2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Christian,^[1] played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They 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.

2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–16 (7–11 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Christian (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Spinelli Bill Wuczynski Chris Cheeks
Home arena	Conte Forum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Virginia †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	3		.912
No. 9 Duke	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
No. 22 Miami (FL)	11	–	7		.611			22	–	10		.688
No. 20 Clemson	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
NC State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
No. 10 North Carolina	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Florida State	9	–	9		.500			23	–	12		.657
Louisville	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			21	–	15		.583
Syracuse	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
Boston College	7	–	11		.389			19	–	16		.543
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Wake Forest	4	–	14		.222			11	–	20		.355
Pittsburgh	0	–	18		.000			8	–	24		.250
† 2018 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 9–23, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place.^[2] As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament, they lost in the first round to Wake Forest.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Connar Tava	2	F	6'6"	250	RS Senior	Macomb, MI	Graduated
Ty Graves	3	G	6'0"	165	Freshman	Greensboro, NC	Transferred to Saint Louis
Garland Owens	5	F	6'5"	222	Senior	Gaithersburg, MD	Graduated
A. J. Turner	11	G/F	6'7"	188	Sophomore	Mount Clemens, MI	Transferred to Northwestern
Aser Ghebremichael	14	F	6'8"	195	Sophomore	Somerville, MA	Walk-on; didn't return
Mo Jeffers	15	F	6'9"	240	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deontae Hawkins	23	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Dayton, OH	Transferred from Illinois State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hawkins graduated from Illinois State.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luka Kraljević #56 PF	Crown Point, IN	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 16, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Steffon Mitchell SF	Shakopee, MN	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	May 5, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Vin Baker Jr. SF	Old Saybrook, CT	Hamden Hall Country Day School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Avery Wilson SG	Forest Park, GA	Forest Park High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 21, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Roster

