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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Tue May 04, 2021 8:44 pm

Dec. 28, 2025: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-3) vs Boston College Eagles (7-3) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

WCNN The Fan (680 AM, 93.7 FM), Atlanta, GA (excerpts from game coverage)


• We’re coming to you tonight from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to bring you Georgia Tech’s opening ACC game against the Boston College Eagles. Both teams had 3 losses during pre-conference play, but Tech had the more challenging schedule. The Eagles are led by their high scoring SG James Lilly, who averaged 18.5 ppg. But BC has to handle a Tech team that has 5 players averaging in double figures. There’s a lot of Eagles fans at Conte Forum tonight, so the Yellow Jackets need to sting early and hard to quiet the crowd.
• The tip is controlled by the Eagles. Lofton passes to Lilly in the forecourt. Lilly dribbles to his right around the head of the key. He fires a pass inside to Caldwell who drives to the basket and sneaks up a finger roll that floats through the hoop. BC draws first blood.
• Robertson gets the ball over the line and dribbles to the top of the key. He feeds the ball to Carroll on the the right side. Carroll shoots a quick pass to Elloie who hits a nice 14 foot jumper to tie it at 2-2.
• The pass goes inside to Carroll on the right side of the key. He turns and forced up a shot that’s no good, but he was fouled by the Eagles’ Jason Caldwell. That’s 2 on Caldwell who goes to the bench with 15 minutes left in the first half. Carroll makes the first and now the 2nd shot making it 12-9 in favor of the Yellow Jackets.
• The refs are calling them close tonight. That’s two on Carroll and he will join Mann on the Tech bench. Witt’s shot went in and out. He’ll goes to the line for 2 shots. He sinks both free throws. The Eagles now trail 17-14 at the 12:48 mark.
• Gooden’s shot if off the mark, but Lofton picks up the foul...that’s 2 on him. Aura replaces him with Ray at the point. With 6:49 before the half ends, Gooden calmly drops both thots in making it 28-24 in favor of Tech.
• Mann called for the charge. That’s 3 on him and the Tech bench is yowling.
• Now it’s BC that has a player with 3 fouls. Caldwell will return to the Eagles’ bench. Byrd’s 2 free throws making it 30-24 with 5-1/2 minutes to go in the first half.
• Yet another foul called against Boston College. Coach Aura is really working the refs now. The Yellow Jackets drop two more foul shots in giving them a 41-30 lead with 44 seconds on the clock. They’ve been making most of their points on free throws in the last several minutes.
• The buzzer sounds ending the first half with Georgia Tech on top 41-32. Reserve C Ryan Gooden leads the scoring for the Yellow Jackets with 10 points. And as expected, the top scorer for BC is SG James Lilly with 9 points.
• The possession arrow gives the ball to Tech to start the 2nd half. They work the ball around outside but throw it away. They argue that the Eagles touched the ball last but the refs aren’t buying it.
• Lilly drives down the key taking Cooper with him. Lilly’s shot is slapped away but the refs whistle saying Cooper got his arm. Lilly goes to the line for 2 shots. The first one is good, So is the 2nd cutting Tech’s lead to 44-37. Lilly has all 5 of BC’s points in this half.
• Tough luck for the Eagles. That foul is called on Lilly and he will go to the bench with his 3rd foul with 18:23 to go. Aura is pacing back and forth in front of the Eagles’ bench. His two top scorers, Lilly and Caldwell, have 3 fouls apiece.
• Carroll dribbles across the key, turns and puts up a fall-away jumper. It’s good giving the Yellow Jackets a 53-40 lead with 15 minutes remaining.
• Carroll receives the pass and works his way in toward the hoop and rolls in a layup increasing the lead to 64-46. The Yellow Jackets defense making it tough for the Eagles to score.
• Goodens’ 8 foot jumper gives Georgia Tech a 21 point lead with 7 minutes remaining.
• Kings long 3 with 8 seconds left makes it 92-76. That’s to be the final score as Tech dribbles out the remaining seconds for the win.
• The Yellow Jackets had 5 players scoring in double figures led by C Ryan Gooden’s 22 points. Gooden hit 12 of 12 free throws. Scoring in double figures for Boston College were SG James Lilly with 27, SF/PF Marvin Reese had 15, and C Jason Caldwell hit for 10.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Wed May 05, 2021 5:20 pm

