ACC/DC: BC takes on Familar Foe Miami in ACC Tourney Opener

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MIAMI - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 59th meeting between the two schools. The all-time series between the Eagles and Hurricanes is tied, 29-29.
BC captured both meetings in the 2023-24 regular season.
On Feb. 17, BC won the first contest, 85-77 at Conte Forum. On March 6 in Coral Gables, the Eagles came away with a 67-57 win.
BC is 1-2 all-time vs. Miami in ACC Tournament play. The last time the two teams met in the ACC Tournament, Miami escaped with a buzzer beater, 71-69, in overtime on March 10, 2022.
From 1989-2004, both schools were members of the Big East. BC compiled a 15-6 mark versus Miami during that span.

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT

In 31 games in ACC Tournament play, Boston College is 13-18.
Last season, BC advanced to the second round in Greensboro.
BC earned an 80-62 win over Louisville before falling to UNC. In 2023, the Eagles advanced to the quarterfinals in Brooklyn.
The Eagles earned a 66-46 win over Pitt in the first round before an 82-77 overtime win over Wake Forest in the second round.
BC lost on an OT buzzer beater versus Miami, 71-69 in the quarters.
BC also advanced to the 2018 ACC quarterfinals in Brooklyn.
In 2006, BC advanced to the ACC title game in Greensboro.
That season - the school's first-ever ACC Tourney - BC downed Maryland (80-66) and North Carolina (85-82) before falling in the championship game to Duke (78-76).
The Eagles are 0-1 all-time in ACC Tournament games played at Capital One Arena, falling to Florida State in 2016.

POST NAMED TO ALL-ACC SECOND & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS

Quinten Post earned a pair of ACC postseason honors, named to the All-ACC Second and All-Defensive teams
The elite 7-footer is one of two players to rank among the top 10 in the ACC in scoring (16.6), rebounding (7.9), blocks (1.8), and FG percentage(.515) this season.
He is the only major conference player in the nation averaging 16.6 points, 7.9 boards, 2.9 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game.
The last ACC player to average that season stat line: Wake Forest's Tim Duncan in 1996-97.
Defensively, Post has established himself as one of the top rim protectors in the country.
He ranks second in the ACC - and 46th nationally - averaging 1.8 blocked shots per game.
Post's 54 total blocks are second-most in the ACC and ranks as the seventh-highest single season total in BC history. His block percentage - calculated as total blocks/opponent FGA - of 6.3% ranks 105th in the country.
This marks the second consecutive year that Post has been honored by the ACC.
Last year, he was named the ACC's Most Improved Player while also earning honorable mention all-league accolades.
Post is the first Boston College player to earn All-ACC Second Team honors since Ky Bowman in 2018-19.
He also becomes the third Eagle to be recognized as part of the All-ACC Defensive team, joining Tyrelle Blair in 2007-08 and Steffon Mitchell in 2019-20.

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

Quinten Post is one of seven major conference players in the last 27 years to tally 40 3FG, 80 assists, and 50 blocks in a season.
Over his last six games, Jaeden Zackery is 11-of-19 from beyond the arc (.579); he was 15-of-50 (.300) in his first 24 games.

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 12

Boston College is 4-6 all-time - incluidng 1-3 in ACC Tournament play - in games played on the March 12 calendar date.
On March 12, 1982, BC downed San Francisco, 70-66, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Eagles were nipped by Duke, 78-76, on March 12, 2006 in the ACC Championship game.
March 12 marks the dual celebration of National Crabmeat and National Meatball Days.
Several historic events occurred on March 12: 1622: Ignatius of Loyola beatified as a Saint; 1894: Coca-Cola is sold in bottles for the first time in a candy story in Vicksburg, Miss.; 1901: ground is broken for the first American League ballpark in Boston, located on Huntington Avenue; 1912: The Girl Scouts were formed in Savannah, Ga. by Juliette Gordon Low; 1933: FDR conducts his first "Fireside Chat" via radio, speaking directly to 60 million Americans; 1957: Dr. Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat" first published; 1987: Navy's David Robinson scores 50 points in an NCAA Tournament first round loss to Michigan; 2020: Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball tournaments were cancelled
Notable March 12 birthdays: U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth; novelist and poet Jack Kerouac; former UN Ambassador and mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young; Hall of Fame basketball coach Eddie Sutton; actress Liza Minnelli; singer/songwriter James Taylor; Baseball greats Dale Murphy and Darryl Strawberry; actor Courtney B. Vance.

TRIPLE DIP

Boston College is attempting to win three games versus the same opponent in a single season since 2006-07.
That year, the Eagles won twice against Miami during the regular season and earned an OT win in the ACC Tourney opener.
Since the 1979-80 season, BC has won three times against the same opponent in a season on six occasions: 2006-07 (Miami), 2002-03 (St. John's), 2000-01 (Villanova); 1992-93 (Villanova); 1982-83 (Seton Hall); 1981-82 (Syracuse).

