Senior Night Saturday: BC Hosts Pittsburgh

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. PITTSBURGH - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 60th meeting between the two schools.
Boston College is 22-37 all-time vs. Pittsburgh, with the series dating back to 1959-60 season.
In ACC regular season play, the Eagles are 3-8 versus the Panthers.
Last year, BC dropped a 77-58 decision at Pitt on Feb. 14, 2023.
From 1989-2004, both schools were members of the Big East. The Eagles compiled a 15-27 mark vs. Pitt during that span.
BC downed Pitt, 79-57, to capture the 2001 Big East Championship.
Pitt is BC's ninth all-time most common opponent (59 games).
Pitt assistant coach Tim O'Toole's father Tom was inducted as a member of the Boston College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.
Tom O'Toole played for the Eagles from 1949-52, finishing his career with 703 points, averaging 10.3 points per game for Al McClelland.

CELEBRATING SENIORS PRIOR TO TODAY'S GAME

Prior to today's game, Boston College will honor the graduating class of 2024 in a pre-game ceremony.
Nine indivduals will be recognized for their contributions to the Boston College men's basketball program, including five team manager and four student-athletes.
Team managers: Patrick Blaesser, Matthew Malley, Jack Murphy, Aidan O'Rourke, and Will Sweet
Student-athletes: Abe Atiyeh, Mason Madsen, Quinten Post, Jaeden Zackery
The pre-game ceremony will start at approximately 5:45 p.m. with tipoff set for 6:05 p.m.

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 16.2 points, 7.8 boards, 2.9 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 nine major conference players averaging at least 16.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game; three in the ACC (Flipkowski, Omier); five of those players are on the Wooden midseason list.
Using only points and assists: Post is one of 26 major conference players to average at least 16.2 points and 2.9 assists per game. He is the only 7-footer to average 16.2 points and 2.9 assists per contest.
Post is also posting a 50/40/80 line of shooting percentages - at 50.3 FG%, 43.4 3FG%, and 81.5 FT%.
Post is one of five players in the nation to post those percentages (min. 16.0 ppg).
It's not a small sample: in 77 games at BC since 2021-22, Post has registered nearly a 50/40/80 shooting line - .513 FG; .414 3FG; .796 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 (59 games), Post is averaging 13.1 points, 6.12 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.3 blocks while shooting .513/.424/.792.
Post is one of two 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

Jaeden Zackery is one of 10 Boston College players to tally at least 119 assists and 52 steals in a single season.
The others: Duane Woodward (3x), Troy Bell (2x), Howard Eisley (2x), Michael Adams (2x), Ryan Sidney, Malcolm Huckaby, John Bagley, and Jim Sweeney.

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 2

Boston College is 6-5 all-time and 1-1 in ACC in games played on the March 2 calendar date.
March 2 marks the dual celebration of National Banana Cream Pie and National Old Stuff Days.
Several notable events in history occurred on March 2 - 1778 - Nathaniel Greene appointed Quartermaster General of the Continental Army; 1799 - Congress standardizes U.S. weights and measures; 1836 - Texas declares independence from Mexico; 1867 - Congress creates the Department of Education; 1933 - The original motion picture version of "King Kong" premieres; 1939 - the Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the Bill of Rights (147 years late); 1940 - the first televised intercollegiate track meet is seen in New York City; 1959 - construction on the Sydney Opera House begins; 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a 169-147 win over the N.Y. Knicks; 1965 - "The Sound of Music" premieres; 1969 - first test flight of the Concorde; 1988 - U2's "The Joshua Tree" wins the Grammy for album of the year
Notable March 2 birthdays: musicians Luke Combs, Jon Bon Jovi and Chris Martin, actress Rebel Wilson, children's author Dr. Seuss; actor Daniel Craig; rapper Method Man; Hall of Fame basketball coach Clair Bee; author Tom Wolfe.

MOST IMPROVED McGLOCKTON

Devin McGlockton is one of the ACC's Most Improved Players, showing major jumps in several stat categories
Through 28 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.6) and second in rebounding (6.0) and blocks (1.0).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.6, rebounding +2.0, and blocked shots +0.3.
In ACC play (17 games), McGlockton is averaging 12.3 points and 6.2 rebounds in 32 minutes per game.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+7.0) and more than doubled his rebounding (+3.8) in ACC games.
McGlockton ranks second in the league in FG percentage (ACC games only) at .612 (85-139); 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.

