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2020-21BOSTON MEN’S BASKETBALL COLLEGE MEDIA NOTES SCHEDULE/TV/RESULTS GAME #7: MAINE (OVERALL #7; NON-CONFERENCE #6; HOME #2) Overall: 1-5 H: 0-1 A: 0-1 N: 1-3 ACC: 0-1 H: 0-1 A: 0-0 TUESDAY, DEC. 22 • NOON. NOVEMBER (1-2) CONTE FORUM • CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 2K Empire Classic WEEI 850 AM # ACC Network BC Learfield IMG College Sports Network 25 vs. #3 Villanova ESPN L, 67-76 TuneIn App 26 vs. Rhode Island # ESPN W, 69-64 Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) Josh Maurer (play-by-play) Kevin Collins (engineer) 30 vs. St. John’s ^ ESPNU L, 93-97 Malcolm Huckaby (color analyst) Danya Abrams (color analyst) DECEMBER (0-3) BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MAINE - ALL-TIME SERIES Roman Legends Classic TALE OF THE TAPE • Tonight marks the 22nd time that Boston College and Maine have 3 vs. Florida ^ ESPN L, 70-90 BC MAINE met on the hardwood, dating back to the 1920-21 season. ACC/Big Ten Challenge Overall Record 1-5 0-2 • The Eagles hold a 17-4 advantage in the all-time series. 8 at Minnesota % ESPNU L, 80-85 OT Conference 0-1 0-2 • BC took the last meeting, 85-65, on Nov. 10, 2017. 12 Syracuse * ESPNU L, 63-101 Last Five 1-4 -- • BC is 12-1 at home against the Black Bears, with the lone loss NCAA NET -- -- 22 Maine ACCN Noon coming on Jan. 2, 2010 (52-51). KenPom/KPI 105/-- 347/-- 30 at N.C. State * ACCN 8 p.m. • Today’s game was officially added to the 2020-21 schedule on Dec. ESPN BPI/SOS 106/3 299/270 16 when BC and California mutually agreed to cancel their game. Scoring Offense 73.7 55.0 JANUARY Scoring Defense 85.5 64.0 2 Louisville * RSN Noon Scoring Margin -11.8 -9.0 BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE AMERICA EAST 6 at Duke * ACCN 8:30 p.m. FG% .435 .406 • Boston College is 62-16 versus America East opponents. 9 Virginia * ACCN 2 p.m. 3-Point FG% .325 .327 • BC’s most common America East opponent is UNH (26-6). 12 Miami * RSN 7 p.m. FT% .645 .516 • This marks the seventh straight season that the Eagles will take on 16 at Notre Dame * ACCN 4 p.m. FG% Defense .513 .451 an America East foe in the non-conference. 20 at Virginia Tech * ACCN 7 p.m. 3-Pt. FG% Defense .352 .409 • Last season, BC downed Albany, 72-51, on Dec. 10, 2019. Rebounding Off. 32.7 29.0 23 Pittsburgh * ACCN 6 p.m. Rebounding Def. 36.8 35.5 26 at Clemson * RSN 7 p.m. BOSTON COLLEGE AT CONTE FORUM Rebounding Margin -4.2 -6.5 30 at Louisville * RSN Noon • Boston College is 325-189 all-time at the Silvio O. Conte Forum. Assists 12.2 14.5 • The Eagles are 59-68 in ACC games at Conte Forum. Turns/TO Margin 15.7/-1.7 16.5/+1.0 FEBRUARY Steals 7.2 7.0 • Last year, BC was 10-8 at home - the 18th time that BC won 10+ 2 Florida State * ACCN 9 p.m. Blocks 3.8 5.5 games at Conte Forum in a single-season. 6 N.C. State * ACCN Noon 10 Wake Forest * ACCN 7 p.m. TABBS OFF TO HOT START 16 at Georgia Tech * ACCN 8 p.m. • Wynston Tabbs ranks first on BC - and 10th in the ACC in scoring - averaging 16.2 points per game. 20 at Syracuse * ACCN 2 p.m. • He has posted two games with at least 23 points this season, including 24 points on Dec. 8 at Minnesota. 23 North Carolina * ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. • Against Rhode Island, Tabbs saw 35 minutes of action, tallying his first collegiate double-double: 16 points and 10 boards. 27 Notre Dame * ACCN 2 p.m. • Tabbs scored 295 points through his first 20 games - the most by a BC player through 20 games in nearly two decades. • Craig Smith scored 422 points in his first 20 games in 2002-03. In 1999-2000, Troy Bell logged 369 points in 20 games. MARCH 3 at Florida State * ACCN 9 p.m. KARNIK PUTTING UP NUMBERS OFF BENCH 5 at Miami * ACCN 6 p.m. • In his three games since gaining his eligibility waiver, James Karnik has shined in a reserve role for the Eagles. New York Life ACC Tournament - Greensboro, N.C. • The 6-9 forward ranks second in scoring, averaging 11.3 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds in 23 minutes per game. 9 First Round ESPN/2/U/ACCN TBA • Last time out, Karnik led BC with 20 points (8-13 FG) - one off his career-high - to go with eight boards vs. Syracuse. 