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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:13 pm

Dec. 6, 2028: #10-ranked Boston College Eagles (5-0) vs #23-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks (6-0) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

Boston Herald

EAGLES HOG-TIE RAZORBACKS


Boston College travelled to take on Arkansas in a battle of unbeatens. Both teams struggled to score throughout most of the first half. But the scoring picked up late in the half and the Eagles took a 35-31 lead at the break. BC’s starting guards, Leonard Meliet and Corey Graham, both scored 11 points in the half.

Boston College began the first half with an 11-2 run. Arkansas trimmed the Eagles’ lead to keep in contact until the last 3 minutes when BC again pulled away to score a 75-59 win.

Leading the way for Boston College was C Courtland Reese with 15 points and 11 rebounds. PG Leon Meliet and SG Corey Graham also scored 15 points apiece with Meliet also recording 9 assists.

Coach Fred Aura said, “While we had a tough time buying baskets in the first 15 minutes, our offense was decent the final 25 minutes. But our defense won the game for us, holding Arkansas’ shooting to just 35% and forcing the Razorbacks to make 22 turnovers. Arkansas battled us the entire way, so I’m very happy to get out with a victory.”

When asked about the Eagles’ placement in the polls (10th in the Media Poll and 11th in the Coaches Poll), Aura responded, “We let the pollsters take care of all that. We’re still feeling our way through the early stages of the schedule. We have a lot of new players so it’s important for them to gain experience and for us to see how to best utilize everyone. I’m generally happy with what we’ve accomplished thus far, but like always, we just need to focus on every opponent as we play them. We have another away game coming up next week and then go to a pre-season tournament, so we’re in the midst of a tough part of our pre-conference schedule. Then we begin ACC play late in December and have to play our first 3 conference games on the road. So there are some big tests coming up for us.”
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:47 am

Boston College Chronicle

By Kinsey Ramsey

OUTSIDE THE SPOTLIGHT


We wanted to focus on one of the starters on our basketball team. But Coach Fred Aura encouraged us to rethink things. He felt it was more important to highlight a deserving reserve on the Eagles. Aura said the player most deserving of this article was senior Jason Caldwell.

Caldwell came to Boston College as a freshman in 2025, the same year Coach Aura became head coach here. Jason had played high school ball at Ramapo High School in Spring Valley, NY. Although not highly recruited, the Eagles’ coaching staff at the time felt he could be a solid interior player due to his imposing size (he’s now 6’6” and 262 pounds).

Coach Aura said he was surprised how well Caldwell adapted to the college game. He rapidly fit right into the team because of his extremely likeable personality. By the time pre-season practices concluded, he’d surprised everyone and won the starting Center position. He started all 33 games his freshman season, averaging 23.5 mpg, 9.3 ppg and 5.4 rpg.

But when he returned for his sophomore year, two talented freshman, Courtland Reese and Sam Dickens, had arrived and staked a claim to the Center and Power Forward positions. That relegated Caldwell to a supporting role coming in off the bench at either position. That season he got just 10 starts when injuries sidelined either Reese or Dickens. His playing time dropped to 16.7 mpg and he averaged 6.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg. In Caldwell’s junior year, Reese was still the starting Center. Dickens had transferred to Wisconsin, but Marvin Reese won the starting PF role. Caldwell’s starts shrunk to just 7 games and his playing time hovered at 16.0 mpg. His production remained static at 6.1 ppg and 4.2 rpg. Then this season transfer player Danny Toliver became eligible and has been starting at PF with Courtland Reese still commanding the starting Center role. While Caldwell has played in all 6 games thus far at both PF and C, his playing time has diminished to 12.7 mpg. But he’s made the most of that time by averaging 6.2 ppg and 3.2 rpg.

