Celebrate Asian American Heritage Day on Saturday vs. FSU

Celebrate Asian American Heritage Day on Saturday vs. Florida State

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Today's game marks the 25th meeting between the two schools. Boston College is 9-15 all-time vs. Florida State.
The Eagles dropped both regular season meetings with FSU; a 63-62 loss at home and an 84-76 loss in Tallahassee.
BC has won three of the last four meetings with FSU at Conte Forum.
Six of the last nine matchups have been decided by single digits.
BC assistant coach Steve Smith spent the previous five seasons as a member of Leonard Hamilton's staff in Tallahassee.

HIGH-PERCENTAGE VENNING

Over his last eight games, Chad Venning has shined on the court.
Venning is averaging 16.1 ppg and connecting on 61.4% of his FG attempts over the eight-game span, dating back to Dec. 28. 2024.
Six major conference players have averaged at least 16.0 ppg and connected on at least 61% from the floor during the eight-game span.
Last time out, he scored 17 points (7-12 FG) in 30 minutes at UNC. Venning tied his season-high - 19 points - on Jan. 18 vs. #3/3 Duke.
On Jan. 14, he scored 19 points (8-15 FG) at Georgia Tech. He had 17 points (7-13 FG) on Jan. 11 against Syracuse.
In the comeback win over Miami, Venning tallied 17 points (7-10), scoring 11 straight points for the Eagles in the first half.
He ranks second in the ACC in overall FG percentage (.561); his .575 mark in ACC play is third-best in the league.

EAGLES AMONG THE ACC / NCAA LEADERS

Donald Hand Jr. ranks tied for 14th in scoring (14.8), 14th in rebounding (6.6) and first in free throw percentage (.900).
Hand is one of three players to rank in the top 15 in scoring and rebounding in the conference.
Maxime Raynaud (Stanford) and Cooper Flagg (Duke) are the others.
Hand ranks second in the ACC and seventh nationally among major conference guards in rebounding.
His 90.0% proficiency mark from the charity stripe is first in the ACC and ranks 21st nationally.
Hand also ranks 11th in the ACC in 3-pointers made, averaging nearly 2.0 3FGM per game. (39 total).
Chad Venning sits in second in the ACC - and 41st nationally - in field goal percentage, connecting on 56.1% of his shots.
Venning is also sixth in the ACC - and 102nd nationally - in blocked shots, averaging 1.5 swats per outing.
Venning's 29 total blocks is sixth-most in the ACC and is 102nd-most nationally.
Jayden Hastings is 14th in the ACC in blocks, swatting 1.1 shots per game so far this season.
In ACC games, Venning is third among all players in field goal percentage (.575).
Hand is seventh in ACC play in 3-pointers made (2.33/game); he is just short of qualifying for the 3FG% list - his .447 3-point proficiency mark would rank him third. From the FT line, Hand ranks sixth in conference games, with a .895 mark.
Joshua Beadle is 14th in assists, averaging 3.22 per conference game and his 2.07:1 assist/turnover mark is 10th-best.

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

Boston College had one of its best offensive outputs of the season at North Carolina on Jan. 25.
BC's 96 points tied for the second-most in an ACC game in program history; the 89 points in regulation is tied for seventh-best.
The 14 3-pointers made against the Tar Heels tied for sixth-most in a game for Boston College.
The Eagles connected on 54.5% from the floor and 58.3% from the perimeter; one of 16 Division I teams to do that in 2024-25.
BC is the first team to do so in ACC play in three seasons (Notre Dame vs. Pitt, March 5, 2022).
Since 1996-97, only 12 teams in ACC play have connected on 54% from the field and 58% from the perimeter.
Joshua Beadle went 6-for-6 from the floor (2-2 3FG), scoring 14 points to go with six assists - one of four DI players this season to be perfect from the floor with at least six attempts, while also dishing out six helpers.

BEADLE'S BUZZER-BEATING BUCKETS

Nine of the 13 3-pointers from Joshua Beadle this season have come with 10 seconds or less on the shot or game clock.
Included in those nine was the game-winning 3FG as time expired vs. Boise State in the Cayman Islands Classic title game.
The grad transfer guard has made 13-of-24 attempts from the perimeter this season at Boston College.
In ACC play, Beadle has connected on nearly 64% (7-11) of his attempts from long distance.
Entering this season, Beadle had made 9-of-49 (.184) from beyond the arc in 65 games at Clemson.

