2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played basketball for the Boston College Eagles. In 2007–08, they went 14–17 (4–12 ACC). Boston College's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the Northeast. The Eagles are most well known for their famous alumni, such as John Bagley, Howard Eisley, Dana Barros, Danya Abrams, Michael Adams, Craig Smith, Jared Dudley, Tyrese Rice and Sean Marshall. Al Skinner has stabilized the program ever since Jim O'Brien left and has constantly produced winning seasons. Skinner's teams are known to run the flex offense in the half-court set.

2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2008–09 record22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Duquette
  • Bonzie Colson
  • Mo Cassara
Home arenaConte Forum
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina13–3 .813  34–4  .895
No. 6 Duke†11–5 .688  30–7  .811
No. 12 Wake Forest11–5 .688  24–7  .774
No. 16 Florida State10–6 .625  25–10  .714
No. 24 Clemson9–7 .563  23–9  .719
Boston College9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Maryland7–9 .438  21–14  .600
Virginia Tech7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Miami (FL)7–9 .438  19–13  .594
NC State6–10 .375  16–14  .533
Virginia4–12 .250  10–18  .357
Georgia Tech2–14 .125  12–19  .387
† 2009 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
Name Num. Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School
Reggie Jackson 0 G 6–3 193 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colorado Palmer
Tyrese Rice 4 G 6–1 190 Sr. Richmond, Virginia L. C. Bird
Biko Paris 5 G 6–1 200 So. New Orleans, Louisiana Cypress Christian School
Brennan Bennett 10 G 6–0 185 So. Whitinsville, Massachusetts Northbridge
Corey Raji 11 F 6–6 218 So. Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey Westwood
Joe Trapani 12 F 6–8 215 So. Madison, Connecticut Daniel Hand
Nick Mosakowski 14 G 6–1 180 So. Swampscott, Massachusetts Pingree School
Rakim Sanders 15 G-F 6–5 228 So. Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche 21 G 6–7 208 Jr. Hooksett, New Hampshire Manchester Central
Josh Southern 52 C 6–10 255 So. Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw
Cortney Dunn 55 F 6–8 215 So. Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 9, 2008*
1:00 pm		 St. Francis Xavier
Exhibition		 W 82–65[1]  0–0
 Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2008*
6:00 pm		 Central Connecticut W 80–65[2]  1–0
 Conte Forum (4,197)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Loyola (MD)
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 90–57[2]  2–0
 Conte Forum (4,283)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 18, 2008*
7:00 pm		 St. John's
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 82–70[3]  3–0
 Conte Forum (4,462)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2008*
2:00 pm		 at St. Louis W 53–50[4]  3–1
 Chaifetz Arena (9,127)
St. Louis, MO
November 26, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 10 Purdue
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 71–64[5]  3–2
 Madison Square Garden (4,438)
New York, NY
November 28, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. UAB
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 83–77[6]  4–2
 Madison Square Garden (3,670)
New York, NY
December 2, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Iowa
ACC-Big Ten Challenge		 W 57–55[7]  5–2
 Conte Forum (4,084)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2008*
8:30 pm, CBSCS		 at UMass
Commonwealth Classic		 W 85–81[8] OT 6–2
 Mullins Center (6,792)
Amherst, MA
December 10, 2008*
7:00 pm		 Bryant W 80–61[9]  7–2
 Conte Forum (3,267)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 14, 2008*
1:00 pm		 South Carolina-Upstate W 67–55[10]  8–2
 Conte Forum (3,881)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2008*
4:00 pm, NESN		 Providence W 81–76[11]  9–2
 Conte Forum (6,880)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 23, 2008*
1:00 pm		 Maine W 99–61[12]  10–2
 Conte Forum (2,692)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2008*
7:00 pm		 San Francisco W 84–62[13]  11–2
 Conte Forum (5,231)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 31, 2008*
2:00 pm		 Sacred Heart W 89–76[14]  12–2
 Conte Forum (2,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2009
5:30 pm, FSN		 at No. 1 North Carolina W 85–78[15]  13–2 (1–0)
 Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2009*
7:00 pm		 No. 17 Harvard W 82–70[16]  13–3 (1–0)
 Conte Forum (3,174)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Miami (FL) W 77–71[17]  13–4 (1–1)
 Conte Forum (7,623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14, 2009
7:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 2 Wake Forest W 83–63[18]  13–5 (1–2)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 17, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Virginia Tech W 79–71[19]  13–6 (1–3)
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2009
7:00 pm, NESN		 at Georgia Tech W 80–76[20] OT 14–6 (2–3)
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,174)
Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2009
2:00 pm, Raycom		 NC State W 79–68[21]  15–6 (3–3)
 Conte Forum (8,167)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2009
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 at Maryland W 76–67[22]  16–6 (4–3)
 Comcast Center (17,541)
College Park, MD
January 31, 2009
8:00 pm, Raycom		 Virginia Tech W 67–66[23] OT 17–6 (5–3)
 Conte Forum (8,428)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Virginia W 80–70[24]  18–6 (6–3)
 John Paul Jones Arena (9,631)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2009
4:00 pm, Raycom		 at No. 7 Wake Forest W 93–76[25]  18–7 (6–4)
 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,185)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 10, 2009
7:00 pm, NESN		 No. 12 Clemson W 87–77[26]  18–8 (6–5)
 Conte Forum (6,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2009
4:00 pm, FSN		 No. 6 Duke W 80–74[27]  19–8 (7–5)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2009
12:00 pm, FSN		 at Miami (FL) W 69–58[28]  19–9 (7–6)
 BankUnited Center (4,979)
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2009
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 23 Florida State W 72–67[29]  20–9 (8–6)
 Conte Forum (4,968)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at NC State W 74–69  20–10 (8–7)
 RBC Center (15,111)
Raleigh, NC
March 7, 2009
12:00 pm, Raycom		 Georgia Tech W 67–66  21–10 (9–7)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 12, 2009
9:30 pm, Raycom		 vs. Virginia
2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament		 W 76–63  22–10 (9–7)
 Georgia Dome (26,352)
Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2009
9:30 pm, Raycom		 vs. No. 9 Duke
2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament		 W 66–65  22–11 (9–7)
 Georgia Dome (26,352)
Atlanta, GA
March 20, 2009
7:20 pm, CBS		 vs. USC
NCAA Tournament 1st Round		 W 72–55  22–12
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (12,814)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time [30].

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