Coach Aura stated, “Jason’s attitude throughout the entire time he’s been here has been extremely good. He didn’t cry about coming off the bench, but instead has made the best of it and been a key contributor each and every season. He’s a great role model for our younger players. His buoyant spirit lifts the other players in the locker room, on the practice court, and during games. Any team benefits from the type of person and player Jason is. I can count on him infusing a high level of enthusiasm and effort each time I insert him into the game. And not only is he a talented player, but he’s sporting a 4.0 GPA. I’m sure he will be successful in whatever he does after graduating from Boston College this coming spring.”

Caldwell’s career bests in games include scoring 22 points in one game, pulling down 14 rebounds in another, and games with 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 4 steals. Jason said, “The top moments in my career have been our wins over Duke and getting to the Final 4 last season.” Teammate Courtland Reese said, “Jason can really fill the lane defensively and for rebounding. I’ve found out the hard way that when he really wants a rebound to just back off and let him have it. There’s a lot less bruises that way.” Reese added, “Two other places where ya gotta give Jason his way are in the food line and when playing cards. We kid him that he came to BC weighing 180 and now is up to 260. And we play a card game that is sort of a multiple player kind of solitaire where everyone is playing cards into piles in the middle of the table. I wouldn’t say Jason has quick hands, but if you both have the same card to play on a pile, just pull back because his big meat hook will slam the hell out of your hand if it gets in the way.”

Caldwell said, “When I was recruited I was happy to come to Boston College because of it’s high academics. But the basketball team had been the doormat of the ACC for a long time, and I didn’t expect that to change while I was here. But fortunately Coach Fed came along at the same time and riding the incoming tide of success that’s stemmed from his coaching here has been a great experience and a lot of fun for me.”
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:18 pm

Dec. 13, 2028: #10-ranked Boston College (6-0) vs #19-ranked Providence Friars (7-2) at Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, RI

3rd Assistant Coach Rob Rowland (scouting)


Providence is our new Non-Conference Rival. Their 2 losses have been to ranked teams, Michigan State and Duke. The Friars match up well with us. Playing them on their court will be tough. They tend to run a slow-paced offense and are scoring 69.1 ppg. Providence’s defense has been strong, allowing their opponents just 63.6 ppg. Duke has been the only team to score more than 70 points against the Friars, and the Blue Devils scored just 72. The Friars are strongest inside with a bunch of very solid big guys who are great at banging the boards. Providence has so many excellent C’s and PF’s that they have natural PF Matt Fox starting at SF. C Greg Davis is averaging 11.0 ppg, SF Matt Fox has scored 10.1 ppg, and PF Matt Samuels has averaged 8.6 ppg. Those 3 players have combined to haul down more than 20 rpg. Moving Fox to SF has sent Coach Aura’s son, Omari, to the bench after he started 2 of the Friars’ first 3 games this season. Omari shot poorly last season as a freshman and he had a tough start knocking down baskets early this season. But his shooting percentage has greatly improved as this season has progressed and he’s scored 11 points twice in the Friars’ last 3 games. Omari is a good rebounder for a SF and gets his share of steals. Omari’s been an effective 6th man playing primarily SF but also filling in some at PF. The Friars are turnover-prone and don’t hit a high percentage of their shots. Providence has little depth at their guard positions. Three players handle most of the minutes at PG and SG. Our guards are stronger than theirs. So we’ll try wearing them down and forcing turnovers.

For us Michael Millford seems to have won out for the starting SF role. He’s been scoring well whereas Keith Kolder and Darius Hein haven’t. Those two will still get minutes since they’re young, need the experience, and may surprise us as they develop. Jason Caldwell sprained his hand. He’s been cleared to play, but unless we really need him, we are likely to keep him on the bench so he’ll be ready for our upcoming preseason tourney action.

Janeka Aura

Our entire family is in Providence for this game. I’m pulling for Omari to have a big game, but for Boston College to win. Omari is averaging just under 20 mpg of playing time, 6.7 ppg, and 3.6 rpg. While he’s not said so, I think Fred is nervous about playing against Omari. Fred probably hopes things go the same way that I do, but I’m sure the Eagles will defend Omari tough. Fred and Omari acknowledged each other during warmups but didn’t exchange any words. It looks like all 12,400 seats at Dunkin’ Donuts Center are filled, so the crowd will make it hard for the Eagles even though there probably are a good contingent of BC fans who made the short trip to Providence for the game.

