Game #6: Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Notes
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2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA NOTES SCHEDULE/TV/RESULTS GAME #6: MINNESOTA #WeAreBC • #BCEagles Overall: 4-1 H: 2-1 A: 0-0 N: 2-0 (OVERALL #6; HOME #4; NON-CONFERENCE #6; ACC/B1G CHALLENGE #1) MONDAY, NOV. 26 • 9 P.M. ET NOVEMBER CONTE FORUM (8,606) • CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 6 Milwaukee ACCNE W, 73-53 ESPN2 BC IMG Sports Network (WEEI 850 AM) Fort Myers Tipoff (Chestnut Hill, Mass; Fort Myers, Fla.) Bob Wischusen (play-by-play) Josh Maurer (play-by-play) 11 St. Francis N.Y. ACCNE W, 74-69 Fran Fraschilla (color analyst) Danya Abrams (color analyst) 14 IUPUI ACCNE L, 69-76 19 vs. Wyoming FS1 W, 88-76 21 vs. Loyola Chicago FS1 W, 78-66 BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MINNESOTA - ALL-TIME SERIES • Tonight is the first meeting between Boston College and Minnesota. Tale of the Tape - Today’s Game ACC/Big Ten Challenge BC MINN 26 Minnesota % ESPN2 9 p.m. BOSTON COLLEGE VERSUS THE BIG TEN Overall Record 4-1 5-0 29 Sacred Heart ACCNE 7 p.m. • Boston College is 19-19 in games versus Big Ten opponents. KenPom 69 45 • BC all-time vs. the Big Ten: Indiana (3-1); Iowa (2-0); Michigan (4-1); Scoring Offense 76.4 79.8 DECEMBER Michigan State (3-3); Nebraska (0-1); Northwestern (2-3), Ohio State Scoring Defense 68.0 68.2 4 Providence ESPN2 7 p.m. (1-1); Penn State (2-3); Purdue (0-3), Wisconsin (2-4). Scoring Margin +8.4 +11.6 8 at Texas A&M SECN 6 p.m. • The Eagles have never faced Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, or FG% .458 .462 12 Columbia ACCNE 7 p.m. Rutgers in Big Ten play. 3-Point FG% .324 .398 16 Fairfield ACCNE 1 p.m. FT% .664 .639 22 at DePaul FS1 3:30 p.m. BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE FG% Defense .382 .436 31 Hartford ACCNE 1 p.m. • Since 2006, Boston College is 6-4 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 3-Pt. FG% Defense .346 .337 • BC has dropped their last three in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Rebounding Off. 38.8 39.6 JANUARY • Last year, the Eagles lost, 71-62, at Nebraska on Nov. 29, 2017. Rebounding Def. 33.8 30.6 5 at Virginia Tech * RSN Noon • Boston College fell, 67-58, to Penn State on Dec. 2, 2015 in its last Rebounding Margin +5.0 +9.0 9 Virginia * ESPN2/U 9 p.m. ACC/Big Ten Challenge home game. Assists 12.4 15.8 12 at Notre Dame * RSN Noon Turns/TO Margin 11.4/+0.6 14.6/-1.0 16 at Louisville * RSN 7 p.m. KY BOWMAN: THE NATION’S MOST DYNAMIC GUARD Steals 4.3 4.6 20 Florida State * ESPNU Noon • Ky Bowman is the Nation’s Most Dynamic Guard and is the only Blocks 2.8 3.8 26 at Wake Forest * RSN 4 p.m. player in the country averaging at least: 21.8 points, 6.6 30 Syracuse * Raycom 8 p.m. rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.8 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game with a 1.42 BC in the ACC/Big TEN CHALLENGE (6-4) assist/turnover ratio and shooting 50% from the floor. 11/29/17 at Nebraska L, 62-71 FEBRUARY • In 2017-18, Bowman was the only player in the country in to average at 12/2/15 Penn State L, 58-67 2 Notre Dame * RSN 2 p.m. least 17.6 points; 6.8 rebounds; 4.7 assists per game. 12/4/13 at Purdue L, 67-88 5 at Duke * ESPN/2 7 p.m. • Since 1990, only 10 players have posted at least those season averages. 11/28/12 at Penn State W, 73-61 9 at Syracuse * Raycom 2 p.m. • One of those players was National Player of the Year - Denzel Valentine 11/30/11 Penn State L, 54-62 12 Pittsburgh * ESPNU 7 p.m. of Michigan State in 2016. 12/1/10 Indiana W, 88-76 17 Miami * ESPNU 6 p.m. • Three were top three NBA Draft picks: Ben Simmons, LSU (#1, 2016); Evan 12/2/09 at Michigan W. 62-58 20 at N.C. State * RSN 7 p.m. Turner, Ohio State (#2, 2010); and Penny Hardaway, Memphis (#3, 1993). 12/2/08 Iowa W, 57-55 23 at Clemson * RSN Noon • Five were first round NBA Draft picks: Simmons; Turner; Hardaway; 11/28/07 at Michigan W, 77-64 27 Louisville * RSN 9 p.m. Valentine (#14, 2016); Bob Sura, FSU (#17, 1995). 