McGLOCKTON UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPROVED IN ACC

Devin McGlockton earned three votes for the ACC's Most Improved Player award, with major jumps in several stat categories.
Through 31 games, McGlockton is fourth on the Eagles in scoring (10.4) and second in rebounding (6.1) and blocks (0.9).
McGlockton's per game averages have increased across the board: scoring +4.3, rebounding +2.2, and blocked shots +0.3.
In ACC play (20 games), McGlockton is averaging 11.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in 32 minutes per game.
Year-over-year, he has almost tripled his scoring (+6.3) and more than doubled his rebounding (+3.0) in ACC games.
In ACC games, McGlockton connected on nearly 60% of his shot attempts from the floor (96-162); up from .500 a year ago.
The 6-7 forward ranks 53rd nationally in effective FG% (.617) and 74th nationally in true shooting percentage (.631).
He has two double-doubles and has set new 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 89th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.25:1), 95th in total assists (133), and 107th 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 133 assists are the most by a BC player since Ky Bowman (165) during the 2017-18 campaign.
Jaeden Zackery is one of five different Boston College players to tally at least 133 assists and 57 steals in a single season.
The others: Michael Adams (1982-83, 1984-85), Troy Bell (2000-01), Howard Eisley (1991-92), Duane Woodward (1997-98).

MASON MADSEN, FOR STARTERS

Since entering the starting five on Feb. 10, Mason Madsen is averaging 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.
The 6-4 guard has made a team-best 26 3-pointers over that nine-game span - including 4+ on four occasions.
In the last meeting vs. Miami, Madsen made three of his four treys in the second half, sealing BC's win in Coral Gables.
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.
At Florida State, he scored 14 points (4-8 3FG), while tallying 11 points, four rebounds, four assists vs. Louisville.
In his first start of the seven-game string, Madsen had a team-high 15 points (6-11 FG) at Duke on Feb. 10.
In 10 total games as a starter this year, he is averaging 13.1 points per game and has made 28 treys at a 40.0% clip.
In the 21 games he came off the bench, Madsen averaged 6.1 points per game in nearly 17 minutes per outing.

ROAD-TESTED

Boston College began the season 3-0 in true road games, earning wins at The Citadel, Vanderbilt, and Georgia Tech.
It marked the first time since the 2004-05 campaign that BC has won its first three road games to start the year.
They were 2-21 in their previous 23 ACC road contests. (h/t BC radio play-by-play announcer Josh Maurer).
BC has logged six true road victories this season - the most road wins since 2005-06, when Al Skinner's squad won eight.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

BC has connected on 76 3-pointers over its last eight games, including a season-high 15 in the first meeting vs. Miami.
The 15 3-pointers made against Miami tied for the fourth-most in a single-game in Boston College men's basketball history.
Over the eight-game stretch, the Eagles are connecting at a .400 clip from the perimeter, making 76-of-191 shots from deep.
The Eagles rank 56th nationally - and fifth in the ACC - in 3-point percentage, making 36.4% of their long-range attempts.
The 36.4% clip ranks as the 11th-best season 3FG% in BC history; the 253 made 3-pointers is fourth-best in a single-season.

RECORD BOOK RESET

Career

Quinten Post is eighth all-time on BC's career blocked shots list. He has 102 swats in 80 games.
Jaeden Zackery sits at ninth all-time on Boston College's steals list. He has 162 swipes in 98 games.
Zackery also ranks sixth on BC's all-time 3-point field goal percentage list, connecting on .398 for his career (109-274).

Season

Post's 54 blocked shots this season rank as the seventh-most in a single-season in Boston College history.
Mason Madsen's .415 3-point percentage ranks as 10th-best in BC's single-season record book.

POSSESSION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR

Boston College's 1.33:1 assist/turnover ratio ranks as the third-best mark in program history.
BC's assist/turnover ratio ranks 78th nationally - and seventh in the ACC - having compiled 444 assists to 334 turnovers.
The 2010-11 team holds the Boston College record for best assist/turnover mark, at 1.38:1 (517:376).
Since turnovers were compiled as a statistic in 1978-79, BC has registered an ATR of 1.30:1 or better only four times.

COMEBACK KINGS

Seven of Boston College's 17 wins have come when the Eagles have trailed by double digits: Richmond (14, 1H); Harvard (10, 2H); vs. St. John's (10, 2H), at Georgia Tech (16, 2H); Notre Dame (12, 1H); Louisville (10, 1H); at Miami (10, 1H).
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.

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