# 2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament, they lost in the first round to Wake Forest.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 0–18 to finish in last place in ACC play. This was the first time a team went winless in the ACC during a season. They lost to Florida State in the first round of the ACC tournament.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Darryl Hicks | 2 | G | 6'2" | 192 | RS Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Transferred to Campbellsville |
| Eli Carter | 3 | G | 6'2" | 200 | RS Senior | Paterson, NJ | Graduated |
| Idy Diallo | 4 | F | 6'11" | 253 | RS Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to UC Riverside |
| Steve Perpiglia | 20 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Broomall, PA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Matt Milon | 22 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Freshman | Ovideo, FL | Transferred to William & Mary |
| Dennis Clifford | 24 | C | 7'1" | 262 | Senior | Bridgewater, MA | Graduated |
| Sammy Barnes-Thompkins | 55 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Freshman | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to Odessa College |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Connar Tava | 3 | F | 6'6" | 245 | RS Senior | Macomb, MI | Transferred from Western Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tava graduated from Western Michigan. |
| Maurice Jeffers | 15 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Delaware. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jeffers graduated from Delaware. |
| Jordan Chatman | 25 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Vancouver, WA | Transferred from BYU. Will be eligible to play. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ty Graves #57 SG | Greensboro, NC | Page High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Dec 17, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Mike Sagay #64 SF | Bloomfield, CT | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Nik Popovic PF | Weston, FL | The Sagemont School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Ky Bowman SG | Havelock, NC | Havelock High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Stonehill | W 81–74 | | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Nicholls State | L 73–79 | 0–1 | Conte Forum (3,122) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 73–57 | 1–1 | Conte Forum (2,051) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Stony Brook Barclays Center Classic Opening Round | W 82–75 | 2–1 | Conte Forum (2,108) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Towson Barclays Center Classic | W 80–70 | 3–1 | Conte Forum (2,163) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | vs. Kansas State Barclays Center Classic semifinals | L 54–72 | 3–2 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | vs. Richmond Barclays Center Classic Consolation Game | L 54–67 | 3–3 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Dartmouth | W 88–70 | 4–3 | Conte Forum (3,188) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Harvard Rivalry | L 66–74 | 4–4 | Conte Forum (3,832) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Hartford | L 63–65 | 4–5 | Conte Forum (2,274) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Auburn Under Armour Reunion | W 72–71 | 5–5 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Sacred Heart | W 82–75 | 6–5 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Fairfield Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball | L 83–89 | 6–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 12/23/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Providence | W 79–67 | 7–6 | Conte Forum (5,266) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | Syracuse | W 96–81 | 8–6 (1–0) | Conte Forum (7,226) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/03/2017 7:30 pm, RSN/NESN | | at Wake Forest | L 66–79 | 8–7 (1–1) | LJVM Coliseum (7,708) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | at No. 8 Duke | L 82–93 | 8–8 (1–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,914) Durham, NC |
| 01/11/2017 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | NC State | W 74–66 | 9–8 (2–2) | Conte Forum (3,904) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | at Syracuse | L 53–76 | 9–9 (2–3) | Carrier Dome (21,626) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 16 Virginia | L 54–71 | 9–10 (2–4) | Conte Forum (5,038) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/21/2017 12:00 pm, ACCN | | No. 9 North Carolina | L 82–90 | 9–11 (2–5) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/25/2017 9:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | at Miami (FL) | L 77–78 | 9–12 (2–6) | BankUnited Center (7,139) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/29/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 79–85 | 9–13 (2–7) | Cassell Coliseum (7,372) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/31/2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | L 80–85 | 9–14 (2–8) | Conte Forum (3,751) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/04/2017 4:30 pm, ACCN | | No. 6 Louisville | L 67–90 | 9–15 (2–9) | Conte Forum (7,047) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | Pittsburgh | L 72–83 | 9–16 (2–10) | Conte Forum (3,843) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/11/2017 5:30 pm, RSN/NESN | | at Georgia Tech | L 54–65 | 9–17 (2–11) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,391) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 25 Notre Dame | L 76–84 | 9–18 (2–12) | Conte Forum (4,321) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Florida State | L 72–104 | 9–19 (2–13) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,609) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm, RSN/NESN | | Virginia Tech | L 75–91 | 9–20 (2–14) | Conte Forum (6,311) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/01/2017 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 19 Notre Dame | L 66–82 | 9–21 (2–15) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,028) South Bend, IN |
| 03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | L 68–82 | 9–22 (2–16) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,135) Clemson, SC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (15) | vs. (10) Wake Forest First round | L 78–92 | 9–23 | Barclays Center (8,656) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||