# 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.

## Roster

| 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 9, 2008* 1:00 pm | | St. Francis Xavier Exhibition | W 82–65 | 0–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 14, 2008* 6:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 80–65 | 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 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (4,283) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 18, 2008* 7:00 pm | | St. John's NIT Season Tip-Off | W 82–70 | 3–0 | Conte Forum (4,462) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 22, 2008* 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 50–53 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5–2 | Conte Forum (4,084) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 6, 2008* 8:30 pm, CBSCS | | at UMass Commonwealth Classic | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Mullins Center (6,792) Amherst, MA |
| December 10, 2008* 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 80–61 | 7–2 | Conte Forum (3,267) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 14, 2008* 1:00 pm | | South Carolina-Upstate | W 67–55 | 8–2 | Conte Forum (3,881) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 20, 2008* 4:00 pm, NESN | | Providence | W 81–76 | 9–2 | Conte Forum (6,880) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 23, 2008* 1:00 pm | | Maine | W 99–61 | 10–2 | Conte Forum (2,692) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 29, 2008* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 84–62 | 11–2 | Conte Forum (5,231) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 31, 2008* 2:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 89–76 | 12–2 | Conte Forum (2,137) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 4, 2009 5:30 pm, FSN | | at No. 1 North Carolina | W 85–78 | 13–2 (1–0) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 7, 2009* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Harvard | L 70–82 | 13–3 (1–0) | Conte Forum (3,174) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 10, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Miami (FL) | L 71–77 | 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 | 13–5 (1–2) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 17, 2009 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 71–79 | 13–6 (1–3) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| January 20, 2009 7:00 pm, NESN | | at Georgia Tech | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (2–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Atlanta, GA |
| January 24, 2009 2:00 pm, Raycom | | NC State | W 79–68 | 15–6 (3–3) | Conte Forum (8,167) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 27, 2009 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Maryland | W 76–67 | 16–6 (4–3) | Comcast Center (17,541) College Park, MD |
| January 31, 2009 8:00 pm, Raycom | | Virginia Tech | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–6 (5–3) | Conte Forum (8,428) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 4, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia | W 80–70 | 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 | 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 | 18–8 (6–5) | Conte Forum (6,126) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 15, 2009 4:00 pm, FSN | | No. 6 Duke | W 80–74 | 19–8 (7–5) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 21, 2009 12:00 pm, FSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 58–69 | 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 | 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. ||||||