2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 13th-year head coach Al Skinner, played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16 and 6–10 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Virginia in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, Boston College fired Skinner.^[1]

2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	15–16 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	Al Skinner (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Duquette (13th season) Bonzie Colson (9th season) Mo Cassara (4th season)
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke †	13	–	3		.813			35	–	5		.875
No. 20 Maryland	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
Florida State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Virginia Tech	10	–	6		.625			25	–	9		.735
Wake Forest	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Clemson	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			23	–	13		.639
Boston College	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina	5	–	11		.313			20	–	17		.541
NC State	5	–	11		.313			20	–	16		.556
Miami (FL)	4	–	12		.250			20	–	13		.606
† 2010 ACC tournament winner As of March 19, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2008–09 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play. After losing to Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, the Eagles were invited to the NCAA tournament where, as the seven seed, they lost to the ten seed USC in the round of 64.^[2]

Roster

2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Reggie Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Colorado Springs, Colorado G 5 Biko Paris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana F 11 Corey Raji 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Washington Township, New Jersey F 12 Joe Trapani 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Madison, Connecticut G 14 Nick Mosakowski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Swampscott, Massachusetts F 21 Tyler Roche 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Hooksett, New Hampshire F 21 Rakim Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pawtucket, Rhode Island G 25 Peter Rehnquist 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sharon, Massachusetts G 30 Dallas Elmore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fort Collins, Colorado F 30 Evan Ravenel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Tampa, Florida C 52 Josh Southern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan F 55 Cortney Dunn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas	Head coach Al Skinner (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Pat Duquette (Williams) Bonzie Colson (Rhode Island) Mo Cassara (St. Lawrence) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-09-25

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 89–58	1–0	30 – Roche	6 – Tied	7 – Paris	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm		St. Francis	W 72–44	2–0	19 – Roche	9 – Trapani	7 – Tied	Conte Forum (2,882) Chestnut Hill, MA
November 20, 2010* 6:00 pm		vs. Saint Joseph Paradise Jam	L 80–84	2–1	20 – Trapani	11 – Jackson	4 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, VI
November 21, 2010* 6:00 pm		vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam	W 75–58	3–1	21 – Trapani	7 – Tied	6 – Jackson	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, VI
November 23, 2010* 3:30 pm		vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam	L 69–81	3–2	18 – Raji	7 – Trapani	4 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (531) Saint Thomas, VI
November 28, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Providence	W 82–77	4–2	20 – Jackson	12 – Jackson	7 – Jackson	Dunkin Donuts Center (10,782) Providence, RI
December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Michigan ACC/Big Ten Challenge	W 62–58	5–2	24 – Raji	12 – Trapani	6 – Jackson	Crisler Center (10,718) Ann Arbor, MI
December 6, 2009 3:00 pm		Miami	W 61–60	6–2 (1–0)	18 – Jackson	9 – Tied	7 – Paris	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm		Harvard	L 67–74	6–3	21 – Trapani	11 – Raji	6 – Paris	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
December 13, 2010* 6:45 pm		Rhode Island	L 69–80	6–4	14 – Sanders	11 – Raji	7 – Paris	Conte Forum (4,263) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2009* 4:00 pm		Bryant	W 72–46	7–4	21 – Trapani	10 – Trapani	6 – Paris	Conte Forum (6,519) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 23, 2009* 7:00 pm		UMass	W 79–67	8–4	18 – Tied	8 – Jackson	8 – Sanders	Conte Forum (6,519) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 30, 2009* 9:00 pm		South Carolina	W 85–76	9–4	22 – Sanders	8 – Jackson	6 – Paris	Conte Forum (6,846) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2010* 12:00 pm		Maine	L 51–52	9–5	17 – Trapani	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2010* 7:00 pm		NJIT	W 89–32	10–5	21 – Sanders	8 – Trapani	7 – Paris	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2010 4:00 pm		at Clemson	L 56–72	10–6 (1–1)	13 – Trapani	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
January 13, 2010 7:00 pm		at No. 8 Duke	L 59–79	10–7 (1–2)	20 – Jackson	4 – Trapani	3 – Sanders	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 16, 2010 4:00 pm		Maryland	L 57–73	10–8 (1–3)	14 – Raji	9 – Trapani	5 – Jackson	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19, 2010 9:00 pm		at Miami	W 79–75	11–8 (2–3)	31 – Trapani	6 – Trapani	4 – Jackson	BankUnited Center  Miami, FL
January 23, 2010 1:30 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 62–63	11–9 (2–4)	15 – Jackson	7 – Jackson	4 – Paris	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
January 26, 2010 7:00 pm		Clemson	W 75–69	12–9 (3–4)	18 – Jackson	5 – Tied	7 – Jackson	Conte Forum (6,238) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 30, 2010 3:00 pm		Florida State	L 57–61	12–10 (3–5)	17 – Sanders	7 – Trapani	5 – Tied	Conte Forum (8,188) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2010 2:00 pm		No. 10 Duke	L 63–66	12–11 (3–6)	15 – Raji	8 – Raji	4 – Paris	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2010 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 85–92	12–12 (3–7)	31 – Roche	10 – Raji	3 – Tied	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
February 14, 2010 7:30 pm		at Florida State	L 47–62	12–13 (3–8)	17 – Trapani	7 – Trapani	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,734) Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2010 12:00 pm		North Carolina	W 71–67	13–13 (4–8)	17 – Jackson	9 – Trapani	7 – Jackson	Conte Forum (8,128) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 24, 2010 7:00 pm		Virginia Tech	W 80–60	14–13 (5–8)	17 – Trapani	9 – Sanders	11 – Jackson	Conte Forum (4,362) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 27, 2010 12:00 pm		at Georgia Tech	L 68–73	14–14 (5–9)	26 – Trapani	6 – Trapani	10 – Jackson	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,055) Atlanta, GA
March 3, 2010 9:00 pm		Virginia	W 68–55	15–14 (6–9)	18 – Raji	9 – Raji	4 – Jackson	Conte Forum (3,968) Chestnut Hill, MA
March 7, 2010 2:00 pm		at NC State	L 57–66	15–15 (6–10)	11 – Tied	5 – Sanders	5 – Sanders	RBC Center (15,104) Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 11, 2011* 12:00 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Virginia ACC First Round	L 62–68	15–16	22 – Sanders	5 – Trapani	3 – Tied	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.