2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2010–11 record 21–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach Steve Donahue
Assistant coach Joe Jones
Assistant coach Nat Graham
Assistant coach Akbar Waheed
Home arena Conte Forum
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 North Carolina 14   2   .875     29   8   .784
#3 Duke 13   3   .813     32   5   .865
Florida State 11   5   .688     23   11   .676
Clemson 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Boston College 9   7   .563     21   13   .618
Virginia Tech 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Maryland 7   9   .438     19   14   .576
Virginia 7   9   .438     16   15   .516
Miami 6   10   .375     21   15   .583
North Carolina State 5   11   .313     15   16   .484
Georgia Tech 5   11   .313     13   18   .419
Wake Forest 1   15   .063     8   24   .250
2011 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2011[1] • Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represents Boston College in the 2010–2011 NCAA college basketball season. New head coach Steve Donahue, formerly of Cornell, takes over the Eagles from former coach Al Skinner. The team plays its home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 2010 with a 15–16 record, missing the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Contents

Pre-season

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gabe Moton
G
St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 28,
10 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 40
Danny Rubin
F
Chevy Chase, MD Landon School 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) May 26,
10 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

2010–2011 Roster

Departures from 2009–2010 Team

Current Team

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Reggie Jackson 0 G 6–3 208 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colorado
Gabe Moton 4 G 6–2 170 Fr. St. Petersburg, Florida
Biko Paris 5 G 6–1 194 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana
Corey Raji 11 F 6–6 218 Sr. Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey
Joe Trapani 12 F 6–8 232 Sr. Madison, Connecticut
Nick Mosakowski 14 G 6–1 187 Sr. Swampscott, Massachusetts
Matt Humphrey 15 G 6–5 185 Jr. Chicago, Illinois
John Cahill 20 G 6–1 170 Sr. Albany, New York
Chris Kowalski 24 F 6–6 240 Jr. Dorchester, Massachusetts
Peter Rehnquist 25 G-F 6–4 210 Jr. Sharon, Massachusetts
Dallas Elmore 30 G 6–5 210 Jr. Fort Collins, Colorado
Danny Rubin 31 G 6–6 170 Fr. Chevy Chase, Maryland
Josh Southern 52 C 6–10 263 Sr. Saginaw, Michigan
Courtney Dunn 55 F 6–8 238 Sr. Dallas, Texas

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/06/10 3:00 p.m. Philadelphia Conte ForumChestnut Hill, MA W 85–58  N/A
Regular Season
11/12/10* 7:00 p.m. St. Francis (NY) Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 79–49  3,740 1–0
11/18/10* 7:00 p.m. Yale Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 67–75  3,813 1–1
11/22/10* 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 69–54  3,672 2–1
11/25/10* 12:00 p.m. vs. Texas A&M HP Field HouseOrlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic 1st round)
ESPN2 W 67–65  N/A 3–1
11/26/10* 12:00 p.m. vs. Wisconsin HP Field HouseOrlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic Semifinals)
ESPN L 55–65  N/A 3–2
11/27/10* 1:00 p.m. vs. California HP Field HouseOrlando, FL
(Old Spice Classic 3rd place game)
ESPNU W 68–46  N/A 4–2
12/1/10* 7:15 p.m. Indiana Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(ACC-Big Ten Challenge)
ESPNU W 88–76  5,329 5–2
12/4/10* 6:30 p.m. vs. Massachusetts TD GardenBoston, MA CSNNE W 76–71  10,642 6–2
12/8/10* 7:30 p.m. Providence Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 88–86  5,462 7–2
12/12/10 4:00 p.m. at Maryland Comcast CenterCollege Park, MD FSN W 79–75  15,851 8–2 (1–0)
12/19/10* 3:00 p.m. Bryant Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 93–77  5,126 9–2
12/22/10* 7:00 p.m. Bucknell Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 84–80  4,116 10–2
12/29/10* 7:00 p.m. at Rhode Island Thomas M. Ryan CenterKingston, RI L 65–67  6,395 10–3
1/1/11* 5:30 p.m. at South Carolina Colonial Life ArenaColumbia, SC ESPNU W 85–70  8,658 11–3
1/5/11* 7:00 p.m. Harvard Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 69–78  4,129 11–4
1/8/11 4:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA Raycom W 86–75  6,516 12–4 (2–0)
1/11/11 7:00 p.m. North Carolina State Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU W 75–66  3,652 13–4 (3–0)
1/15/11 6:00 p.m. at Miami BankUnited CenterCoral Gables, FL ESPNU L 71–72  6,107 13–5 (3–1)
1/19/11 7:00 p.m. Virginia Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 70–67  4,628 14–5 (4–1)
1/22/11 7:00 p.m. at Florida State Donald L. Tucker CenterTallahassee, FL ESPNU L 51–67  11,604 14–6 (4–2)
1/27/11 6:00 p.m. at #3 Duke Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NC ACC Network L 68–84  9,314 14–7 (4–3)
2/1/11 9:00 p.m. North Carolina Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ACC Network L 74–106  7,883 14–8 (4–4)
2/5/11 1:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA W 58–56  6,328 15–8 (5–4)
2/8/11 9:00 p.m. at Clemson Littlejohn ColiseumClemson, SC ESPNU L 69–77  8,925 15–9 (5–5)
2/12/11 1:00 p.m. Maryland Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ACC Network W 76–72  8,606 16–9 (6–5)
2/19/11 4:00 p.m. at #19 North Carolina Dean E. Smith CenterChapel Hill, NC ESPN L 46–48  21,159 16–10 (6–6)
2/23/11 7:00 p.m. Miami Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA L 64–73  6,138 16–11 (6–7)
2/26/11 12:00 p.m. at Virginia John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville, VA Raycom W 63–44  10,747 17–11 (7–7)
3/1/11 9:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech Cassell ColiseumBlacksburg, VA ESPNU W 76–61  9,684 18–11 (8–7)
3/6/11 12:00 p.m. Wake Forest Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA ACC Network W 84–68  8,606 19–11 (9–7)
2011 ACC Tournament
3/10/11 2:00 p.m. vs. Wake Forest Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, NC
(First Round)
ACC Network W 81–67  23,381 20–11
3/11/11 2:00 p.m. vs. Clemson Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC
(Quartrfinals)
ACC Network L 47–70  23,381 20–12
2011 NIT
3/15/11 9:00 p.m. at McNeese State Burton ColiseumLake Charles, LA
(First Round)
ESPNU W 82–64  5,035 21–12
3/19/11 11:00 a.m. Northwestern Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(Second Round)
ESPN L 67–85  2,765 20–13
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time..

Awards and Honors

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