quinten Post (16.3 ppg), Makai Ashton-Langford (11.9), and Jaeden Zackery (10.6) are averaging nearly a combined 40.0 points over the last 14 games for Boston College. That accounts for nearly 60% of the Eagles' scoring during that span.
Over the 14 games: Post is connecting on 54.4% from the floor, 44.4% from the 3-point line, and 83.3% from the FT line.
Ashton-Langford is averaging 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists, while making 94.6% of his FT and posting a 1.52:1 assist/TO rate.
Zackery's line: 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists (1:40:1 ATR), and 1.4 steals per game while making 45% from the perimeter (17-38).

FREE THROW DISCREPANCIES

In ACC play, Boston College is averaging 13.9 trips to the free throw line, while opponents are getting to the line 15.5 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.
On Feb. 14 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 76.8% (212-276) from the charity stripe during ACC play - up from 66.5% (117-176) in the non-conference.
During ACC play, the Eagles rank fourth-highest as a team in FT% in ACC play, while ranking 13th in FT attempts.

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF

Boston College is 6-0 when Jaeden Zackery scores at least 15 points in a game this season.
Zackery scored 13 of his 18 points in the first half in a win at Wake Forest - BC's third straight.
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 14 of his season-high and game-high 18 points in the second half in the win over Notre Dame on Jan. 3.
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).
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, Boston College is 6-2 in 2022-23 and 8-3 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.

MADSEN CONTRIBUTING OFF BENCH

Over his last 12 games, Mason Madsen is averaging 6.4 points off the bench, while connecting nearly 36% from the perimeter.
The junior guard has made 19 of his last 53 3-point attempts.
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.
The 6-3 guard has committed 10 turnovers over his last 20 games played / 400 minutes of play.

McGLOCKTON ONE OF ACC'S TOP FRESHMEN RESERVES

Among ACC freshmen who have come off the bench in 75% of their games, Devin McGlockton ranks second in the league in scoring (6.0) and third in rebounds (4.0). The 6-7 forward earned his first start of the season on Jan. 31 against Clemson.
The 6-7 redshirt freshman is playing his first season of college ball and has scored in double figures on eight occasions.
He entered the starting lineup on Jan. 31 vs. #22/23 Clemson and is averaging 6.4 points in 21 minutes as a starter.
On Feb. 18 at Florida State, he tallied 16 points, seven boards, and two blocked shots in 26 minutes.
McGlockton scored 12 of his 16 points in the final six and a half minutes of play, making two FG and eight FT.
The Cumming, Ga. product made 3-of-4 field goals and 10-of-10 free throws - the first time BC player made at least 10 free throws without a miss since Derryck Thornton was 11-for-11 from the FT line in a win over N.C. State on Feb. 16, 2020.
On Dec. 21, McGlockton scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to help lead BC over #20/21 Virginia Tech.
Six of those 13 second half points came during a key 8-0 run, helping BC build a nine-point lead with under 5:00 to play.
On Nov. 30 at Nebraska, McGlockton logged his first career double-double, with 20 points and 11 boards.
Boston College is 10-4 when he blocks at least one shot, 6-0 when he blocks two or more, and 7-4 when he plays 20+ minutes.
McGlockton ranks second in FG% (54.8%) effective FG% (56.9%), and true shooting percentage (61.5%).
Against Rhode Island, McGlockton scored the evental go-ahead basket with 1:07 remaining in the game.
He also sealed the victory with two free throws with eight seconds remaining; scoring six of his 11 points in the final 1:40.
Against Wyoming, McGlockton had 12 points (5-8 FG; 2-3 3FG), four rebounds, an assist, a steal, and three blocks.
The last player to post a similarly complete stat line - Steffon Mitchell against Duke (12p/5r/1a/1s/3b).
McGlockton is the first Boston College player in at least 26 years to post that stat line coming off the bench.

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Players Mentioned

Prince Aligbe

Makai Ashton-Langford

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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