2008–09 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina133 .813344 .895
No. 6 Duke115 .688307 .811
No. 12 Wake Forest115 .688247 .774
No. 16 Florida State106 .6252510 .714
No. 24 Clemson97 .563239 .719
Boston College97 .5632212 .647
Maryland79 .4382114 .600
Virginia Tech79 .4381915 .559
Miami (FL)79 .4381913 .594
NC State610 .3751614 .533
Virginia412 .2501018 .357
Georgia Tech214 .1251219 .387
2009 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NameNum.Pos.Ht.Wt.ClassHometownHigh School
Reggie Jackson0G6–3193Fr.Colorado Springs, ColoradoPalmer
Tyrese Rice4G6–1190Sr.Richmond, VirginiaL. C. Bird
Biko Paris5G6–1200So.New Orleans, LouisianaCypress Christian School
Brennan Bennett10G6–0185So.Whitinsville, MassachusettsNorthbridge
Corey Raji11F6–6218So.Township of Washington, Bergen County, New JerseyWestwood
Joe Trapani12F6–8215So.Madison, ConnecticutDaniel Hand
Nick Mosakowski14G6–1180So.Swampscott, MassachusettsPingree School
Rakim Sanders15G-F6–5228So.Pawtucket, Rhode IslandSt. Andrew's
Tyler Roche21G6–7208Jr.Hooksett, New HampshireManchester Central
Josh Southern52C6–10255So.Saginaw, MichiganSaginaw
Cortney Dunn55F6–8215So.Dallas, TexasLake Highlands

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 ConnecticutW 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 LouisL 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] OT6–2
Mullins Center (6,792)
Amherst, MA
December 10, 2008*
7:00 pm
BryantW 80–61[9] 7–2
Conte Forum (3,267)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 14, 2008*
1:00 pm
South Carolina-UpstateW 67–55[10] 8–2
Conte Forum (3,881)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2008*
4:00 pm, NESN
ProvidenceW 81–76[11] 9–2
Conte Forum (6,880)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 23, 2008*
1:00 pm
MaineW 99–61[12] 10–2
Conte Forum (2,692)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2008*
7:00 pm
San FranciscoW 84–62[13] 11–2
Conte Forum (5,231)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 31, 2008*
2:00 pm
Sacred HeartW 89–76[14] 12–2
Conte Forum (2,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 4, 2009
5:30 pm, FSN
at No. 1 North CarolinaW 85–78[15] 13–2 (1–0)
Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2009*
7:00 pm
No. 17 HarvardL 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 ForestL 63–83[18] 13–5 (1–2)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 17, 2009
4:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia TechL 71–79[19] 13–6 (1–3)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2009
7:00 pm, NESN
at Georgia TechW 80–76[20] OT14–6 (2–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,174)
Atlanta, GA
January 24, 2009
2:00 pm, Raycom
NC StateW 79–68[21] 15–6 (3–3)
Conte Forum (8,167)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2009
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at MarylandW 76–67[22] 16–6 (4–3)
Comcast Center (17,541)
College Park, MD
January 31, 2009
8:00 pm, Raycom
Virginia TechW 67–66[23] OT17–6 (5–3)
Conte Forum (8,428)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at VirginiaW 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 ForestL 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 ClemsonL 77–87[26] 18–8 (6–5)
Conte Forum (6,126)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2009
4:00 pm, FSN
No. 6 DukeW 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 StateW 72–67[29] 20–9 (8–6)
Conte Forum (4,968)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 4, 2009
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at NC StateL 69–74 20–10 (8–7)
RBC Center (15,111)
Raleigh, NC
March 7, 2009
12:00 pm, Raycom
Georgia TechW 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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