¢ Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Enrollment is 14,500. Nickname is Eagles. Colors are Maroon and Gold. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

¢ Boston College leads the all-time series, 1-0. The Eagles won, 78-62, in the first round of the 1969 postseason NIT. Sophomore guard Jim O’Brien led B.C. with 24 points while senior forward Terry Driscoll contributed 21. KU was led by Richard Bradshaw, who had 19 points.

¢ Boston College is 5-1 versus the Big 12. B.C. is 3-0 versus Iowa State, 1-0 against Oklahoma State and 0-1 against Texas.

¢ Boston College has lost to Vermont and at Providence and defeated New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Michigan State, UMass, Fairfield, Maryland and Sacred Heart. The Eagles have won six in a row.

¢ Al Skinner is in his 19th season as a head coach, 10th at Boston College. He is 182-110 at B.C. with six straight postseason tourney berths.

¢ Boston College’s five starters average 63.4 points a game, while the team averages 77.4.

¢ Boston College was picked third in the 2005-06 ACC preseason media poll. North Carolina and Duke were tapped 1-2.

¢ Sean Williams has blocked 38 shots in seven games. His 12 blocks at Providence set a school single-game record and was two shy of an NCAA single-game mark set by David Robinson (Navy), Shawn Bradley (BYU), Roy Rogers (Alabama) and Loren Woods (Arizona).