2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–17 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Spinelli Bill Wuczynski Chris Cheeks
Home arena	Conte Forum

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Virginia	16	–	2		.889			35	–	3		.921
No. 3 North Carolina	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
No. 1 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			32	–	6		.842
No. 10 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 16 Virginia Tech	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Louisville	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
NC State	9	–	9		.500			24	–	12		.667
Clemson	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Boston College	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
Miami (FL)	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
Notre Dame	3	–	15		.167			14	–	19		.424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech and NC State before losing in the quarterfinals to Clemson. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Western Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jerome Robinson	1	G	6'5"	191	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Declare for 2018 NBA draft
Mike Sagay	3	F	6'7"	208	Sophomore	Bloomfield, CT	Transferred to IUPUI
Deontae Hawkins	23	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jared Hamilton	3	G	6'4"	190	RS Junior	Charlotte, NC	Georgia Southern

• Under NCAA transfer rules, Jared Hamilton has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in December during the 2018–19 season. Jared Hamilton has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Wynston Tabbs #51 SG	Leonardtown, MD	Saint Mary's Ryken	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Aug 11, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jairus Hamilton #14 SF	Concord, NC	Cannon School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 11, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Chris Herren, Jr. PG	Marion, MA	Tabor Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ky Bowman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Havelock High School Havelock, North Carolina F 1 Jairus Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Cannon School Charlotte, North Carolina G 2 Avery Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Forest Park High School Forest Park, GA G 3 Jared Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Georgia Southern Charlotte, North Carolina G 4 Chris Herren Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Tabor Academy Portsmouth, Rhode Island G 5 Wynston Tabbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Mary's Ryken High School Leonardtown, Maryland F 10 Ervins Meznieks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Riga Teika Secondary School Riga, Latvia F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Hamden Hall Country Day School Old Saybrook, Connecticut F/C 12 John Carlos Reyes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Lawrenceville, Georgia F 13 Luka Kraljević 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Don Bosco Prep Domžale, Slovenia G/F 20 Gordon Gehan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas F 21 Nik Popovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Sagemont School Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina G 22 Matt DiLuccio (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South Side High School Rockville Centre, New York F/C 24 Will Jackowitz (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wellesley High School Wellesley, Massachusetts G 25 Jordan Chatman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr BYU Vancouver, Washington G 30 Sam Holtze (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Notre Dame Manhattan Beach, California F 41 Steffon Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Shakopee, Minnesota G/F 55 Mac Bohuny (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Stony Brook School Ridgewood, New Jersey	Head coach Jim Christian (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Scott Spinelli (Boston University) Bill Wuczynski (UNLV) Chris Cheeks (VCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Boston College in a game against Georgia Tech

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2018* 12:00 pm		Seton Hall Charity exhibition	L 62–76	–	20 – Bowman	9 – Hamilton	4 – Bowman	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Milwaukee	W 73–53	1–0	19 – Bowman	14 – Mitchell	4 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,763) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		St. Francis Brooklyn Fort Myers Tip-Off	W 74–69	2–0	26 – Bowman	10 – Tied	4 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,974) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		IUPUI Fort Myers Tip-Off	L 69–76	2–1	20 – Chatman	9 – Bowman	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (3,244) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 19, 2018* 9:00 pm, FS1		vs. Wyoming Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals	W 88–76	3–1	38 – Bowman	11 – Mitchell	5 – Chatman	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (975) Fort Myers, FL
November 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1		vs. Loyola–Chicago Fort Myers Tip-Off championship	W 78–66	4–1	20 – Chatman	7 – Tabbs	5 – Bowman	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,750) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 68–56	5–1	18 – Popovic	13 – Mitchell	5 – Tabbs	Conte Forum (4,389) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Sacred Heart	W 81–73	6–1	28 – Tabbs	9 – Hamilton	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,410) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Providence	L 95–100 OT	6–2	28 – Chatman	11 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,453) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	Cancelled					Reed Arena  College Station, TX
December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Columbia	W 82–73	7–2	24 – Bowman	14 – Popovic	5 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,295) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Fairfield	W 77–67	8–2	22 – Herren Jr.	12 – Bowman	6 – Tabbs	Conte Forum (4,664) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 22, 2018* 3:30 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 65–62	9–2	19 – Popovic	9 – Mitchell	4 – Tabbs	Wintrust Arena (4,741) Chicago, IL
December 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Hartford	L 78–79 OT	9–3	44 – Bowman	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,472) Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		at No. 10 Virginia Tech	L 66–77	9–4 (0–1)	18 – Chatman	7 – Bowman	5 – Bowman	Cassell Coliseum (7,009) Blacskburg, VA
January 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 4 Virginia	L 56–83	9–5 (0–2)	16 – Popovic	6 – Hamilton	2 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,738) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Notre Dame	L 66–69	9–6 (0–3)	24 – Bowman	16 – Bowman	3 – Hamilton	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,442) South Bend, IN
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Louisville	L 70–80	9–7 (0–4)	21 – Chatman	13 – Bowman	7 – Bowman	KFC Yum! Center (14,898) Louisville, KY
January 20, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 11 Florida State	W 87–82	10–7 (1–4)	37 – Bowman	9 – Bowman	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (5,533) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	W 65–61	11–7 (2–4)	21 – Popovic	11 – Popovic	7 – Mitchell	LJVM Coliseum (9,487) Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		Syracuse	L 71–77	11–8 (2–5)	21 – Tied	9 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Conte Forum (6,862) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		Notre Dame	L 73–79	11–9 (2–6)	25 – Bowman	10 – Bowman	5 – Mitchell	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 2 Duke	L 55–80	11–10 (2–7)	16 – Chatman	8 – Popovic	6 – Bowman	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom		at Syracuse	L 56–67	11–11 (2–8)	21 – Bowman	7 – Bowman	2 – 4 tied	Carrier Dome (26,011) Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	W 66–57	12–11 (3–8)	14 – Bowman	8 – 3 tied	7 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,463) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Miami (FL)	W 64–57	13–11 (4–8)	17 – Chatman	14 – Popovic	8 – Bowman	Conte Forum (7,251) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN		at NC State	L 80–89 OT	13–12 (4–9)	18 – Popovic	18 – Mitchell	5 – Bowman	PNC Arena (14,435) Raleigh, NC
February 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN		at Clemson	L 66–76	13–13 (4–10)	17 – Tied	6 – Hamilton	3 – Popovic	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,810) Clemson, SC
February 27, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN		Louisville	W 66–59	14–13 (5–10)	25 – Bowman	12 – Bowman	8 – Bowman	Conte Forum (4,250) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia Tech	L 78–81 OT	14–14 (5–11)	24 – Popovic	10 – Mitchell	7 – Mitchell	McCamish Pavilion (6,285) Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom		No. 3 North Carolina	L 66–79	14–15 (5–12)	23 – Bowman	9 – Bowman	5 – Chatman	Conte Forum (7,731) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN		NC State	W 73–47	14–16 (5–13)	14 – Bowman	12 – Mitchell	4 – Bowman	Conte Forum (7,279) Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(11)	vs. (14) Pittsburgh First Round	L 70–80	14–17	21 – Popovic	9 – Popovic	4 – Bowman	Spectrum Center (9,677) Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source.

See also

• 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team