The Eagles held a small lead throughout the first 10 minutes. But C Courtland Reese picked up his 3rd foul just 7 minutes into the game and rode the bench the rest of the half. Providence came back to wrest the lead away from BC. The refs were piling up fouls on the Eagles, and I could see that Fred was frustrated as he berated the refs. The Eagles struggled to try to recapture the lead and did so very close to the end of the half. The teams left the court with the score tied 36-36. Omari played 8 minutes at SF and PF. While not scoring, he grabbed 4 rebounds and had one assist and a block.

BC again pulled ahead in the early going of the 2nd half but neither team was able to gain much an advantage throughout the half. After trailing Providence late in the half, the Eagles scored with 19 seconds left to go ahead by 3. Providence worked the ball around and tossed up a 3 with 2 seconds to go that fell through the hoop to send the game to overtime tied at 61-61.

The OT was close with both teams gaining a lead at various points. With Providence ahead by 3, the Eagles hit a shot inside to cut the lead to a single point with 12 seconds to go. Providence threw the ball away. BC brought the ball up quickly to midcourt but a long 3 wasn’t close and Boston College lost a heart-breaker 70-69. While the Eagles held a 22-10 advantage in turnovers, they were out-rebounded 48-37. I’m sure Fred is displeased by the Eagles’ rebounding efforts. Both teams shot poorly as defense predominated by the Friars. Providence scored 6 more points at the free throw line, which ultimately made the difference in the game.

Leading the Eagles scoring were PG Leonard Meliet with 14 points, SG Corey Graham with 13, PG Rashon Thorn with 12, and PF Danny Toliver with 11. Providence had 3 players with 10+ rebounds each, led by PF Matt Samuels who had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Omari scored 3 points and had 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 19 minutes of play. He played great defense. keeping our SF's from scoring much and making 3 steals and 2 blocks.

Fred wanted a more challenging non-conference rival: It looks like he found one in Providence.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:51 pm

Dec. 16, 2028, Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (Round 1): #6 seed, #10 ranked Boston College Eagles (6-1) vs #3-seed Butler Bulldogs (3-4) at the Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas

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BOSTON COLLEGE BATTLES IN THE BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS


Boston College scored first and then used a devastating defense together with a solid offense to steadily pull away from Butler in the first half of the Eagles’ opening round game in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. By the end of the half the Eagles led 40-23, having held Butler’s shooting to just 27% and forcing 8 turnovers.

The Eagles continued their domination in the 2nd half even with a steady flow of substitutions. When the buzzer sounded ending the game, Boston College advanced to the semifinal round with a 78-52 stomping of the Bulldogs.

Leading the way for BC was C Courtland Reese with 14 points and 8 rebounds. SG Corey Graham also scored 14 points. PG Leonard Meliet added 10 points plus had 8 assists.

Boston College’s win set up a semifinal contest with Oklahoma State which disposed of Washington 84-74.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:58 pm

Dec. 17, 2028, Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (Semifinals): #6 seed, #10 ranked Boston College Eagles (7-1) vs #2-seed, #22-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2) at the Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas

Boston College Chronicle

By Kinsey Ramsey

EAGLES SPREAD WINGS IN BAHAMAS


Following their easy win over Butler in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament, the Eagles were matched against Oklahoma State in the semifinals. Coach Fred Aura said, “The Cowboys are a very strong team. They’re good year after year. The Cowboys get good scoring from their starting guards (PG Aaron Angner averages 17.7 ppg and SG Steve Havens scores 12.6 ppg). We need to contain them and come up with strong pressure inside on offense and on the boards.”

