The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. The Eagles finished 13–20 overall and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for eleventh place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated twelfth seed

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in the first round and fifth seed Wake Forest in the second round before losing to fourth seed

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in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2020–21 season 4–16, 2–11 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost to

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in the first round of the ACC tournament. Head coach

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was fired on February 15, 2021, after starting the season 3–13. Assistant Coach

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served as the interim head coach to finish the season. On March 15, the school named

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head coach

the new coach for the Eagles.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings and the Coaches poll did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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