BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Boston College Men’s Basketball team begins the 2025-26 season Monday evening, as they take on Florida Atlantic at 7 p.m. in the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena.
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BOSTON COLLEGE VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC – ALL-TIME SERIES
- Monday’s game marks the fourth all-time meeting between the two schools. Boston College holds a 3-0 series lead.
- The Eagles captured the most previous meeting – 82-79 – played at Chestnut Hill on Nov. 17, 2013.
- This is the first time the contest will be played at the Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena in Boca Raton, Florida.
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE
- The Eagles are 11-7 all-time vs. current American Conference teams.
- BC played one American team last season, hosting Temple on Nov. 15, 2024. The Eagles took a 72-69 victory off Donald Hand Jr.’s 17 points and six rebounds.
- Boston College travels to Temple on Nov. 15, and potentially plays Tulane in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic.
BOSTON COLLEGE IN SEASON OPENERS
- In its 92 previous season openers, Boston College has posted an outstanding 72-20 (.783) winning percentage.
- Earl Grant is 4-0 in season openers at Boston College.
- Last year, Boston College defeated The Citadel, 69-60, on Nov. 3.
- The Eagles have played their season opener at Conte Forum in 10 of the last 11 seasons and 35 of the last 39 years.
EDGERLEY FAMILY COURT
- The basketball court at Silvio O. Conte Forum will officially be named the Edgerley Family Court starting this season.
- The Edgerleys are active members of the Parents Leadership Council and are supporters of undergraduate financial aid at Boston College, having co-chaired Pops on the Heights in 2023 and 2024.
- Sandra Edgerley serves on the Boston College Board of Trustees, where she is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee. Paul Edgerley is a senior advisor at Bain Capital, where he was a managing director and played a leadership role for more than 30 years.
- The court is a lasting symbol of the Edgerleys’ commitment to enhancing the tradition of excellence at Boston College.
OUT OF CONFERENCE OPPONENTS IN 2025-26
- Boston College will face 13 non-conference opponents from a possible nine different conferences in 2025-26.
- Four of the 13 non-con opponents hail from the NEC (CCSU, New Haven, FDU, and Le Moyne).
- Here is where the Eagles’ opponents rank according to preseason polls and rankings sites for the season:
– FAU (6th, American; 145 KP)
– The Citadel (10th, SoCon; 332 KP)
– CCSU (2nd, NEC; 315 KP)
– Temple (9th, American; 131 KP)
– Hampton (5th, CAA; 226 KP)
– Davidson (11th, A10; 150 KP)
– Tulane/Utah State (3rd, American/2nd, MW; 114/42 KP)
– Harvard (2nd, Ivy; 163 KP)
– LSU (15th, SEC; 56 KP)
– New Haven (10th, NEC; 360)
– UMass (5th, MAC; 197 KP)
– FDU (5th, NEC; 349 KP)
– Le Moyne (9th, NEC; 339 KP)
