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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NOTRE DAME - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 43rd meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 15-27 all-time vs. Notre Dame on the hardwood.
BC is 5-15 vs. ND in ACC play but has won four of the last five. Last year, BC swept the season series for the first time in 26 years.
The Eagles downed the Irish, 70-63, at home on Jan. 3, 2023. Boston College won 84-72 at Notre Dame on Jan. 21, 2023.
The two teams held serve on their respective home courts in 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22.
BC is 10-11 at home against Notre Dame, having captured the previous three matchups at Conte Forum.
From 1995-2005, the two teams were members of the Big East. BC compiled a 5-7 mark against the Irish in those 12 matchups.

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 15 games, McGlockton ranks fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.3) and second in rebounding (6.4) and blocks (1.1).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.4, rebounding +2.5, and blocked shots +0.4.
He is connecting on nearly 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 17th in the league in scoring (15.6), seventh in rebounding (8.2), and first in FG% (.653).
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.

YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Boston College ranks 75th nationally (6th ACC) in scoring, at 78.9 points per game.
A year ago, the Eagles were 303rd (14th ACC) in points per game, at 66.6 per outing.
BC currently ranks 78th nationally (5th ACC) in field goal percentage, connecting on 46.9% 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 66th nationally (5th ACC) in 3FG%, connecting on 36.3% of their long-distance tries.
In 2022-23, BC ranked among the bottom nationally - 294th (14th ACC) at 31.9%.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 15

Boston College is 10-10 overall and 3-1 in ACC play all-time in games played on January 15.
January 15 marks the tri-celebration of National Bagel Day, National Hat Day, and National Strawberry Ice Cream Day.
On this day in history on January 15 - 1535: Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church of England; 1892: the rules of "basket-ball" were printed in Springfield College's "Triangle Magazine;" 1919: 2 million gallons of molasses floods Boston's North End; 1967: Green Bay wins the first Super Bowl, 35-10, versus Kansas City; 1971: George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" debuts; 2009: Capt. Chelsey Sullenberger lands US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River after striking a bird shortly after takeoff.
Notable January 15 birthdays: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., playwright Moliere, actor Lloyd Bridges, NFL QB Drew Brees, and Saint and national heroine of France Jeanne D'Arc.

ANALYTICALLY CORRECT

Per KenPom, Boston College ranks 52nd nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency with a 113.6 rating.
The metric measures the total points scored per 100 possessions.
BC ranks fourth 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.

POST, PARTY OF ONE

Quinten Post is one of the best players in the country and his stat line for the 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.

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 (11.7) and first in assists (4.4), Post is first in scoring (16.9) and second in assists (3.3), and Harris is second in scoring (15.7) and third in assists (1.8). The trio combines for 9.5 of the Eagles' 14.4 assists per game.
Wake Forest is the only other ACC school to have its top three scorers rank as its top three passers.

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College is 3-2 this year, 7-1 in 2022-23 and 11-4 since Feb. 21, 2022 when Jaeden Zackery scores at least 15 points.
Zackery tallied a career-high 21 points in nearly 39 minutes of play at The Citadel on Nov. 10.
On Dec. 8 against Holy Cross, Zackery led BC with 18 points to go with five boards, four assists, and a steal.
Against N.C. State, Zackery had a team-high 20 points, grabbing six rebounds, and dropping four dimes.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, BC is 3-2 this year, was 7-2 in 2022-23, and is 12-5 all-time.
Zackery has committed one or fewer turnovers in 10 games in 2023-24 and has 24 total turns in 518 minutes of play so far.
Boston College has won 10 of its last 13 games when Zackery commits one or fewer turnovers in a game.
Zackery is the only ACC player with at least eight games of 10 points/4 assists/2 steals.
Last season, Zackery had nine games with four or more assists. He's done so in 13 of 15 games this season.

COMEBACK KINGS

Four of Boston College's 10 wins have come when the Eagles have trailed by double digits: Richmond (14, 1st half); Harvard (10, 2nd half); St. John's (10, 2nd half), and Georgia Tech (16, 2nd half).
Boston College's 16-point comeback win at Georgia Tech was the largest for the Eagles since Jan. 15, 2022.
On that date, the Eagles came back from 23 down in the first half at Clemson to win by two - 70-68.
The 16-point comeback at GT was the third-most in BC history, behind Clemson (23) and Kent State (18) on Dec. 29, 2004.

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.

BOSTON'S NEW BIG FOUR

Quinten Post (16.9 ppg), Claudell Harris Jr. (15.7), Jaeden Zackery (11.7), and Devin McGlockton (10.3) account for over 68% of BC's scoring. Through 16 games, the trio is averaging nearly 55 of BC's 79 points per outing.
The four account for over 55% of BC's rebounds, 70% of assists, 80% of blocks, 60% of steals, and 63% of 3-pointers made.
In ACC games, the quartet accounts for nearly 80% of the Eagles' scoring output.

Monday Night Maroon Out vs. Notre Dame on ESPNU

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Players Mentioned

Claudell Harris Jr.

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Monday Night Maroon Out vs. Notre Dame on ESPNU

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Claudell Harris Jr.

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

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