Dec. 30, 2025: Boston College Eagles (7-4, 0-1) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-4, 0-1) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC

1st Assistant Coach Kevin Abney


We’ve lost 3 of our last 4 games. Time to get back on the win-train. We've both played Cornell and both have lost to the Big Red. This is a road game, but even though we’re the underdog, I think we’ve got a good chance to prevail. But the Demon Deacons played well earlier this week when they came close to beating #4 ranked Florida State. One of the keys for us is to keep high-scoring SG Brian Worrell is check. He’s scoring 18.0 ppg while hitting a very high percentage of his shots and has scored 20+ points in 3 of their games. Freshman SF Donald Howard also is a very efficient scorer and is averaging 13.2 ppg. Wake Forest runs a fast-paced offense. We’ll try to slow them up a bit. We also need to stay out of foul trouble...which has been our downfall in a couple of our losses.

We got off to a good start and took a 13-6 lead. But the Demon Deacons then hit a series of 3’s to go on top 31-25. We hit 36% of our shots compared to 53% by Wake Forest and were a -8 on the boards. We went to the locker room down 45-36. SG James Lilly led all scorers with 11 points. Coach Aura roasted the team about defense and rebounding during the intermission.

We went on a 9-0 run in the first 2 minutes of the 2nd half to tie the score. With 14 minutes to go, we wrested the lead at 50-49 when C Steve Ross hit a highly contested short jumper. After a 17-0 run of the half, we were ahead 62-49 at the 10:21 mark. Even though Wake Forest’s offense finally woke up, we countered each of their baskets to take an 86-73 decision.

Our team responded to Coach Aura’s focus on defense and rebounding in the 2nd half. After being -8 in rebounding in the first half, we were +11 in the 2nd half. During our big run, we hld the Demon Deacons scoreless for 5-1/2 minutes. And we forced Wake Forest to make a total of 21 turnovers in the game while making just 11 ourselves. And we held Wake Forest’s SG Brian Worrell to just 8 points.

Leading our scoring was SG James Lilly who scored 19 points. PF Marius Witt had 15 points while both SF/PF Marvin Reese and C Steve Ross scored 11 points. Again our bench was big, scoring a total of 36 points.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Fri May 07, 2021 2:09 am

Jan. 4, 2026: Boston College Eagles (8-4, 1-1) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4, 0-2) at Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

Robert Wilson, 3rd Assistant Coach (Scouting)


The Tar Heels are prohibitive favorites against us. Their starting guards have combined to average over 31 ppg and their center is averaging 13.6 ppg. Both PG Duke Stokes and SG Chris Craig are 5-star players, but Stokes has been hitting a much higher percentage of his shots, Their primary defense is a 2-3 zone which has held opponents to 65.7 ppg. We need to knock down our outside shots.

North Carolina went strictly with a man-to-man defense early and we exploited it to take a 15-4 lead after 5-1/2 minutes of play. Our defense wasn’t allowing the Tar Heels to get clear shots and was forcing turnovers. Midway through the half, SG James Lilly picked up his 2nd foul. We expanded our lead to 29-11 with 8 minutes left in the half. The Tar Heels switched their defense to the expected 2-3 zone making it more difficult for us to score. But our defense held strong and we finished the half on top 35-20. We outshot North Carolina 52% to 27%, were +7 in rebounding, and forced the Tar Heels to make 11 turnovers (although we made 10 of our own). The refs called 10 fouls on us compared to just 5 against the home team. PF Marius With scored 10 points and had 4 rebounds.

We had trouble solving NC’s 2-3 zone in the 2nd half and the Tar Heels began creeping up on us. With 12 minutes to go our lead was down to 44-39. But our guys stubbornly refused to give in and slowly pulled away again. With 3:36 remaining we led 64-51. Gutsy play by our team led to a surprising 71-57 upset victory, beating North Carolina, their fans, and the refs. Even though the refs sent the Tar Heels to the line 11 more times than us, we offset that by hitting 45% of our shots while holding North Carolina’s shooting to 35% and out-rebounding the Tar Heels 40-27.

Topping our scoring was PF Marius Witt with 17 points and he also pulled down 8 boards. SG James Lilly was in foul trouble most of the game and fouled out late in the game, but still scored 11 points and dished out 5 assists. C Jason Caldwell scored 8 and grabbed 12 rebounds. We held Duke Stokes to just 6 points but SG Chris Craig scored 22 for North Carolina.

