CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Eagles travel to the City of Brotherly Love for a Saturday matinee against Temple at the Liacouras Center. Tip off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (ET).
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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. TEMPLE – ALL-TIME SERIES
- Saturday marks the sixth all-time meeting between BC and Temple. Temple holds a 4-1 series lead.
- The last time the Eagles and Owls played was last year in Conte Forum. BC earned a 72-69 victory, where Donald Hand Jr. tallied 17 points and six rebounds. Jayden Hastins tied for a game-high three blocks.
- Saturday’s contest will be the first time the Ealges play at Liacouras Center since 2003
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
- The Eagles are 11-8 all-time vs. current American Conference teams.
- Boston College has already played one team from the American Conference this season: FAU, where they fell 83-78 in overtime.
- Following its trip to Philadelphia this weekend, Boston College has the potential to play one more American Conference team, Tulane, at the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic on November 23.
LAST TIME OUT
- Boston College fell to Central Connecticut State, 60-59, at home on Nov. 11.
- Fred Payne led the Eagles with 17 points, tying for game-highs in assists (3) and steals (2).
- Chase Forte logged a new career-high three blocks.
EDGERLEY FAMILY COURT
- The basketball court at Silvio O. Conte Forum will officially be named the Edgerley Family Court starting this season.
- The Edgerley’s are active members of the Parents Leadership Council and are supporters of undergraduate financial aid at Boston College, having co-chaired Pops on the Heights in 2023 and 2024.
- Sandra Edgerley serves on the Boston College Board of Trustees, where she is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee. Paul Edgerley is a senior advisor at Bain Capital, where he was a managing director and played a leadership role for more than 30 years.
- The court is a lasting symbol of the Edgerleys’ commitment to enhancing the tradition of excellence at Boston College.
ON THIS DATE: NOVEMBER 15
- Boston College is 3-1 all-time when playing on November 15. Its most recent matchup on this date came last season against Temple, as the Eagles took a 72-69 victory at Conte Forum.
- Notable events to occur on November 15 – First US poultry show opens in Boston (1849); Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs. NY Knicks (1960); Walter Davis of the Denver Nuggets begins NBA free throw streak that will extend to 53 games (1989); Microsoft releases the first Xbox game console in the US (2001); Sony launches the PlayStation 4 (2013).
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Boden Kapke logged a career-high 17 points, and Fred Payne dished a career-high seven assists against FAU.
- Marko Radunovic and Caleb Steger made their collegiate debuts against FAU. Radunovic recorded eight points, going 2-3 from behind the arc, and Steger played five minutes with two field goal attempts. Caleb Steger registered his first career points with a 3-pointer against The Citadel. He finished the night with eight points, going 2-for-3 from deep.
- Jason Asemota flourished in the home-opener, grabbing a career-high nine points and adding four rebounds to lead all bench scorers.
- Chase Forte swatted a career-high three blocks against Central Connecticut State.
INSTANT IMPACT
- The freshmen tandem of Radunovic and Steger have translated well through the first three games, combining for 7.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists.
- Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill. The quartet is averaging 39.1 points, 15.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals per game.
- Individually, Forte leads in assists (4.3) and steals (2.0), while Shaw leads the team in rebounds (8.0).
OUT OF CONFERENCE OPPONENTS IN 2025-26
- Boston College will face 13 non-conference opponents from a possible nine different conferences in 2025-26.
- Four of the 13 non-con opponents hail from the NEC (CCSU, New Haven, FDU, and Le Moyne).
- Here is where the Eagles opponents rank according to preseason polls and rankings sites for season:
– FAU (6th, American; 145 KP)
– The Citadel (10th, SoCon; 332 KP)
– CCSU (2nd, NEC; 315 KP)
– Temple (9th, American; 131 KP)
– Hampton (5th, CAA; 226 KP)
– Davidson (11th, A10; 150 KP)
– Tulane/Utah State (3rd, American/2nd, MW; 114/42 KP)
– Harvard (2nd, Ivy; 163 KP)
– LSU (15th, SEC; 56 KP)
– New Haven (10th, NEC; 360)
– UMass (5th, MAC; 197 KP)
– FDU (5th, NEC; 349 KP)
– Le Moyne (9th, NEC; 339 KP)
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