2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 14 2   .875 29 8   .784
No. 3 Duke 13 3   .813 32 5   .865
Florida State 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Clemson 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Boston College 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Virginia 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 6 10   .375 21 15   .583
NC State 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 8 24   .250
2011 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New head coach Steve Donahue, formerly of Cornell, took over the Eagles from former coach Al Skinner. The team played its home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 2010 with a 15–16 record, missing the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Pre-season

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gabe Moton
G
St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Danny Rubin
F
Chevy Chase, MD Landon School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 84
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:

  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2010–2011 Roster

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Departures from 2009–2010 Team

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Roster

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Reggie Jackson
Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Reggie Jackson 0 G 6–3 208 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gabe Moton 4 G 6–2 170 Fr. St. Petersburg, Florida
Biko Paris 5 G 6–1 194 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana
Corey Raji 11 F 6–6 218 Sr. Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey
Joe Trapani 12 F 6–8 232 Sr. Madison, Connecticut
Nick Mosakowski 14 G 6–1 187 Sr. Swampscott, Massachusetts
Matt Humphrey 15 G 6–5 185 Jr. Chicago, Illinois
John Cahill 20 G 6–1 170 Sr. Albany, New York
Chris Kowalski 24 F 6–6 240 Jr. Dorchester, Massachusetts
Peter Rehnquist 25 G-F 6–4 210 Jr. Sharon, Massachusetts
Dallas Elmore 30 G 6–5 210 Jr. Fort Collins, Colorado
Danny Rubin 31 G 6–6 170 Fr. Chevy Chase, Maryland
Josh Southern 52 C 6–10 263 Sr. Saginaw, Michigan
Courtney Dunn 55 F 6–8 238 Sr. Dallas, Texas

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2010*
3:00 pm
Philadelphia W 85–58 
Conte Forum (N/A)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
11/12/2010*
7:00 pm
St. Francis (NY) W 79–49  1–0
Conte Forum (3,740)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/2010*
7:00 pm
Yale L 67–75  1–1
Conte Forum (3,813)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/22/2010*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 69–54  2–1
Conte Forum (3,672)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2010*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Texas A&M
Old Spice Classic 1st round
W 67–65  3–1
HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
11/26/2010*
12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Wisconsin
Old Spice Classic Semifinals
L 55–65  3–2
HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
11/27/2010*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. California
Old Spice Classic 3rd place game
W 68–46  4–2
HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2010*
7:15 pm, ESPNU
Indiana
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
W 88–76  5–2
Conte Forum (5,329)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/04/2010*
6:30 pm, CSNNE
vs. Massachusetts W 76–71  6–2
TD Garden (10,642)
Boston, MA
12/08/2010*
7:30 pm
Providence W 88–86  7–2
Conte Forum (5,462)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/12/2010
4:00 pm, FSN
at Maryland W 79–75  8–2 (1–0)
Comcast Center (15,851)
College Park, MD
12/19/2010*
3:00 pm
Bryant W 93–77  9–2
Conte Forum (5,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/22/2010*
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 84–80  10–2
Conte Forum (4,116)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/29/2010*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 65–67  10–3
Ryan Center (6,395)
Kingston, RI
01/01/2011*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at South Carolina W 85–70  11–3
Colonial Life Arena (8,658)
Columbia, SC
01/05/2011*
7:00 pm
Harvard L 69–78  11–4
Conte Forum (4,129)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/08/2011
4:00 pm, Raycom
Georgia Tech W 86–75  12–4 (2–0)
Conte Forum (6,516)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/11/2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU
NC State W 75–66  13–4 (3–0)
Conte Forum (3,652)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/15/2011
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Miami (FL) L 71–72  13–5 (3–1)
BankUnited Center (6,107)
Coral Gables, FL
01/19/2011
7:00 pm
Virginia W 70–67  14–5 (4–1)
Conte Forum (4,628)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida State L 51–67  14–6 (4–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,604)
Tallahassee, FL
01/27/2011
6:00 pm, ACC Network
at No. 3 Duke L 68–84  14–7 (4–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
02/01/2011
9:00 pm, ACC Network
North Carolina L 74–106  14–8 (4–4)
Conte Forum (7,883)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/05/2011
1:00 pm
Virginia Tech W 58–56  15–8 (5–4)
Conte Forum (6,328)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/08/2011
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Clemson L 69–77  15–9 (5–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,925)
Clemson, SC
02/12/2011
1:00 pm, ACC Network
Maryland W 76–72  16–9 (6–5)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/19/2011
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 19 North Carolina L 46–48  16–10 (6–6)
Dean E. Smith Center (21,159)
Chapel Hill, NC
02/23/2011
7:00 pm
Miami (FL) L 64–73  16–11 (6–7)
Conte Forum (6,138)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/26/2011
12:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia W 63–44  17–11 (7–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,747)
Charlottesville, VA
03/01/2011
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech W 76–61  18–11 (8–7)
Cassell Coliseum (9,684)
Blacksburg, VA
03/06/2011
12:00 pm, ACC Network
Wake Forest W 84–68  19–11 (9–7)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
03/10/2011
2:00 pm, ACC Network
(5) vs. (12) Wake Forest
ACC First round
W 81–67  20–11
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
03/11/2011
2:00 pm, ACC Network
(5) vs. (4) Clemson
ACC Quarterfinals
L 47–70  20–12
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
NIT
03/15/2011
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(1 BC) at (8 BC) McNeese State
NIT First round
W 82–64  21–12
Burton Coliseum (5,035)
Lake Charles, LA
03/19/2011
11:00 am, ESPN
(1 BC) (4 BC) Northwestern
Second round
L 67–85  21–13
Conte Forum (2,765)
Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
BC=NIT Boston College bracket.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "ACC Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.