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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Fri May 07, 2021 7:16 pm

Jan. 6, 2026: #6 ranked Duke Blue Devils (12-2, 3-0) vs Boston College Eagles (9-4, 2-1) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

Tommy Vincent, long-time fan


The Eagles certainly are doing better than they have in recent memory, but going up against Duke is always a scary proposition. The Blue Devils only losses have been to Michigan in the NIT Season Tip-Off and in a scheduled pre-conference game. They demolished two teams that BC has played, Kansas State (which the Eagles lost to) and New Mexico (whichBC also beat). Duke’s 1-3-1 zone defense has been extremely stingy, giving up just 55.1 ppg. Offensively they have 3 players scoring in N figures: C Maurice McCoy (16.6 ppg), SG Stephan McIntosh (15.6 ppg), and 7’0” PF Greg McDyess (13.8 ppg…and also 10.2 rpg).

But it’s been fun to watch the plucky Eagles this season. I hope they can make a game of it.
James Lilly is definitely our star player, but I’ve really be impressed by Marvin Reese. He hardly played at all as a freshman. No one expected anything of him before the season started. But he is a gutsy player and has performed well at both PF and SF and has shot well and been a consistently good scorer…so well that he worked himself up from being a reserve to being a starter. In addition, he’s from Lynn, Mass where I grew up (long before he was there).

We held a small lead for the first 4-1/2 minutes, but the refs were tagging our guys for picayune fouls. Then the Blue Devils forced repeated turnovers and took advantage of those to quickly open a 29-14 lead with 8 minutes remaining in the half. By the time the half ended, Duke had turned it into a rout, 48-27. Duke getting to the line 16 times to our 3 trips didn’t help the matter, but it wasn’t surprising as our guys had to try to stop the speed, strength, and talent that exists throughout the Blue Demon roster. A 14-4 turnover deficit also did us in.

Early in the 2nd half, Duke expanded their lead to 28 points. But BC’s shooting in the 2nd half was phenomenal. Even though Duke never folded, the Eagles gradually cut into their lead and got as close as 12 points before losing 87-72. Boston College outshot Duke 57% to 53% (and hit 8 of 12 of their 3’s). If it hadn’t been for Duke getting to the line 18 more times and scoring 13 more points on free throws, the game would have been very close. I believe the Blue Devils gained some respect for the Eagles due to BC’s tenacity in the 2nd half.

'Freshman SF Michael Millford came off the bench and hit 6 of 8 FG’s and 3 of 4 three’s to lead BC’s scoring with 15 points. He also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. It was by far his best game in his short career for the Eagles. Very impressive! SF/PF Marvin Reese hit for 14 points, SG James Lilly scored 12, and C Jason Caldwell finished with 10 points. PG Willis Lofton had 8 points and 9 assists.

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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sat May 08, 2021 8:34 pm

Roster Eval

Head Coach Fred Aura:


We’re in the midst of a really tough part of our ACC schedule. After playing #6 ranked Duke, we go up against ranked teams in our next 3 games, so we need to do whatever we can to give our chance in those games. And the way Michael Millford stepped up to play so well at SF against Duke made it clear that we need to take a closer look at how we’re using our roster. So I sat down with the staff for a serious discussion about each of our scholarship players and if we need to make adjustments on what we’re doing at each position. While our talent level isn’t as strong as most of the ACC teams, we’ve had some surprisingly strong performances from reserves who we didn’t expect to get much from. Here’s a quick summary of what we discussed:

Guards:

Willis Lofton: 6’0” junior…started all of our games at PG 25.6 mpg…not scoring much (5.9 ppg) but has done well directing our offense (5.5 apg and just 2.5 topg)…scored in double figures just once but had two games in which he had double figures in assists…mainly a mid-range shooter but hits a low percentage of his shots (37% of his FG’s, 26% of his 3’s, and 73% of his FT’s)…needs to drive more and shoot less from deep outside…good defender but doesn’t get as many steals as we’d like…gets few rebounds…Future: Continue to start at PG but cut his playing time some, play no other position, encourage him to drive more and shoot fewer 3’s.

