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2020-21BOSTON MEN’S BASKETBALL COLLEGE MEDIA NOTES #11/11 SCHEDULE/TV/RESULTS GAME #18: AT FLORIDA STATE (OVERALL #18; ACC #12; AWAY #6; MARCH #1) Overall: 4-13 H: 3-5 A: 0-5 N: 1-3 ACC: 2-9 H: 2-5 A: 0-4 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 • 9 P.M. ET NOVEMBER (1-2) TUCKER CENTER • TALLAHASSEE, FLA. 2K Empire Classic 25 vs. #3 Villanova # ESPN L, 67-76 ACC Network BC Learfield IMG College Sports Network WEEI 850 AM TuneIn App 26 vs. Rhode Island # ESPN W, 69-64 Mike Monaco (play-by-play) Josh Maurer (play-by-play) Kevin Collins (engineer) 30 vs. St. John’s ^ ESPNU L, 93-97 Dan Bonner (color analyst) Danya Abrams (color analyst) DECEMBER (1-4) BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE - ALL-TIME SERIES Roman Legends Classic TALE OF THE TAPE • Today’s game marks the 20th meeting between the two schools. BC FSU 3 vs. Florida ^ ESPN L, 70-90 • BC is 7-12 all-time vs. FSU - all 19 games have come in ACC play. Overall Record 4-13 14-4 ACC/Big Ten Challenge • This is the first regular season game against FSU in 2020-21. Conference 2-9 10-3 % OT 8 at Minnesota ESPNU L, 80-85 • The Feb. 2 game in Chestnut Hill was postponed due to COVID-19. Last Five 1-4 4-1 12 Syracuse * ESPNU L, 63-101 • Last year, BC lost, 80-62, to #7/8 FSU (3/7/20) at the Tucker Center. NCAA NET 155 15 22 Maine ACCN W, 78-62 • The last Eagles win against FSU came on Jan. 20, 2019 - an 87-82 KenPom 127 9 30 at N.C. State * ACCN L, 76-79 win over the No. 11 Seminoles. ESPN BPI/SOS 128/29 16/1482 Scoring Offense 72.7 79.2 Scoring Defense 78.3 69.7 JANUARY (1-4) BOSTON COLLEGE IN ACC PLAY 2 Louisville * RSN L, 64-76 Scoring Margin -5.6 +9.6 • Boston College is 89-177 in 15 seasons in the ACC. FG% .426 .471 6 at #21/24 Duke * ACCN L, 82-83 • Last year, BC was 7-13 in ACC play, finishing 10th. 9 #22/21 Virginia * ACCN L, 49-61 3-Point FG% .333 .387 • It marked the most ACC wins since the 2017-18 season and was the FT% .708 .735 12 Miami * RSN W, 84-62 seventh time since 2005-06 that BC had at least seven ACC wins. FG% Defense .489 .401 16 at Notre Dame * ACCN L, 70-80 • BC’s best ACC mark came in its inaugural season, going 11-5 in 3-Pt. FG% Defense .338 .336 20 at #20/20 Virginia Tech * ACCN Postponed conference play in 2005-06 en route to a third place finish. Rebounding Off. 33.1 37.6 23 Pittsburgh * ACCN Postponed • BC tied for third in 2006-07 (10-6) and was fourth in 2010-11 (9-7). Rebounding Def. 37.4 32.3 26 at Clemson * RSN Postponed Rebounding Margin -4.3 +5.3 30 at Louisville * RSN Postponed BOSTON COLLEGE AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS Assists 11.8 15.1 TO Margin 13.0/+0.6 13.4/+0.4 • Boston College is 67-253 overall against ranked opponents. FEBRUARY (1-3) Steals 7.3 7.6 • The last win over a ranked opponent came on Jan. 7, 2020 - a 60-53 Blocks 4.1 5.1 2 #20/19 Florida State * ACCN Postponed victory over #18/18 Virginia at Conte Forum. 6 N.C. State * ACCN L, 65-81 • The last road win over a ranked opponent: Feb. 19, 2014 - a 62-59 overtime affair at #1 Syracuse. 10 Wake Forest * ACCN L, 65-69 • The Eagles are 2-9 in their last 11 matchups against ranked opponents. 13 at Syracuse * ACCN L, 67-75 17 at Georgia Tech * ACCN Postponed THE HEATER 23 North Carolina * ACCN Postponed • Jay Heath leads BC and ranks 13th in the ACC in scoring (14.6 ppg) - 11th in conference games only (15.3). 27 Notre Dame * ACCN W, 94-90 • Among all guards in the ACC, Heath ranks seventh in scoring and is the fifth-best scoring sophomore in the league. • The 6-3 guard has scored in double figures in his last six outings - and in 13 of 16 games played this year. MARCH • He has scored 20 or more points on four occasions this season, including a career-best 25 points against Miami. 3 at #11/11 Florida State * ACCN 9 p.m. • In BC’s win over the Hurricanes, Heath scored a career-high 25 points, connecting on five 3-pointers. 5 at Miami * ACCN 6 p.m. • He has posted consecutive 20-point performances at home against N.C. State and Wake Forest. New York Life ACC Tournament - Greensboro, N.C. • Against Louisville, Heath registered his first career 20-point performance, finishing with 20 (5-10 FG; 4-6 3FG; 6-7 FT). 