To put emphasis on Coach Aura’s words, Havens hit back-to-back 3’s in the first minute of play. But the Eagles ran off 7 straight points to gain their first lead at 9-8. Havens sunk another 3, but the inside duo of Courtland Reese and Danny Toliver tallied for 9 points and a 3 by SG Corey Graham gave BC a 12-11 lead at the first media break. Havens made yet another 3, but he picked up his 2nd foul at the 11:49 mark which, to BC’s relief, earned him a trip to the bench. With the Eagles knocking down 58% of their FG attempts, they sported a 44-30 halftime lead. Both PG Leonard Meliet and C Courtland Reese tallied 11 points in the half. For the Cowboys, Havens and Angner had 11 and 10 points, respectively, but Oklahoma State as a team hit just 39% of their shots.

Six minutes into the 2nd half, the Eagles had opened a 20 point lead at 65-45. BC got careless at that point and the Cowboys sharpshooters shrunk the lead to just 8 points with 6 minutes to play. The Eagles held on to achieve a 95-82 victory, earning them a trip to the championship game against St. Mary’s. The Gaels reached the championship by gaining upset wins over Alabama and Maryland.

Topping the scoring for Boston College were PG Leonard Meliet with 23 points (and 8 assists), C Courtland Reese who scored 21 points and pulled down 8 boards, SG Corey Graham with 13 points, and PF Danny Toliver who added 12 points. The Cowboys’ PG Aaron Angner poured in 19 points.

Coach Aura said, “Our defense evaporated in the 2nd half, but we out-rebounded the Cowboys 37-23. And while we’re quick to complain when our opponents get to the line a lot more than us, we were saved tonight since we had a huge edge in that department tonight.”
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:25 pm

Dec. 18, 2028, Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (Championship): #6 seed, #10 ranked Boston College Eagles (8-1) vs #5-seed, St. Mary’s Gaels (8-3) at the Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas

Robert Burrows, Tournament Director for the Battle 4 Atlantis


Neither Boston College and St. Mary’s were expected to be playing for the championship. Although we’ve been holding this tournament since 2011, this is the first time either of these teams has been a participant. I think it will be a good game and a fitting way to end our tournament this year. Of course, I’m hoping it’s a very close game the entire way.

Boston College entered the game with C Jason Caldwell and PG Rashon Thorn able to play but dealing with nagging injuries. St. Mary’s PG Marc Hamilton also has a minor injury. But those three players are all reserves, so both teams’ regular starters are 100%.

St. Mary’s C Calvin Miller came into the game averaging 16.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 2.1 spg, and 2.0 bpg. He’s been a WAC 1st Team-All Conference player that past two seasons and was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year last season. He could create foul problems for BC interior players. Boston College may have a slight advantage the guard positions and PF.

The game got underway with St. Mary’s controlling the tip, but they couldn’t convert. Boston College worked the ball all around the court with PG Leonard Meliet cutting down the key, taking a pass, scoring on a layup on which he was fouled. He made the free throw. St. Mary’s struck right back with a twisting jump shot that went cleanly through the net, then a block on BC’s next possession, and a sweet 3 to take a 5-3 lead. But St. Mary’s Calvin Miller was charged with his 2nd foul only 1-1/2 minutes into the game. That was disappointing to have him go to the bench so early. With 15 minutes to go in the half, the Eagles’ excellent PG Leonard Meliet left the game with 2 fouls to even things up. St. Mary’s was on top 13-8 at that point. Midway through the half, St. Mary’s was outplaying Boston College and led 26-16. But the Eagles had started an 11-0 run that got them within 2 points of the lead with 7 minutes remaining in the half. They then tied the game at 31-31 with 4:46 to go. St. Mary’s then took control and pulled away for a 45-38 halftime advantage.