DONALD HAND JR. - YEAR-OVER-YEAR IMPROVEMENTS

Donald Hand Jr. has shown a major statistical leap from a season ago.
Hand is averaging a nearly +10 jump in scoring average and nearly a +5.0 jump in rebounding per game this season, compared to 2023-24.
Using the metric PAR (points+assists+rebounds), he has seen better than a +15.0 jump year-over-year and nearly a +9.0 increase when measured over 40 minutes.
Hand has already surpassed his 2023-24 totals in points, rebounds, assists.
After a season-ending injury game two as a true freshman, his first significant playing time came during the 2023-24 season.
On Dec. 30, Hand was named ACC Player of the Week.

SHARING IS CARING

Boston College dished out a season-high 20 assists at North Carolina on Jan. 25.
Joshua Beadle led BC with six assists, while Chad Venning, Dion Brown, and Donald Hand Jr. each had three dimes.
It marked the first time since Feb. 10, 2024 (vs. Duke) that at least four Eagles logged three or more assists in a single game.

BRINGING THE BOOM

Boston College has registered 10 or more 3-pointers on six occasions this year, including a season-high 14 at North Carolina.
Through 20 games this season, the Eagles have made 129 3-pointers at a 35.7% clip.
The 35.7% 3-point proficiency mark ranks seventh in the ACC and 86th nationally.
A season ago, BC connected on 154 3-pointers at an identical 35.7% clip through its first 20 games played.
Donald Hand Jr. leads BC with 39 3FGM at a 39.0% clip; Joshua Beadle (54.2%) leads the team in percentage.

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).

COMEBACK KIDS VS. THE CANES

Boston College registered its largest home comeback win in program history against Miami on Jan. 1.
Trailing by 19 - 32-13 - with just under nine minutes to play in the first half, BC came back to win, 78-68.
The comeback began from there, as the Eagles closed the half on a 16-9 push to make it a 41-29 deficit at the break.
BC began the second half on an 8-2 push, getting within four - 43-39 with 17:04 to go - after a Chad Venning layup.
Roger McFarlane's 3FG with 8:52 to play gave Boston College its first lead of the day - 56-55 - capping another 10-4 push.
The Eagles outscored the Canes, 22-13 from that point on - and 49-27 in the second half - to secure the win.
Fred Payne (12), Joshua Beadle (11), and Elijah Strong (11) all tallied double-digits over the final 20 minutes.
The previous high for a home comeback was 18 points, set on Dec. 29, 2004 as the Eagles reversed course on Kent State.

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 six 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 4-2 in the six games where Payne has tallied 10 or more points.
On the season, Payne is averaging 6.7 points in 16 minutes per game; a per-40 average of 16.7 points per game.
He ranks second on the squad in 3-point percentage (.417) and is connecting on 88.5% from the charity stripe.
Nearly a year ago, Payne suffered what was a season-ending knee injury on Dec. 5, 2023 against CCSU.

CHARITABLE VENTURES

Donald Hand Jr. ranks nationally in free throws made (90; 78th), attempted (100; 168th), and percentage (.900; 21st).
His .900 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 .861 career FT mark (124-144) 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 10 games with a perfect mark from the line and had a streak of 32 consecutive made FT from Dec. 21-Jan. 18.

QUINTEN POST STARTING TO SHINE FOR NBA'S WARRIORS

Former Boston College great Quinten Post had a breakout game as a rookie on Jan. 23 with the Golden State Warriors.
Post scored 20 points, making five 3-pointers, while adding five rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes of action.
The last Eagle alum in the NBA to post at least that stat line: Reggie Jackson had 35 points, five boards, and 13 assists for the Denver Nuggets in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 27, 2024.
The last BC player to tally at least 20 points in his NBA rookie campaign: Ky Bowman had 25 points to go with three rebounds and five assists with the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 25, 2019 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Prior to that, the last Eagle NBA rookie with at least 20 points: Craig Smith scored 26 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 26, 2007 vs. the Seattle Supersonics.
Post earned his first career NBA start on Jan. 29, as the Warriors hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The 7-foot rookie was also selected to the 28-player pool for the 2025 NBA G League Up Next Game, to be played on Sunday, Feb. 16 during NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco.

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