Men's Basketball Welcomes Stanford for Late Night Matchup

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College continues its three-game home stand with a late night matchup against Stanford on Wednesday, February 11. Tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. can be seen on ESPNU and heard on WEEI 850.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. STANFORD ALL-TIME SERIES

Saturday marks the third meeting between the Eagles and Cardinal.
The All-Time series is currently tied 1-1.
Last year's contest in California was the first in 46 years. The Eagles fell 60-78.

LAST TIME OUT

Boston College dropped a home contest to Miami, 74-68, Saturday afternoon.
Donald Hand Jr. led the Eagles in scoring with 20 points.
Boden Kapke (18 points, 11 rebounds) recorded his second double-double of the season while Fred Payne (11 points) rounded out the double figure scoring for BC.

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD

Boston College is making its mark nationally through 23 games this season across a variety of categories.
Defensively, the Eagles rank 37th in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (4.6). Jayden Hastings (41; 4th) and Aidan Shaw (30; 8th) rank in the top 10 of the ACC in individual blocks.
The team also holds the 23rd best 3pt percentage defense (29.8) and 55th best scoring defense (68.6) in the country.
BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 37.0 boards per game, good for ninth in the ACC. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.4 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 59th in the nation and fifth 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 (+8.1), rebounds (+1.3), assists (+1.7) across 23 games.
The redshirt-sophomore surpassed his total points tally (171) from last season in the first 15 games of the 2025-26 campaign.
Defensively, the redshirt-sophomore has recorded more steals (+2) and blocks (+3) this season compared to his 2024-25 totals through 23 games.
Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +11.1 year-over-year.

CLOSING THE DOOR, TURNING THE CORNER

The Eagles have emerged victorious in thrilling fashion in a two-game home slate (Jan. 13-17); out-scoring their opponents 15-2 in the final three minutes of regulation.
BC went on a 9-2 run to force overtime vs. Syracuse, followed by a 17-9 score differential in overtime to win 81-73.
Trailing by three with 2:56 remaining against Pitt, the Eagles hit back-to-back threes to win the game off a six-point swing.
Prior to the win over Syracuse -- Boston College had suffered eight losses (3; ACC, 3; Overtime, 2; Regulation) where late runs by the opposition dissolved a second-half BC lead.

MARK THE MILESTONES

Chase Forte secured 1,000 career points in BC's ACC opener against Georgia Tech (1/3).
Donald Hand Jr. is seven 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).

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.

DEFENDING THE HILL

Boston College has defended home court through 13 games, holding an 8-5 record on the Edgerley Family Court.
The Eagles are holding opponents to 65.1 points per game while limiting them to 40.2% from the field and 28.4% from behind the arc.
At least two BC players have scored in double figures in each home contest this season. Three Eagles scored in double digits last time out against Miami, led by Donald Hand Jr.'s 20 points.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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).
Jayden 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 in a win against FDU (12/22).
Hastings tallied a career-high six blocks against No. 22 Clemson (1/13).
Fred Payne scored a career-high 26 points, adding six assists, four 3pt field goals, and three steals vs. Syracuse (1/17).
Boden Kapke put up a career-high of 19 points and five rebounds vs. Pittsburgh (1/21).

SIZZLING STREAKS

Fred Payne has scored double-digit figures in 19 of his last 21 games. He has surpassed 15 points in 12 games of that streak.
Payne has also surpassed 20+ points in five of his last 11 starts. His highest tally came in the overtime win against Syracuse, where he scored a career-high 26 points.
Donald Hand Jr. has reached double digit scoring numbers in 13 of his last 15 appearances. The redshirt-junior has surpassed 10+ points in all but four games this season.
Jayden Hastings has recorded at least two blocks in five-straight games (Jan. 13-31) and is currently on an nine-game block streak. His highest total was recorded at No. 22 Clemson, where the redshirt-sophomore tallied six.
Aidan Shaw rode a seven 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.

NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES

Boden Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill, logging a combined 1,780+ minutes across 23 games this season. Shaw (14), Kapke (9), and Forte (9) have each made at least nine starts for the Eagles.
Kapke (9.8) leads the transfers in scoring average, followed by Forte (5.3), Shaw (3.7), and Asemota (3.0).
Individually, Shaw leads the team in rebounds (6.6), and Forte ranks first on the team in steals (1.0).

FRESHMAN IMPACT

Freshmen Caleb Steger has made appearances in every game so far this season, making one start and logging 256 minutes through 23 games.
Steger is currently averaging 3.6 points on 36.0% from downtown, scoring a career-high 12 points vs. FDU on Dec. 22
Fellow first-year Marko Radunovic has made 17 appearances, averaging 2.3 points across 164 total minutes this season.
Radunovic tallied a career-high eight points in the season opener at FAU on Nov. 3.

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