2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Jim Christian , played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament , they lost in the first round to Wake Forest .
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 .[ 1]
Departures
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
College recruiting information
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
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
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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Ky Bowman SG
Havelock, NC
Havelock High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Mar 30, 2016
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:
Roster
2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Ky Bowman
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Havelock High School
Havelock, North Carolina
G
1
Jerome Robinson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Needham B. Broughton High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
F
2
Connar Tava
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
GS
Western Michigan
Macomb, Michigan
G
3
Ty Graves
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
High Point Christian Academy
Greensboro, North Carolina
F
5
Garland Owens
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Sr
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School
Gaithersburg, Maryland
F
10
Ervins Meznieks
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Riga Teika Secondary School
Riga, Latvia
F
11
A.J. Turner
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
So
New Hampton School
Mount Clemens, Michigan
F/C
12
Johncarlos Reyes
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
RS Fr
Sound Doctrine Christian Academy
Lawrenceville, Georgia
F
14
Aser Ghebremichael (W)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Brooks School
Somerville, Massachusetts
F
15
Mo Jeffers
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
GS
Delaware
Washington, D.C.
G/F
20
Gordon Gehan (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
F
21
Nik Popovic
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
Fr
Sagemont School
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G
22
Matt DiLuccio (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
South Side High School
Rockville Centre, New York
F
23
Mike Sagay
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
St. Thomas More School (CT)
Bloomfield, Connecticut
G
25
Jordan Chatman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
RS So
BYU
Vancouver, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
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
L 66–74
4–4
Conte Forum (3,832)Chestnut Hill, MA
12/09/2016 *7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Hartford
L 63–65
4–5
Conte Forum (2,274)Chestnut Hill, MA
12/12/2016 *7:00 pm, FS1
vs. Auburn Under Armour Reunion
W 72–71
5–5
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/18/2016 *1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Sacred Heart
W 82–75
6–5
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2016 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Fairfield Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball
L 83–89
6–6
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
12/23/2016 *4:00 pm, ESPNU
Providence
W 79–67
7–6
Conte Forum (5,266)Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC regular season
01/01/2017 12:30 pm, ESPNU
Syracuse
W 96–81
8–6 (1–0)
Conte Forum (7,226)Chestnut Hill, MA
01/03/2017 7:30 pm, RSN /NESN
at Wake Forest
L 66–79
8–7 (1–1)
LJVM Coliseum (7,708)Winston-Salem, NC
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN
at No. 8 Duke
L 82–93
8–8 (1–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,914)Durham, NC
01/11/2017 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN
NC State
W 74–66
9–8 (2–2)
Conte Forum (3,904)Chestnut Hill, MA
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, RSN/NESN
at Syracuse
L 53–76
9–9 (2–3)
Carrier Dome (21,626)Syracuse, NY
01/18/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 16 Virginia
L 54–71
9–10 (2–4)
Conte Forum (5,038)Chestnut Hill, MA
01/21/2017 12:00 pm, ACCN
No. 9 North Carolina
L 82–90
9–11 (2–5)
Conte Forum (8,606)Chestnut Hill, MA
01/25/2017 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN
at Miami (FL)
L 77–78
9–12 (2–6)
BankUnited Center (7,139)Coral Gables, FL
01/29/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech
L 79–85
9–13 (2–7)
Cassell Coliseum (7,372)Blacksburg, VA
01/31/2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU
Wake Forest
L 80–85
9–14 (2–8)
Conte Forum (3,751)Chestnut Hill, MA
02/04/2017 4:30 pm, ACCN
No. 6 Louisville
L 67–90
9–15 (2–9)
Conte Forum (7,047)Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, RSN/NESN
Pittsburgh
L 72–83
9–16 (2–10)
Conte Forum (3,843)Chestnut Hill, MA
02/11/2017 5:30 pm, RSN/NESN
at Georgia Tech
L 54–65
9–17 (2–11)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,391)Atlanta, GA
02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Notre Dame
L 76–84
9–18 (2–12)
Conte Forum (4,321)Chestnut Hill, MA
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Florida State
L 72–104
9–19 (2–13)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,609)Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2017 4:00 pm, RSN/NESN
Virginia Tech
L 75–91
9–20 (2–14)
Conte Forum (6,311)Chestnut Hill, MA
03/01/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 19 Notre Dame
L 66–82
9–21 (2–15)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,028)South Bend, IN
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson
L 68–82
9–22 (2–16)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,135)Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
March 7, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2
(15)
vs. (10) Wake Forest First round
L 78–92
9–23
Barclays Center (8,656)Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
References
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