BC Finishes Road Swing on Saturday at Clemson

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. CLEMSON - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 30th meeting between the two schools. BC is 9-20 all-time against Clemson, dating back to 1975-76.
In ACC regular season play, BC is 8-14 against Clemson. BC beat #20/20 Clemson, 62-54, at Conte Forum on Jan. 31, 2023.
Last time at Littlejohn, BC erased a 23-point deficit to earn a 70-68 win on Jan. 15, 2022. At the time, the 23-point comeback tied for the biggest in ACC history.
Head coach Earl Grant was an assistant at Clemson from 2010-14, helping guide the Tigers to an NCAA Tournament and a trip to the NIT.
Assistant coach Anthony Goins was on Brad Brownell's for two seasons, including a trip to the 2021 NCAA Tourney.

BOSTON COLLEGE AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

Boston College is 70-258 overall against ranked opponents.
Clemson is the first nationally ranked opponent so far this season.
Last year, BC was 3-5 against ranked teams.
On Feb. 22, 2023 Boston College trounced #6/6 Virginia, 63-48.
BC downed #20/21 Virginia Tech, 70-65, in overtime on Dec. 21, 2022 - snapping a nine-game slide vs. ranked opponents.
On Jan. 31, 2023 Boston College bested #20/23 Clemson, 62-54.
The win marked the first time since the 2008-09 season where BC earned three victories over ranked opponents.

POST, PARTY OF ONE

Quinten Post is one of the best players in the country and his stat line for the 10-5 Eagles this season is perfect evidence.
He is the only player in the country averaging at least 16.9 points, 7.7 boards, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game.
Using only points and rebounds: Post is one of eight major conference players averaging at least 16.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game; four of those players are on the Wooden midseason list.
Using only points and assists: Post is one of 17 major conference players to average at least 16.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. The other 16 players are all guards. Seven of those players are on the Wooden midseason list.
Post is also posting a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - connecting on 51.1 FG%, 44.7 3FG%, and 82.0 FT%.
Post and Colorado's KJ Simpson are the only two players in the nation posting those percentages (min. 15.0 ppg).
It's not a small sample: in 65 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .517 FG; .414 3FG; .792 FT. - the only active player (min. 12.0 ppg) to post such shooting lines since the start of 2021-22- present.
Over the past two seasons vs. major conference opponents (24 games), Post is averaging nearly 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 blocks while shooting .522/.438/.814.

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

Boston College's 22 turnovers at Syracuse were the most in a single-game since March 3, 2021 at Florida State (23).
Despite the season-high in turnovers at Syracuse, BC still ranks 35th nationally (7th in ACC) in turnovers per game (10.3).
It is the lowest turnovers per game rate for the Eagles since 2010-11, when BC committed 11.1 turns per outing.
Claudell Harris Jr. ranks in the top 100 nationally in 3-point percentage (16th, .447), 3-pointers per game (59th, 2.7), and total 3-pointers made (98th, 38).

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 13

Boston College is 10-11 all-time in games played on January 13.
January 13 is also marks the dual celebration of National Sticker Day and National Rubber Duckie Day.
Several historic events occurred on January 13 - 1888: National Geographic Society founded in Washington, D.C.; 1968: Johnny Cash performs a live concert at the Folsom Prison; 1999: Michael Jordan announces his retirement to play baseball.
Notable January 13 birthdays: actress Julia-Louis Dreyfus, author Horatio Alger, former Supreme Court justice Salmon P. Chase, and game show mainstays Charles Nelson Reilly and Rip Taylor.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is staking an early claim for a spot on the All-ACC team and the league's Most Improved Player award.
In his second full season, McGlockton is showing major jumps in virtually every statistical category, year over year.
Through 14 games, McGlockton ranks fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.7) and second in rebounding (6.6) and blocks (1.2).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.6, rebounding +2.7, and blocked shots +0.5.
He is connecting on better than 60% of his shot attempts from the floor, up from 55%.
From beyond the arc, McGlockton has already surpassed his 3-point total (7) from a season ago.
In ACC play, McGlockton is fourth in the league in scoring (18.3), sixth in rebounding (9.3), and second in FG% (.698).
McGlockton has registered the highest single-game scoring total in conference play - a 30-point performance at Georgia Tech.
On Jan. 10, the Cumming, Ga. product logged his first double-double of the season, with 15 points and 14 boards at Syracuse.
He has set new single-game career-highs in scoring (30), rebounding (14), and blocks (3) this year.

