Boston College Hosts California in Saturday Matinee

Saturday, February 14

Chestnut, Hill, Mass.

12 p.m.

Boston College

California

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Boston College Hosts California in Saturday Matinee

February 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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Eagles wrap up three-game home slate

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College is set to host California in a Saturday matinee matchup at Conte Forum in Saturday, Feb. 14. Tip off is scheduled for Noon, with action streaming live on ACC Network and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. California - ALL-TIME SERIES

Saturday marks the fifth meeting between the Eagles and Golden Bears, dating back to 1987-88 season.
Boston College holds a 3-1 series lead over California.
Last year's contest in California was the first since 2019, with the Golden Bears taking an 82-71 victory.

LAST TIME OUT

Boston College dropped a home contest to Stanford, 70-64, Wednesday night.
Boden Kapke led the Eagles with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Fred Payne (14), Luka Toews (13), and Jayden Hastings (10) also reached double digit scoring numbers for Boston College.

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD

Boston College is making its mark nationally through 24 games this season across a variety of categories.
Defensively, the Eagles rank 38th in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (4.6). Jayden Hastings (42; 4th) and Aidan Shaw (30; 10th) rank in the top 10 of the ACC in individual blocks.
The team also holds the 28th best 3pt percentage defense (29.8) and 54th best scoring defense (68.6) in the country.
BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 36.9 boards per game, good for 10th in the ACC. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.5 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 61st 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 (+8.0), rebounds (+1.3), assists (+1.6) across 24 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 20 steals and 5 blocks; an increase of four blocks this season compared to his 2024-25 totals through 24 games.
Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +10.9 year-over-year.

CLOSING THE DOOR, TURNING THE CORNER

The Eagles emerged victorious in thrilling fashion in back-to-back home conference wins; out-scoring Syracuse and Pitt by a composite score of 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 five 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 14 games, holding an 8-6 record on the Edgerley Family Court.
The Eagles are holding opponents to 65.4 points per game while limiting them to 40.5% from the field and 28.9% from behind the arc.
At least two BC players have scored in double figures in each home contest this season. Four Eagles scored in double digits last time out against Stanford, led by Boden Kapke's 15 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 all but four games this season. He is currently riding a 10-game double figure scoring streak, surpassing 15 points in seven of those games.
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 16 appearances. The redshirt-junior has surpassed 10+ points in all but five games this season.
Jayden Hastings recorded at least two blocks in five-straight games (Jan. 13-31) and is currently on an 10-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 1,868+ minutes across 24 games this season. Shaw (14), Kapke (10), and Forte (9) have each made at least nine starts for the Eagles.
Kapke (10.0) leads the transfers in scoring average, followed by Forte (5.3), Shaw (3.8), and Asemota (2.8).
Individually, Shaw leads the team in rebounds (6.4), and Forte ranks first on the team in steals (1.1).

FRESHMAN IMPACT

Freshmen Caleb Steger has made appearances in every game so far this season, making one start and logging 270 minutes through 24 games.
Steger is currently averaging 3.5 points on 34.6% 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.