2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	0	–	14	.000	0	–	17	.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represents Boston College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Jim Christian, play their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 0–18 to finish in last place in ACC play. This was the first time a team went winless in the ACC during a season. They lost to Florida State in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Darryl Hicks	2	G	6'2"	192	RS Sophomore	Louisville, KY	Trasnferred to Campbellsville
Eli Carter	3	G	6'2"	200	RS Senior	Paterson, NJ	Graduated
Idy Diallo	4	F	6'11"	253	RS Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Steve Perpiglia	20	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Broomall, PA	Walk-on; graduated
Matt Milon	22	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Ovideo, FL	Transferred to William & Mary
Dennis Clifford	24	C	7'1"	262	Senior	Bridgewater, MA	Graduated
Sammy Barnes-Thompkins	55	G	6'3"	192	Freshman	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to Odessa College

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Connar Tava	3	F	6'6"	245	RS Senior	Macomb, MI	Transferred from Western Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tava graduated from Western Michigan.
Maurice Jeffers	15	F	6'9"	240	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Delaware. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jeffers graduated from Delaware.
Jordan Chatman	25	G	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Vancouver, WA	Transferred from BYU. Will be eligible to play.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Graves #57 SG	Greensboro, NC	Page High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 17, 2014
Ty Graves #57 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Sagay #64 SF	Bloomfield, CT	St. Thomas More School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 10, 2015
Mike Sagay #64 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Nik Popovic PF	Weston, FL	The Sagemont School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 10, 2015
Nik Popovic PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Kyran Bowman SG	Havelock, NC	Havelock High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 30, 2016
Kyran Bowman SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Ky Bowman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Havelock, NC
G	1	Jerome Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Raleigh, NC
F	2	Connar Tava	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Macomb, MI
G	3	Ty Graves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Greensboro, NC
F	5	Garland Owens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Gaithersburg, MD
F	10	Ervins Meznieks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Riga, Latvia
F	11	A. J. Turner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Mount Clemens, MI
F/C	12	John Carlos Reyes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Suwanee, GA
F	14	Aser Ghebremichael (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Somerville, MA
F	15	Maurice Jeffers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	20	Gordon Gehan (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Dallas, TX
F	21	Nik Popovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Fr	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	23	Mike Sagay	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bloomfield, CT
G	25	Jordan Chatman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	RS So	Vancouver, WA

Head coach

Jim Christian (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Spinelli (Boston University)
Bill Wuczynski (UNLV)
Stan Heath (Eastern Michigan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Stonehill	W 81–74		Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Nicholls State	L 73–79	0–1	Conte Forum (3,122) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 73–57	1–1	Conte Forum (2,051) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/20/2016* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Stony Brook Barclays Center Classic Opening Round	W 82–75	2–1	Conte Forum (2,108) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Towson Barclays Center Classic	W 80–70	3–1	Conte Forum (2,163) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2016* 7:00 PM, ASN	vs. Kansas State Barclays Center Classic semifinals	L 54–72	3–2	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
11/26/2016* 7:00 PM, ASN	vs. Richmond Barclays Center Classic Consolation Game	L 54–67	3–3	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Dartmouth	W 88–70	4–3	Conte Forum (3,188) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Harvard Rivalry			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
12/09/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Hartford			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
12/12/2016* 7:00 PM, FS1	vs. Auburn Under Armour Reunion			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM, ACCN Extra	Sacred Heart			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2016* 6:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Fairfield Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball			MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
12/23/2016* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	Providence			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC regular season
01/01/2017 12:30 PM, ESPNU	Syracuse			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/03/2017 7:30 PM, RSN/NESN	at Wake Forest			LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
01/07/2017 7:00 PM, RSN/NESN	at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
01/11/2017 9:00 PM, RSN/NESN	NC State			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/14/2017 4:00 PM, RSN/NESN	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
01/18/2017 8:00 PM, ACCN	Virginia			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/21/2017 12:00 PM, ACCN	North Carolina			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
01/25/2017 9:00 PM, RSN/NESN	at Miami (FL)			BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
01/29/2017 6:30 PM, ESPNU	at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
01/31/2017 7:30 PM, ESPNU	Wake Forest			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/04/2017 4:30 PM, ACCN	Louisville			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, RSN/NESN	Louisville			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/11/2017 5:30 PM, RSN/NESN	at Georgia Tech			Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Notre Dame			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
02/20/2017 ESPNU	at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2017 4:00 PM, RSN/NESN	Virginia Tech			Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
03/01/2017 8:00 PM, ACCN	at Notre Dame			Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
03/04/2017	at Clemson			Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point-shaving scandal
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Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References