2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 13–19 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach Jim Christian (1st year)
Assistant coach Scott Spinelli
Assistant coach Bill Wuczynski
Assistant coach Preston Murphy
Home arena Conte Forum
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 – 2   .889     30 – 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 – 3   .833     35 – 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame † 14 – 4   .778     32 – 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 – 6   .667     27 – 9   .750
#15 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611     26 – 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556     25 – 12   .676
NC State 10 – 8   .556     22 – 14   .611
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500     18 – 13   .581
Clemson 8 – 10   .444     16 – 15   .516
Florida State 8 – 10   .444     17 – 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 – 10   .444     19 – 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 – 13   .278     13 – 19   .406
Boston College 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 – 15   .167     12 – 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111     11 – 22   .333
† 2015 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, lead by first year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Eagles finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Georgia Tech.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Anderson 12 F 6'9" 216 Junior Lakewood, CA Transferred to Arizona
Joe Rahon 25 G 6'2" 195 Sophomore San Diego, CA Transferred to Saint Mary's
Danny Rubin 31 G 6'6" 198 Senior Chevy Chase, MD Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dumitiri Batten 1 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Newport News, VA Transferred from Old Dominion. Will be eligible to play immediately since Batten graduated from Old Dominion.
Aaron Brown 22 F 6'5" 210 RS Senior Hackensack, NJ Transferred from Southern Miss. Will be eligible to play immediately since Brown graduated from Southern Miss.

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Idrissa Diallo
C		 Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 10, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Owens, GarlandGarland Owens style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Gaithersburg, MD
G 1 Batten, DimitriDimitri Batten style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Newpoart News, VA
G 2 Hicks, DarrylDarryl Hicks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Louisville, KY
F 4 Odio, EddieEddie Odio style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Miami, FL
C 5 Caudill, KCKC Caudill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 300 lb (136 kg) Sr Brea, CA
G 10 Perpiglia, SteveSteve Perpiglia style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Broomall, PA
F 11 Magarity, WillWill Magarity style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) So Stockholm, Sweden
F 12 Diallo, IdyIdy Diallo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
F 13 Cain Carney, JohnJohn Cain Carney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Donahue, SamSam Donahue style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Pawcatuck, CT
G 20 Jackson, LonnieLonnie Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Valencia, CA
G 21 Hanlan, OlivierOlivier Hanlan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aylmer, QE
G 22 Brown, AaronAaron Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Hackensack, NJ
G 23 Dragicevich, AlexAlex Dragicevich style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Northbrook, IL
C 24 Clifford, DennisDennis Clifford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Bridgewater, MA
G 33 Heckmann, PatrickPatrick Heckmann style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Mainz, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014* American International W 92–53  Conte Forum
Regular season
11/14/2014* New Hampshire W 58–50  1–0 Conte Forum (3,174)
11/16/2014* vs. Massachusetts
(Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off)		 L 62–71  1–1 TD Garden (N/A)
11/20/2014* vs. New Mexico
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals)		 W 69–65  2–1 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)
11/21/2014* vs. West Virginia
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals)		 L 66–70  2–2 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)
11/23/2014* vs. Dayton
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game)		 L 53–66  2–3 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)
12/01/2014* Marist W 79–61  3–3 Conte Forum (1,748)
12/05/2014* Providence W 69–60  4–3 Conte Forum (6,155)
12/11/2014* Maine W 85–74  5–3 Conte Forum (2,133)
12/14/2014* Binghamton W 63–49  6–3 Conte Forum (1,876)
12/21/2014* USC L 71–75  6–4 Conte Forum (3,577)
12/29/2014* UMass Lowell W 70–47  7–4 Conte Forum (3,711)
01/03/2015 at #2 Duke L 62–85  7–5 (0–1) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
01/06/2015 Pittsburgh L 60–61 OT 7–6 (0–2) Conte Forum (2,213)
01/10/2015 at Miami (FL) L 56–60  7–7 (0–3) BankUnited Center (6,608)
01/14/2015* Harvard
(Rivalry)		 W 64–57 OT 8–7 Conte Forum (3,529)
01/17/2015 #2 Virginia L 51–66  8–8 (0–4) Conte Forum (8,112)
01/20/2015 at Syracuse L 61–69  8–9 (0–5) Carrier Dome (23,781)
01/25/2015 at Georgia Tech W 64–62  9–9 (1–5) Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,587)
01/28/2015 #10 Louisville L 72–81  9–10 (1–6) Conte Forum (5,119)
01/31/2015 at Clemson L 49–64  9–11 (1–7) Littlejohn Coliseum (8,345)
02/04/2015 at #10 Notre Dame L 63–71  9–12 (1–8) Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,458)
02/07/2015 #12 North Carolina L 68–79  9–13 (1–9) Conte Forum (8,263)
02/11/2015 Syracuse L 56–70  9–14 (1–10) Conte Forum (5,476)
02/16/2015 Miami (FL) L 86–89 2OT 9–15 (1–11) Conte Forum (3,813)
02/18/2015 at Florida State L 60–69  9–16 (1–12) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,387)
02/21/2015 #10 Notre Dame L 70–87  9–17 (1–13) Conte Forum (8,366)
02/24/2015 at Pittsburgh L 65–71  9–18 (1–14) Peterson Events Center (9,142)
02/28/2015 NC State W 79–63  10–18 (2–14) Conte Forum (4,165)
03/02/2015 at Virginia Tech W 66–59  11–18 (3–14) Cassell Coliseum (5,730)
03/07/2015 Wake Forest W 79–61  12–18 (4–14) Conte Forum (4,838)
ACC Tournament
03/10/2015 vs. Georgia Tech
(First Round)		 W 66–65  13–18 Greensboro Coliseum (N/A)
03/11/2015 vs. #19 North Carolina
(Second Round)		 L 63–81  13–19 Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team