Men's Basketball Set to Face No. 22 Clemson On The Road

Tuesday, January 13

Clemson, SC

7 p.m.

Boston College

Clemson

Photo by: Chris Remick

Men's Basketball Set to Face No. 22 Clemson On The Road

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Eagles and Tigers face off in 33rd all-time meeting

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS - Boston College is back for another road ACC contest, traveling to South Carolina to take on No. 22 Clemson on Tuesday, January 13. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. and can be seen on ACCN and heard on WEEI 850.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. CLEMSON - ALL-TIME SERIES

Tuesday marks the 33rd all time meeting between BC and Clemson.
The Tigers hold an 22-10 series lead.
Both teams have split the last four meetings. Clemson won the most recent contest at Conte Forum, taking a 78-69 decision on March 5.

LAST TIME OUT

Boston College traveled to Louisville for an afternoon showdown. The Eagles held the lead at half, but would fall 75-62.
Fred Payne had a game-high 22 points with four assists. He has surpassed 20+ points in three of his last four games
Donald Hand Jr. (12), Luka Toews (11) and Boden Kapke (10) all reached double figures. Hand Jr. also added a career-high three steals.
BC moves to 0-3 in ACC play and 8-12 all-time against Louisville.

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: January 13

Boston College is 2-7 all-time when playing on January 13. The most recent contest was played against Notre Dame this past January, where BC fell 60-78 to the Fighting Irish at the Joyce Center.
The Eagles' first win on January 13 came against Miami in 2001, winning 82-73 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
January 13 marks National Sticker Day, National Make Your Dream Come True Day, and National Rubber Ducky Day.
Basketball players born on January 13: James Posey, Kiesha Brown, and Tom Gola.
Notable events to occur on January 13 - Mickey Mouse comic strip first appears (1930); Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points in Warriors' 135-117 win over Chicago Packers; at the time, most points scored in NBA regulation game (1962); NASA select its first American women astronauts (1978); Michael Jordan announces his second retirement just prior to start of lockout-shortened 1998-99 NBA season (1999).

MARK THE MILESTONES

Chase Forte secured 1,000 career points in BC's ACC opener against Georgia Tech (1/3).
Donald Hand Jr. is 92 points away from reaching 1,000 career points; all have come with Boston College.
Aidan Shaw reached 100 career games played against Harvard (11/26).
Caleb Steger and Marko Radunovic made their collegiate debuts in the season opener against FAU (11/3). Radunovic also scored his first career points in that game, while Steger claimed his in BC's home opener against The Citadel (11/6).

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD

Boston College is making their mark nationally through the first 16 games this season.
Defensively, the Eagles rank 33rd in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (4.9). Aidan Shaw (23) and Jayden Hastings (21) rank in the top ten in individual blocks in the ACC.
The team also holds the 41st best 3pt percentage defense (29.8) and 52nd best scoring defense (67.9) in the country.
BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 38.6 boards per game, good for eighth in the ACC. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.3 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 49th in the nation and sixth in the ACC.

MAKING THE LEAP - FRED PAYNE

In his second full season with BC, Fred Payne has made improvements on both sides of the ball.
Payne has seen increases in points (+6.9), rebounds (+1.2), assists (+1.6) across 15 games.
The redshirt-sophomore has surpassed his total points tally (220) from last season in less than half of the season.
Defensively, the redshirt-sophomore has recorded more steals (13) and blocks (4) in the same number of games played.
Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +9.7 year-over-year.

DEFENDING THE HILL

Boston College has defended home court through eight games, holding a 6-3 record on the Edgerley Family Court.
The Eagles are holding opponents to 61.6 points per game and limiting them to 38.2% from the field and 28.1% from behind the arc
At least two BC players have scored in double figures in each home contest this season. Fred Payne scored a career high 24 and Donald Hand Jr added 14 points in the most recent contest against N.C. State.

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.
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).
Luka Toews recorded a career-high 21 points and six 3pt field goals, and Caleb Steger scored a career-high 12 points against FDU (12/22).
Fred Payne scored a career-high 24 points in a win against N.C. State (1/6), adding seven made field goals and three three pointers.

SIZZLING STREAKS

Fred Payne has scored double-digit figures in 12 of his last 14 games. He has surpassed 15 points in eight games of that streak, with his most recent display of 22 points coming against Louisville.
Payne has also surpassed 20+ points in three of his last four starts. His highest tally came in the ACC Home Opener against N.C. State, where he scored a career-high 24 points.
Donald Hand Jr. is on an eight-game streak of double digit scoring, his longest of the season. The redshirt-junior most recently scored 12 on the road against Louisville, and has surpassed 10+ points in all but two games this season.
Aidan Shaw rode a five game streak with at least one block. His season-best mark came against Temple (5).
Shaw also rode a seven game streak of at least eight rebounds per game. The stretch saw Shaw surpass 10+ rebounds on multiple occasions, including a career-high 14 rebounds against Temple.

INSTANT IMPACT

The freshmen tandem of Radunovic and Steger have translated well, combining for 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.
Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill. The quadruple is averaging a combined 23.1 points, 17.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 10.5 blocks and 7.8 steals per game.
Individually, Shaw leads the team in rebounds (7.1), and Forte ranks first on the team in steals (1.1).