Boston College Basketball: 2013-14 Men’s Schedule Released
By Joe Micik
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
The Heights beat the Atlantic Coast Conference announcement by half an hour on Thursday afternoon as they released Boston College’s full 2013-14 men’s basketball schedule.
In its entirety:
2013-14 BC Basketball Schedule: Full Analysis
31 games: 14 away, 13 home, 4 neutral
November 2013
7 games: 3 home, 3 neutral, 1 away
| November 8 | at Providence | Providence, RI | Time TBA |
| November 10 | vs. Massachusetts | Boston, MA (TD Garden) | Time TBA |
| November 14 | vs. Toledo | Conte Forum (2K Sports Classic) | Time TBA |
| November 17 | vs. Florida Atlantic | Conte Forum (2K Sports Classic) | Time TBA |
| November 21 | vs. Connecticut | New York, NY (MSG; 2K Sports Classic) | 7pm ET |
| November 22 | vs. Indiana OR Washington | New York, NY (MSG; 2K Sports Classic) | TBD |
| November 26 | vs. Sacred Heart | Conte Forum | Time TBA |
December 2013
6 games: 3 away, 2 home, 1 neutral
| December 4 | at Purdue | W. Lafayette, IN (ACC-B1G Challenge) | 9pm ET |
| December 8 | at USC | Los Angeles, CA | Time TBA |
| December 12 | vs. Maryland (ACC Opener) | Conte Forum | 7pm ET |
| December 15 | vs. Philadelphia Univ. | Conte Forum | Time TBA |
| December 22 | at Auburn | Auburn, AL | Time TBA |
| December 28 | vs. VCU | Brooklyn, NY (Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival) | Time TBA |
January 2014
7 games: 4 home, 3 away
| January 1 | at Harvard | Cambridge, MA | Time TBA |
| January 4 | vs. Clemson | Conte Forum | 4pm ET |
| January 11 | at Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | 12pm ET |
| January 13 | vs. Syracuse | Conte Forum | 9pm ET |
| January 18 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | 12pm ET |
| January 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | Conte Forum | 9pm ET |
| January 29 | vs. Virginia Tech | Conte Forum | 7pm ET |
February 2014
8 games: 5 away, 3 home
| February 1 | at Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | 12pm ET |
| February 5 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | 7pm ET |
| February 8 | vs. Duke | Conte Forum | 6pm ET |
| February 12 | at Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | 7pm ET |
| February 16 | vs. Notre Dame | Conte Forum | 6pm ET |
| February 19 | at Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 7pm ET |
| February 22 | at Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 12pm ET |
| February 26 | vs. Pittsburgh | Conte Forum | 8pm ET |
March 2014
3 games: 2 away, 1 home
| March 1 | at Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | 4pm ET |
| March 4 | vs. Florida State (Senior Day) | Conte Forum | 9pm ET |
| March 9 | at NC State | Raleigh, NC | 6pm ET |
There are some substantial games here. First, generally speaking, the non-conference schedule is good. Sacred Heart, Philadelphia, and Florida Atlantic are counterbalanced by schools like UConn, Indiana/Washington, and VCU. Next, in terms of ACC play, we’re going to get what we want at Conte Forum: namely, home games with Syracuse, Duke, and Notre Dame.
Boston College closes its season with 7 of its last 11 games on the road. February and March are going to be huge months for this team, especially rolling into the ACC Tournament and beyond, but there are very few stretches of this schedule that one might consider weak. In fact, there may be individual weak points on the schedule, but they’re not clustered together. That means Boston College is going to have to work hard to put win streaks together.
Assuming all teams on this schedule play to roughly their potential, 20 wins, depending on which 20, probably gets BC in the tournament. The non-conference schedule features at least three or four solid teams and the ACC schedule is brutal as expected. A 21st win in the ACC Tournament almost certainly gets the Eagles in, but there is a very long way to go until we get into resume breakdowns.