Men's Basketball Ready for Sunday Night Showdown

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Eagles conclude the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic with a matchup against Tulane on Sunday. Tip off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET), with action being broadcasted live on ESPN2.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. TULANE - ALL-TIME SERIES
    • Today marks the inaugural meeting between BC and Tulane.
    • Entering Sunday, the Green Wave are one of four teams from the American Conference that have never played the Eagles.
    • Tulane is coming off a 96-75 defeat to Utah State.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. AMERICAN CONFERENCE
    • The Eagles are 11-8 all-time vs. current American Conference teams.
    • Boston College's fell to FAU in the season opener, 83-78, in overtime.
    • Davidson will be the second and final representitive from the American that BC faces this season.

LAST TIME OUT
    • Boston College fell 59-49 to Davidson in the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Friday afternoon at TD Arena.
    • Donald Hand Jr. led all scorers with 14 points. Jayden Hastings logged a career-high 10 rebounds, logging his first career-double double in the defeat (11p/10r).
    • It's the second straight game and third time this season the Eagles have held their opponent to 35% or under shooting from the field.
    • Payne and Shaw extended their respective streaks in scoring and rebounding.

EDGERLEY FAMILY COURT
    • The basketball court at Silvio O. Conte Forum will officially be named the Edgerley Family Court starting this season.
    • The Edgerley's are active members of the Parents Leadership Council and are supporters of undergraduate financial aid at Boston College, having co-chaired Pops on the Heights in 2023 and 2024.
    • Sandra Edgerley serves on the Boston College Board of Trustees, where she is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee. Paul Edgerley is a senior advisor at Bain Capital, where he was a managing director and played a     leadership role for more than 30 years.
    • The court is a lasting symbol of the Edgerleys' commitment to enhancing the tradition of excellence at Boston College.

ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 23
    • Boston College is 2-2 all-time when playing on November 23. The most recent contest was played in 2022 against Wyoming at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, where the Eagles earned a 59-48 victory.
    • November 23 marks National Stuffing Day and World Television Day.
    • Notable events to occur on November 23 - North Carolina ratifies constitution, becoming the 12th U.S. State (1789); Albert Einstein publishes paper on Theory of Relativity, introducing E = mc² (1905); The Denver Nuggets call up     Chris Andersen from the Fayetteville Patriots, making Andersen the first D-League player to be called up to the NBA (2001).

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Boden Kapke logged a career-high 17 points, and Fred Payne dished a career-high seven assists against FAU (11/3).
    • Marko Radunovic and Caleb Steger made their collegiate debuts against FAU. Radunovic recorded eight points, going 2-3 from behind the arc, and Steger played five minutes with two field goal attempts. Caleb Steger registered     his first career points with a 3-pointer against The Citadel. He finished the night with eight points, going 2-for-3 from deep.
    • Jason Asemota flourished in the home-opener against The Citadel (11/6), grabbing a career-high nine points and adding four rebounds to lead all bench scorers.
    • Chase Forte swatted a career-high three blocks against Central Connecticut State (11/11).
    • Aidan Shaw secured a career-high 14 rebounds and matched a career-high in blocks (5) against Temple (11/15). He became the first BC player to record five or more blocks since Quinten Post did against Louisville (2/13/24). •     Shaw dished a career-high three assists against Hampton (11/18).
    • Hastings grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and registered his first career double-double (11p/10r) against Davidson (11/21).

SIZZLING STREAKS
    • Fred Payne currently rides a four game streak of double digit scoring. His season best 17 points against CCSU and Temple kickstarted that streak, with his most recent display of 10 points coming against Davidson.
    • Aidan Shaw continues his streak of at least eight rebounds per game. His most recent performance saw him collect nine boards against Davidson.

INSTANT IMPACT
    • The freshmen tandem of Radunovic and Steger have translated well through the first two games, combining for 5.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.
    • Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill. The quartet is averaging a combined 25.7 points, 18.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game.
    • Individually, Shaw leads the team in rebounds (9.2), and Forte leads the team in assists (3.2).

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD
    • Boston College is making their mark nationally through the first five games this season.
    • Defensively, the Eagles rank 27th in the nation and fourth in the ACC in blocks per game (5.7). Hastings is third in the ACC individually in total blocks (10). The team also holds the 22nd best scoring defense (62.0) 38th best field     goal percentage defense (37.5%) in the country.
    • BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 42.7 boards per game, good for 44th in the NCAA and fifth in the ACC. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.0 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 46th in the     nation and fifth in the ACC.

FORMIDABLE OPPONENTS IN 2025-26
    • Boston College will face 13 non-conference opponents from a possible nine different conferences in 2025-26.
    • Four of the 13 non-con opponents hail from the NEC (CCSU, New Haven, FDU, and Le Moyne).
    • Here is where the Eagles' opponents rank according to preseason polls and rankings sites for the season:
            FAU (6th, American; 145 KP)
            The Citadel (10th, SoCon; 332 KP)
            CCSU (2nd, NEC; 315 KP)
            Temple (9th, American; 131 KP)
            Hampton (5th, CAA; 226 KP)
            Davidson (11th, A10; 150 KP)
            Tulane/Utah State (3rd, American/2nd, MW; 114/42 KP)
            Harvard (2nd, Ivy; 163 KP)
            LSU (15th, SEC; 56 KP)
            New Haven (10th, NEC; 360)
            UMass (5th, MAC; 197 KP)
            FDU (5th, NEC; 349 KP)
            Le Moyne (9th, NEC; 339 KP)

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Players Mentioned

Jason Asemota

Chase Forte

Donald Hand Jr.

Jayden Hastings

Boden Kapke

Fred Payne

Marko Radunovic

Aidan Shaw

Caleb Steger