Boston College Basketball went over .500 in 2017-18. Head coach Jim Christian hopes to build on that after losing Jerome Robinson to the NBA.
The Golden Eagles finished with a record above the .500 mark for the first time since the 2010-11 season, back when Steven Donahue was running things. Now, head coach Jim Christian hopes to keep that alive in 2018-19, though replacing one of their best players in the backcourt will be tough.
Jerome Robinson left early for the NBA Draft after putting up a team-high 20.7 points per game along with 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest last season for the Golden Eagles. Luckily for Boston College, they return guard Ky Bowman. After mulling the NBA himself, he chose to return to college for his junior season.
The 6-foot-1 guard will have his hands full in the ACC and beyond if the Golden Eagles hope to be successful in 2018-19. They’ll have frontcourt depth for once with Steffon Mitchell, Nik Popovic and Johncarlos Reyes, but without Robinson, their backcourt is a bit thin. Jordan Chatman could emerge as a breakout player but outside of him, there’s not much else in the production department.
They made the NIT last season but that will be tough to repeat given their lack of depth in the backcourt. Victories over ranked opponents in conference play last year gave them a boost in that regard. Still, they ranked last in scoring defense (74.6) in ACC play last season. This season, they could find themselves in the bottom of the conference. Here’s a look at the 2018-19 season preview for the Boston College Golden Eagles.