The 2024–25 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Eagles were led by fourth-year head coach Earl Grant and played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the

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. The Eagles won their opening game of the season against

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, but fell in their next game to VCU 80–55. They then won two games before traveling to the

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to participate in the Cayman Islands Classic. There they won three straight games to finish as champions. They defeated Old Dominion in the Quarterfinals, Missouri State by two points in the Semifinals, and Boise State by two points in the final. They didn't fare as well upon returning to the United States as they lost their next three games. These losses included their ACC–SEC Challenge game against

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and their ACC opener against Wake Forest. They won three of their next four games, with their sole loss coming against SMU. From there, the Eagles went on a six-game losing streak, which included an eight point loss against

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, a loss against third ranked

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and an

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loss at

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. The Eagles broke their losing streak with a 77–76 win over

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. Their lost their next four straight games, including a triple overtime loss to Syracuse, and a double overtime loss against Notre Dame. They won their next two games against

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and

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before losing four straight games to end the season. All four of their losses were by double-digits and they played one ranked team, number eleven Clemson, over the stretch. The Eagles finished the

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12–19 and 4–16 in ACC play to finish in seventeenth place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they did not qualify for the 2025 ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 20–16, 8–12 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. As the eleventh seed the ACC tournament, they defeated

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in the First Round, and Clemson in the Second Round before losing to

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in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the

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as an un-seeded team. They defeated third-seed Providence in the First Round before losing at

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in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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