2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2008–09 record 22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach Al Skinner
Assistant coach Pat Duquette
Assistant coach Bonzie Colson
Assistant coach Mo Cassara
Home arena Conte Forum
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 North Carolina 13   3   .813     34   4   .895
#6 Duke† 11   5   .688     30   7   .811
#12 Wake Forest 11   5   .688     24   7   .774
#16 Florida State 10   6   .625     25   10   .714
#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 7   9   .438     19   13   .594
North Carolina St 6   10   .375     16   14   .533
Virginia 4   12   .250     10   18   .357
Georgia Tech 2   14   .125     12   19   .387
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team played basketball for the Boston College Eagles. In 2007–08, they went 14–17 (4–12 ACC). Boston College's basketball program is one of the most popular and successful college basketball programs in the Northeast. The Eagles are most well known for their famous alumni, such as Bob Cousy, John Bagley, Howard Eisley, Dana Barros, Danya Abrams, Michael Adams, Craig Smith, Jared Dudley, Tyrese Rice and Sean Marshall. Al Skinner has stabilized the program ever since Jim O'Brien left and has constantly produced winning seasons. Skinner's teams are known to run the flex offense in the half-court set.

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 6–5 210 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 6–5 225 So. Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche 21 G 6–7 208 Jr. Hooksett, New Hampshire Manchester Central
Josh "McElroy" 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 Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 9th, 2008* 1:00 PM St. Francis Xavier Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(Exhibition)		 W 82–65 [1]  0–0
November 14th, 2008* 6:00 PM Central Connecticut Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 80–65 [2]  1–0
November 17th, 2008* 7:00 PM Loyola (MD) Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(NIT Season Tip-Off)		 ESPNU W 90–57 [2]  2–0
November 18th, 2008* 7:00 PM St. John's Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(NIT Season Tip-Off)		 W 82–70 [3]  3–0
November 22nd, 2008* 2:00 PM at St. Louis Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO L 53–50 [4]  3–1
November 26th, 2008* 7:00 PM vs. #9 Purdue Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(NIT Season Tip-Off)		 ESPN2 L 71–64 [5]  3–2
November 28th, 2008* 7:00 PM vs. UAB Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(NIT Season Tip-Off)		 ESPN2 W 83–77 [6]  4–2
December 2nd, 2008* 7:00 PM Iowa Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPNU W 57–55 [7]  5–2
December 6th, 2008* 8:30 PM at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, MA CBS College Sports W 85–81 [8] OT 6–2
December 10th, 2008* 7:00 PM Bryant Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 80–61 [9]  7–2
December 14th, 2008* 1:00 PM South Carolina-Upstate Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 67–55 [10]  8–2
December 20th, 2008* 4:00 PM Providence Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA NESN W 81–76 [11]  9–2
December 23rd, 2008* 1:00 PM Maine Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 99–61 [12]  10–2
December 29th, 2008* 7:00 PM San Francisco Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 84–62 [13]  11–2
December 31st, 2008* 2:00 PM Sacred Heart Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 89–76 [14]  12–2
January 4th, 2009 5:30 PM at #1 North Carolina Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC FSN W 85–78 [15]  13–2 (1–0)
January 7th, 2009* 7:00 PM Harvard #17 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 82–70 [16]  13–3 (1–0)
January 10th, 2009 7:00 PM Miami (FL) Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU L 77–71 [17]  13–4 (1–1)
January 14th, 2009 7:00 PM ET #3 Wake Forest Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom Sports L 83–63 [18]  13–5 (1–2)
January 17th, 2009 4:00 PM at Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VA ESPNU L 79–71 [19]  13–6 (1–3)
January 20th, 2009 7:00 PM at Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA NESN W 80–76 [20] OT 14–6 (2–3)
January 24th, 2009 2:00 PM NC State Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom Sports W 79–68 [21]  15–6 (3–3)
January 27th, 2009 7:30 PM ET at Maryland Comcast Center • College Park, MD ESPN2 W 76–67 [22]  16–6 (4–3)
January 31st, 2009 8:00 PM Virginia Tech Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom Sports W 67–66 [23] OT 17–6 (5–3)
February 4th, 2009 7:00 PM at Virginia John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA ESPNU W 80–70 [24]  18–6 (6–3)
February 8th, 2009 4:00 PM at #6 Wake Forest Joel Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC Raycom Sports L 93–76 [25]  18–7 (6–4)
February 10th, 2009 7:00 PM #11 Clemson Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA NESN L 87–77 [26]  18–8 (6–5)
February 15th, 2009 4:00 PM #5 Duke Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA FSN W 80–74 [27]  19–8 (7–5)
February 21st, 2009 12:00 PM at Miami (FL) BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL FSN L 69–58 [28]  19–9 (7–6)
February 24th, 2009 9:00 PM #23 Florida State Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU W 72–67 [29]  20–9 (8–6)
March 4th, 2009 7:00 PM at NC State RBC Center • Raleigh, NC ESPNU L 74–69  20–10 (8–7)
March 7th, 2009 12:00 PM ET Georgia Tech Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom Sports W 67–66  21–10 (9–7)
March 12th, 2009 9:30 PM ET vs. Virginia Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament)		 Raycom Sports W 76–63  22–10 (9–7)
March 13th, 2009 9:30 PM ET vs. #8 Duke Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
(2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament)		 Raycom Sports L 66–65  22–11 (9–7)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time [30].

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