Wednesday Night at Conte - Eagles Host Virginia

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. VIRGINIA - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game is the 29th all-time meeting between the two teams.
Boston College is 9-19 all-time against Virginia. In ACC regular season play, BC is 8-15 against Virginia.
This is the lone 2023-24 regular season meeting with the Cavaliers. Last season, the two teams split the regular season series.
The #7/7 Cavs won, 76-57, at John Paul Jones Arena on Jan. 28, 2023.
In the last meeting, BC beat #6/6 Virginia, 63-48, on Feb. 22, 2023. The win for BC snapped a five-game losing streak vs. UVA.

MASON MADSEN, FOR STARTERS

Since entering the starting lineup five games ago, Mason Madsen is averaging 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists. and 1.0 steals.
Last time out at N.C. State, Madsen scored 21 points (8-11 FG; 4-7 3FG) to go with seven boards and two assists.
On Feb. 17, Madsen drilled a career-high seven 3-pointers en route to a career-high 25 points in a win over Miami.
Over the last five games, Madsen is also posting a 1.83:1 ATR.
At Florida State, he made 4-of-8 3-pointers, scoring 14 points.
In the Feb. 13 win over 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.
In six total games as a starter this year, he is averaging nearly 17.0 points per game and has made 20-of-38 3-pointers.
In the 21 games he came off the bench, Madsen averaged 6.1 points per game in nearly 17 minutes per outing.
For the season, he leads BC in 3FG% (46-98, .469), is second in 3FGM (46), and has connected on all 29 of his FT attempts.

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 in the nation averaging 15.9 points, 7.7 boards, 3.0 assists, and 1.9 blocks per game.
The last ACC player to average that season stat line: Wake Forest's Tim Duncan in 1996-97.
Using only points and rebounds: Post is one of seven major conference players averaging at least 15.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game; two in the ACC (Flipkowski, Omier); four of those players are on the Wooden midseason list.
Using only points and assists: Post is one of 21 major conference players to average at least 15.9 points and 3.0 assists per game. Since 1996-97, he is one of seven major conference players 6-10 or taller to average 15.9 ppg/3.0 apg.
Post is also posting nearly a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - at 50.8 FG%, 44.3 3FG%, and 79.4 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 76 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .514 FG; .418 3FG; .786 FT. - the only active player (min. 10.0 ppg) to post such shooting lines since the start of 2021-22- present.
Over the past three seasons vs. major conference opponents (57 games), Post is averaging 13.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 blocks while shooting .519/.430/.771.
Quinten Post is one of three players to rank among the top 10 in the ACC in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and FG percentage.

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

Since Feb. 13, Mason Madsen has registered the fifth-most 3-pointers (17) and the sixth-best 3FG% (.548) in the nation.
Boston College is one of six major conference schools to have five or more players with at least 20 3FG made and shooting at least 35% from beyond the arc (Creighton, Miami, Purdue, Texas, Wake Forest).

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 28

Boston College is 14-10 all-time and 4-0 in ACC in games played on the February 28 calendar date.
Last year, a late-game layup from Makai Ashton-Langford sealed a 71-69 win at Wake Forest on Feb. 28, 2023.
On February 28, 2006, BC downed Wake Forest, 80-65, led by 23 points from Craig Smith and 22 from Jared Dudley.
February 28 marks the dual celebration of National Tooth Fairy and National Public Sleeping Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 28 - 1827 - the first commercial railroad - the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) is chartered; 1849 - the first boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from the east coast; 1940 - Pittsburgh beats Fordham, 50-37, in the first-ever televised basketball game; 1940 - Richard Wright's "Native Son" published; 1953 - Crick & Watson discover the double-helix structure of DNA; 1981 - Calvin Murphy sets a new NBA record with his 78th consecutive made free throw; 1983 - U2's "War" released.
Notable February 28 birthdays: NBA star Luka Doncic; chemist Linus Pauling; gangster Bugsy Siegel; architect Frank Gehry; actor Gavin McLeod; auto racing legend Mario Andretti; actress Bernadette Peters; former NBA great Adrian Dantley; pro wresting star Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat; actor John Turturro.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is one of the ACC's Most Improved Players, showing major jumps in several stat categories
Through 27 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.6) and second in rebounding (6.3) and blocks (1.0).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.6, rebounding +2.1, and blocked shots +0.3.
In ACC play (16 games), McGlockton is averaging 12.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in 32 minutes per game.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+7.2) and more than doubled his rebounding (+4.0) in ACC games.
McGlockton ranks first in the league in FG percentage (ACC games only) at .609 (81-133); up from .500 a year ago.
The 6-7 forward has scored in double figures in 11 of 16 ACC games.
McGlockton registered the seventh-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.

ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE HELPERS

As a playmaker, Jaeden Zackery ranks among the top players nationally in three different categories.
He is 73rd nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.40:1), 109th in total assists (115), and 114th in assists per game (4.3).
Earlier this month, Zackery became the 14th different Eagle since 1996-97 to reach the 100 assist mark in a season.
Zackery's 115 assists are the most by a BC player since Ky Bowman (125) during the 2018-19 campaign.

DISHIN' AND SWISHIN'

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 (4.3), Post is first in scoring (15.9) and second in assists (3.0), and Harris is second in scoring (13.7) and third in assists (2.1). The trio combines for nearly 9.3 of the 14.4 assists per game.
Wake Forest is the only other ACC school to have its top three scorers rank as its top three distributors.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

BC has connected on 44 3-pointers over its last four games: 11 vs. Louisville, 15 vs. Miami, nine at FSU and N.C. State.
Over that stretch, the Eagles are connecting at a .463 clip from the perimeter, making 44-of-95 shots from deep.
The 15 3-pointers made against Miami tied for the fourth-most in a single-game in Boston College men's basketball history.
The Eagles rank 37th nationally - and third in the ACC - in 3-point percentage, making 36.9% of their attempts from long-range.
The 36.9% clip ranks as the 10th-best season 3FG% in BC history; the 221 made 3-pointers is 11th-best in a single-season.

QUINTEN POST'S BOSTON COLLEGE 1,000-POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Quinten Post needs eight more points to become the 47th member of Boston College's 1,000-point club.
Since joining the Eagles in 2021-22, Post has tallied 992 points in 76 games for the Maroon and Gold.
Earlier this season, Post scored his 1,000th collegiate point on Feb. 6 against Florida State.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Career

Quinten Post is 10th all-time on BC's career blocked shots list. He has 98 swats in 75 games.
Jaeden Zackery is five steals away from cracking Boston College's all-time top 10 list. He has 154 swipes in 93 games.
Zackery also ranks seventh on BC's all-time 3-point field goal percentage list, connecting on .394 for his career (104-264).

Season

Post's 50 blocked shots this season rank as the eighth-most in a single-season in Boston College history.
Devin McGlockton's .586 field goal percentage mark would rank as the 10th-best single-season FG proficiency mark.
Claudell Harris Jr. needs 14 more 3-pointers to crack the top 10 mark for most 3FGM in a single-season.

POSSESSION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR

Boston College's 1.34:1 assist/turnover ratio ranks as the third-best mark in program history and the best since 2005-06.
BC's assist/turnover ratio ranks 72nd nationally - and seventh in the ACC - having compiled 392 assists to 292 turnovers.
Since turnovers were compiled as a statistic in 1978-79, BC has registered an ATR of 1.30:1 or better only four times.

LOW TURNOVER COUNT

Boston College ranks 79th nationally (7th in ACC) in turnovers per game, committing 10.8 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 14 times (10-4 in those games), including 3-1 in games with five or fewer.

YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Boston College ranks 106th nationally (7th ACC) in scoring, at 76.0 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 73rd nationally (4th 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 37th nationally (3rd ACC) in 3FG%, connecting on 36.9% of their long-distance tries.
In 2022-23, BC ranked among the bottom nationally - 294th (14th ACC) at 31.9%.

COMEBACK KINGS

Six of Boston College's 15 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.

Wednesday Night at Conte - Eagles Host Virginia

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Makai Ashton-Langford

Claudell Harris Jr.

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Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Wednesday Night at Conte - Eagles Host Virginia

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Jaeden Zackery

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