The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Christian was fired on February 15, 2021, after starting the season 3–13. Assistant Coach Scott Spinelli served as the interim head coach to finish the season. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles finished the season 4–16, 2–11 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost to Duke in the first round of the ACC tournament.
On March 15, the school named College of Charleston head coach Earl Grant the new coach for the Eagles.
Previous season The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season finished the season 13–19, 7–13 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They lost to Notre Dame in the second round of the ACC tournament. The tournament and all other postseason tournaments were thereafter canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jarius Hamilton 1 F 6'8" 234 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Transferred to Maryland Julian Rishwain 2 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to San Francisco Jared Hamilton 3 G 6'4" 203 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Derryck Thornton 11 G 6'3" 195 Graduate student Los Angeles, CA Graduated Nik Popovic 21 F 6'11" 253 Senior Banja Luka Graduated Matt DiLuccio 22 G 5'11" 180 Senior Rockville Centre, NY Graduated Chris Herren Jr. 24 G 6'3" 174 Sophomore Portsmouth, RI Transferred to San Diego
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Frederick Scott 0 F 6'8" 230 Graduate student Munster, IN Transferred from Rider Andre Adams 12 F 6'9" 230 Graduate student Avondale, AZ Transferred from Southern Utah Rich Kelly 22 G 6'1" 175 Graduate student Shelton, CT Transferred from Quinnipiac James Karnik 33 F/C 6'9" 230 Senior Surrey, British Columbia Transferred from Lehigh
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References