Boston College fought hard to recapture the lead at 48-47 with 16 minutes remaining. The Eagles shooting then went ice-cold and the Gaels opened a 60-54 lead with 9 minutes to play. Led by C Courtland Reese, BC came back to go ahead 65-64 with 6 minutes to go. The Gaels tied the game at 69-69 with 3 minutes left. With BC down by a point, PG Leonard Meliet sunk a long 3 to make it 75-73 with 47 seconds to play. Meliet sunk 2 free throws in 17 seconds left to put the Eagles ahead by 4. St. Mary’s hit a 3 to make it 78-77 with 7 seconds to go and intentionally fouled in the backcourt to try to get the ball back with a chance to score. Meliet again dropped both free throws in. The Eagles prevented the Gaels from getting off a desperation heave with the clock running out. Boston College won the Championship of the Battle 4 Atlantis by a final score of 80-77. Just the kind of game I’d hoped for…close all the way with a bunch of lead changes. That should have kept the TV audience glued to their screens the entire way. The Eagles outshot the Gaels 42% to 32% and held a 44-36 rebounding advantage but made 15 turnovers to St. Mary’s 7.

For Boston College, C Courtland Reese scored 21 and had 11 rebounds and PG Leonard Meliet also scored 21 points. Leading the Gaels was SF William Grant who was high point man for the game with 22 points.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:48 pm

Dec. 20, 2028: #3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (8-2) vs #10-ranked Boston College Eagles (9-1) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

1st Assistant Coach David Woodruff


Most everyone is writing us off against Tennessee. But I think we have a chance. Tennessee has three top-rated freshmen. The best of those three is SG Odie Wessell, who is very likely to be in the running for the first player drafted in the coming year’s pro draft. Wessell is averaging 27.1 ppg and has scored 30+ points in 7 of the Vols’ 10 games. He’s going to score but our strategy is to try to keep him in check. If we can keep him from scoring less than 30 points, we have a good chance of controlling the rest of the Tennessee team well enough to come away with an upset victory. Wessell is 6’5”…we’ll put a taller player up against him to try to make it more difficult for him to get off open shots. The second best Tennessee freshman is C Aaron O’Neil. We need to contain him without our interior players getting into foul trouble while establishing dominance inside. If we can, we’ll take our offense inside to get O’Neil into foul trouble and off the court.

On our first possession, we worked the ball into Reese who moved to the basket and drew a foul on O’Neil—SUCCESS! Wessel then sunk a 3—OUCH! Our 3rd possession—Reese drove again and scored over O’Neil. With 16:29 to go in the half, Reese drew the 2nd foul on O’Neil. Wessel’s killing us, though. Midway through the half, Tennessee had us down 27-13—they were hitting their shots, we were not. The Vols guards took us to school enroute to their 49-38 halftime lead. Wessel scored 21 and PG Reeder added 10. 3 of the 4 primary players we put on Wessel got into foul trouble. The Vols his 64% of their FGA’s. We WERE successful though in getting their interior players into foul trouble and C Courtland Reese scored 13 points. But short of breaking his leg, I have no idea how to stop Wessel. He’s more of a stud than we ever imagined.

Five minutes into the 2nd half we had whittled the lead to 4 points. But Tennessee just kept hitting their shots to keep us on our heels. With 4 minutes left we cut the lead to 5, but then Tennessee buried us again to send us to a 92-79 defeat. Tennessee hit 57% of their FG’s and 50% of their 3’s.

C Courtland Reese scored 23 points and PG Leonard Meliet added 13 points. But the Vols’ SG Odie Wessel poured in 38 points. He went to the line 31 times where he scored 21 of his 38 points. The guy is a foul-magnet. He also had 7 rebounds and 8 assists. He was nearly a one-man wrecking crew, although PG John Reeder hit 4 of 6 threes and finished with 20 points.

