Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season Against Notre Dame

Saturday, March 7

Chestnut, Hill, Mass.

12 p.m.

Boston College

Notre Dame

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Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season Against Notre Dame

March 06, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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Team looks to qualify for ACC Tournament, starting March 10

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College Men's Basketball team concludes its 2025-26 season Saturday afternoon, as they host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, March 7. Tip off is set for 12 p.m. and will be available on ESPNU. The Eagles will be honoring three players: Donald Hand Jr., Chase Forte, and Aidan Shaw prior to tip off for their Senior Day.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NOTRE DAME - ALL-TIME SERIES

Saturday's meeting will be the 48th overall meeting between the Eagles and Fighting Irish.
ND holds a 30-17 series lead against BC.
Boston College fell short in the most recent matchup earlier this season in a 68-64 decision in South Bend, Ind.

LAST TIME OUT

Boston College dropped a road contest to Virginia Tech on Tuesday night by a score of 72-63.
Boden Kapke scored a career-high 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and added eight rebounds.
Fred Payne recorded his first-career double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds).

2026 ACC TOURNAMENT: THE PATH IN

Boston College requires a win over Notre Dame and a Pittsburgh loss to Syracuse on Saturday to earn the final seed in the ACC Tournament.
Heading into Saturday:
- Pitt (1-1): Win over ND, loss to BC | 4-13 ACC
- BC (1-1): Win over Pitt, loss to ND | 3-14 ACC
- ND (1-1): Win over BC, loss to Pitt | 4-13 ACC
In the event of a three-way tie between BC, ND, and Pitt: the tiebreaker will be determined by record amongst the three teams.
If Pitt wins against Syracuse, the Panthers officially clinch the 15th seed regardless of the result between BC and ND.

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 (+8.6), rebounds (+1.5), assists (+1.5) across 30 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 30 steals and 5 blocks; an increase of six steals and four blocks this season compared to his 2024-25 totals through 30 games.
Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +11.6 year-over-year.

EAGLES IN THE TOP-75

Boston College is making their mark nationally through 30 games this season across a variety of categories.
Defensively, the Eagles rank 68th in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (4.2). Jayden Hastings (45; 4th) and Aidan Shaw (38; 9th) rank in the top 10 of the ACC in individual blocks.
The team also holds the 75th best 3pt percentage defense (31.9) in the country and fifth best scoring defense (70.7) in the ACC.
BC is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.4 turnovers per game. This mark ranks 71st in the nation and sixth in the ACC.

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.

SHOWTIME SHAW: 2026 STATE FARM COLLEGE SLAM DUNK CONTEST WATCH LIST

Aidan Shaw has been selected to the watch list for the Slam Dunk Championship as part of the 37th annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The event is set for Friday, Apr. 3 at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN on Sunday, Apr. 5 at 1:30 p.m.

MARK THE MILESTONES

Donald Hand Jr. reached 1,000 career points in the Eagles win over Wake Forest (2/25); all have come with Boston College.
Chase Forte secured 1,000 career points in BC's ACC opener against Georgia Tech (1/3).
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

Through 16 home games this season, the Eagles are holding opponents to 66.8 points per game while limiting them to 41.0% from the field and 30.7% 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 Wake Forest, led by Fred Payne's 23 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.
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).
Luka Toews dished out a career-high eight assists on the road vs. Florida State (2/17).
Jason Asemota tallied career-highs in points (10), rebounds (8), and blocks (3) at SMU (2/21).
Boden Kapke put up a career-high of 25 points and eight rebounds at Virginia Tech (3/3).
Fred Payne tallied his first-career double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds) at Virginia Tech (3/3). This mark was also a career-high rebound total for the redshirt sophomore.

SIZZLING STREAKS

Fred Payne has scored double-digit figures in all but four games this season. He is currently riding a 16-game double figure scoring streak, surpassing 15 points in 12 of those games.
Payne has also surpassed 20+ points in eight of his last 17 starts. His highest tally came in the overtime win against Syracuse, where he scored a career-high 26 points.
Boden Kapke has reached double figure scoring numbers in four straight games, with his highest tally of 25 occurring at Virginia Tech on Mar. 3.
Donald Hand Jr. has reached double digit scoring numbers in 13 of his last 19 appearances. The redshirt-junior has surpassed 10+ points in all but eight games this season.
Jayden Hastings recorded at least two blocks in five-straight games (Jan. 13-31) and rode a 10-game block streak ending vs. California (Feb. 14). 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.