Stretch Run Begins on Tuesday Night vs. Seminoles

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 23rd meeting between the two schools and is the first of two regular season matchups in 2023-24.
Boston College is 9-13 all-time vs. Florida State.
Last year, BC won, 75-69, at the Donald L. Tucker Center on Feb. 18, 2023. It marked the first win for the Eagles in Tallahassee in 16 years.
The Eagles and Seminoles are 4-4 in their last eight matchups. Boston College is 7-3 all-time against Florida State at Conte Forum.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is showing major jumps in several stat categories.
Through 21 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.8) and second in rebounding (6.5) and blocks (1.1).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.7, rebounding +2.2, and blocked shots +0.4.
In ACC play, McGlockton is averaging 14.0 points and 7.4 rebounds.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+8.4) and more than doubled his rebounding averages (+4.2) in ACC games.
His .640 FG% (57-89) is 2nd in ACC play; up from .500 a year ago.
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 one of two major conference players averaging at least 16.2 points, 7.6 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 16.2 points and 7.6 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 16.2 points and 2.8 assists per game. Since 1996-97, he is one of seven major conference players 6-10 or taller to average 16.2 ppg/2.8 apg.
Post is also posting a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - at 50.0 FG%, 41.9 3FG%, and 80.0 FT%.
Post is one of four players in the nation - and the only ACC standout - to post those percentages (min. 15.0 ppg).
It's not a small sample: in 70 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .513 FG; .405 3FG; .787 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 (36 games), Post is averaging 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.2 blocks while shooting .512/.420/.800.

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

Boston College shot 60.0% from the floor versus Syracuse, marking the highest shooting percentage in a game since Nov. 13, 2009 (vs. Dartmouth). The last time BC shot 60.0% or better against an ACC foe came on Jan. 12, 2008 (vs. Wake Forest).

ON THIS DATE: FEBRUARY 6

Boston College is 4-17 and 0-4 in ACC play in games played on the February 6 calendar date.
February 6 marks the dual celebration of National Frozen Yogurt and National Chopsticks Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on February 6: 1788 - Massachusetts becomes the 6th state to ratify the constitution; 1836 - Charles Darwin's ship (the HMS Beagle) arrives in Van Diemen's Land; 1918 - Great Britain grants women the right to vote; 1935 - The board game "Monopoly" first goes on sale; 1952 - Elizabeth II proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom; 1965 - The Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1; 1978 - More than 54 inches of snow buries Rhode Island in the "Blizzard of '78;" 1982 - Boston's J. Geils Band hits #1 with "Centerfold;" 2005 - The New England Patriots capture Super Bowl XXXIX, 24-21, over Philadelphia; 2020 - The date of the first confirmed COVID-19 death in the United States.
Notable February 6 birthdays: Musicians Bob Marley, Natalie Cole, Rick Astley, and Gord Downie; former Red Sox pitcher and outfielder Babe Ruth; former President Ronald Reagan; and former Vice President Aaron Burr.

THE QUINTEN POST 1,000-POINT WATCH IS UNDERWAY

Quinten Post is three points away from scoring the 1,000th point of his collegiate career.
The 7-footer has tallied 997 points in 108 games between Mississippi State and Boston College.
Since arriving at BC in 2021-22, Post has scored 902 points in 70 games in an Eagles' uniform (12.9 ppg avg).

RECORD BOOK RESET

Jaeden Zackery is 21 steals away from cracking Boston College's all-time top 10 list. He has 138 swipes in 87 games.
Additionally, he is one 3FG attempt from ranking seventh on BC's all-time top 10 list in 3-point FG percentage (.390).
Quinten Post needs 11 more blocks to crack the Eagles' top 10 career list in that category. He has 83 swats in 70 games.

YEAR OVER YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Boston College ranks 121st nationally (7th ACC) in scoring, at 76.4 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 84th nationally (6th ACC) in field goal percentage, connecting on 46.5% 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 64th nationally (5th ACC) in 3FG%, connecting on 36.4% of their long-distance tries.
In 2022-23, BC ranked among the bottom nationally - 294th (14th ACC) at 31.9%.

LOW TURNOVER COUNT

Boston College ranks 52nd nationally (6th in ACC) in turnovers per game, committing 10.4 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 1.1 blocked shots per game in over 28 minutes of playing time.

COMEBACK KINGS

Five of Boston College's 13 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).
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 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.

CHAS, FOR STARTERS

Boston College is 5-1 this season with Chas Kelley III in the starting lineup.
Kelley is averaging 6.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in games where he is among the first five.
He scored a season-high 13 points vs. St. John's and tallied nine points in the win at Notre Dame and seven vs. Syracuse.

CAN'T KNOCK THE HUSTLE

Boston College is 5-2 this year, 7-1 in 2022-23 and 13-4 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.
Against Notre Dame, Zackery had a team-high 20 points, grabbing three rebounds, and dropping three dimes.
On Dec. 8 against Holy Cross, Zackery led BC with 18 points to go with five boards, four assists, and a steal.
When Zackery goes to the free throw line at least five times, BC is 3-3 this year, was 7-2 in 2022-23, and is 12-6 all-time.
Zackery has committed one or fewer turnovers in 11 games in 2023-24 and has 27 total turns in 585 minutes of play so far.
Boston College has won 10 of its last 14 games when Zackery commits one or fewer turnovers in a game.
Zackery is one of three ACC players (Beekman - 12; Mintz - 11; Zackery 9) with at least nine games of 10 pts/4 asst/2 stl.
Last season, Zackery had nine games with four or more assists. He's done so in 16 of 21 games this season.

ANALYTICALLY CORRECT

Per KenPom, Boston College ranks 55th nationally (6th ACC) in adjusted offensive efficiency with a 114.4 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 eighth overall in the conference, with a 105.9 adjusted offensive efficiency mark.

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