2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 13 – 3   .813 34 – 4   .895
No. 6 Duke† 11 – 5   .688 30 – 7   .811
No. 12 Wake Forest 11 – 5   .688 24 – 7   .774
No. 16 Florida State 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714
No. 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 (FL) 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
NC State 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533
Virginia 4 – 12   .250 10 – 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 – 14   .125 12 – 19   .387
† 2009 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In 2007–08, they went 14–17 (4–12 ACC). The Eagles were led by twelfth-year head coach Al Skinner, played their games at the Conte Forum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

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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 6–6 218 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-F 6–5 228 So. Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche 21 G 6–7 208 Jr. Hooksett, New Hampshire Manchester Central
Josh Southern 52 C 6–10 255 So. Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw
Cortney Dunn 55 F 6–8 215 So. Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 9, 2008*
1:00 pm 		St. Francis Xavier
Exhibition 		W 82–65[1]  0–0
 Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 14, 2008*
6:00 pm 		Central Connecticut W 80–65[2]  1–0
 Conte Forum (4,197)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Loyola (MD)
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 90–57[2]  2–0
 Conte Forum (4,283)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 18, 2008*
7:00 pm 		St. John's
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 82–70[3]  3–0
 Conte Forum (4,462)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 22, 2008*
2:00 pm 		at Saint Louis L 50–53[4]  3–1
 Chaifetz Arena (9,127)
St. Louis, MO
November 26, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 10 Purdue
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 64–71[5]  3–2
 Madison Square Garden (4,438)
New York, NY
November 28, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. UAB
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 83–77[6]  4–2
 Madison Square Garden (3,670)
New York, NY
December 2, 2008*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa
ACC-Big Ten Challenge 		W 57–55[7]  5–2
 Conte Forum (4,084)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2008*
8:30 pm, CBSCS 		at UMass
Commonwealth Classic 		W 85–81[8] OT 6–2
 Mullins Center (6,792)
Amherst, MA
December 10, 2008*
7:00 pm 		Bryant W 80–61[9]  7–2
 Conte Forum (3,267)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 14, 2008*
1:00 pm 		South Carolina-Upstate W 67–55[10]  8–2
 Conte Forum (3,881)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2008*
4:00 pm, NESN 		Providence W 81–76[11]  9–2
 Conte Forum (6,880)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 23, 2008*
1:00 pm 		Maine W 99–61[12]  10–2
 Conte Forum (2,692)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2008*
7:00 pm 		San Francisco W 84–62[13]  11–2
 Conte Forum (5,231)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 31, 2008*
2:00 pm 		Sacred Heart W 89–76[14]  12–2
 Conte Forum (2,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2009
5:30 pm, FSN 		at No. 1 North Carolina W 85–78[15]  13–2 (1–0)
 Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2009*
7:00 pm 		No. 17 Harvard L 70–82[16]  13–3 (1–0)
 Conte Forum (3,174)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Miami (FL) L 71–77[17]  13–4 (1–1)
 Conte Forum (7,623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14, 2009
7:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 2 Wake Forest L 63–83[18]  13–5 (1–2)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 17, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Virginia Tech L 71–79[19]  13–6 (1–3)
 Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2009
7:00 pm, NESN 		at Georgia Tech W 80–76[20] OT 14–6 (2–3)
 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,174)
Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2009
2:00 pm, Raycom 		NC State W 79–68[21]  15–6 (3–3)
 Conte Forum (8,167)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2009
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		at Maryland W 76–67[22]  16–6 (4–3)
 Comcast Center (17,541)
College Park, MD
January 31, 2009
8:00 pm, Raycom 		Virginia Tech W 67–66[23] OT 17–6 (5–3)
 Conte Forum (8,428)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Virginia W 80–70[24]  18–6 (6–3)
 John Paul Jones Arena (9,631)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2009
4:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 7 Wake Forest L 76–93[25]  18–7 (6–4)
 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,185)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 10, 2009
7:00 pm, NESN 		No. 12 Clemson L 77–87[26]  18–8 (6–5)
 Conte Forum (6,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2009
4:00 pm, FSN 		No. 6 Duke W 80–74[27]  19–8 (7–5)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2009
12:00 pm, FSN 		at Miami (FL) L 58–69[28]  19–9 (7–6)
 BankUnited Center (4,979)
Coral Gables, FL
February 24, 2009
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 Florida State W 72–67[29]  20–9 (8–6)
 Conte Forum (4,968)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at NC State L 69–74  20–10 (8–7)
 RBC Center (15,111)
Raleigh, NC
March 7, 2009
12:00 pm, Raycom 		Georgia Tech W 67–66  21–10 (9–7)
 Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 12, 2009
9:30 pm, Raycom 		(6) vs. (11) Virginia
2009 ACC men's basketball tournament 		W 76–63  22–10 (9–7)
 Georgia Dome (26,352)
Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2009
9:30 pm, Raycom 		(6) vs. (3) No. 9 Duke
2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament 		L 65–66  22–11 (9–7)
 Georgia Dome (26,352)
Atlanta, GA
March 20, 2009
7:20 pm, CBS 		(7) vs. (10) USC
NCAA Tournament 1st Round 		L 55–72  22–12
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (12,814)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[30].

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