2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2021 ACC Tournament winner ; As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Boston College Eagles men's basketball
2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2020–21 record	3–10 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Spinelli; Bill Wuczynski; Chris Cheeks;
Home arena	Conte Forum

The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represents Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh-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 2019–20 season finished the season 13–19, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost to Notre Dame in the Second Round of the ACC Tournament. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The NCAA Tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jarius Hamilton	1	F	6'8"	234	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Maryland
Julian Rishwain	2	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to San Francisco
Jared Hamilton	3	G	6'4"	203	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Derryck Thornton	11	G	6'3"	195	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Nik Popovic	21	F	6'11"	253	Senior	Banja Luka	Graduated
Matt DiLuccio	22	G	5'11"	180	Senior	Rockville Centre, NY	Graduated
Chris Herren Jr.	24	G	6'3"	174	Sophomore	Portsmouth, RI	Transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Frederick Scott	0	F	6'8"	230	Graduate Student	Munster, IN	Transferred from Rider
Andre Adams	12	F	6'9"	230	Graduate Student	Avondale, AZ	Transferred from Southern Utah
Rich Kelly	22	G	6'1"	175	Graduate Student	Shelton, CT	Transferred from Quinnipiac
James Karnik	33	F/C	6'9"	230	Senior	Surrey, British Columbia	Transferred from Lehigh

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Demarr Langford SF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2019
Demarr Langford SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Vander Baan C	Whitinsville, MA	Whitinsville Christian High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 28, 2019
Justin Vander Baan C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Frederick Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Simeon Rider	Munster, Indiana
F	1	C. J. Felder	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Sumter High School	Sumter, South Carolina
G	4	Makai Ashton-Langford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Providence	Worcester, Massachusetts
G	5	Jay Heath	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Woodrow Wilson High School	Washington, D.C.
G	10	Wynston Tabbs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jr	St. Mary's Ryken High School	Leonardtown, Maryland
G	11	Abe Atiyeh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Moravian Academy	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
F	12	Andre Adams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Westview Southern Utah	Avondale, Arizona
F/C	13	Luka Kraljević	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Don Bosco Prep	Domžale, Slovenia
F	14	Kamari Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Andrew's Episcopal School	Sandy Spring, Maryland
G	15	DeMarr Langford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Worcester, Massachusetts
G	22	Rich Kelly	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Cheshire Academy Quinnipiac	Shelton, Connecticut
F	23	Andrew Kenny (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Choate Rosemary Hall	Seattle, Washington
G	25	Jonathan Noel (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	St. Mark's School	Everett, Massachusetts
G	30	Sam Holtze (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame	Manhattan Beach, California
C	32	Justin Vander Baan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Whitinsville Christian	Northbridge, Massachusetts
F/C	33	James Karnik	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Orangeville Prep Lehigh	Surrey, British Columbia
F	34	Will Jackowitz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wellesley	Wellesley, Massachusetts
F	41	Steffon Mitchell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Shakopee, Minnesota

Head coach

Jim Christian (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Spinelli (Boston University)
Bill Wuczynski (UNLV)
Chris Cheeks (Virginia Commonwealth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2020

Schedule and results

Source:[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 3 Villanova 2K Empire Classic	L 67–76	0–1	16 – Heath	11 – Mitchell	3 – Ashton-Langford	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2020* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. Rhode Island 2K Empire Classic	W 69–64	1–1	16 – Tabbs	10 – Tabbs	2 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
November 30, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. St. John's Bubbleville	L 93–97	1–2	23 – Tabbs	8 – Mitchell	4 – Ashton-Langford	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2020* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. Florida Legends Classic	L 70–90	1–3	13 – Kelly	6 – Karnik	3 – Heath	Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT
December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 80–85 ^OT	1–4	24 – Tabbs	11 – Felder	6 – Ashton-Langford	Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Syracuse	L 63–101	1–5 (0–1)	20 – Karnik	8 – Karnik	6 – Kelly	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2020* 12:00 p.m., ACCN	Maine	W 78–62	2–5 (0–1)	16 – Heath	7 – Karnik	6 – Kelly	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at NC State	L 76–79	2–6 (0–2)	18 – Tabbs	12 – Mitchell	3 – Ashton-Langford	PNC Arena (0) Raleigh, NC
January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Louisville	L 64–76	2–7 (0–3)	20 – Heath	7 – Felder	2 – Heath	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN	at No. 21 Duke	L 82–83	2–8 (0–4)	24 – Felder	8 – Langford	4 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (0) Durham, NC
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 22 Virginia	L 49–61	2–9 (0–5)	14 – Langford	9 – Tied	3 – Heath	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	Miami (FL)	W 84–62	3–9 (1–5)	27 – Kelly	8 – Felder	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame	L 70–80	3–10 (1–6)	16 – Mitchell	13 – Mitchell	3 – Tied	Edmund P. Joyce Center (78) South Bend, IN
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 16 Virginia Tech	Postponed[4]					Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh	Postponed[5]					Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at Clemson	Postponed[6]					Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 30, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	at No. 25 Louisville	Postponed[6]					KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 2, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20 Florida State	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7]					Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 10, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 16, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 23, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	North Carolina						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Notre Dame						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
March 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
	vs.						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

"Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
"NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
"Boston College at Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
"Pittsburgh at Boston College Men's Basketball Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
"ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
"Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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[ACC_Tournament-1] "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[2] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[4] "Boston College at Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[5] "Pittsburgh at Boston College Men's Basketball Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[post-6] "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[7] "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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