2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Earl Grant (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Corey McCrae; Jim Molinari; Steve Smith;
Home arena	Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team will represent Boston College during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, will be led by fourth-year head coach Earl Grant, and will play their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 20–16, 8–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleventh seed the ACC tournament, they defeated Miami in the First Round, and Clemson in the Second Round before losing to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as an un-seeded team. They defeated third-seed Providence in the First Round before losing at UNLV in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Claudell Harris Jr.	1	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Hahnville, Louisiana	Graduated
Armani Mighty	2	C	6'10"	240	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Central Michigan^[1]
Jaeden Zackery	3	G	6'2"	220	Junior	Salem, Wisconsin	Transferred to Clemson^[2]
Abe Atiyeh	4	G	6'0"	195	Senior	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Prince Aligbe	10	G/F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Transferred to Seton Hall^[3]
Quinten Post	12	F/C	7'0"	235	Graduate Student	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Graduated; drafted 52nd overall in the 2024 NBA Draft^[4]
Devin McGlockton	21	F	6'7"	230	Sophomore	Cumming, Georgia	Transferred to Vanderbilt^[5]
Mason Madsen	45	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Rochester, Minnesota	Graduated, transferred to Utah^[6]

Incoming transfers

Boston College Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Dion Brown	1	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Great Barrington, Massachusetts	UMBC^[7]
Roger McFarlane	3	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Southeastern Louisiana^[8]
Joshua Beadle	7	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student	Columbia, South Carolina	Clemson^[9]
Chad Venning	32	F/C	6'10"	255	Graduate Student	Brooklyn, New York	St. Bonaventure^[10]

2024 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luka Toews PG	Boston, MA	The Newman School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jul 16, 2023
Luka Toews PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nick Petronio PG	Milton, MA	Milton Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 24, 2023
Nick Petronio PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kany Tchanda C	Kel Aire, KS	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 14, 2024
Kany Tchanda C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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: "Boston College Eagles". Rivals.com. "Boston College 2024 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "Boston College Eagles". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Chas Kelley III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	The Phelps School	Houston, Texas
G	1	Dion Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Vermont Academy UMBC	Great Barrington, Massachusetts
G	3	Roger McFarlane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	University School Southeastern Louisiana	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	4	Jack Di Donna	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Saint Andrew's	Boca Raton, Florida
G	5	Fred Payne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Legacy the School of Sport Sciences	Grambling, Louisiana
G	7	Josh Beadle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Cardinal Newman Clemson	Columbia, South Carolina
F	8	Kany Tchanda	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian	Kinshasa, DRC
G	10	Luka Toews	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	10 lb (5 kg)	Fr	The Newman School	Tokyo, Japan
G	11	Nick Petronio	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Milton Academy	Needham, Massachusetts
G	13	Donald Hand Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Landstown	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	21	Ethan Soares	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Memorial	Houston, Texas
F	22	Jayden Hastings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Orlando, Florida
F	31	Elijah Strong	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Myers Park	Charlotte, North Carolina
F/C	32	Chad Venning	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Woodstock Academy St. Bonaventure	Brooklyn, New York

Head coach

Earl Grant (Georgia College)

Assistant coach(es)

Corey McCrae (Wagner)
Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan)
Steve Smith (Morgan State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Source:^[11]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4* TBA, ACCNX	The Citadel	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
November 8* 6:00 p.m.	at VCU	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
November 15* TBA, ACCNX	Temple	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
November 19* TBA, ACCNX	Loyola (MD)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
November 24* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Old Dominion Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium Cayman Islands
November 25* 7:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri State/High Point Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium Cayman Islands
November 26* TBA	vs. TBA Cayman Islands Classic	John Gray Gymnasium Cayman Islands
November 29* TBA, ACCNX	Dartmouth	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 3* TBA	South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 15* TBA, ACCNX	Stonehill	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28* TBA, ACCNX	Fairleigh Dickinson	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC tournament
	vs.	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Men's Basketball Signs Center Armani Mighty". cmuchippewas.com. Central Michigan University Athletics. June 20, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Blau, Jon (April 21, 2024). "Boston College's Zackery commits to Clemson, hints at Chase Hunter return". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ Carino, Jerry (April 19, 2024). "Seton Hall basketball adds Prince Aligbe, Boston College transfer". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Flojo, Enzo (28 June 2024). "Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Gerson, Aria (April 22, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands Devin McGlockton, Boston College transfer forward". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Judd, Brandon (April 14, 2024). "Mason Madsen commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "Dion Brown Commits to Join the Eagles in 2024-25". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "Roger McFarlane Set to Join Men's Basketball Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ Gemei, Carmine (April 15, 2024). "Former Tiger Josh Beadle announces transfer". foxcarolina.com. Fox Carolina. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
^ "Chad Venning Signs with the Eagles". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[1] "Men's Basketball Signs Center Armani Mighty". cmuchippewas.com. Central Michigan University Athletics. June 20, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[2] Blau, Jon (April 21, 2024). "Boston College's Zackery commits to Clemson, hints at Chase Hunter return". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[3] Carino, Jerry (April 19, 2024). "Seton Hall basketball adds Prince Aligbe, Boston College transfer". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[4] Flojo, Enzo (28 June 2024). "Warriors 2024 NBA Draft grades for every pick". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[5] Gerson, Aria (April 22, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands Devin McGlockton, Boston College transfer forward". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[6] Judd, Brandon (April 14, 2024). "Mason Madsen commits to Utah basketball". Deseret News. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[7] "Dion Brown Commits to Join the Eagles in 2024-25". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[8] "Roger McFarlane Set to Join Men's Basketball Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[9] Gemei, Carmine (April 15, 2024). "Former Tiger Josh Beadle announces transfer". foxcarolina.com. Fox Carolina. Retrieved July 29, 2024.

[10] "Chad Venning Signs with the Eagles". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[11] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

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