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	–	13	.658
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


† 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, led by first year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the second round of the ACC Tournament where they lost to North Carolina.

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
Idrissa Diallo C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Owens, GarlandGarland Owens	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Gaithersburg, MD
1.5 !G	1	Batten, DimitriDimitri Batten	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Newport News, VA
1.5 !G	2	Hicks, DarrylDarryl Hicks	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	4	Odio, EddieEddie Odio	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Miami, FL
5.0 !C	5	Caudill, KCKC Caudill	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brea, CA
1.5 !G	10	Perpiglia, SteveSteve Perpiglia	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Broomall, PA
3.5 !F	11	Magarity, WillWill Magarity	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 !F	12	Diallo, IdyIdy Diallo	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	13	Cain Carney, JohnJohn Cain Carney	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	15	Donahue, SamSam Donahue	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Pawcatuck, CT
1.5 !G	20	Jackson, LonnieLonnie Jackson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Valencia, CA
1.5 !G	21	Hanlan, OlivierOlivier Hanlan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Aylmer, QE
1.5 !G	22	Brown, AaronAaron Brown	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hackensack, NJ
1.5 !G	23	Dragicevich, AlexAlex Dragicevich	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Northbrook, IL
5.0 !C	24	Clifford, DennisDennis Clifford	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bridgewater, MA
1.5 !G	33	Heckmann, PatrickPatrick Heckmann	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mainz, Germany

Head coach

Jim Christian (Rhode Island)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Spinelli (Boston)
Bill Wuczynski (UNLV)
Preston Murphy (Rhode Island)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM	American International	W 92–53		Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	New Hampshire	W 58–50	1–0	Conte Forum (3,174) Chestnut Hill, MA
11/16/2014* 3:00 PM, NESN	vs. Massachusetts Commonwealth Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Tip-Off	L 62–71	1–1	TD Garden (N/A) Boston, MA
11/20/2014* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. New Mexico Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals	W 69–65	2–1	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723) San Juan, PR
11/21/2014* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. West Virginia Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals	L 66–70	2–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438) San Juan, PR
11/23/2014* 4:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Dayton Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game	L 53–66	2–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002) San Juan, PR
12/01/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Marist	W 79–61	3–3	Conte Forum (1,748) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/05/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Providence	W 69–60	4–3	Conte Forum (6,155) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/11/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Maine	W 85–74	5–3	Conte Forum (2,133) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/14/2014* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Binghamton	W 63–49	6–3	Conte Forum (1,876) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPNU	USC	L 71–75	6–4	Conte Forum (3,577) Chestnut Hill, MA
12/29/2014* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	UMass Lowell	W 70–47	7–4	Conte Forum (3,711) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/03/2015 4:00 PM, RSN	at No. 2 Duke	L 62–85	7–5 (0–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
01/06/2015 9:00 PM, RSN	Pittsburgh	L 60–61 ^OT	7–6 (0–2)	Conte Forum (2,213) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/10/2015 4:00 PM, RSN	at Miami (FL)	L 56–60	7–7 (0–3)	BankUnited Center (6,608) Coral Gables, FL
01/14/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Harvard Rivalry	W 64–57 ^OT	8–7	Conte Forum (3,529) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/17/2015 2:00 PM, RSN	No. 2 Virginia	L 51–66	8–8 (0–4)	Conte Forum (8,112) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/20/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Syracuse	L 61–69	8–9 (0–5)	Carrier Dome (23,781) Syracuse, NY
01/25/2015 1:00 PM, RSN	at Georgia Tech	W 64–62	9–9 (1–5)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,587) Atlanta, GA
01/28/2015 9:00 PM, ACCN	No. 10 Louisville	L 72–81	9–10 (1–6)	Conte Forum (5,119) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/31/2015 12:00 PM, RSN	at Clemson	L 49–64	9–11 (1–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,345) Clemson, SC
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, RSN	at No. 10 Notre Dame	L 63–71	9–12 (1–8)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,458) South Bend, IN
02/07/2015 3:00 PM, ACCN	No. 12 North Carolina	L 68–79	9–13 (1–9)	Conte Forum (8,263) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/11/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Syracuse	L 56–70	9–14 (1–10)	Conte Forum (5,476) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/16/2015 3:00 PM, ESPNU	Miami (FL)	L 86–89 ^2OT	9–15 (1–11)	Conte Forum (3,813) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/18/2015 9:00 PM, ACCN	at Florida State	L 60–69	9–16 (1–12)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,387) Tallahassee, FL
02/21/2015 4:00 PM, RSN	No. 10 Notre Dame	L 70–87	9–17 (1–13)	Conte Forum (8,366) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/24/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Pittsburgh	L 65–71	9–18 (1–14)	Peterson Events Center (9,142) Pittsburgh, PA
02/28/2015 12:00 PM, RSN	NC State	W 79–63	10–18 (2–14)	Conte Forum (4,165) Chestnut Hill, MA
03/02/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Virginia Tech	W 66–59	11–18 (3–14)	Cassell Coliseum (5,730) Blacksburg, VA
03/07/2015 2:00 PM, RSN	Wake Forest	W 79–61	12–18 (4–14)	Conte Forum (4,838) Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
03/10/2015 1:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Georgia Tech First Round	W 66–65	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC
03/11/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN	vs. No. 19 North Carolina Second Round	L 63–81	13–19	Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Boston College Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Roberts Center (1958–1988) Conte Forum (1988–present)

Rivalries	Boston University Harvard UMass

Culture & lore	Baldwin the Eagle "For Boston" 1978–79 point shaving scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

Last season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

See also