11/29/06 Michigan State W, 65-58 • Seven were named their conference’s Player of the Year: Valentine (2015- MARCH 16); Hardaway (1991-92); Turner (2009-10); Trenton Hassell, Austin Peay (1999-2000); Ricky Minard, Morehead State 3 at Georgia Tech * ESPNU 6 p.m. (2002-03); T.J. Cline, Richmond (2016-17); Patrick Cole N.C. Central (2016-17). 5 North Carolina * Raycom 8 p.m. • Nine of the 10 earned Associated Press All-American honors. 9 N.C. State * RSN 2 p.m. New York Life ACC Tournament - Spectrum Center WE ARE BC: THE EAGLES AT A GLANCE 12 First Round ESPN2/U/ACCN TBA No. Name PPG RPG APG Ever to Excel 13 Second Round ESPN/2/ACCN TBA 0 Ky Bowman 21.8 6.6 3.4 38 points vs. Wyoming; on Wooden, Naismith, Cousy watchlists 14 Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN TBA 1 Jairus Hamilton 5.6 4.0 1.2 11 points, 3 rebounds vs. Loyola; Consensus top 100 recruit 15 Semifinals ESPN/2/ACCN TBA 2 Avery Wilson 0.7 0.0 0.7 Athletic second-year guard provides backcourt depth 16 Championship Game ESPN/ACCN TBA 3 Jared Hamilton -- -- -- Transfer from Georgia Southern; eligible at mid-semester All times Eastern and subject to change | Home games in bold 4 Chris Herren Jr. 2.8 0.4 0.4 First-year guard provides backcourt spark off the bench * - Denotes ACC game 5 Wynston Tabbs 11.4 4.6 1.8 First BC player in 30+ years to score 15+ pts in first 3 games 10 Ervins Meznieks 0.0 0.0 0.0 Played in 10 games in 17-18; key reserve down the stretch 11 Vin Baker, Jr. 1.7 1.3 0.3 Long, athletic wing; scored season-high 11 points at Pitt 12 Johncarlos Reyes 4.3 0.3 0.0 Career-high 15 points (6-7 FG) vs. Wyoming 13 Luka Kraljevic 0.7 0.7 1.0 Energetic frontcourt reserve; can score in post and perimeter 20 Gordon Gehan 0.0 0.0 0.0 Senior has appeared in 15 career games 21 Nik Popovic 10.0 6.5 1.0 14 points, 6 rebounds off bench vs. Loyola 22 Matt DiLuccio 0.0 0.0 0.0 Third-year walk-on guard for Boston College 24 Will Jackowitz 0.0 0.0 0.0 Wellesley native in second season as walk-on 25 Jordan Chatman 14.4 3.6 1.8 Ft. Myers Tipoff All-Tournament team; 20 points vs. Loyola 30 Sam Holtze 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sophomore walk-on guard returns in 2018-19 41 Steffon Mitchell 7.2 8.8 1.8 Fourth-best returning rebounder in ACC; five double-doubles 55 Mac Bohuny 0.0 0.0 0.0 Joined Eagles as walk-on in 2017-18 INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALS TODAY’S BOSTON COLLEGE NOTE(S) YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT • Boston College’s 31 points off the bench was a season-high and the most since tallying 46 vs. S.C. State on Nov. 12, 2017. Name G Pts. Reb. Asst. Stl. Blk. • Steffon Mitchell has dished out at least two assists in 10 of his 16 games with double-digit rebounds. Bowman 72 1181 429 274 95 20 • BC shot 62.5% (15-24) from the floor in the second half vs. Loyola Chicago - the best second half FG% since connecting Chatman 106 879 222 124 48 14 on 61.3% (19-31) shots at Pittsburgh on Feb. 13, 2018. Popovic 68 566 344 62 19 40 • The Eagles limited Loyola Chicago to three offensive rebounds. Since the 1996-97 season, 10 BC opponents have had Jar. Hamilton 38 322 168 48 31 9 three or fewer offensive boards in a single game (last - 2 - at Pittsburgh, Feb. 13, 2018). Mitchell 39 254 325 82 44 37 Reyes 66 160 126 12 10 26 ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 26 Meznieks 52 132 78 36 19 4 • Boston College is 6-4 all-time in games played on the November 26 calendar date. Baker 32 59 31 6 3 2 • Three of the four losses on November 26 came vs. B1G opponents: Purdue (2008), Wisconsin (2010), Michigan State (2015). Tabbs 5 57 23 9 2 0 • Several notable events in history occurred on November 26 - 1832: Public streetcar service begins in NYC; 1865: “Alice Kraljevic 34 47 48 19 7 14 in Wonderland” published; 1942: “Casablanca” premieres; 1948: the first Polaroid camera sold in Boston’s Jordan Marsh Jai. Hamilton 5 28 20 6 1 0 department store; 1957: WCVB ch. 5 begins broadcasting in Boston; 1973: Rose Mary Woods - personal secretary to Richard Wilson 17 23 3 3 4 1 Nixon - testifies that she caused 18.5 minute gap in Watergate tape;1975 : Fred Lynn becomes first rookie to win AL MVP honors. Herren Jr. 5 14 2 2 0 1 • November 26 also marks the celebration of National Cake Day.