After the game, Mike Braxton and Darius Hein both were bitchin’ that Coach Aura was favoring Danny Toliver and that each of them should be playing more. Coach Aura brought each one into his office to tell them they needed to knock it off. Both said they’d try harder. We’ll see.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:46 pm

Mary St. James, Boston College Athletic Department Publicist

ACC Pre-Conference Summary

ACC TEAM RECORDS:

Duke: 10-2, Ranked #2, NET: 10th
Notre Dame: 9-2, Ranked #7, NET: 9th
Boston College: 9-2, Ranked #12, NET: 1st
Clemson, 8-2, Unranked, NET: 39th
Syracuse: 8-2, Unranked, NET: 56th
Georgia Tech: 8-3, Unranked, NET: 18th
Miami (FL): 8-3, Unranked, NET: 33rd
Louisville: 8-3, Unranked, NET: 45th
North Carolina St.: 8-3, Unranked, NET: 92nd
Wake Forest, 6-3, Unranked, NET: 106th
North Carolina: 7-4, Unranked, NET: 63rd
Florida St.: 6-4, Unranked, NET: 14th
Pittsburgh: 6-4, Unranked, NET: 120th
Virginia: 4-5, Unranked, NET: 104th
Virginia Tech: 4-5, Unranked, NET: 332nd

Pre-season Tournament Champs from the ACC:

Louisville: Emerald Coast Classic
Notre Dame: Charleston Classic
Boston College: Battle 4 Atlantis

The ACC press consensus prediction for the conference standings this season (in the following order):

Duke, Boston College, Notre Dame, Florida State, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Clemson, Syracuse, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:05 pm

Boston College Pre-Conference Evaluation

JJ Conroy, BeanTownSports Blog


Team:

The Eagles 9-2 record included wins over 4 ranked teams (Purdue, Marquette, Arkansas, and Oklahoma State). Their two losses were to #19 ranked Providence and #3 ranked Tennessee. Their home record is 4-1, away record is 2-1, and record on neutral courts is 3-0. BC has scored an average of 78.7 ppg (47th best) and allowed opponents to score an average of 67.2 ppg (54th best). The Eagles average 38.5 rpg (Tops in Division I), 17.5 apg (162nd best), 5.4 bpg (39th best), and 6.5 spg (225th best). They have made 43.5% of their FG’s (280th best), 30.8% of the 3’s (309th best), and 72.8% of their FT’s (161st best).

Here’s what I think (and you know I’m ALWAYS right!): The team has done pretty well and looks like they will be pretty successful in ACC play…unlikely to finish atop the standings but likely finishing in the top 3 or 4. The Eagles really need to improve on their shooting…hit more of their FG’s, 3’s, and FT’s. So far their shooting has been atrocious. The reason the team is best in rebounding in Division I is that they shoot so poorly and their defense is good so their opponents have problems making baskets also…so there are lots of rebounds. The 4 ranked teams they beat aren’t world-beaters. When they played tougher competition (Tennessee and Providence), BC lost. That portends difficulty within the ACC since Duke is a better team than Tennessee and Notre Dame and a couple other ACC teams are as good or better than Providence.

Player Stats:

C Courtland Reese (JR): 24.1 mpg, 15.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
PG Leonard Meliet (SO): 33.2 mpg, 14.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 6.9 apg
SG Corey Graham: (FR) 28.5 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
PF Danny Toliver (SO): 21.7 mpg, 8.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
SF Michael Millford (SR): 20.1 mpg, 7.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.5 apg
C/PF Jason Caldwell (SR): 12.4 mpg, 5.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
PF Winston Minahan (JR): 13.3 mpg, 3.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
PG Rashon Thorn (FR): 9.6 mpg, 2.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
SF Keith Kolder (SO): 14.9 mpg, 2.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
C Greg Kidd (SR): 6.3 mpg, 2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.4 apg
PF Darius Hein (FR): 7.5 mpg, 1.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
SG Adrian Moss (FR): 4.2 mpg, 1.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
PF Mike Braxton (FR): 3.8 mpg, 0.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.
SF Andy Dawson (JR): 3.0 mpg, 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
SG Glen Robinson (JR): Ineligible due to transfer

Here’s what I think (and you know I’m ALWAYS right!): The Eagles’ starters have played pretty well, particularly Meliet and Reese. Graham and Toliver have also been good, but a bit inconsistent. Millford had to win over the starting role at SF and he’s now solidly entrenched. He’s a decent scorer but a very weak rebounder. The bench has not been impressive. Minahan, Caldwell and Kidd have been OK, but have lacked consistency with Caldwell unable to perform as well as he has in previous years. The rest of the group of reserves is just too inexperienced…occasional flashes of skills that probably mean they will do well at BC in the next year or two. So the team has a real depth problem on the perimeter. That could spell trouble for the Eagles, particularly if Meliet, Graham or Millford miss games due to injuries.