MASON MADSEN, FOR STARTERS

Since entering the starting lineup six games ago, Mason Madsen is averaging 16.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists.
On Feb. 24 at N.C. State, Madsen scored 21 points (8-11 FG; 4-7 3FG) to go with seven boards and two assists.
Madsen drilled a career-high seven 3-pointers en route to a career-high 25 points in a win over Miami on Feb. 17.
Over the last six games, Madsen is also posting a 1.88:1 ATR, with 15 assists and eight turnovers in 187 minutes.
At Florida State, he made 4-of-8 3-pointers, scoring 14 point, while tallying 11 points, four rebounds, four assists vs. Louisville.
In his first start of the six-game string, Madsen had a team-high 15 points (6-11 FG) at Duke on Feb. 10.
In seven total games as a starter this year, he is averaging nearly 16.0 points per game and has made 21-of-48 3-pointers.
In the 21 games he came off the bench, Madsen averaged 6.1 points per game in nearly 17 minutes per outing.

ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE HELPERS

As a playmaker, Jaeden Zackery ranks among the top players nationally in three different categories.
He is 68th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.43:1), 105th in total assists (119), and 114th in assists per game (4.2).
Earlier this month, Zackery became the 14th different Eagle since 1996-97 to reach the 100 assist mark in a season.
Zackery's 119 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 (4.2), Post is first in scoring (16.2) and second in assists (2.9), and Harris is second in scoring (13.5) and third in assists (2.1). The trio combines for over 9.2 of the 14.4 assists per game.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

BC has connected on 49 3-pointers over its last five games: 11 vs. Louisville, 15 vs. Miami, nine at FSU and N.C. State.
Over that stretch, the Eagles are connecting at a .420 clip from the perimeter, making 49-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 58th nationally - and fifth in the ACC - in 3-point percentage, making 36.4% 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.

JAEDEN ZACKERY AND QUINTEN POST JOIN BOSTON COLLEGE'S 1,000-POINT CLUB

Jaeden Zackery and Quinten Post became the 46th and 47th members of Boston College's 1,000-point club.
On Feb. 20, Zackery scored his 1,000th point on a corner 3-pointer at N.C. State.
Post entered BC's 1,000-point club on Feb. 28 against Virginia, connecting on a 3-pointer with 13:46 to play.
Earlier this season, Post scored his 1,000th collegiate point on Feb. 6 against Florida State.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Career

Quinten Post is ninth all-time on BC's career blocked shots list. He has 100 swats in 77 games.
Jaeden Zackery is two steals away from cracking Boston College's all-time top 10 list. He has 157 swipes in 94 games.
Zackery also ranks sixth on BC's all-time 3-point field goal percentage list, connecting on .396 for his career (105-265).

Season

Post's 52 blocked shots this season rank as the seventh-most in a single-season in Boston College history.
Devin McGlockton's .588 field goal percentage mark would rank as the 10th-best single-season FG proficiency mark.
Claudell Harris Jr. needs 13 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 1.36:1 assist/turnover ratio ranks as the third-best mark in program history and the best since 2005-06.
BC's assist/turnover ratio ranks 64th nationally - and seventh in the ACC - having compiled 404 assists to 296 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 67th nationally (7th in ACC) in turnovers per game, committing 10.6 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 15 times (10-5 in those games), including 3-2 in games with five or fewer.

ANALYTICALLY CORRECT

Per KenPom, Boston College ranks 49th nationally (6th ACC) in adjusted offensive efficiency with a 114.6 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 seventh overall in the conference, with a 106.7 adjusted offensive efficiency mark.

Senior Night Saturday: BC Hosts Pittsburgh

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Players Mentioned

Abe Atiyeh

Claudell Harris Jr.

Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

Quinten Post

Jaeden Zackery

Senior Night Saturday: BC Hosts Pittsburgh

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Mason Madsen

Devin McGlockton

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