ANALYTICALLY CORRECT

Per KenPom, Boston College ranks 55th nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency with a 112.8 rating.
The metric measures the total points scored per 100 possessions.
BC ranks sixth overall in the ACC in adjusted offensive efficiency.
It is the highest national ranking in the key offensive metric since the 2013-14 season, when BC was 32nd with a 114.3 mark.

JUST PEACHY

Devin McGlockton poured in a career-high 30 points in a sort of homecoming at Georgia Tech on Jan. 6.
The sophomore from Cumming, Ga. - about 45 min. from Atlanta - added five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block.
McGlockton connected on a career-best 12 field goals, including three 3-pointers, in the win.
Last week, McGlockton averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.0 blocks, and 1.5 steals in two games.
Over that two-game span, he connected on 77.3% of his shots (17-22), including 4-of-6 3-pointers and 7-of-9 foul shots.
He is the second Eagle to reach the 30-point mark this season; Quinten Post poured in 31 points in BC's lidlifter vs. Fairfield.

ROAD-TESTED

Boston College began the season 3-0 in true road games, earning wins at The Citadel, Vanderbilt, and Georgia Tech.
It marked the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that BC has won its first three road games to start the year.
Dating back to last season, the Eagles are 5-3 in their previous eight ACC road tilts.
They were 2-21 in their previous 23 ACC road contests. (h/t BC radio play-by-play announcer Josh Maurer).

ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE HELPERS

Boston College's top three scorers - Quinten Post, Claudell Harris Jr., and Jaeden Zackery - are also its top three assists men.
Zackery ranks third in scoring (11.3) and first in assists (4.3), Post is first in scoring (16.9) and second in assists (3.3), and Harris is second in scoring (15.6) and third in assists (1.8). The trio combines for 9.4 of the Eagles' 14.6 assists per game.
In ACC play, BC's Big Three - plus Devin McGlockton - rank as the team's top four scorers and dime dishers.
Wake Forest is the only other ACC school to have its top three scorers rank as its top three passers.

THAT'S OFFENSIVE

Devin McGlockton's seven offensive rebounds vs. Wake Forest were the most by a Boston College player in an ACC game since Feb. 8, 2022 when James Karnik had seven offensive rebounds vs. Duke on Feb. 12, 2022.
Quinten Post also had seven offensive boards at home versus Syracuse on Feb. 8, 2022.
Post ranks ninth (2.36 OReb/g) and McGlockton 12th (2.14) in the ACC in offensive rebounds per game.

YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Boston College ranks 92nd nationally (5th ACC) in field goal percentage, connecting on 46.6% of its shot attempts.
A season ago, the Eagles were 222nd (11th ACC), making only 43.7% of its shots from the floor.
BC has seen similar jumps, year-over-year, in its 3-point field goal percentage.
This year, the Eagles rank 79th nationally (5th ACC) in 3FG%, connecting on 36.0% of their long-distance tries.
In 2022-23, BC ranked among the bottom nationally - 294th (14th ACC) at 31.9%.

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

Boston College has put forth two games with at least 95 points on the scoreboard - at Georgia Tech and vs. Holy Cross.
Prior to this season, it marks the team's highest scoring total since Feb. 16, 2022 vs. Notre Dame (95).
The 95 points at Georgia Tech ties for the third-most points scored by BC in an ACC game since joining the league in 2005-06.
It the most points in a regulation game for BC since Jan. 1, 2017, when BC tallied 96 points in a home win over Syracuse.
It ties as 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 as a head coach (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 45-6 when they score at least 80 points, 23-3 when they score at least 85, and 8-2 when scoring 90 or more.
Since 1981, Boston College is 316-57 when it scores at least 80 points in a game.

BC Finishes Road Swing on Saturday at Clemson

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