# 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New head coach Steve Donahue, formerly of Cornell, took over the Eagles from former coach Al Skinner. The team played its home games at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The team finished 2010 with a 15–16 record, missing the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

## Pre-season
### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gabe Moton G | St. Petersburg, FL | St. Petersburg | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Danny Rubin F | Chevy Chase, MD | Landon School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 26, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| 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: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## 2010–2011 Roster
### Departures from 2009–2010 Team

* Evan Ravenel, F – Transferred
* Rakim Sanders, G-F – Transferred
* Tyler Roche, F – Graduated

### Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Reggie Jackson | 0 | G | 6–3 | 208 | Jr. | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Gabe Moton | 4 | G | 6–2 | 170 | Fr. | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Biko Paris | 5 | G | 6–1 | 194 | Sr. | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Corey Raji | 11 | F | 6–6 | 218 | Sr. | Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Joe Trapani | 12 | F | 6–8 | 232 | Sr. | Madison, Connecticut |
| Nick Mosakowski | 14 | G | 6–1 | 187 | Sr. | Swampscott, Massachusetts |
| Matt Humphrey | 15 | G | 6–5 | 185 | Jr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| John Cahill | 20 | G | 6–1 | 170 | Sr. | Albany, New York |
| Chris Kowalski | 24 | F | 6–6 | 240 | Jr. | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Peter Rehnquist | 25 | G-F | 6–4 | 210 | Jr. | Sharon, Massachusetts |
| Dallas Elmore | 30 | G | 6–5 | 210 | Jr. | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Danny Rubin | 31 | G | 6–6 | 170 | Fr. | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Josh Southern | 52 | C | 6–10 | 263 | Sr. | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Courtney Dunn | 55 | F | 6–8 | 238 | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2010* 3:00 pm | | Philadelphia | W 85–58 | – | Conte Forum (N/A) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm | | St. Francis (NY) | W 79–49 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (3,740) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/18/2010* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 67–75 | 1–1 | Conte Forum (3,813) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/22/2010* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 69–54 | 2–1 | Conte Forum (3,672) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/25/2010* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Texas A&M Old Spice Classic 1st round | W 67–65 | 3–1 | HP Field House (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| 11/26/2010* 12:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Wisconsin Old Spice Classic Semifinals | L 55–65 | 3–2 | HP Field House (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| 11/27/2010* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. California Old Spice Classic 3rd place game | W 68–46 | 4–2 | HP Field House (N/A) Orlando, FL |
| 12/01/2010* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | | Indiana ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 88–76 | 5–2 | Conte Forum (5,329) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/04/2010* 6:30 pm, CSNNE | | vs. Massachusetts | W 76–71 | 6–2 | TD Garden (10,642) Boston, MA |
| 12/08/2010* 7:30 pm | | Providence | W 88–86 | 7–2 | Conte Forum (5,462) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/12/2010 4:00 pm, FSN | | at Maryland | W 79–75 | 8–2 (1–0) | Comcast Center (15,851) College Park, MD |
| 12/19/2010* 3:00 pm | | Bryant | W 93–77 | 9–2 | Conte Forum (5,126) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | W 84–80 | 10–2 | Conte Forum (4,116) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/29/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 65–67 | 10–3 | Ryan Center (6,395) Kingston, RI |
| 01/01/2011* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | | at South Carolina | W 85–70 | 11–3 | Colonial Life Arena (8,658) Columbia, SC |
| 01/05/2011* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | L 69–78 | 11–4 | Conte Forum (4,129) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/08/2011 4:00 pm, Raycom | | Georgia Tech | W 86–75 | 12–4 (2–0) | Conte Forum (6,516) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/11/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | NC State | W 75–66 | 13–4 (3–0) | Conte Forum (3,652) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/15/2011 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Miami (FL) | L 71–72 | 13–5 (3–1) | BankUnited Center (6,107) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/19/2011 7:00 pm | | Virginia | W 70–67 | 14–5 (4–1) | Conte Forum (4,628) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/22/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Florida State | L 51–67 | 14–6 (4–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,604) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/27/2011 6:00 pm, ACC Network | | at No. 3 Duke | L 68–84 | 14–7 (4–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 02/01/2011 9:00 pm, ACC Network | | North Carolina | L 74–106 | 14–8 (4–4) | Conte Forum (7,883) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/05/2011 1:00 pm | | Virginia Tech | W 58–56 | 15–8 (5–4) | Conte Forum (6,328) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/08/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Clemson | L 69–77 | 15–9 (5–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,925) Clemson, SC |
| 02/12/2011 1:00 pm, ACC Network | | Maryland | W 76–72 | 16–9 (6–5) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/19/2011 4:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 19 North Carolina | L 46–48 | 16–10 (6–6) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,159) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/23/2011 7:00 pm | | Miami (FL) | L 64–73 | 16–11 (6–7) | Conte Forum (6,138) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/26/2011 12:00 pm, Raycom | | at Virginia | W 63–44 | 17–11 (7–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,747) Charlottesville, VA |
| 03/01/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | W 76–61 | 18–11 (8–7) | Cassell Coliseum (9,684) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/06/2011 12:00 pm, ACC Network | | Wake Forest | W 84–68 | 19–11 (9–7) | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 2:00 pm, ACC Network | (5) | vs. (12) Wake Forest ACC First round | W 81–67 | 20–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/11/2011 2:00 pm, ACC Network | (5) | vs. (4) Clemson ACC Quarterfinals | L 47–70 | 20–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (1 BC) | at (8 BC) McNeese State NIT First round | W 82–64 | 21–12 | Burton Coliseum (5,035) Lake Charles, LA |
| 03/19/2011 11:00 am, ESPN | (1 BC) | (4 BC) Northwestern Second round | L 67–85 | 21–13 | Conte Forum (2,765) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. BC=NIT Boston College bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||