2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In 2007–08, they went 14–17 (4–12 ACC). The Eagles were led by twelfth-year head coach Al Skinner, played their games at the Conte Forum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Al Skinner (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Duquette (12th season) Bonzie Colson Mo Cassara
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	13	–	3		.813			34	–	4		.895
No. 6 Duke†	11	–	5		.688			30	–	7		.811
No. 12 Wake Forest	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
No. 16 Florida State	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
No. 24 Clemson	9	–	7		.563			23	–	9		.719
Boston College	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
Maryland	7	–	9		.438			21	–	14		.600
Virginia Tech	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
NC State	6	–	10		.375			16	–	14		.533
Virginia	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Georgia Tech	2	–	14		.125			12	–	19		.387
† 2009 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Name	Num.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown	High School
Reggie Jackson	0	G	6–3	193	Fr.	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Palmer
Tyrese Rice	4	G	6–1	190	Sr.	Richmond, Virginia	L. C. Bird
Biko Paris	5	G	6–1	200	So.	New Orleans, Louisiana	Cypress Christian School
Brennan Bennett	10	G	6–0	185	So.	Whitinsville, Massachusetts	Northbridge
Corey Raji	11	F	6–6	218	So.	Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey	Westwood
Joe Trapani	12	F	6–8	215	So.	Madison, Connecticut	Daniel Hand
Nick Mosakowski	14	G	6–1	180	So.	Swampscott, Massachusetts	Pingree School
Rakim Sanders	15	G-F	6–5	228	So.	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche	21	G	6–7	208	Jr.	Hooksett, New Hampshire	Manchester Central
Josh Southern	52	C	6–10	255	So.	Saginaw, Michigan	Saginaw
Cortney Dunn	55	F	6–8	215	So.	Dallas, Texas	Lake Highlands

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 9, 2008* 1:00 pm		St. Francis Xavier Exhibition	W 82–65[1]	0–0	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2008* 6:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 80–65[2]	1–0	Conte Forum (4,197) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Loyola (MD) NIT Season Tip-Off	W 90–57[2]	2–0	Conte Forum (4,283) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 18, 2008* 7:00 pm		St. John's NIT Season Tip-Off	W 82–70[3]	3–0	Conte Forum (4,462) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2008* 2:00 pm		at Saint Louis	L 50–53[4]	3–1	Chaifetz Arena (9,127) St. Louis, MO
November 26, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 10 Purdue NIT Season Tip-Off	L 64–71[5]	3–2	Madison Square Garden (4,438) New York, NY
November 28, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. UAB NIT Season Tip-Off	W 83–77[6]	4–2	Madison Square Garden (3,670) New York, NY
December 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Iowa ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 57–55[7]	5–2	Conte Forum (4,084) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2008* 8:30 pm, CBSCS		at UMass Commonwealth Classic	W 85–81[8] OT	6–2	Mullins Center (6,792) Amherst, MA
December 10, 2008* 7:00 pm		Bryant	W 80–61[9]	7–2	Conte Forum (3,267) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 14, 2008* 1:00 pm		South Carolina-Upstate	W 67–55[10]	8–2	Conte Forum (3,881) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2008* 4:00 pm, NESN		Providence	W 81–76[11]	9–2	Conte Forum (6,880) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 23, 2008* 1:00 pm		Maine	W 99–61[12]	10–2	Conte Forum (2,692) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2008* 7:00 pm		San Francisco	W 84–62[13]	11–2	Conte Forum (5,231) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 31, 2008* 2:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 89–76[14]	12–2	Conte Forum (2,137) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2009 5:30 pm, FSN		at No. 1 North Carolina	W 85–78[15]	13–2 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2009* 7:00 pm	No. 17	Harvard	L 70–82[16]	13–3 (1–0)	Conte Forum (3,174) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Miami (FL)	L 71–77[17]	13–4 (1–1)	Conte Forum (7,623) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14, 2009 7:00 pm, Raycom		No. 2 Wake Forest	L 63–83[18]	13–5 (1–2)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 17, 2009 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Virginia Tech	L 71–79[19]	13–6 (1–3)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2009 7:00 pm, NESN		at Georgia Tech	W 80–76[20] OT	14–6 (2–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2009 2:00 pm, Raycom		NC State	W 79–68[21]	15–6 (3–3)	Conte Forum (8,167) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2009 7:30 pm, ESPN2		at Maryland	W 76–67[22]	16–6 (4–3)	Comcast Center (17,541) College Park, MD
January 31, 2009 8:00 pm, Raycom		Virginia Tech	W 67–66[23] OT	17–6 (5–3)	Conte Forum (8,428) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Virginia	W 80–70[24]	18–6 (6–3)	John Paul Jones Arena (9,631) Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2009 4:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 7 Wake Forest	L 76–93[25]	18–7 (6–4)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,185) Winston-Salem, NC
February 10, 2009 7:00 pm, NESN		No. 12 Clemson	L 77–87[26]	18–8 (6–5)	Conte Forum (6,126) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2009 4:00 pm, FSN		No. 6 Duke	W 80–74[27]	19–8 (7–5)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2009 12:00 pm, FSN		at Miami (FL)	L 58–69[28]	19–9 (7–6)	BankUnited Center (4,979) Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2009 9:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 23 Florida State	W 72–67[29]	20–9 (8–6)	Conte Forum (4,968) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at NC State	L 69–74	20–10 (8–7)	RBC Center (15,111) Raleigh, NC
March 7, 2009 12:00 pm, Raycom		Georgia Tech	W 67–66	21–10 (9–7)	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 12, 2009 9:30 pm, Raycom	(6)	vs. (11) Virginia 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament	W 76–63	22–10 (9–7)	Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2009 9:30 pm, Raycom	(6)	vs. (3) No. 9 Duke 2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	L 65–66	22–11 (9–7)	Georgia Dome (26,352) Atlanta, GA
March 20, 2009 7:20 pm, CBS	(7)	vs. (10) USC NCAA Tournament 1st Round	L 55–72	22–12	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (12,814) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time[30].