# 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech and NC State before losing in the quarterfinals to Clemson. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Western Kentucky.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jerome Robinson | 1 | G | 6'5" | 191 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Declare for 2018 NBA draft |
| Mike Sagay | 3 | F | 6'7" | 208 | Sophomore | Bloomfield, CT | Transferred to IUPUI |
| Deontae Hawkins | 23 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Dayton, OH | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jared Hamilton | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Charlotte, NC | Georgia Southern |
* Under NCAA transfer rules, Jared Hamilton has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in December during the 2018–19 season. Jared Hamilton has one and a half years of remaining eligibility.

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Wynston Tabbs #51 SG | Leonardtown, MD | Saint Mary's Ryken | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jairus Hamilton #14 SF | Concord, NC | Cannon School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 11, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Chris Herren, Jr. PG | Marion, MA | Tabor Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Seton Hall Charity exhibition | L 62–76 | – | 20 – Bowman | 9 – Hamilton | 4 – Bowman | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Milwaukee | W 73–53 | 1–0 | 19 – Bowman | 14 – Mitchell | 4 – Bowman | Conte Forum (3,763) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | St. Francis Brooklyn Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 74–69 | 2–0 | 26 – Bowman | 10 – Tied | 4 – Bowman | Conte Forum (3,974) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | IUPUI Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 69–76 | 2–1 | 20 – Chatman | 9 – Bowman | 3 – Tied | Conte Forum (3,244) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 19, 2018* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Wyoming Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | W 88–76 | 3–1 | 38 – Bowman | 11 – Mitchell | 5 – Chatman | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (975) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Fort Myers Tip-Off championship | W 78–66 | 4–1 | 20 – Chatman | 7 – Tabbs | 5 – Bowman | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (2,750) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 26, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 68–56 | 5–1 | 18 – Popovic | 13 – Mitchell | 5 – Tabbs | Conte Forum (4,389) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Sacred Heart | W 81–73 | 6–1 | 28 – Tabbs | 9 – Hamilton | 6 – Bowman | Conte Forum (3,410) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Providence | L 95–100 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 28 – Chatman | 11 – Mitchell | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (5,453) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 8, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Columbia | W 82–73 | 7–2 | 24 – Bowman | 14 – Popovic | 5 – Bowman | Conte Forum (3,295) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Fairfield | W 77–67 | 8–2 | 22 – Herren Jr. | 12 – Bowman | 6 – Tabbs | Conte Forum (4,664) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 22, 2018* 3:30 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | W 65–62 | 9–2 | 19 – Popovic | 9 – Mitchell | 4 – Tabbs | Wintrust Arena (4,741) Chicago, IL |
| December 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Hartford | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | 44 – Bowman | 10 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (5,472) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at No. 10 Virginia Tech | L 66–77 | 9–4 (0–1) | 18 – Chatman | 7 – Bowman | 5 – Bowman | Cassell Coliseum (7,009) Blacskburg, VA |
| January 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 4 Virginia | L 56–83 | 9–5 (0–2) | 16 – Popovic | 6 – Hamilton | 2 – Tied | Conte Forum (5,738) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Notre Dame | L 66–69 | 9–6 (0–3) | 24 – Bowman | 16 – Bowman | 3 – Hamilton | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,442) South Bend, IN |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Louisville | L 70–80 | 9–7 (0–4) | 21 – Chatman | 13 – Bowman | 7 – Bowman | KFC Yum! Center (14,898) Louisville, KY |
| January 20, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 11 Florida State | W 87–82 | 10–7 (1–4) | 37 – Bowman | 9 – Bowman | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (5,533) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest | W 65–61 | 11–7 (2–4) | 21 – Popovic | 11 – Popovic | 7 – Mitchell | LJVM Coliseum (9,487) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | Syracuse | L 71–77 | 11–8 (2–5) | 21 – Tied | 9 – Mitchell | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (6,862) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Notre Dame | L 73–79 | 11–9 (2–6) | 25 – Bowman | 10 – Bowman | 5 – Mitchell | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Duke | L 55–80 | 11–10 (2–7) | 16 – Chatman | 8 – Popovic | 6 – Bowman | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at Syracuse | L 56–67 | 11–11 (2–8) | 21 – Bowman | 7 – Bowman | 2 – 4 tied | Carrier Dome (26,011) Syracuse, NY |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | W 66–57 | 12–11 (3–8) | 14 – Bowman | 8 – 3 tied | 7 – Bowman | Conte Forum (3,463) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Miami (FL) | W 64–57 | 13–11 (4–8) | 17 – Chatman | 14 – Popovic | 8 – Bowman | Conte Forum (7,251) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at NC State | L 80–89 $^{OT}$ | 13–12 (4–9) | 18 – Popovic | 18 – Mitchell | 5 – Bowman | PNC Arena (14,435) Raleigh, NC |
| February 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Clemson | L 66–76 | 13–13 (4–10) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Hamilton | 3 – Popovic | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,810) Clemson, SC |
| February 27, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Louisville | W 66–59 | 14–13 (5–10) | 25 – Bowman | 12 – Bowman | 8 – Bowman | Conte Forum (4,250) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (5–11) | 24 – Popovic | 10 – Mitchell | 7 – Mitchell | McCamish Pavilion (6,285) Atlanta, GA |
| March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 3 North Carolina | L 66–79 | 14–15 (5–12) | 23 – Bowman | 9 – Bowman | 5 – Chatman | Conte Forum (7,731) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | NC State | W 73–47 | 14–16 (5–13) | 14 – Bowman | 12 – Mitchell | 4 – Bowman | Conte Forum (7,279) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (11) | vs. (14) Pittsburgh First Round | L 70–80 | 14–17 | 21 – Popovic | 9 – Popovic | 4 – Bowman | Spectrum Center (9,677) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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