2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record9–23 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina144 .778  337  .825
No. 16 Florida State126 .667  269  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame126 .667  2610  .722
No. 10 Louisville126 .667  259  .735
No. 7 Duke117 .611  289  .757
No. 24 Virginia117 .611  2311  .676
Virginia Tech108 .556  2211  .667
Miami (FL)108 .556  2112  .636
Syracuse108 .556  1915  .559
Wake Forest99 .500  1914  .576
Georgia Tech810 .444  2116  .568
Clemson612 .333  1716  .515
NC State414 .222  1517  .469
Pittsburgh414 .222  1617  .485
Boston College216 .111  923  .281
2017 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Darryl Hicks2G6'2"192RS SophomoreLouisville, KYTransferred to Campbellsville
Eli Carter3G6'2"200RS SeniorPaterson, NJGraduated
Idy Diallo4F6'11"253RS FreshmanLos Angeles, CATransferred to UC Riverside
Steve Perpiglia20G5'10"165SeniorBroomall, PAWalk-on; graduated
Matt Milon22G6'4"200FreshmanOvideo, FLTransferred to William & Mary
Dennis Clifford24C7'1"262SeniorBridgewater, MAGraduated
Sammy Barnes-Thompkins55G6'3"192FreshmanPhoenix, AZTransferred to Odessa College

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Connar Tava3F6'6"245RS SeniorMacomb, MITransferred from Western Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tava graduated from Western Michigan.
Maurice Jeffers15F6'9"240RS SeniorWashington, D.C.Transferred from Delaware. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jeffers graduated from Delaware.
Jordan Chatman25G6'5"195RS SophomoreVancouver, WATransferred 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 
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 
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 
Recruiting 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 
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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Ky Bowman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrHavelock High School Havelock, North Carolina
    G 1 Jerome Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNeedham B. Broughton High School Raleigh, North Carolina
    F 2 Connar Tava 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg) GSWestern Michigan Macomb, Michigan
    G 3 Ty Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHigh Point Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
    F 5 Garland Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrColonel Zadok A. Magruder High School Gaithersburg, Maryland
    F 10 Ervins Meznieks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoRiga Teika Secondary School Riga, Latvia
    F 11 A.J. Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoNew Hampton School Mount Clemens, Michigan
    F/C 12 Johncarlos Reyes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)214 lb (97 kg) RS FrSound Doctrine Christian Academy Lawrenceville, Georgia
    F 14 Aser Ghebremichael (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBrooks School Somerville, Massachusetts
    F 15 Mo Jeffers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) GSDelaware Washington, D.C.
    G/F 20 Gordon Gehan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoEpiscopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas
    F 21 Nik Popovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)243 lb (110 kg) FrSagemont School Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    G 22 Matt DiLuccio (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSouth Side High School Rockville Centre, New York
    F 23 Mike Sagay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSt. Thomas More School (CT) Bloomfield, Connecticut
    G 25 Jordan Chatman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) RS SoBYU 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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