2017–18 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) So Havelock High School Havelock, North Carolina G 1 Jerome Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Needham B. Broughton High School Raleigh, North Carolina G 2 Avery Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Forest Park High School Forest Park, GA F 3 Mike Sagay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So St. Thomas More School (CT) Bloomfield, Connecticut F 10 Ervins Meznieks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jr Riga Teika Secondary School Riga, Latvia F 11 Vin Baker Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Hamden Hall Country Day School Old Saybrook, Connecticut F/C 12 John Carlos Reyes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Sound Doctrine Christian Academy Lawrenceville, Georgia F 13 Luka Kraljević 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Domžale, Slovenia G/F 20 Gordon Gehan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas F 21 Nik Popovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Sagemont School Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina G 22 Matt DiLuccio (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So South Side High School Rockville Centre, New York F 23 Deontae Hawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Illinois State Dayton, Ohio G 25 Jordan Chatman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr BYU Vancouver, Washington F 41 Steffon Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Shakopee, Minnesota	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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra		Maine Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 85–65	1–0	18 – Tied	15 – Hawkins	4 – Robinson	Conte Forum (4,522) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 12, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		South Carolina State	W 91–52	2–0	21 – Mitchell	11 – Hawkins	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,104) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Sacred Heart Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic	W 73–53	3–0	22 – Hawkins	9 – Mitchell	7 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,130) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 18, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Texas Tech Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Naismith Bracket semifinals	L 64–75	3–1	15 – Bowman	7 – Tied	4 – Bowman	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
Nov 19, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. La Salle Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Naismith Bracket third place game	W 82–61	4–1	25 – Robinson	11 – Hawkins	7 – Bowman	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
Nov 22, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Colgate	W 83–79	5–1	26 – Robinson	11 – Hawkins	8 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,277) Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 25, 2017* 8:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 66–86	5–2	19 – Tied	12 – Hawkins	4 – Tied	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,806) Providence, RI
Nov 29, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 62–71	5–3	17 – Robinson	9 – Reyes	6 – Bowman	Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,742) Lincoln, NE
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	W 73–61	6–3	23 – Robinson	11 – Popovich	4 – Tied	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,348) Hartford, CT
Dec 9, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN		No. 1 Duke	W 89–84	7–3 (1–0)	30 – Bowman	10 – Bowman	9 – Bowman	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Columbia	W 81–66	8–3	21 – Robinson	12 – Bowman	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,989) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Central Connecticut	W 84–65	9–3	15 – Chatman	14 – Mitchell	4 – Robinson	Conte Forum (4,669) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 23, 2017* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Richmond	W 78–73	10–3	30 – Chatman	10 – Popovic	3 – Bowman	Conte Forum (5,538) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN		at No. 9 Virginia	L 58–59	10–4 (1–1)	29 – Robinson	9 – Bowman	1 – 4 tied	John Paul Jones Arena (14,538) Charlottesville, VA
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN/NESN		No. 25 Clemson	L 70–74	10–5 (1–2)	28 – Robinson	9 – Bowman	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (3,911) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm, RSN/NESN		Wake Forest	W 77–71	11–5 (2–2)	25 – Robinson	10 – Bowman	5 – Robinson	Conte Forum (5,247) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 20 North Carolina	L 66–96	11–6 (2–3)	21 – Bowman	10 – Mitchell	5 – Bowman	Dean E. Smith Center (17,104) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 13, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Dartmouth	W 86–72	12–6	19 – Bowman	10 – Mitchell	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (4,953) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida State	W 81–75	13–6 (3–3)	19 – Tied	13 – Bowman	5 – Bowman	Conte Forum (5,867) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 21, 2018 12:00 pm, ACCN		at Louisville	L 69–77	13–7 (3–4)	19 – Robinson	11 – Mitchell	4 – Robinson	KFC Yum! Center (16,827) Louisville, KY
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Syracuse	L 63–81	13–8 (3–5)	21 – Robinson	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (21,262) Syracuse, NY
Jan 31, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN		Virginia Tech	L 80–85 OT	13–9 (3–6)	32 – Robinson	12 – Mitchell	8 – Bowman	Conte Forum (4,091) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Georgia Tech	W 80–72	14–9 (4–6)	19 – Tied	10 – Mitchell	5 – Robinson	Conte Forum (4,763) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 85–96	14–10 (4–7)	46 – Robinson	11 – Mitchell	5 – Bowman	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,953) South Bend, IN
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN		No. 25 Miami (FL)	W 72–70	15–10 (5–7)	29 – Robinson	12 – Bowman	6 – Bowman	Conte Forum (7,740) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Pittsburgh	W 81–58	16–10 (6–7)	27 – Robinson	14 – Popovic	7 – Bowman	Peterson Events Center (2,835) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ACCN		Notre Dame	L 67–84	16–11 (6–8)	29 – Robinson	11 – Popovic	3 – tied	Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN/NESN		at NC State	L 66–82	16–12 (6–9)	21 – Bowman	13 – Mitchell	3 – Robinson	PNC Arena (15,225) Raleigh, NC
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN		at Miami (FL)	L 78–79	16–13 (6–10)	30 – Robinson	5 – tied	7 – Mitchell	Watsco Center (7,010) Coral Gables, FL
Feb 28, 2018 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN		Syracuse	W 85–70	17–13 (7–10)	23 – Bowman	6 – Popovic	7 – Robinson	Conte Forum (5,718) Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN		at Florida State	L 76–85	17–14 (7–11)	22 – Bowman	11 – Robinson	5 – Bowman	Donald L. Tucker Center (9,825) Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(12)	vs. (13) Georgia Tech First round	W 87–77	18–14	26 – Bowman	11 – Mitchell	6 – Bowman	Barclays Center (10,612) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN	(12)	vs. (5) NC State Second round	W 91–87	19–14	26 – Robinson	15 – Mitchell	5 – Robinson	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
Mar 8, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN	(12)	vs. (4) No. 19 Clemson Quarterfinals	L 82–90	19–15	23 – Bowman	9 – Mitchell	4 – Bowman	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
NIT
Mar 13, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(5)	at (4) Western Kentucky First Round – USC Bracket	L 62–79	19–16	18 – Bowman	10 – Mitchell	3 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (6,176) Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source.^[4][5]

See also

• 2017–18 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team