9 First Round ESPN/2/U/ACCN TBA • His 2.0 3-pointers per game average ranks ninth in the ACC, as he has made 32 trifectas in 16 games. 10 Second Round ESPN/2/ACCN TBA • According to KenPom.com, Heath’s effective FG% rate (FGM + 0.5*3PM)/FGA is 49.8% 11 Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN TBA • The Washington, D.C. native is poised to become the first Eagle to repeat as scoring leader since Jerome Robinson. 12 Semifinals ESPN/2/ACCN TBA 13 Championship Game ESPN/ACCN TBA All times Eastern and subject to change | Home games in bold FOR BOSTON: THE EAGLES AT A GLANCE ^ - Mohegan Sun Arena No. Name PPG RPG APG Ever to Excel % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge | * - ACC Game 0 Frederick Scott 8.5 2.5 0.5 18 pts/4 reb. off bench vs. ND; missed 13 games (knee) 1 CJ Felder 10.3 6.4 0.9 17p/14r vs. Wake; Career-high 24 pts at Duke; 60% 2FG 4 Makai Ashton-Langford 9.0 3.3 2.9 Talented, athletic playmaker; missed five games (knee) 5 Jay Heath 14.6 3.1 1.9 Career-high 25 pts vs. Miami; 31 3FGM and 35% 3FG 11 Abe Atiyeh 0.0 0.0 0.0 Newcomer; walk-on guard 12 Andre Adams -- -- -- Grad Transfer (S. Utah); will miss 2020-21 season (achilles) 13 Luka Kraljevic 1.0 0.3 0.3 Energetic frontcourt reserve; missed 10 games (knee) 14 Kamari Williams 1.8 0.8 0.2 Athletic wing; scored 5 points off bench vs. Notre Dame 15 DeMarr Langford Jr. 6.1 4.0 1.4 Season-high 17 points vs. Notre Dame; avg. 10.8 ppg last 6 20 Quinn Pemberton 0.0 0.0 0.0 First-year walk-on guard joined roster at mid-year 23 Andrew Kenny 1.6 1.3 0.4 6 pts/4 reb/1 asst in 18 minutes vs. N.C. State 25 Jonathan Noel 0.0 0.5 0.0 Walk-on guard in his second season with BC 30 Sam Holtze 1.0 0.5 0.3 Senior walk-on; connected on 3FG on Senior Day vs. ND 32 Justin Vander Baan 0.0 0.3 0.0 True 7-footer; athletic post; two blocked shots vs. Virginia 33 James Karnik 6.5 5.5 0.6 Season-high 20 pts vs. Syracuse; 3rd on BC in rebounding 34 Will Jackowitz 0.0 0.7 0.0 Wellesley native in fourth season as walk-on 41 Steffon Mitchell 9.1 7.3 1.5 Averaging 11.9 pts, 8.1 reb, 2.0 asst, 1.1 blk over last nine INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS ON THIS DATE: MARCH 3 • Boston College is 7-10 and 2-4 in ACC play in games played on the March 3 calendar date. Name G Pts. Reb. Asst. Stl. Blk. • The Eagles lost at Florida State, 85-76, on March 3, 2018. Scott 100 1184 549 112 66 28 • Several notable events in history occurred on March 3: 1634 - Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston; 1794 - Richard Karnik 97 839 602 54 49 54 Allen founds the African Methodist Episcopal Church; 1837 - Congress increases the size of the U.S. Supreme Court from Mitchell 108 729 879 254 159 113 seven to nine; 1845 - Florida becomes the 27th state of the Union; 1863 - President Lincoln approves charter for National Heath 47 640 153 96 53 5 Academy of Sciences; 1875 - Bizet’s “Carmen” premieres in Paris; 1885 - American Telephone & Telegraph incorporates; Ashton-Langford 74 359 139 160 62 14 1887 - Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year old Helen Keller; 1900 - U.S. Steel incorporates; 1951 - Bill Mlkvy - the Owl Felder 47 340 224 35 32 48 without a vowel - scores 73 points in an NCAA Tournament game for Temple. Langford 15 102 62 22 17 0 • Notable March 3 birthdays: Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum; actress Jessica Biel; inventor Alexander Graham Bell; Kraljevic 78 92 93 31 12 22 Baseball Hall of Famer Wee Willie Keeler; blues singer/guitarist Mississippi John Hurt; actor James Doohan; Olympic gold Williams 37 83 30 10 7 5 medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersey; singer Ronan Keating. Kenny 13 21 13 3 0 2 Holtze 10 6 1 1 2 0 STEFFON MITCHELL MAKES HISTORY Jackowitz 9 0 3 0 1 0 • Throughout his four seasons at Boston College, Steffon Mitchell has made his mark on the program’s record book. Noel 5 0 1 1 0 0 • He is the only player in program history to rank in the top 10 in rebounds, steals, and blocked shots in the BC record book.