Late Night at Conte: Eagles Host Louisville on Tuesday

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. LOUISVILLE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 17th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 6-10 all-time versus Louisville.
The Eagles were 2-0 versus the Cardinals last season.
BC won 75-65 during the regular season and earned an 80-62 win in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
Boston College is 2-8 versus the Cardinals in ACC play.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is one of the ACC's Most Improved Players, showing major jumps in several stat categories
Through 23 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.8) and second in rebounding (6.3) and blocks (1.0).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.7, rebounding +2.0, and blocked shots +0.3.
In ACC play (12 games), McGlockton is averaging 13.4 points and 7.0 rebounds.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+8.0) and more than doubled his rebounding (+4.0) in ACC games.
His .617 FG% (66-107) is tied for first in ACC play; up from .500 a year ago. He has scored in double figures in nine of 12 ACC games.
McGlockton registered the fifth-highest single-game scoring total in ACC play - a 30-point performance at Georgia Tech.
He has logged two double-doubles this season, both in ACC play: at Syracuse (15p/14r) and at Virginia Tech (19p/10r).
He has set new single-game career-highs in scoring (30), rebounding (14), and blocks (3) this year.

POST AMONG NATION'S ELITE

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 major conference player averaging at least 16.0 points, 7.9 boards, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game.
Using only points and rebounds: Post is one of nine major conference players averaging at least 16.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game; six of those players are on the Wooden midseason list; two in the ACC (Flipkowski, Omier).
Using only points and assists: Post is one of 26 major conference players to average at least 16.0 points and 2.8 assists per game. Since 1996-97, he is one of seven major conference players 6-10 or taller to average 16.0 ppg/2.8 apg.
Post is also posting nearly a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - at 50.0 FG%, 42.6 3FG%, and 78.9 FT%.
Post is one of six players in the nation - and the only ACC standout - to post those percentages (min. 15.0 ppg).
It's not a small sample: in 72 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .515 FG; .409 3FG; .784 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 (32 games), Post is averaging 15.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 blocks while shooting .517/.426/.792.

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

Boston College's 1.32:1 assist/turnover ratio ranks as the third-best mark in program history and the best since 2005-06.
Since turnovers were compiled as a statistic in 1978-79, BC has registered an ATR of 1.30:1 or better only four times.

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 13

Boston College is 11-12 and 2-2 in ACC play in games played on the February 13 calendar date.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 13: 1633: Galileo arrives in Rome for trial for professing belief that the earth revolves around the sun; 1861: Abraham Lincoln declared U.S. President; 1866: Jesse James holds up his first bank in Liberty, Mo.; 1920: The National Negro Baseball League organizes; 1954: Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman, in a 149-95 win over Newberry; 1957: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans, with Martin Luther King Jr. as its president; 1961: Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records; 1974: James "Cool Papa" Bell elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Notable February 13 birthdays: singer Robbie Williams; talk show host Jerry Springer; NFL Hall of Fame wideout Randy Moss; actress Stockard Channing; singer Peter Gabriel; former First Lady Bess Truman; pilot Chuck Yeager.
February 13 marks the dual celebration of National Cheddar and National Tortellini Days.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Jaeden Zackery is 16 steals away from cracking Boston College's all-time top 10 list. He has 143 swipes in 89 games.
Zackery also ranks tied for eighth on BC's all-time 3-point field goal percentage list, connecting on .386 for his career (98-254).
Quinten Post needs seven more blocks to crack the Eagles' top 10 career list in that category. He has 87 swats in 72 games.

YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Boston College ranks 147th nationally (9th ACC) in scoring, at 75.3 points per game.
A year ago, the Eagles were 303rd (14th ACC) in points per game, at nearly 10 points less (66.6) per outing.
BC currently ranks 106th nationally (6th ACC) in field goal percentage, connecting on 46.0% 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 119th nationally (8th ACC) in 3FG%, connecting on 35.1% of their long-distance tries.
In 2022-23, BC ranked among the bottom nationally - 294th (14th ACC) at 31.9%.

FEAST AND FAMINE

In Boston College's ACC victories, the Eagles are averaging 74.8 points, connecting on 49.3% from the floor, 45.7% from the perimeter, and 69.0% from the foul line, while posting a 1.44:1 assist/turnover ratio and averaging 10.3 turns per outing.
In ACC losses, BC is averaging 69.6 points, shooting 42.6% from the floor, 29.4% from beyond the arc, and 71.0% from the charity stripe, while registering a 1.07:1 ATR while averaging 11.4 turnovers per game.

LOW TURNOVER COUNT

Boston College ranks 65th nationally (7th in ACC) in turnovers per game, committing 10.5 turnovers per game.
It would rank as the lowest turnovers/game rate since Boston College tracked the stat beginning in 1979-80.
Previously, the lowest turnovers per game rate was 2010-11, when BC committed 11.1 turns per outing.
BC has registered single-digits in the TO column 12 times (8-4 in those games), including 3-1 in games with five or fewer.

McBLOCKTON

BC is 22-9 when Devin McGlockton blocks at least one shot and 10-2 when he blocks at least two shots.
The sophomore forward has registered at least one block in 16 of 21 games in 2023-24 and two blocks in six games.
The versatile 6-7 post presence is averaging 1.0 blocked shots per game in over 28 minutes of playing time.

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 46-6 when they score at least 80 points, 23-3 when they score at least 85, and 8-2 when scoring 90 or more.

ANALYTICALLY CORRECT

Per KenPom, Boston College ranks 70th nationally (7th ACC) in adjusted offensive efficiency with a 112.6 rating.
The metric measures the total points scored by a team per 100 possessions.
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.
In ACC play only, BC ranks ninth overall in the conference, with a 103.9 adjusted offensive efficiency mark.

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