Samuel King: 6’5” junior…hasn’t started any games and has mainly subbed at PG…has scored well (4.6 ppg in just 11.7 mpg playing time) and has hit 46% of his FG’s, 36% of his 3’s, and 75% of his FT’s…shoots best from mid-range but is a decent 3-point shooter and likes to shoot from outside the arc…too many TO’s (2.4 topg) and too few assists (1.4 apg) to be as effective as PG as we need…Future: We’re going to play him at SG (and try him at SF) rather than PG.

James Lilly: 6’0” sophomore…started all our games at SG averaging 27.4 mpg and is a Norton Award nominee…leading scorer (18.1 ppg), hitting 46% of his FGA’s, 35% of his 3PA’s, and 92% of his FTA’s…scored in double figures in all but one game, and has 5 games in which he’s scored from 24-30 points…prefers (and is most effective) shooting from mid-range…excellent rebounder (6.1 rpg) who has had two games with double figure rebounds…few turnovers (0.2 topg)…very good defender who is extremely good at stopping drives and getting steals (1.7 spg)…we’re at our best when he’s on the court. Future: Keep him on the floor as much as possible, primarily at SG but can also fill in at PG.

Jon Ray: 6’3” sophomore…subbed primarily at SG but also at PG and to a lesser degree at SF…has scored a respectable 6.3 ppg while averaging 13.3 mpg on the court and has hit 41% of his FGA’s, 40% of his 3PA’s, and 86% of his FTA’s, scoring in double figures in 3 games including scoring 20 points in one game…decent rebounder and defender and court general. He’s still learning our sets. Future: We’re going to continue to let him spell Lilly at SG plus increase his playing time at PG.

Jason Dunn: 6’2” sophomore…has played little (3.9 mpg while playing in just 9 games) at SG and SF…has played well in a few of those games, scoring 9 points in one game in which he was on the floor for 6 minutes…has knocked down 36% of his field goals, 50% of his 3’s, and 100% of his free throws…rebounding has been good as has his ability to feed assists to others…has an edge to him that rubs people the wrong way…relationship with the team has declined a bit. Future: It’s still too early to know how he will fit in and develop, but we’ll try to give him a little more playing time at SG and SF to see how he does.

Small Forward:

This has been our most difficult position to fill.

Earl Betts: 6’7” junior…began the season as our starting SF…after 5 starts, he was relegated to the bench due to his very low level of scoring (2.7 ppg while averaging 16.7 mpg) and only hitting 37% of his field goals (and the same percentage of his 3’s)…good free throw shooter (83%)…takes few shots but has been best from outside the arc while being particularly ineffective at mid-range…decent rebounder and defender. Future: We’ve been reducing his playing time as the season has progressed and will continue to do so unless he turns things around. We’ll try him subbing a little at PF to see how that works out for him.

Marvin Reese: 6’6” sophomore who began the season subbing primarily at PF with some time at SF. He produced nearly every time he came onto the court, though so he’s become our starting SF, while also filling in at PF. He’s averaging 10.6 ppg while playing 24.0 mpg and has hit 48% of his FGA’s, 36% of his 3PA’s and 72% of his FTA’s. He’s being hitting shots from all over the court and is very good at drawing fouls. He’s a solid rebounder and a pretty good defender. He’s still learning our sets. He’s very durable although needs to work on his stamina. He often spurs us offensively while in the game. We’ll continue starting him at SF and augmenting his playing time at PF as well.

Michael Millford: 6’6” freshman…played very little early in the season since he didn’t show much ability in practice…increased his playing time recently as he’s shown glimpses of productivity….has played 10.0 mpg and is averaging 3.6 ppg…likes to shoot from all over the court and has hit 51% of his FGA’s, 38% of his 3’s, and 75% of his FT’s…against Duke he scored 15 points, hitting 6 of 8 from the field including 3 of 4 from 3 point distance and pulled down 5 rebounds while playing 23 minutes. Future: We need to play him more at SF to see how he develops. He could be a real unexpected surprise for us this season.

Interior Players:

Marius Witt: 6’7” senior…starting PF in all our games this season…solid and pretty consistent, particularly as our leading rebounder (6.2 rpg)…averaging 8.6 ppg, but has scored 15 and 17 points in two of last 3 games…need him to shoot more and keep up that offensive production since he’s hitting 59% of his FG’s, 45% of his 3’s, and 89% of his FT’s…shoots well from all over the court, but tends to work hard to set picks at the expense of shooting…PER is 2nd on the team only to James Lilly. Future: Since he tires pretty quickly, I’m still figuring out how to give him breathers but maximize his playing time. We will continue encouraging him to shoot and score more.

