Tuesday in C'Ville: Eagles, Cavs Face Off on ACCN

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. VIRGINIA - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game is the 31st all-time meeting between the two teams. Boston College is 9-21 all-time against Virginia.
The Eagles were nipped twice last year by the Cavaliers.
In the regular season, Virginia won, 72-68, at BC on February 28. UVA escaped in OT, 66-60, on March 14 in the ACC quarterfinals.
In 2022-23, 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.
That win for BC snapped a five-game losing streak vs. UVA.
BC has lost its last eight at JPJ Arena, dating back to Feb. 26, 2011.

HIGH-PERCENTAGE VENNING

Over his last six games, Chad Venning has shined on the court.
One of the most efficient big men in the ACC, Venning is averaging 16.3 ppg and connecting on 63.1% of his FG attempts over the span.
He tied his season-high - 19 points - last time out vs. #3/3 Duke.
In 34 minutes, Venning was 7-of-11 from the floor vs. the Blue Devils.
He had 17 points (7-13 FG) on Jan. 11 against Syracuse.
On Jan. 14, he scored 19 points (8-15 FG) at Georgia Tech.
In the comeback win over Miami on Jan. 1, Venning tallied 17 points.
The Eagles trailed by 19 - 32-12 with 8:38 left in the first half - before Venning scored 11 straight points for the Eagles. He finished the game shooting 7-of-10 from the floor.
He tallied a season-high 18 points against FDU on Dec. 28, connecting on 8-of-10 from the floor.
He ranks second in the ACC in overall field goal percentage; his .578 mark in ACC play is fourth-best in the league.
The grad transfer from Brooklyn has attempted at least 10 shots in 10 games this season - BC is 6-4 in those games.
For his career, Venning has attempted at least 10 FG in 50 career games and is shooting 53.7% in those games.

EAGLES AMONG THE ACC / NCAA LEADERS

Donald Hand Jr. ranks 16th in scoring (14.7), 14th in rebounding (6.8) and second in free throw percentage (.901).
Hand is one of four players to rank in the top 20 in scoring and rebounding in the conference.
Maxime Raynaud (Stanford), Malique Ewin (FSU), and Cooper Flagg (Duke) are the others.
Hand ranks second in the ACC and sixth nationally among major conference guards in rebounding.
His 90.1% proficiency mark from the charity stripe is second in the ACC and ranks 21st nationally.
Hand ranks tied for ninth in the ACC - and 92nd nationally - in double-doubles, with four.
Chad Venning sits in second in the ACC - and 45th nationally - in field goal percentage, connecting on 56.1% of his shots.
Venning is also third in the ACC - and 91st nationally - in blocked shots, averaging 1.5 swats per outing.
Venning's 27 total blocks is fourth-most in the ACC and is 84th-most nationally.
Jayden Hastings is ninth in the ACC in blocks, swatting 1.2 shots per game so far this season.

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

The 58.3% (14-24) in the first half against #3/3 Duke tied as the best single-half shooting percentage of the season for Boston College. It was also best single-half field goal proficiency mark by a Blue Devils' opponent in 2024-25.
BC has been outrebounded in each of the last two games - at Notre Dame and vs. Duke - by an average of 13 rebounds.

ON THIS DATE: JANUARY 21

Boston College is 7-11 all-time and 2-4 in ACC in games played on the January 21 calendar date.
January 21 marks the celebration of International Sweatpants Day.
Several notable events in history occurred on January 21 - 1677 - first medical publication in America - a pamphlet on smallpox - published in Boston; 1793 - Louis XVI of France executed by guillotine in Paris during the French Revolution; 1919 - Sinn Féin creates its own parliament in Dublin and declares Ireland independent of Great Britain; 1976 - the Concorde makes its first supersonic commercial flight; 1978 - The Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" reached #1 on the charts.
Notable January 21 birthdays: "Baby Spice" Emma Bunton; fashion icon Christian Dior; R&B singer Billy Ocean; NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon; Hall of Fame coach John Chaney; singer/songwriter Richie Havens; and BC guard Chas Kelley III.

BEADLE'S BUZZER-BEATING BUCKETS

Seven of the 11 3-pointers from Joshua Beadle this season have come with 10 seconds or less on the shot or game clock.
Included in those seven was the gamewinning 3FG as time expired vs. Boise State in the Cayman Islands Classic title game.
The grad transfer guard has made 11-of-22 attempts from the perimeter this season at Boston College.
Entering this season, Beadle had made 9-of-49 (.184) from beyond the arc in 65 games at Clemson.

