2025–26 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–6 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey McCrae (4th season)
  • Jim Molinari (5th season)
  • Steve Smith (2nd season)
Home arenaConte Forum
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 0   12 1   .923
No. 12 North Carolina 0 0   12 1   .923
No. 6 Duke 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 21 Virginia 0 0   11 1   .917
Miami (FL) 0 0   11 2   .846
Virginia Tech 0 0   11 2   .846
No. 16 Louisville 0 0   10 2   .833
SMU 0 0   10 2   .833
Stanford 0 0   10 2   .833
Clemson 0 0   10 3   .769
NC State 0 0   9 4   .692
Notre Dame 0 0   9 4   .692
Syracuse 0 0   9 4   .692
Wake Forest 0 0   9 4   .692
Georgia Tech 0 0   8 4   .667
Pittsburgh 0 0   7 6   .538
Florida State 0 0   7 6   .538
Boston College 0 0   6 6   .500
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represents Boston College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles are led by fifth-year head coach Earl Grant and play their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 12–19 and 4–16 in ACC play to finish in 17th place. Under the new ACC tournament rules, they failed to qualify for the ACC tournament. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chas Kelly III 00 G 6'3" 185 Junior Houston, Texas Transferred to Georgia Tech[1]
Dion Brown 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Great Barrington, Massachusetts Transferred to Saint Louis[2]
Roger McFarlane 3 G 6'4" 215 Graduate Student Fort Lauderdale, Florida Graduated
Joshua Beadle 7 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Columbia, South Carolina Entered transfer portal[3]
Ethan Soares 20 G 6'4" 225 Sophomore Houston, Texas
Elijah Strong 31 F 6'8" 235 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to South Carolina[4]
Chad Venning 32 F/C 6'9" 270 Graduate Student Brooklyn, New York Graduated

Incoming transfers

Boston College Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Chase Forte 9 G 6'4" 190 Graduate Student Raleigh, North Carolina South Dakota[5]
Aidan Shaw 23 G/F 6'9" 210 Senior Overland Park, Kansas Missouri[6]
Boden Kapke 33 F/C 6'11" 255 Junior Victoria, Minnesota Butler[7]
Jason Asemota 55 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Lynn, Massachusetts Baylor[8]

2025 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jack Bailey
F
New York, New York Blair Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 6, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Marko Radunovic
G/F
Podgorica, Montenegro KK Podgorica 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 10, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Caleb Steger
G
Dallas, Texas Jesuit Dallas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 1, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Akbar Waheed III
G
North Bethesda, Maryland Georgetown Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 15, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 51    Rivals: 68    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Boston College Eagles". Rivals. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  • "Boston College 2025 Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  • "Boston College Eagles". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Jack Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Blair Academy New York, NY
G 3 Akbar Waheed III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep North Bethesda, MD
G 4 Jack Di Donna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Saint Andrew's Boca Raton, FL
G 5 Fred Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Grambling, LA
F 8 Kany Tchanda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sunrise Christian Kinshasa, DRC
G 9 Chase Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Word of God Christian Academy
South Dakota
Raleigh, NC
G 10 Luka Toews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So The Newman School Tokyo, Japan
G 11 Nick Petronio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Milton Academy Needham, MA
G 13 Donald Hand Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Landstown Virginia Beach, VA
G 21 Jack Eggemeier (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Menlo School Menlo Park, CA
F 22 Jayden Hastings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So IMG Academy Orlando, FL
G/F 23 Aidan Shaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Blue Valley
Missouri
Overland Park, KS
G 30 Caleb Steger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Jesuit Dallas Dallas, TX
F/C 33 Boden Kapke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Holy Family
Butler
Victoria, MN
F 55 Jason Asemota 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hillcrest Prep
Baylor
Lynn, MA
G/F 88 Marko Radunovic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr KK Podgorica Podgorica, MNE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Source:[9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., NBCSB
vs. UConn
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Exhibition
L 52–71 
 23  Hand Jr.   8  Shaw   1  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,456)
Uncasville, CT
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Florida Atlantic L 78–83 OT 0–1
 20  Hand Jr.   8  Tied   7  Payne  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
The Citadel W 76–47  1–1
 18  Hand Jr.   9  Radunovic   6  Forte  Conte Forum (2,538)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Central Connecticut L 59–60  1–2
 17  Payne   8  Tied   3  Tied  Conte Forum (3,774)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Temple W 76–71  2–2
 18  Hand Jr.   14  Shaw   4  Payne  Liacouras Center (3,063)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Hampton W 63–52  3–2
 14  Payne   8  Shaw   4  Toews  Conte Forum (3,751)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 21, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic Lowcountry Bracket Semifinal
L 49–59  3–3
 14  Hand Jr.   10  Hastings   4  Forte  TD Arena (2,112)
Charleston, SC
November 23, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Tulane
Charleston Classic Lowcountry Bracket consolation game
L 90–93 OT 3–4
 26  Hand Jr.   10  Shaw   4  Payne  TD Arena (1,817)
Charleston, SC
November 26, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Harvard W 73–60  4–4
 17  Payne   6  Tied   4  Forte  Conte Forum (4,439)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 3, 2025*
7:15 p.m., ACCN
LSU
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 69–78 OT 4–5
 14  Toews   10  Hastings   3  Hand Jr.  Conte Forum (4,060)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
New Haven W 67–63  5–5
 18  Payne   7  Asemota   2  Tied  Conte Forum (4,064)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. UMass
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 74–76  5–6
 18  Hand   7  Asemota   5  Forte  MassMutual Center (5,853)
Springfield, MA
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–61  6–6
 21  Toews   11  Shaw   3  Tied  Conte Forum (2,833)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Le Moyne       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 6, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2026
12:00 p.m., The CW
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
January 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 31, 2026
1:30 p.m., The CW
Virginia       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL)       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPNu
Stanford       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 14, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN
California       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Wake Forest       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
March 3, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
March 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Notre Dame       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
*
vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  3. ^ Black, AJ (March 25, 2025). "Boston College guard Josh Beadle enters the transfer portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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