Jason Caldwell: 6’8” freshman…started every game at C…averaging 9.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg while playing 22.8 mpg…shooting stats are 53% for FG’s, 39% for 3’s, and 78% for FT’s…does most of his damage inside but isn’t afraid to put up shots from outside as well…defense is adequate but still a work in progress...tires quickly so that has limited how much we can keep him on the court. Future: We just need to keep developing his skills.

Steve Ross: 6’10” junior…has done a good job backing up Caldwell at C…been on the court 16.7 mpg and is scoring 6.4 ppg and has 3.2 rpg…scores most all his points inside and is hitting 59% of his FGA’s and 61% of his FTA’s…good interior role player. Future: continue to play him mostly at C and some at PF.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Sun May 09, 2021 9:15 pm

Jan. 9, 2026: Boston College Eagles (9-5, 2-2) vs #2 ranked Florida State Seminoles (15-1, 4-1) at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida

2nd Assistant Coach Chris Evans:


We just jumped from the frying pan (hosting #6 ranked Duke) to the fire (visiting #2 ranked Florida State). Like Duke, Florida State has 4 players averaging in double figures: PG Marlon Bond (15.4 ppg), SG Andy Blizzard (14.4 ppg), PF Jermaine Slider (15.3 ppg and 13.5 rpg), and SF Andy Banks (10.7 ppg). Bond and Blizzard both hit a very high percentage of their shots. Florida State is scoring 83.9 ppg this season. They’ve beaten 4 of the 5 ranked teams they’ve played thus far.

High points of first half: 5-3 and 7-6 leads. It was all downhill from there and we trailed 52-29 at the break. We couldn’t stop SF Andy Banks who scored 16 points and we made 13 turnovers.

We played the Seminoles pretty much even up for most of the 2nd half and then closed to within 10 points before losing by a final score of 94-82. We outshot Florida State 58% to 46% but made 18 turnovers to just 7 by them. That plus their having a slight advantage on the boards resulted in the Seminoles getting 19 more shots off that we did.

SG James Lilly scored 16 while PF Marius Witt, SF Michael Millford and C Steve Ross each tallied 11 points, and C Jason Caldwell added 10. For the Seminoles
SF Andy Banks and PF Jermaine Slider both scored 22 with Slider also grabbing 12 boards.

Willis Lofton: After the game Coach Aura gave us all a pat on the back for our determination and intensity and our scoring 53 points in the 2nd half against the #2 team in the country. He said that even though we lost, we outplayed the Seminoles in the second half.

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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Tue May 11, 2021 12:10 pm

Jan. 13, 2026: #13 ranked Syracuse Orange (14-2, 4-1) vs Boston College Eagles (9-6, 2-3) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

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Heya b-ball fans, it’s RyRey, OK Ryan Reynolds, here again. I’m writing to you this morning after attending Boston College’s game against Syracuse last night. Yes, the same BC we’ve become accustomed to see lose. And the Eagles taking on yet another perennial powerhouse. Life’s not fair, is it.

Well, BC came into last night’s game with 9 wins, more than we normally see them getting in an entire season. Yeah, I know they lost their last 2 games to ranked opponents. But they played well against both of those foes in the 2nd half. Now all they need to do is keep from getting into another deep hole in the first half. Taking on the Orange, that meant keeping Syracuse’s high-scoring guards from breaking out. SG Adrian Hooks has averaged 20.7 ppg and PG Steve Havens 15.5 ppg. Those two plus Wes Brown at SF (13.6 ppg) are a formidable perimeter shooting trio.

So here’s what I saw the Eagles do against Syracuse:

Coach Aura went strictly with a man-to-man defense rather than augmenting it as usual with a 2-3 zone. The teams traded baskets in the first 4 minutes, but then, behind a roaring home crowd, BC went on a 13-2 run that put them ahead by 10 midway though the half. The tight m-2-m defense plus double teaming was keeping the Syracuse guards from breaking loose but it put SG James Lilly and SF Marvin Reese into foul trouble. The Orange narrowed the gap to 42-36 at the end of the first half.

