Recognizing Greatness on Saturday as BC hosts Miami

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MIAMI - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 57th meeting between the two schools.
Miami holds a slim 29-27 lead in the all-time series but has won four straight and five out of the last six meetings.
BC is 14-11 all-time vs. Miami at home, winning three of the last four.
In ACC regular season play, BC is 10-19 versus the Hurricanes. Last season, Miami won 88-72 at the Watsco Center (Jan. 11, 2023).
From 1989-2004, both schools were members of the Big East. BC compiled a 15-6 mark versus Miami during that span.

PIONEER AND TRAILBLAZER JOHN AUSTIN TO HAVE JERSEY RETIRED AT HALFTIME

At halftime of today's game, Boston College men's basketball pioneer and trailblazer John Austin will have his jersey retired.
Austin was the first African American to play for the Eagles' and the first-ever BC player to earn All-American accolades.
He starred for BC from 1963-66 and quickly established himself as one of the top scorers in the country.
As a sophomore at the Heights, the 6-1 guard averaged 29.2 points per game - good for eighth nationally.
He followed that up by ranking sixth nationally in scoring as a junior, pouring in 26.9 points per game. For his efforts that season, Austin earned the first of his numerous All-American honors from the AP, NABC, USBWA, and the Helms Foundation.
As a senior, Austin scored at a 25.4 points per game clip for the Eagles, leading the way for another trip to the NIT.
Austin again was honored nationally, earning All-American accolades from the NABC, USBWA, Helms Foundation, and UPI.
Each of Austin's single-season scoring averages still rank 1-2-3 in Boston College history.
This season marks the 60th anniversary of his single-game scoring record. On Feb. 21, 1964, Austin erupted for 49 points against Georgetown. He scored 33 of his 49 points in the first half, finishing with 16 made FG and 17 made FT.
In addition to his BC record, it remains the most points ever scored against Georgetown by an opposing player.
At the time of Austin's graduation in 1966, he left as the program's all-time leading scorer, totaling 1,845 points in 68 games.
Austin was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972. He passed away in November 2020.

MASON MADSEN, FOR STARTERS

Since entering the starting lineup two games ago, Mason Madsen is averaging 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.
In three games as a starter this season, Madsen is scoring at a 13.3 points per game clip in over 29 minutes per game.
Last time out against Louisville, the 6-4 guard had 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and a block in 23 minutes.
Madsen had a team-high 15 points (6-11 FG) at Duke on Feb. 10 and had 14 points and five boards at Clemson on Jan. 13.
In the 21 games he came off the bench, Madsen averaged 6.1 points per game in nearly 17 minutes per outing.
He ranks second on BC in 3FG% (31-71, .437) and third in 3FGM (31) and has connected on all 26 of his FT attempts.

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

Jaeden Zackery became the 17th different Boston College player since the 1996-97 season to tally at least 100 assists.
BC has had eight games where it shot better than 40% from 3-point land this season; the most since 2017-18 (13).

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 17

Boston College is 10-10 all-time and 1-4 in ACC play in games played on the February 17 calendar date.
On Feb. 17, 2019, BC downed Miami, 64-57, at Conte Forum.
February 17 marks the dual celebration of National Random Acts of Kindness and National Cabbage Days.
Several historic events occurred on February 17: 1776: Gibbons' "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" published; 1801: the House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie and elects Thomas Jefferson as President; 1863: the International Red Cross founded in Geneva; 1904: Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" premieres in Milan; 1968: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Mass.
Notable February 17 birthdays: NBA G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan; football and lacrosse great Jim Brown; Thomas Watson Sr., founder of IBM; Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panthers; singer Ed Sheeran; and actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is one of the ACC's Most Improved Players, showing major jumps in several stat categories
Through 24 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (11.1) and second in rebounding (6.3) and blocks (1.0).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +5.0, rebounding +2.0, and blocked shots +0.3.
In ACC play (13 games), McGlockton is averaging 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 33 minutes per game.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+8.4) and more than doubled his rebounding (+3.8) in ACC games.
McGlockton ranks first in the league in FG percentage (ACC games only) at .627 (74-118); up from .500 a year ago.
The 6-7 forward has scored in double figures in 10 of 13 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 player in the country averaging at least 16.1 points, 7.8 boards, 2.9 assists, and 2.0 blocks per game.
Using only points and rebounds: Post is one of nine major conference players averaging at least 16.1 points and 7.8 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 25 major conference players to average at least 16.1 points and 2.9 assists per game. Since 1996-97, he is one of seven major conference players 6-10 or taller to average 16.1 ppg/2.9 apg.
Post is also posting nearly a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - at 51.3 FG%, 45.1 3FG%, and 78.9 FT%.
Post is one of two players in the nation to post those percentages (min. 16.0 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 - .517 FG; .420 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 (33 games), Post is averaging 15.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.4 blocks while shooting .521/.443/.792.

