2020-21 BU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2020-21 BoSToN UNIVErSITY mEN’S BASkETBAll NoTES JANUARY (1-1, H: 0-1, A: 1-0) Mon. 4 @ Holy Cross * W, 83-76 Tue. 5 HOLY CROSS * L, 66-68 Sat. 9 COLGATE * 6 p.m. Sun. 10 COLGATE * (CBS SN) 6 p.m. Sat. 16 ARMY WEST POINT * 5:30 p.m. Sun. 17 ARMY WEST POINT * 3 p.m. Sat. 23 @ Lafayette * 4 p.m. GAMES #3-4 Sun. 24 @ Lafayette * (CBS SN) 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021 • 6 p.m. • Case Gym – “The Roof” Sat. 30 @ Holy Cross * 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021 • 6 p.m. • Case Gym – “The Roof” Sun. 31 HOLY CROSS * (CBS SN) 5 p.m. Boston University (1-1, 1-1 PL) vs. Colgate (1-1, 1-1 PL) FEBRUARY AUDIO: GoTerriers.com/TSRN – Doug Brown (PxP), Brian Maurer (color) Sat. 6 @ Colgate * VIDEO: ESPN+ (Saturday) // CBS Sports Network (Sunday) – Jason Knapp (PxP), Mo Cassara (color) Sun. 7 @ Colgate * OPENING TIP openers under Joe Jones but fell to Sat. 13 @ Army West Point * • In a rematch of last season’s 2-8 in home openers following split. Patriot League title game, the • A 2020 All-PL Third Team honoree Sun. 14 @ Army West Point * defending champion Terriers host Javante McCoy led BU in scoring at two-time defending regular season 16.0 ppg while adding 6.0 rpg. Sat. 20 HOLY CROSS * champion Colgate in a two-game • Looking to replace offensive Sun. 21 @ Holy Cross * weekend series with both games production of 2020 Mid-Major All- set for 6 p.m. ... Both squads are American and PL Tournament MVP MARCH coming off season-opening splits. All-Time Series: BU leads, 29-24 Max Mahoney (15.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg), • BU rallied from a 13-point first- forwards Jack Hemphill (14.5 ppg) Sat. 6 @ PL Quarterfinals half deficit for an 83-76 victory at Active Streak: BU, 1 game and Sukhmail Mathon (10.0 ppg) have Holy Cross before being edged by Last Meeting: WA, 64-61 (3/11/20) increased their scoring averages from Wed. 10 @ PL Semifinals (CBS SN) the Crusaders at home, 68-66. a year ago by a combined 16.3 ppg. Sun. 14 @ PL Final (CBS SN) 12 p.m. • Hosting Army, the Raiders cruised to a 101-57 win but then • Daman Tate’s 26-point, 10-rebound (+4 steals) performance also suffered a two-point loss in their rematch, 75-73. was BU’s fourth double-double of the 21st century in a season opener ... Missing all of last season to injury, Tate’s PRESEASON SPOTLIGHT 26 points marked first 20+ point performance by a freshman • The Terriers edged Colgate for the top spot in the Patriot since Matt Turner (‘04) had 20 in 1999 vs. Northern Illinois. League preseason poll in points (148-142) and first-place • Senior Andrew Petcash has started both contests after All Times Eastern votes (10-8) ... Both No. 3 Loyola Md. and No. 5 Lafayette making his first two starts as a sophomore ... He’s BU’s top Home Games in CAPS at Case Gym - “The Roof” collected a first-place vote as well. returning 3FG% (.374) and is seeking his first 3FG (0-of-6). • Picked No. 5 a year ago, BU last entered a season as the * - Patriot League game preseason favorite in its first season in the PL in 2013-14 ... COLGATE NOTES The Terriers won the regular season title and eventually fell • The Raiders are led by 10th-year head coach Matt Langel, to No. 2 American in the PL title game. who has guided the Raiders to a combined 49-20 record over • 2020 All-PL Second Team honoree Walter Whyte was one the last two seasons with a 27-9 conference mark. of five named to 2020-21 All-PL preseason team ... Whyte • Colgate returns three starters from last season, led by averaged 15.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg and 46.7 3FG% in three PL 2020-21 PL Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Burns. tourney games ... He is BU’s top returning scorer (13.0 ppg) • The guard Burns leads the Raiders at 19.5 ppg and 6.0 apg, and rebounder (7.4 rpg) ... Also led BU with 61 3-pointers. while forward Keegan Records is averaging a double-double (10.