The Eagles defense was very effective early in the 2nd half which allowed BC to open a 15 point lead with the crowd fueling the Eagles’ momentum. Syracuse then began scoring and cutting into the lead. With 3 minutes to go, the Orange only trailed by 2. Boston College C Jason Caldwell hit back-to-back field goals to put the Eagles on top by 6 with 1:18 to go. Even though Syracuse fought to get back into the game, hitting a 3. But they then were forced to foul and the Eagles carved out a narrow but exciting 77-72 win.

BC’s offense was led by C Jason Caldwell’s 18 points and PG Willis Lofton’s 15 points. SG James Lilly was limited to just 21 minutes on the court so only scored 8 but had 9 rebounds. SF Marvin Reese and SF Michael Millford each scored 9 points. Syracuse’s guards (Hooks and Havens) were limited to a combined 25 points (10 of those scored on free throws) and together only hit 6 of 22 field goals and 3 of 16 from beyond the arc.

BC’s student section went crazy after the final buzzer sounded…the Eagles beating a ranked team is that big of a deal here in Chestnut Hill. The win improved BC’s conference record to 3-3 and kept them solidly in the middle of the ACC standings.

Not to take away from what the Eagles accomplished, but I overheard some of the Syracuse fans talking about a couple of their players being at less that 100% either because of a touch of food poisoning or the flu bug. But a win’s a win.

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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Tue May 11, 2021 8:28 pm

Jan. 16, 2026: Boston College Eagles (10-6, 3-3) vs #14 ranked Virginia Cavaliers (13-3, 4-2) at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia

Robert Wilson, 3rd Assistant Coach (Scouting)


Virginia’s biggest win this season was when they defeated #2 ranked Florida State 84-76 on the road. Virginia has outscored opponents by an average of 20 points (87 to 67). They run a fast-paced offense with a lot of offensive freedom but the primary set they use is the triangle. They mainly employ a man-to-man defense. They’re 9-0 at home thus far this season. The Cavaliers’ C Dustin Bryant has scored 16.3 ppg while SG David Young is right behind at 16.2 ppg. Young has scored 20-30 points in 8 games while Bryant has done so 5 times. And don’t forget, Bryant is also averaging 10.3 rpg, so the guy is a beast. SF Jamaal Lawson is scoring 14.4 ppg and PG Damion Clagget is averaging 12.2 ppg. Bryant does most of his scoring inside and Young drives to score a lot of his points so control of the interior is critical. Lawson, Clagget, and reserve PG Eddie Anderson are the Cavaliers’ principal outside threats. Bryant, Young, and Lawson are all juniors so they’re well-schooled on Virginia’s offenses and defenses.

SF Michael Millford:

It’s good the coaches finally decided to play me more. In the 3 games I’ve been on the court 20+ minutes, I’ve scored 8, 11, and 15 points and have hit 13 of 21 field goals in those 3 games.

Coach Wilson was right. Virginia likes to pound the ball inside. James Lilly picked up two quick fouls trying to contain Young and went to the bench just 3 minutes into the game. 12 of their first 14 points were the result of inside shots. I got put into the game at the first media timeout at which point we trailed 14-4. Willis Lofton got called for his 2nd foul at the 13:41 mark. I hit my first bucket, a jumper from the right of the key, with about 12 minutes to go in the half to cut their lead to 23-12. I forced an errant pass a minute later. But I had a tough time getting clear for shots. I got tangled up with my guy with 9 minutes to go and the ref called me for the foul and I got subbed out. We trailed 28-14 at that point. Coach Fed got me back on court with 4 minutes left with Virginia leading 41-26. I put up a 3 but it was off the mark. I grabbed a rebound but forced a pass that went out of bounds with 2-1/2 minutes left. The half ended with us on the short end of a 48-35 score. Coach got on us in the locker room about our defense since Virginia hit 61% of their first half shots. SG Jon Ray was our top scorer with 9. The Cavaliers’ big 3 (Bryant, Young, and Lawson) were all in double figures. The 3 of them are tough to defend against.

