2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
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The 2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 13th-year head coach Al Skinner, played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–16 and 6–10 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Virginia in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, Boston College fired Skinner.[1]
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record15–16 (6–10 ACC)
Headcoach
- Al Skinner (13th season)
Assistant coaches
- Pat Duquette (13th season)
- Bonzie Colson (9th season)
- Mo Cassara (4th season)
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 15–16 (6–10 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Conte Forum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 ACC tournament winner As of March 19, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2008–09 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play. After losing to Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament, the Eagles were invited to the NCAA tournament where, as the seven seed, they lost to the ten seed USC in the round of 64.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm |
Dartmouth | W 89–58 | 1–0 |
30 – Roche | 6 – Tied | 7 – Paris | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm |
St. Francis | W 72–44 | 2–0 |
19 – Roche | 9 – Trapani | 7 – Tied | Conte Forum (2,882) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| November 20, 2010* 6:00 pm |
vs. Saint Joseph Paradise Jam |
L 80–84 | 2–1 |
20 – Trapani | 11 – Jackson | 4 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI | ||||
| November 21, 2010* 6:00 pm |
vs. South Dakota State Paradise Jam |
W 75–58 | 3–1 |
21 – Trapani | 7 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI | ||||
| November 23, 2010* 3:30 pm |
vs. Northern Iowa Paradise Jam |
L 69–81 | 3–2 |
18 – Raji | 7 – Trapani | 4 – Tied | Sports and Fitness Center (531) Saint Thomas, VI | ||||
| November 28, 2009* 7:00 pm |
at Providence | W 82–77 | 4–2 |
20 – Jackson | 12 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | Dunkin Donuts Center (10,782) Providence, RI | ||||
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm |
at Michigan ACC/Big Ten Challenge |
W 62–58 | 5–2 |
24 – Raji | 12 – Trapani | 6 – Jackson | Crisler Center (10,718) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 6, 2009 3:00 pm |
Miami | W 61–60 | 6–2 (1–0) |
18 – Jackson | 9 – Tied | 7 – Paris | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm |
Harvard | L 67–74 | 6–3 |
21 – Trapani | 11 – Raji | 6 – Paris | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| December 13, 2010* 6:45 pm |
Rhode Island | L 69–80 | 6–4 |
14 – Sanders | 11 – Raji | 7 – Paris | Conte Forum (4,263) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| December 20, 2009* 4:00 pm |
Bryant | W 72–46 | 7–4 |
21 – Trapani | 10 – Trapani | 6 – Paris | Conte Forum (6,519) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| December 23, 2009* 7:00 pm |
UMass | W 79–67 | 8–4 |
18 – Tied | 8 – Jackson | 8 – Sanders | Conte Forum (6,519) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| December 30, 2009* 9:00 pm |
South Carolina | W 85–76 | 9–4 |
22 – Sanders | 8 – Jackson | 6 – Paris | Conte Forum (6,846) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| January 2, 2010* 12:00 pm |
Maine | L 51–52 | 9–5 |
17 – Trapani | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| January 5, 2010* 7:00 pm |
NJIT | W 89–32 | 10–5 |
21 – Sanders | 8 – Trapani | 7 – Paris | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| January 10, 2010 4:00 pm |
at Clemson | L 56–72 | 10–6 (1–1) |
13 – Trapani | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC | ||||
| January 13, 2010 7:00 pm |
at No. 8 Duke | L 59–79 | 10–7 (1–2) |
20 – Jackson | 4 – Trapani | 3 – Sanders | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
| January 16, 2010 4:00 pm |
Maryland | L 57–73 | 10–8 (1–3) |
14 – Raji | 9 – Trapani | 5 – Jackson | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| January 19, 2010 9:00 pm |
at Miami | W 79–75 | 11–8 (2–3) |
31 – Trapani | 6 – Trapani | 4 – Jackson | BankUnited Center Miami, FL | ||||
| January 23, 2010 1:30 pm |
at Virginia Tech | L 62–63 | 11–9 (2–4) |
15 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | 4 – Paris | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA | ||||
| January 26, 2010 7:00 pm |
Clemson | W 75–69 | 12–9 (3–4) |
18 – Jackson | 5 – Tied | 7 – Jackson | Conte Forum (6,238) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| January 30, 2010 3:00 pm |
Florida State | L 57–61 | 12–10 (3–5) |
17 – Sanders | 7 – Trapani | 5 – Tied | Conte Forum (8,188) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| February 6, 2010 2:00 pm |
No. 10 Duke | L 63–66 | 12–11 (3–6) |
15 – Raji | 8 – Raji | 4 – Paris | Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| February 9, 2010 7:00 pm |
at Wake Forest | L 85–92 | 12–12 (3–7) |
31 – Roche | 10 – Raji | 3 – Tied | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
| February 14, 2010 7:30 pm |
at Florida State | L 47–62 | 12–13 (3–8) |
17 – Trapani | 7 – Trapani | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,734) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| February 20, 2010 12:00 pm |
North Carolina | W 71–67 | 13–13 (4–8) |
17 – Jackson | 9 – Trapani | 7 – Jackson | Conte Forum (8,128) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| February 24, 2010 7:00 pm |
Virginia Tech | W 80–60 | 14–13 (5–8) |
17 – Trapani | 9 – Sanders | 11 – Jackson | Conte Forum (4,362) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| February 27, 2010 12:00 pm |
at Georgia Tech | L 68–73 | 14–14 (5–9) |
26 – Trapani | 6 – Trapani | 10 – Jackson | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,055) Atlanta, GA | ||||
| March 3, 2010 9:00 pm |
Virginia | W 68–55 | 15–14 (6–9) |
18 – Raji | 9 – Raji | 4 – Jackson | Conte Forum (3,968) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
| March 7, 2010 2:00 pm |
at NC State | L 57–66 | 15–15 (6–10) |
11 – Tied | 5 – Sanders | 5 – Sanders | RBC Center (15,104) Raleigh, NC | ||||
| ACC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2011* 12:00 pm |
(8) | vs. (9) Virginia ACC First Round |
L 62–68 | 15–16 |
22 – Sanders | 5 – Trapani | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||