2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Cayman Islands Classic champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–11 (1–8 ACC)
Head coach	Earl Grant (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Corey McCrae Jim Molinari Steve Smith
Home arena	Conte Forum

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Duke	9	–	0		1.000			17	–	2		.895
Clemson	9	–	1		.900			17	–	4		.810
No. 25 Louisville	8	–	1		.889			15	–	5		.750
Wake Forest	7	–	2		.778			15	–	5		.750
SMU	6	–	3		.667			15	–	5		.750
Stanford	6	–	3		.667			14	–	6		.700
North Carolina	6	–	3		.667			13	–	8		.619
Pittsburgh	4	–	4		.500			13	–	6		.684
Florida State	4	–	5		.444			13	–	7		.650
California	4	–	5		.444			11	–	9		.550
Notre Dame	3	–	5		.375			9	–	10		.474
Georgia Tech	3	–	6		.333			9	–	11		.450
Syracuse	3	–	6		.333			9	–	11		.450
Virginia Tech	3	–	6		.333			8	–	12		.400
NC State	2	–	6		.250			9	–	10		.474
Virginia	2	–	7		.222			9	–	11		.450
Boston College	1	–	8		.111			9	–	11		.450
Miami (FL)	0	–	9		.000			4	–	16		.200
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of January 25, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represents Boston College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Earl Grant, play their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The Eagles finished the season 20–16, 8–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleventh seed the ACC tournament, they defeated Miami in the First Round, and Clemson in the Second Round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as an un-seeded team. They defeated third-seed Providence in the First Round before losing at UNLV in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Claudell Harris Jr.	1	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Hahnville, Louisiana	Graduated
Armani Mighty	2	C	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Central Michigan[1]
Jaeden Zackery	3	G	6'2"	220	Junior	Salem, Wisconsin	Transferred to Clemson[2]
Abe Atiyeh	4	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Prince Aligbe	10	G/F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Transferred to Seton Hall[3]
Quinten Post	12	F/C	7'0"	235	Graduate Student	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Graduated; drafted 52nd overall in the 2024 NBA Draft[4]
Devin McGlockton	21	F	6'7"	230	Sophomore	Cumming, Georgia	Transferred to Vanderbilt[5]
Mason Madsen	45	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Rochester, Minnesota	Graduated, transferred to Utah[6]

Incoming transfers

Boston College Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dion Brown	1	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Great Barrington, Massachusetts	UMBC[7]
Roger McFarlane	3	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Southeastern Louisiana[8]
Joshua Beadle	7	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student	Columbia, South Carolina	Clemson[9]
Chad Venning	32	F/C	6'10"	255	Graduate Student	Brooklyn, New York	St. Bonaventure[10]

2024 Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luka Toews PG	Boston, MA	The Newman School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jul 16, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Nick Petronio PG	Milton, MA	Milton Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 24, 2023
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kany Tchanda C	Kel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 14, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
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: "Boston College Eagles". Rivals.com. "Boston College 2024 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "Boston College Eagles". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Chas Kelley III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Phelps School Houston, Texas G 1 Dion Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vermont Academy UMBC Great Barrington, Massachusetts G 3 Roger McFarlane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS University School Southeastern Louisiana Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 4 Jack Di Donna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Saint Andrew's Boca Raton, Florida G 5 Fred Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Grambling, Louisiana G 7 Josh Beadle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Cardinal Newman Clemson Columbia, South Carolina F 8 Kany Tchanda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Kinshasa, DRC G 10 Luka Toews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 10 lb (5 kg) Fr The Newman School Tokyo, Japan G 11 Nick Petronio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Milton Academy Needham, Massachusetts G 13 Donald Hand Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Landstown Virginia Beach, Virginia G 21 Ethan Soares 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Memorial Houston, Texas F 22 Jayden Hastings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Orlando, Florida F 31 Elijah Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Myers Park Charlotte, North Carolina F/C 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) GS Woodstock Academy St. Bonaventure Brooklyn, New York	Head coach Earl Grant (Georgia College) Assistant coach(es) Corey McCrae (Wagner) Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan) Steve Smith (Morgan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:[11]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		The Citadel	W 69–60	1–0	22 – Hand Jr.	10 – Hand Jr.	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (4,529) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. VCU Veterans Classic	L 55–80	1–1	17 – Hand Jr.	11 – McFarlane	2 – Toews	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Temple	W 72–69	2–1	25 – Strong	13 – Strong	8 – Kelley III	Conte Forum (4,863) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 19, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 82–61	3–1	12 – Tied	14 – Ilic	4 – Ilic	Conte Forum (3,102) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 24, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 82–52	4–1	12 – Hand Jr.	11 – McFarlane	5 – McFarlane	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Missouri State Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	W 76–74 ^OT	5–1	18 – Tied	8 – Hand Jr.	6 – Kelly III	John Gray Gymnasium (915) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Boise State Cayman Islands Classic championship	W 63–61	6–1	16 – Venning	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (1,075) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Dartmouth	L 83–88	6–2	19 – Beadle	5 – Tied	3 – Kelly III	Conte Forum (2,499) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge	L 51–73	6–3	12 – Venning	7 – Hand Jr.	4 – Kelley III	Conte Forum (4,607) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 66–72	6–4 (0–1)	18 – Strong	8 – Hand Jr.	5 – Brown	LVJM Coliseum (10,254) Winston-Salem, NC
December 15, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Stonehill	W 73–69	7–4	13 – Venning	6 – McFarlane	2 – Hand Jr.	Conte Forum (3,993) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW		SMU	L 77–103	7–5 (0–2)	22 – Hand Jr.	10 – Strong	4 – Beadle	Conte Forum (4,168) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 78–70	8–5	29 – Hand Jr.	10 – Hand Jr.	4 – Brown	Conte Forum (4,663) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL) Fight for Literacy Game	W 78–68	9–5 (1–2)	17 – Venning	9 – Hastings	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,035) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Georgia Tech	L 64–85	9–6 (1–3)	19 – Venning	8 – Venning	4 – Toews	McCamish Pavilion (3,949) Atlanta, GA
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., The CW		Syracuse	L 71–79	9–7 (1–4)	20 – Hand Jr.	9 – Hand Jr.	6 – Beadle	Conte Forum (6,287) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 60–78	9–8 (1–5)	17 – Hand Jr.	4 – Tied	3 – Hand Jr.	Joyce Center (4,693) South Bend, IN
January 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 3 Duke	L 63–88	9–9 (1–6)	19 – Venning	4 – Brown	2 – Brown	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	L 56–74	9–10 (1–7)	17 – Payne	6 – Brown	4 – Beadle	John Paul Jones Arena (13,481) Charlottesville, VA
January 25, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW		at North Carolina	L 96–102 ^OT	9–11 (1–8)	26 – Hand Jr.	6 – Hand Jr.	6 – Beadle	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2025 3:15 p.m., The CW		at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome  Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Notre Dame						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State						Lenovo Center  Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
March 1, 2025 10:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at California						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Clemson						Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
ACC tournament
		vs.						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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6. Judd, Brandon (April 14, 2024). "Mason Madsen commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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