My prognosis for Boston College in the ACC this season: 13-7, finishing in 3rd or 4th place in the standings and an exit from the ACC tournament in the Semi-finals, a ranking in the polls somewhere near #20, and getting no further in the NCAA Tourney that the Sweet 16. So not a bad year, but a step down from last season. And if there is a major injury to Meliet or Graham, things will be much worse. So Coach Aura, protect those two like your life depends on it…because it does.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:51 pm

Dec. 28, 2028: #12 ranked Boston College Eagles (9-2) vs North Carolina State Wolfpack (8-3) at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

2nd Assistant Coach Chris Evans


This is the first of away games we have to start ACC play this season. NC State is an up-and-coming team. Last season they won 20 games and got to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Their interior game is their strength with their center and both starting forwards averaging in double figures. While I believe we’re the better team, a road game is always a crap shoot.

We couldn’t hit anything in the early stages of the first half while the Wolfpack was knocking down their shots including 6 of their first 8 three-pointers. We fell behind by 12 points. But late in the half we figured out where the basket was and began to chip away at the lead when Coach Aura risked fouls by tightening our defense. We then scored 14 of the last 17 points in the half to take a 45-40 lead at the break. PG Leon Meliet gave us the offensive shot in the arm and finished the half with 10 points. North Carolina State’s SF Dusty Stowers gave us fits last season. We tried hard to throttle him, but to no avail. He scored 11 points.

We played solidly early in the 2nd half and moved out to an 11 point lead. But midway through the half the Wolfpack roared back, when we again missed shot after shot, to tie us at 66-66 with 7 minutes remaining. NC State took a 71-70 lead with 46 seconds remaining. Coach Aura set up a pick and roll in a time out. The play worked perfectly and we were ahead by a single point with 36 seconds to go. The Wolfpack missed a 3 and then had to foul. SG Corey Graham sunk both ends of the 1-and-1 with 10 seconds on the clock. NC State’s PG Frank Smith knocked down a 3 as the buzzer sounded to send the game into overtime tied at 74-74.

Both teams’ offenses clicked early in the OT, but we continued to hit big time shots while clamping down defensively when it was needed. Good enough to pull off a stunning 92-87 victory. Just a helluva battle the entire way.

We overcame the Wolfpacks’ 13 for 25 shooting from beyond the arc by controlling the boards 45-37 and forcing 2 more turnovers than we made.

Leading our team was PG Leonard Meliet with 30 points and 7 assists. SG Corey Graham scored 20 points. C Courtland Reese had a good double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. SF Michael Millford dropped in 11 points while PF Danny Toliver pulled down 9 boards and reserve C Greg Kidd got 7 rebounds in 9 minutes of play. NC State’s SG Frank Smith was on target all night and finished with 24 points. We shut down Dusty Stowers in the 2nd half and OT, allowing him just 3 more points.

After the game concluded I overheard Coach Aura telling Malik Sides, NC State’s head coach, “That was a game neither team should have lost. You gave us all we could handle, and at many points of the game more than we could handle. You have to be proud of your players who are great competitors. Good luck the rest of the season.” In the locker room after the game Coach Aura told me, “Chris, all those 3’s by the Wolfpacks were like arrows to my heart. If it weren’t for the last 4 minutes of the first half and the last 4 minutes of OT, when our offense clicked and our defense was stellar, we’d have started ACC season with an ‘L’.”
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