2011-12 Boston College Eagles Basketball Preview - SCACCHoops.com

2011-12 Boston College Eagles Basketball Preview

Posted: 10/10/2011 6:54:38 AM

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Boston College Season Preview

Record Last Season	21 - 13, 10 - 8 ACC
Players Lost	Joe Trapani, Corey Raji, Reggie Jackson, Biko Paris, Josh Southern
New Players	Matt Humphrey, Deirunas Visockas, Eddie Odio, KC Caudill, and 8 others
Projected Lineup	Gabe Moton, Danny Rubin, Matt Humphrey, KC Caudill, Ryan Anderson
Schedule Highlights	11/21 vs UMASS, 11/30 vs Penn State, 12/8 @ Providence, 12/29 vs Harvard
Boston College Schedule
Boston College Scouting Report

Projected Statistics (Returning Players Only)

Explanation of Statistic Projections

Name	Pts	Asts	Rbds	Stls	Blks	TOs	% Correct
Danny Rubin	6.6	1.1	3.0	0.6	0.4	1.2	92
Gabriel Moton	5.9	2.0	2.3	0.8	0.2	1.3	92
Peter Rehnquist	0.9	0.2	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	98

Things to Watch

There's going to be a lot of growing pains for the Eagles this season. Over 91% of the team's offense is gone. There are nine freshmen and two sophomores on the roster. The leading returning scorer averaged 4.1 points per game. In short, Steve Donahue will have a lot of babysitting to do in year number two of his tenure.

Backcourt

The new expected go to guy is Oregon transfer Matt Humphrey, who will take over at shooting guard. As a junior, Humphrey is far and away the most experienced player on the team. Humphrey is a three point shooter who can handle the ball on occasion. At point guard, Gabe Moton, one of the few returnees from last year, will get the starting job. Moton averaged just 2.5 points per game in limited duty. Also back is Danny Rubin, the team's leading scorer from last year. Rubin could start as a third guard, or could be a backup off the bench. Backing up will be Jordan Daniels, a 135 pound firecracker who gets up the floor in a hurry. Lonnie Jackson is a shooter who needs to put on some weight. These players might normally redshirt this year, but given the lack of depth, will be on the court a lot this year, and will need to learn in a hurry.

Frontcourt

There is virtually no experience in the Eagles frontcourt. But there is some potential. Dennis Clifford is a seven footer who will likely be there to clean up the boards and big a body. The same goes for KC Caudill, who at 6-10 and 295 pounds will be tough to move. Ryan Anderson looks to be a starter at power forward. His body is ready for the college game. It's just a matter of whether the skills translate. Eddie Odie is a shooter who will likely play some small forward. Ryan Kilcullen is a guy who will help around the basket in terms of defense and rebounding.

Schedule

There are some interesting games on the non conference schedule. The Eagles host Penn State in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge this year, and will host a Harvard team that has owned Boston College as of late. The lone non conference game of note is at Providence, which is a winnable game. In the ACC, the Eagles get Duke on the road and UNC at home once.

Prediction

This year will be a big step backward for the Eagles. They were a 21 win team a season ago, and will be lucky to win half of that this year. The future of this team looks bright, but the future is unfortunately not this year. It's likely the Eagles will finish at the bottom of the ACC, and may not win more than one or two conference games.

by Will Ojanen (Twitter: @WillsWorldMN)

Fantasy Player to Watch

Matt Humphrey is the only player on the roster with 2 years of college experience under his belt, so he is the most likely to step up. Humphrey likes to shoot the 3 and should be able to put up points for a BC team that will badly need them.

Last Year's Player Statistics

Boston College
Name	GP	Mins	Pts	Asts	Rbds	Stls	Blks	TOs	FG%	3P%	FT%
Reggie Jackson	34	34.1	18.2	4.5	4.3	1.1	0.5	2.4	50.3	42.0	79.6
Joe Trapani	34	29.9	14.8	1.8	7.0	0.7	0.8	1.9	42.5	35.7	70.7
Corey Raji	32	27.8	12.1	1.6	6.7	0.5	0.2	1.0	48.3	32.8	70.3
Biko Paris	33	31.3	10.3	3.5	2.2	0.8	0.1	1.9	42.7	42.2	78.7
Josh Southern	33	18.5	6.6	1.5	3.8	0.2	0.4	1.2	58.2	0.0	72.0
Danny Rubin	29	16.8	4.1	0.6	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.6	42.6	43.4	60.0
Gabriel Moton	34	14.9	2.5	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	0.8	39.5	26.5	61.1
Dallas Elmore	34	14.6	2.3	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.2	0.8	36.4	30.6	80.0
John Cahill	27	13.0	2.0	0.3	1.1	0.3	0.0	0.3	48.5	52.0	75.0
Cortney Dunn	22	7.7	1.3	0.4	1.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	61.1	0.0	42.9
Chris Kowalski	15	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	11.1	0.0	0.0
Nick Mosakowski	10	2.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	14.3	0.0	0.0
Peter Rehnquist	10	1.8	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	60.0	0.0	0.0