HAND MAKES HISTORY AS ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

After a career-high 29-point double-double outing on Dec. 28, Donald Hand Jr. was named the ACC Player of the Week.
Hand poured in 15 of his 29 points in the first half and scored eight of BC's final 10 points down the stretch vs. FDU.
It marked the first time in the history of the ACC that a father and son have each been named ACC Player of the Week.
Donald Hand Sr. won the award on Jan. 31, 2000 while starring as a guard at Virginia.
The ACC began its weekly awards program during the 1972-73 season.
It is the first ACC Player of the Week honor for a BC player this season and the first since Nov. 23, 2023 (Quinten Post).
Since joining the ACC in 2005-06, an Eagle has been selected ACC Player of the Week 18 times (10 different players).

DONALD HAND JR. - YEAR-OVER-YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Donald Hand Jr. has shown a major statistical leap from a season ago.
Hand is averaging a +7.0 jump in scoring average and over a +5.0 jump in rebounding per game this season.
Using the metric PAR (points+assists+rebounds), he has seen nearly a +16 jump year-over-year and nearly a +10 increase when measured over 40 minutes.
Hand has already surpassed his 2023-24 totals in points, rebounds, assists.
After suffering a season-ending injury early in game two as a true freshman, Hand's first significant playing time post-injury came during the 2023-24 season.
On Dec. 30, Hand was named ACC Player of the Week.

HASTINGS MAKING AN IMPACT

Redshirt freshman Jayden Hastings earned his first collegiate start on Dec. 21 against SMU.
The 6-9 post player registered season-highs in scoring (nine points) and minutes played (29).
He made 3-of-6 shots from the floor and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe, to go along with five boards and a blocked shot.
In the comeback win over Miami on Jan. 1, he finished with six points, and a career-high nine boards in 22 minutes.
Hastings is averaging 3.3 points, 3.5 boards, and 1.2 blocked shots in 14 minutes per game this season.
He has seven games with at least two blocked shots - the most by a BC freshman since All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive selection Steffon Mitchell posted eight multi-block games during his freshman campaign in 2017-18.

FIVE'S COMIN'...

Fred Payne earned his first start on Jan. 1 vs. Miami, finishing with 15 points, six boards, three assists, and two steals.
He had scored in double digits on four occasions off the bench, including a career-high 18 points - including a key 3-pointer in the OT period - against Missouri State in the second round of the Cayman Islands Classic.
Boston College is 4-1 in the five games where Payne has tallied 10+; the lone loss, a 72-66 decision at Wake Forest.
On the season, Payne is averaging 6.0 points in under 15 minutes per game; a per-40 average of nearly 17.0 ppg.
He ranks second on the squad in 3-point percentage (.421) and is connecting on 87% from the charity stripe.
Nearly a year ago, Payne suffered what was a season-ending knee injury on Dec. 5, 2023 against CCSU.

I'VE GOT SIX ON IT

Roger McFarlane has grabbed at least six rebounds in 30 of his last 40 games played, dating back to Dec. 16, 2023.
He has had at least six rebounds in 69 of his 109 career games - better than 60% of his games played.
McFarlane has grabbed at least six boards in seven of 18 games this season; BC is 6-1 in those games.
The 6-4 guard ranks second on the team in rebounding, averaging just under 5.0 boards per outing.

CHARITABLE VENTURES

Donald Hand Jr. ranks nationally in free throws made (83; 67th), attempted (92; 146th), and percentage (.902; 21st).
His .902 proficiency from the FT line in 2024-25 would rank first all-time in Boston College's single-season record book.
The current record - .894 - was set by BC Hall of Famer Troy Bell during his freshman season in 1999-2000.
Hand's .860 career FT mark (117-136) ranks third all-time at BC; Bell '03 and Jordan Chatman '19 share the record (.868)
Hand made 19-of-20 from the line through the first two games of the season, including 11-for-11 vs. The Citadel.
The last BC player to connect on at least 23 of 25 free throws over a three-game span was Olivier Hanlan in 2014-15.
Hanlan went 25-for-26 over a three game stretch, including a perfect 14-for-14 from the line at Pitt on Feb. 24, 2015.
Hand has had nine games with a perfect mark from the line and has a streak of 32 consecutive made FT from Dec. 21-Jan. 18.

Tuesday in C'Ville: Eagles, Cavs Face Off on ACCN

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Roger McFarlane

Fred Payne

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Chad Venning

Tuesday in C'Ville: Eagles, Cavs Face Off on ACCN

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Roger McFarlane

Fred Payne

Quinten Post

Chad Venning

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