Jim Christian

College Basketball Roundup: NC State uses big run to blow past shorthanded BC

February 6, 2021 Cory Lavalette

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Shakeel Moore scored a career-high 19 points and added six rebounds on Saturday to lead NC State to an 81-65 victory over a Boston College team coming off a three-week coronavirus […]

Duke grinds out ugly win over BC

February 5, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOSTON — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski thinks his players might have been looking ahead to this weekend’s game against North Carolina. And it almost cost them. “They didn’t listen to me,” he said on Tuesday […]

Anthony returns, but Heels fall to BC

February 2, 2020 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Jared Hamilton grew up in North Carolina rooting for the Tar Heels. In his first game at the Smith Center, the home team could have used him. Hamilton scored 18 points and […]

No secrets: The wide-open, well‑scouted world of the ACC

January 29, 2020 Shawn Krest

When Boston College traveled to Duke earlier this season, Eagles coach Jim Christian used a brief stop in play to call out the next offensive set for his team. Standing on the B.C. sideline, Christian […]

Childress, Wake Forest top Boston College

January 20, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — With one of his forwards out of the lineup Sunday, Wake Forest coach Danny Manning doubled down on his big men, and it paid off in the Demon Deacons’ 80-62 victory over Boston […]

Heath, Hamilton lead Boston College past High Point

November 14, 2019 The Associated Press

BOSTON — Boston College is hoping its early-season defensive success is building a model for what it wants to play like the whole season. Jay Heath scored 14 points, Jared Hamilton had 12 and BC […]

Thornton leads BC past Wake Forest 77-70 in schools’ opener

November 7, 2019 The Associated Press

BOSTON — Boston College turned up the speed and handled the pressure of their season-opening conference test with some tough defense. Derryck Thornton scored a career-high 23 points and Nik Popovic had 19 to lead […]

Duke rally at BC falls short in first loss of the season

December 10, 2017 Cory Lavalette

BOSTON — Boston College coach Jim Christian says there will be a new poster on the wall outside the basketball office at Conte Forum. “When you walk down the hallway (outside) our office, they have […]