Eagles Travel to Tallahassee to Face #11/11 Seminoles on Wednesday

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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA STATE – ALL-TIME SERIES

Today’s game marks the 20th meeting between the two schools.
BC is 7-12 all-time vs. FSU – all 19 games have come in ACC play.
This is the first regular-season game against FSU in 2020-21.
The Feb. 2 game in Chestnut Hill was postponed due to COVID-19.
Last year, BC lost, 80-62, to #7/8 FSU (3/7/20) at the Tucker Center.
The last Eagles win against FSU came on Jan. 20, 2019 – an 87-82 win over the No. 11 Seminoles.

THE HEATER

Jay Heath leads BC and ranks 13th in the ACC in scoring (14.6 ppg) – 11th in conference games only (15.3).
Among all guards in the ACC, Heath ranks seventh in scoring and is the fifth-best scoring sophomore in the league.
The 6-3 guard has scored in double figures in his last six outings – and in 13 of 16 games played this year.
He has scored 20 or more points on four occasions this season, including a career-best 25 points against Miami.
In BC’s win over the Hurricanes, Heath scored a career-high 25 points, connecting on five 3-pointers.
He has posted consecutive 20-point performances at home against N.C. State and Wake Forest.
Against Louisville, Heath registered his first career 20-point performance, finishing with 20 (5-10 FG; 4-6 3FG; 6-7 FT).
His 2.0 3-pointers per game average ranks ninth in the ACC, as he has made 32 trifectas in 16 games.
According to KenPom.com, Heath’s effective FG% rate (FGM + 0.5*3PM)/FGA is 49.8%
The Washington, D.C. native is poised to become the first Eagle to repeat as scoring leader since Jerome Robinson.

ON THIS DATE: MARCH 3

Boston College is 7-10 and 2-4 in ACC play in games played on the March 3 calendar date. The Eagles lost at Florida State, 85-76, on March 3, 2018.
Several notable events in history occurred on March 3: 1634 – Samuel Cole opens the first tavern in Boston; 1794 – Richard Allen founds the African Methodist Episcopal Church; 1837 – Congress increases the size of the U.S. Supreme Court from seven to nine; 1845 – Florida becomes the 27th state of the Union; 1863 – President Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences; 1875 – Bizet’s “Carmen” premieres in Paris; 1885 – American Telephone & Telegraph incorporates; 1887 – Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year old Helen Keller; 1900 – U.S. Steel incorporates; 1951 – Bill Mlkvy – the Owl without a vowel – scores 73 points in an NCAA Tournament game for Temple.
Notable March 3 birthdays: Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum; actress Jessica Biel; inventor Alexander Graham Bell; Baseball Hall of Famer Wee Willie Keeler; blues singer/guitarist Mississippi John Hurt; actor James Doohan; Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersey; singer Ronan Keating.

STEFFON MITCHELL MAKES HISTORY

Throughout his four seasons at Boston College, Steffon Mitchell has made his mark on the program’s record book.
He is the only player in program history to rank in the top 10 in rebounds, steals, and blocked shots in the BC record book.
Since 1996-97, he is the only player in the ACC – and one of 10 Division I players – to post-career totals of 879 rebounds, 159 steals, and 113 blocks.
Notable other players on that list – two National Players of the Year Draymond Green (Mich. State), David West (Xavier); two AP All-Americans Gary Clark (Cincinnati) and Ethan Happ (Wisconsin), and three conference Defensive Players of the Year Chuck Hayes (Kentucky), Marqus Blakely (Vermont), and Damian Saunders (Duquesne).
Mitchell currently ranks eighth all-time in BC history in total rebounds (879) and ninth all-time in rebounding average (8.1 rpg).
He ranks seventh in Boston College history in blocked shots (113) and is 10th in steals (159).
Poised to become the third player in Boston College history to lead the team in rebounding in each of his four seasons.
All-Americans Craig Smith (2002-06) and Bill Curley (1990-94) were the others.
During the 2017-18 season, Mitchell became the first freshman in BC history to average better than 8.0 rebounds per game.
He is eighth among active Division I players in career rebounds (879) and 24th in rebounding average (8.1 rpg).
Mitchell also ranks first in career steals (159) and fourth in career assists (254) among all active players 6-8 or taller.
Mitchell was an All-ACC and ACC All-Defensive team selection a season ago.
Mitchell has led BC in at least one statistical category (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in 96 of his 108 career games.

READY FREDDIE

Frederick Scott – making his first appearance for since Nov. 30 – came off the bench to score 18 points vs. Notre Dame.
The grad transfer saw 22 minutes of action, connecting on 6-of-9 shots – including 2-of-4 from the perimeter.
He added four rebounds, a blocked shot, and a steal in his first action since playing against St. John’s in Bubbleville.
In four games this season, Scott is averaging 8.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per outing, connecting on 57.1% of his FG.
In 100 career games at Rider and BC, Scott is averaging nearly 12.0 points per game and is a career 40% 3-point shooter.

CJ FELDER’S PATTERNS OF IMPROVEMENT

CJ Felder is one of the most improved players in the ACC, making a giant leap between his freshman and sophomore years.
Felder is averaging career-highs in virtually every statistical category.
The sophomore is averaging 10.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game.
Felder ranks third in the ACC in blocks per game (2.1) and is 16th in rebounding (6.4).
He has posted major increases in shooting percentage, both inside the arc and beyond.
The sophomore is shooting nearly five percentage points higher from the floor while attempting better than three field goals per game.
From beyond the arc, Felder has made 20 3-pointers on the season, making nearly 35% of his long-distance attempts.
Entering the season, Felder had only five career 3-pointers and shot 16.1% from long-range last season.

BOO FROM THE WOO – LANGFORD JR. EMERGING

DeMarr Langford Jr. scored a season-best 17 points in the Feb. 27 win over Notre Dame.
The freshman was 7-of-9 from the foul line, including going 4-for-4 with less than 11 seconds left to seal the victory.
Langford added six rebounds, two assists, and a steal against the Irish.
Earlier this season, at home against #22/21 Virginia, Langford Jr. tallied a season-high 14 points.
Prior to that, in his second collegiate start, he tallied 12 points, eight boards, three assists, and two steals at #21/24 Duke.
In 15 games, Langford Jr. is averaging 6.8 points and 4.1 boards while adding 1.5 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.
As a starter, Langford Jr. is averaging 10.3 points, 5.3 boards, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in six games.
Langford Jr. – nicknamed Boo by his grandmother – is the younger brother of starting point guard Makai Ashton-Langford.
On Nov. 26 vs. Rhode Island, they became the first brothers who are Massachusetts natives to start the same game for BC.

COBRA KAI

Makai Ashton-Langford posted a remarkable stat line vs.Notre Dame: 18 points, four 3FG, six assists to zero turnovers, and two steals – a stat line only seven other players have reached in 2020-21.
The redshirt junior is averaging career-highs in scoring (9.2), rebounding (3.3), assists (2.9), and steals (1.8) this season.
He falls one assist short of qualifying for the ACC assist/turnover leaders. His 1.94:1 mark would rank eighth-best.