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg) ... Guards Nelly Cummings (17.5 ppg) 10TH SEASON and 2019 PL Rookie of the Year Tucker Richardson (13.0 ppg, • Now a three-time finalist for the Ben Jobe Award (top NCAA 6.5 apg, 5.0 rpg) are key contributors. Division I minority coach) while at BU, Joe Jones ranks No. • The Raiders are averaging 10.0 made 3FGs and 90.9 FT% 2 all-time at BU with 159 wins ... This season he breaks a tie compared to BU’s 7.0 made 3FGs and 65.7 FT%. with Mel Collard (1935-43, 44-45) for second longest tenure at BU behind Dennis Wolff (1994-09, 247 wins). SERIES HISTORY • Jones owns 100 conference victories at BU (11 in the • Teams first met in 1933-34 ... BU leads, 29-24, but is 7-9 America East) ... He’s had seven double-digit winning since joining the PL in the summer of 2013 ... They were conference records and just one losing record in 2018-19 (7- previously in the America East together from 1979-1990. 11) ... Rebounded with a 12-6 record and tournament title. • They have met in the PL tourney each of the last two seasons at Colgate with BU pulling out 64-61 win in 2020 HOLY CROSS SERIES NOTES title game after being eliminated in 2019 quarters, 81-69. • BU improved to 3-7 in both season opener and road • BU has lost last two home games by 16+ points. B) oSToN UNIVErSITY TErrIErS LAST GAME’S STARTERS No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG ?PG PLAYER NOTES 30 G Javante McCoy 6-5 180 Sr. 16.0 6.0 2.0(a) 2020 All-PL 3rd Team; Averaged 14.3 ppg & 6.3 apg in PL Tourney 15 G Jonas Harper 6-2 190 Jr. 7.5 2.0 0.5(s) 2020 PL All-Defensive Team; 12 pts. (4 3FGs), 7 rebs. in PL title win 14 G Andrew Petcash 6-4 200 Sr. 2.0 2.5 --- 19.0 mpg; 2 of 4 career starts this yr; Averaged 1.2 3FGs last season 35 F Fletcher Tynen 6-7 195 Jr. 4.0 4.0 0.5(s) 23.0 mpg; first two starts since 2018-19; 3.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg last season 41 F Sukhmail Mathon 6-10 225 Sr. 10.0 6.0 1.5(b) Has tallied 10+ pts. in back-to-back games for first time ever KEY TERRIER RESERVES MBB SID: Scott Ellis No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG ?PG PLAYER NOTES OFFICE PHONE: 617-353-2163 00 G Ethan Brittain-Watts 6-2 180 So. 4.0 1.5 1.5(a) 2020 PL All-Rookie; 16.5 mpg; Started at Holy Cross; 10p at Colgate CELL PHONE: 617-599-6988 05 G/F Walter Whyte 6-6 210 Jr. --- --- --- 2020 All-PL 2nd Team; Averaged 15.3 ppg and 9.7 rpg in PL tourney EMAIL: [email protected] 13 G Daman Tate 6-5 190 R-Fr. 14.5 9.0 2.5(s) 26 pts., 10 rebs., 4 stls. at Holy Cross; 5-8 3FG and 4-8 FT FAX: 617-353-5286 22 G/F Anthony Morales 6-8 195 Fr. 1.0 0.5 1.5(a) 10.0 mpg; two assists at Holy Cross 32 F Jack Hemphill 6-9 230 Jr. 14.0 5.5 0.5(a) 19.0 mpg; 4-6 3FG; Career-high 16 pts. vs. Holy Cross NINE-TImE coNfErENcE rEG. SEASoN chAmpIoN (1980,‘83,’90,’97,’98, 2002,’03,’04,’14) EIGhT-TImE NcAA BErTh rEcIpIENT (1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2020) 2020-21 boston university men’s basketball www.GoTerriers.com NCAA Tournament: 1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011, 2020* PPG RPG MPG LAST APPEARANCE: vs. Holy Cross (1/5) ETHAN BRITTAIN-WATTS 4.0 1.5 16.5 16 min., 5 pts., 2-5 FG, 3 asts., 1 reb. Sophomore Guard • Appeared in all 34 games last year, 6-2 | 180 FG% FT% APG averaging 3.7 ppg in PL play 0 • Ninth Terrier in eight years to earn PL Indianapolis, Ind. 42.9 ---- 1.5 All-Rookie Team honors PPG RPG MPG LAST APPEARANCE: at Holy Cross (1/4) GARRETT PASCOE ---- ---- 3.0 3 minutes Sophomore Guard • Missed all of 2019-20 to injury 6-3 | 180 FG% 3FG% FT% • Made 11 starts in 2018-19 while 1 averaging 2.4 ppg, 1.9 apg and 16.4 mpg Concord, Calif. ---- ---- ---- • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll PPG RPG MPG LAST APPEARANCE: n/a CAELAN JONES ---- ---- ---- • Ranked No. 1 in the Vermont Class of Freshman Guard 2020 and No. 27 in New England by the 6-5 | 190 FG% 3FG% FT% New England Recruiting Report (NERR) 2 after playing post-grad year at Vermont Los Angeles, Calif. ---- ---- ---- Academy PPG RPG MPG LAST APPEARANCE: vs. Bucknell (2/29/20) ALEX VILARINO ---- ---- ---- 4 minutes, 0-2 FG, 1 reb. Junior Guard • Tallied 10+ points six times last season 6-2 | 180 FG% FT% APG • 12 points, six assists and five rebounds 3 in win at South Carolina McKinney, Texas ---- ---- ---- • 6.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 1.7 apg in 19-20 PPG RPG MPG LAST APPEARANCE: at Colgate (3/11/20) WALTER WHYTE ---- ---- ---- 37 min., 12 pts., 9 rebs., 5-9 FG (2 3FGs) Junior Guard/Forward • 2020-21 Preseason All-PL 6-6 | 210 FG% 3FG% FT% • 2019-20 All-PL Second Team 5 • 13.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 61 3FGs in 19-20 New Haven, Conn.