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2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–19 (4–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 4   .897
No. 21 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622
SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686
Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387
Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

The Eagles won their opening game of the season against The Citadel, but fell in their next game to VCU 80–55. They then won two games before traveling to the Cayman Islands to participate in the Cayman Islands Classic. There they won three straight games to finish as champions. They defeated Old Dominion in the Quarterfinals, Missouri State by two points in the Semifinals, and Boise State by two points in the final. They didn't fare as well upon returning to the United States as they lost their next three games. These losses included their ACC–SEC Challenge game against South Carolina and their ACC opener against Wake Forest. They won three of their next four games, with their sole loss coming against SMU. From there, the Eagles went on a six-game losing streak, which included an eight point loss against Syracuse, a loss against third ranked Duke and an overtime loss at North Carolina. The Eagles broke their losing streak with a 77–76 win over Florida State. Their lost their next four straight games, including a triple overtime loss to Syracuse, and a double overtime loss against Notre Dame. They won their next two games against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech before losing four straight games to end the season. All four of their losses were by double-digits and they played one ranked team, number eleven Clemson, over the stretch.

The Eagles finished the season 12–19 and 4–16 in ACC play to finish in seventeenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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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[8]
Roger McFarlane 3 G 6'5" 205 Graduate Student Fort Lauderdale, Florida Southeastern Louisiana[9]
Joshua Beadle 7 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Columbia, South Carolina Clemson[10]
Chad Venning 32 F/C 6'10" 255 Graduate Student Brooklyn, New York St. Bonaventure[11]

2024 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Nick Petronio
PG 		Milton, MA Milton Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 24, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (NR)
Kany Tchanda
C 		Kel Aire, KS Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (81)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "Boston College 2024 Basketball Commits". Scout.
  • "Boston College Eagles". ESPN.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[12]

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 W 77–76  10–11
(2–8) 		 31 – Hand Jr.   9 – Hand Jr.   5 – Beadle  Conte Forum (6,083)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville L 58–84  10–12
(2–9) 		 19 – Hand Jr.   9 – Hastings   1 – Tied  Conte Forum (4,204)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2025
3:15 p.m., The CW 		at Syracuse L 86–95 3OT 10–13
(2–10) 		 28 – Hand Jr.   8 – McFarlane   6 – Beadle  JMA Wireless Dome (20,881)
Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Notre Dame L 94–97 2OT 10–14
(2–11) 		 21 – Venning   9 – McFarlane   6 – Beadle  Conte Forum (2,678)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State L 62–70  10–15
(2–12) 		 22 – Hand Jr.   8 – Tied   4 – Kelly III  Lenovo Center (13,190)
Raleigh, NC
February 18, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech W 54–36  11–15
(3–12) 		 16 – Hand Jr.   5 – Hastings   3 – Tied  Conte Forum (2,567)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech W 69–54  12–15
(4–12) 		 20 – Hand Jr.   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Conte Forum (6,038)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Stanford L 60–78  12–16
(4–13) 		 13 – Venning   5 – McFarlane   3 – Kelley III  Maples Pavilion (2,925)
Stanford, CA
March 1, 2025
10:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at California L 71–82  12–17
(4–14) 		 19 – Hand Jr.   10 – Brown   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (5,020)
Berkley, CA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 Clemson L 69–78  12–18
(4–15) 		 18 – Hastings   6 – Strong   4 – Toews  Conte Forum (4,362)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh L 67–93  12–19
(4–16) 		 14 – Strong   5 – Hand Jr.   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (7,884)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Center Armani Mighty". cmuchippewas.com. Central Michigan University Athletics. June 20, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Blau, Jon (April 21, 2024). "Boston College's Zackery commits to Clemson, hints at Chase Hunter return". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Carino, Jerry (April 19, 2024). "Seton Hall basketball adds Prince Aligbe, Boston College transfer". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  6. ^ Gerson, Aria (April 22, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands Devin McGlockton, Boston College transfer forward". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Judd, Brandon (April 14, 2024). "Mason Madsen commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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  9. ^ "Roger McFarlane Set to Join Men's Basketball Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Gemei, Carmine (April 15, 2024). "Former Tiger Josh Beadle announces transfer". foxcarolina.com. Fox Carolina. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Chad Venning Signs with the Eagles". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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