THE JAEDEN ZACKERY 1,000 POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Jaeden Zackery is 26 points away from becoming the 46th member of Boston College's 1,000-point club.
The junior guard has scored 974 points in 90 career games as an Eagle - a 10.8 points per game average.
He would become the first BC player to join the 1,000-point club since Nik Popovic did so during the 2019-20 season.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Jaeden Zackery is 12 steals away from cracking Boston College's all-time top 10 list. He has 147 swipes in 90 games.
Zackery also ranks ninth on BC's all-time 3-point field goal percentage list, connecting on .384 for his career (98-255).
Quinten Post needs one more block to crack the Eagles' top 10 career list in that category. He has 93 swats in 73 games.

POSSESSION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR

Boston College's 1.35:1 assist/turnover ratio ranks as the second-best mark in program history and the best since 2005-06.
BC's ATR ranks 76th nationally - and seventh in the ACC - at a 1.35:1 mark (340:251).
Since turnovers were compiled as a statistic in 1978-79, BC has registered an ATR of 1.30:1 or better only four times.

VIDEO GAME NUMBERS FOR QP

Twice this season, Quinten Post has put up incredible stat lines, showcasing his versatility as a player.
Last time out, Post had 17 points, six boards, five assists, and a career-high six blocks against Louisville.
He is only the second player to post that line this season (St. John's' Joel Soriano vs. Xavier) and the first player to compile that stat line in an ACC game since Tim Duncan vs. Florida State (22 pts/10 reb/6 asst/9 blk) on Jan. 25, 1997
Against Harvard, Quinten Post registered 20 points, 19 rebounds, five blocked shots, a steal and two assists in the win.
The double-double was Post's third in four games and his 19 rebounds and five blocks were new career-highs.
Since 1996-97, only two other players in the ACC have posted similar stat lines: Duncan (Wake) and Shelden Williams (Duke).
Duncan posted 22 points, 22 boards, five blocks, and two assists in a win over Saint Mary's on March 14, 1997.
Williams had 21 points, 19 rebounds, five blocks, three assists, and two steals on Dec. 4, 2005 against Virginia Tech.
Over the last 25 years, two Boston College players have had games with at least 20 points and 19 rebounds.
Ryan Anderson had 23 points and 19 boards (three blocks) against UNH on Dec. 16, 2012 and Ryan Sidney had 22 points and 19 rebounds (9 assists) against St. Bonaventure on Dec. 4, 2002.

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 24 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 nearly 30 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 ACC play, Boston College has scored better than 80 points on three occasions - all wins.
In nine-plus seasons between College of Charleston and Boston College, Earl Grant-coached teams are 47-6 when they score at least 80 points, 24-3 when they score at least 85, and 8-2 when scoring 90 or more.

COMEBACK KINGS

Six of Boston College's 14 wins have come when the Eagles have trailed by double digits: Richmond (14, 1st half); Harvard (10, 2nd half); vs. St. John's (10, 2nd half), at Georgia Tech (16, 2nd half); Notre Dame (12, 1st half); Louisville (10, 1st 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.

FEAST AND FAMINE

In Boston College's ACC victories, the Eagles are averaging 77.6 points, connecting on 50.9% from the floor, 46.2% from the perimeter, and 70.0% from the foul line, while posting a 1.60:1 assist/turnover ratio and averaging 10.0 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.

Recognizing Greatness on Saturday as BC hosts Miami

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