Three minutes into the 2nd half, Coach put me back in but we trailed 60-43 by that point. I got some shots off but just couldn’t connect. I got pulled with 9 minutes remaining. 3 minutes later I was back in with us down 77-54. I just wasn’t able to get the job done tonight and got subbed out with 2 minutes to go. We ended up losing badly 93-68. We did everything we could do to cool them down in the 2nd half but just couldn’t do it. They knocked down 57% of their FG’s and 57% of their 3’s. They also had a 17-9 turnover advantage. We only hit 39% of our FG’s and just 21% of our 3’s.

Five on our team scored in double figures: C Jason Caldwell-13; SG Jon Ray-12; SG James Lilly-11; SF/PF Marvin Reese-10; and PG Willis Lofton-10. I don’t even want to talk about my stats. Virginia’s SF Jamaal Lawson scored 26.

1st Assistant Coach Kevin Abney:

Totally outclassed. Not much more to say about this one.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Wed May 12, 2021 4:55 pm

Jan. 18, 2026: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-7, 2-4) vs Boston College Eagles (10-7, 3-4) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

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SECOND HALF TELLS STORY FOR EAGLES


Last night the Boston College Eagles hosted the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Eagles had an 86-73 win over Wake Forest three weeks ago in Winston-Salem. But the Demon Deacons arrived at Conte Forum with wins over #14 ranked Notre Dame and #18 ranked Pittsburgh while losing to #15 ranked Louisville in their last 3 games this season.

BC quickly gained control and led throughout most of the first half, but could never draw away. The Demon Deacons smothered James Lilly, the Eagles top scorer and prevented him from getting a shot off as he scored just 2 points on free throws. Then late in the half Lilly and teammate Jason Caldwell crashed together going after a rebound. Lilly got the worst of it and was sent to the locker room. Lilly didn’t return to play the rest of the game. The half ended with BC on top 38-33.

The Eagles switched to primarily using a 2-3 zone in the 2nd half and Wake Forest was unable to crack it. In addition BC dominated the boards and steadily pulled away throughout the entire remainder of the game. The Eagles finished with a 76-53 thumping of Wake Forest to even their ACC record at 4-4. The win keeps Boston College firmly ensconced in the middle of the ACC standings.

BC did not let any of Wake Forest’s starting five to score more than 6 points. Their only player to score in double figures was guard Rickey King who came in off the bench to score 11 points. Even though Lilly and PG Willis Loften scored just 5 points between them, the team was led by C Steve Ross with 14 points, PF Marius Witt who scored 13 and pulled down 8 rebounds, and SF/PF Marvin Reese, C Jason Caldwell, and SG Samuel King who each scored 10.

Coach Fred Aura said, “We had 3 things going for us tonight. First, our defense in the 2nd half was simply awesome. Second, we controlled the boards, grabbing 15 more rebounds that our opponent, and third, our bench again was terrific scoring 50% of our points in this game.” When asked about Lilly’s condition Aura responded, “He took a good hard rap. He wanted to come back into the game in the 2nd half, but we just decided to play it safe. He’s a tough kid and will be ready for our next game, though. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s at practice tomorrow.”

The Eagles have a break in the schedule with their next game being a week from now when they host Notre Dame.
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Re: SAME FEDORA-NEW CROWN?

Postby PointGuard » Fri May 14, 2021 12:02 am

Jan. 25, 2026: #16 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-6, 4-5) vs Boston College Eagles (11-7, 4-4) at Silvio O. Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

Barney Bradley, BC fan:


This game was close in the early going with multiple lead changes. But in the latter stages of the first half, BC caught fire, hitting most all their shots from all over the court. By the end of the first 20 minutes, the Eagles sported a 46-35 lead and Notre Dame seemed in shock. The only problem for BC was that starting C Jason Caldwell had 3 fouls against him.

Then in the second half the Eagles shifted from a hot offense to a daunting defense which kept the Fighting Irish unable to really fight back and unable to mount a challenge. BC took Notre Dame to the cleaners and scored a resounding 78-61 victory. The Eagles outshot the Irish 58% to 37% and totally dominated the boards 36-18.

Guard Samuel King came off the bench to lead all scorers with 16 points. C Jason Caldwell scored 12 before fouling out. PG Willis Lofton and SG James Lilly both added 11 points. PF Marius Witt and SF/PF Marvin Reese combined to grab a total of 17 rebounds.

It sure was great seeing the Eagles take down Notre Dame so convincingly. We Eagles’ fans are not used to that.

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