10 Second Round ESPN/2/ACCN TBA • His 58.3% shooting clip from the floor (14-24) ranks second on the team. 11 Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN TBA • Karnik has made 2-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc on the year. 12 Semifinals ESPN/2/ACCN TBA • Entering this season, he was 0-for-9 in his previous three seasons of college basketball at Lehigh. 13 Championship Game ESPN/ACCN TBA All times Eastern and subject to change | Home games in bold ^ - Mohegan Sun Arena FOR BOSTON: THE EAGLES AT A GLANCE % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge | * - ACC Game No. Name PPG RPG APG Ever to Excel 0 Frederick Scott 5.3 2.0 0.3 Grad Transfer (Rider); Out indefinitely (knee) 1 CJ Felder 9.3 4.2 1.0 Versatile post-player who can score inside and out 4 Makai Ashton-Langford 8.5 3.5 2.7 Talented, athletic playmaker; 16 pts vs. #3 Villanova 5 Jay Heath 11.0 2.8 2.0 Missed Rhode Island game (foot); led BC in scoring in 19-20 10 Wynston Tabbs 16.2 3.7 1.5 Logged first career double-double vs. Rhode Island (16p/10r) 11 Abe Atiyeh -- -- -- Newcomer; walk-on guard 12 Andre Adams -- -- -- Grad Transfer (S. Utah); will miss 2020-21 season (achilles) 13 Luka Kraljevic 1.5 0.5 0.5 Energetic frontcourt reserve; missed last two games (knee) 14 Kamari Williams 0.0 0.5 0.0 Athletic wing; averaged 5.0 ppg over last eight in 2019-20 15 DeMarr Langford Jr. 4.3 3.2 1.2 Consensus top 100 recruit; athletic guard with high motor 22 Rich Kelly 10.5 0.8 2.3 Grad Transfer (Quinnipiac); 82 3FG/40%3FG in 2019-20 23 Andrew Kenny 5.0 1.0 1.0 5 pts/1reb/1asst vs. Syracuse; walk-on in his second season 25 Jonathan Noel -- -- -- Walk-on guard in his second season with BC 30 Sam Holtze -- -- -- Senior walk-on guard; connected on first career 3FG at FSU 32 Justin Vander Baan 0.0 0.3 0.0 True 7-footer; athletic post w/good foot work and soft touch 33 James Karnik 11.3 7.0 0.3 Transfer (Lehigh); 57% FG and six double-doubles in 19-20 34 Will Jackowitz -- -- -- Wellesley native in fourth season as walk-on 41 Steffon Mitchell 6.0 6.5 1.2 All-ACC and All-Defensive Team selection in 2019-20 INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS TODAY’S BOSTON COLLEGE NOTE(S) YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT • Boston College is one of four schools to have two bench players scoring in double-figures - Rich Kelly and James Karnik. Name G Pts. Reb. Asst. Stl. Blk. • The other schools - Baylor, Sam Houston State, and Morehead State. Kelly 95 1273 223 421 72 9 • Since Nov. 30, Boston College is yielding 93.3 points per game - second-most nationally among all teams during that span. Scott 99 1166 545 111 65 28 Karnik 86 802 564 49 44 48 ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 22 Mitchell 98 619 802 238 147 103 • Boston College is 16-5 all-time in games played on the December 22 calendar date. Heath 36 461 119 76 43 4 • Several notable events in history occurred on December 22 - 1882: Thomas Edison creates the first string of Christmas tree Tabbs 21 306 81 50 21 3 lights; 1894: The U.S. Golf Association is established in New York; 1937: The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic; 1965: “Doctor Ashton-Langford 69 300 121 142 50 14 Zhivago” premieres in New York City; 1967: “The Graduate” is released; 1969: LSU’s Pete Maravich goes 30-31 from the foul Felder 37 231 146 26 22 24 line in a 76-68 win over Oregon State (he was 8-23 from the floor). Kraljevic 77 92 93 31 12 22 • Notable December 22 birthdays: rapper DaBaby; actor Ralph Fiennes; artist Jean-Michel Basquiat; former First Lady Lady Williams 29 62 23 7 6 5 Bird Johnson; 2/3 of the Bee Gees - Robin & Maurice Gibb; singer Jordin Sparks; and actress Lynne Thigpen. Langford 6 26 19 7 2 0 • December 22 also marks the celebration of National Date Nut Bread Day. Kenny 7 15 5 1 0 1 Holtze 7 3 1 0 0 0 676 DAYS: TABBS MAKES HIS RETURN TO THE COURT Jackowitz 6 0 1 0 0 0 • Wynston Tabbs returned to the lineup on Nov. 25 after 676 days due to injury-plagued freshman and sophomore seasons. Noel 3 0 1 0 0 0 • In the opener vs. Villanova, Tabbs scored 11 points in 22 minutes. Vander Baan 4 0 1 0 0 0 • Tabbs is one of 10 players this season to take the floor after missing at least 600 days.