Reports: BC tabs Ohio’s Jim Christian as basketball coach
Boston College has hired Jim Christian as basketball coach, according to multiple reports. The 49-year-old Christian, who reportedly interviewed earlier in the week and returned to Chestnut Hill on...
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Boston College announced Thursday that Jim Christian would be the school’s new basketball coach, and the 49-year-old expressed an eagerness to begin rebuilding the program. “I am obviously tremendously...
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Shabazz Napier, UConn advance to national title game with win over Florida
Shabazz Napier has directed UConn to another national title game appearance. (AP) The pride of Boston’s Mission Hill has led his team to the ultimate game of the college basketball season. Shabazz...
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Jim Calhoun on D&C: UConn ‘will be victorious’ in NCAA title game
Jim Calhoun Former UConn coach Jim Calhoun joined Dennis & Callahan on Monday morning to discuss the Huskies’ trip to the NCAA title game. For the full interview, visit the Dennis & Callahan...
View ArticleShabazz Napier leads UConn past Kentucky for NCAA title
Point guard Shabazz Napier scored 22 points as UConn posted a 60-54 victory over Kentucky in the NCAA championship game Monday night in Arlington, Texas, to give the Huskies their second title in four...
View ArticleRyan Anderson to transfer from Boston College
Junior forward Ryan Anderson announced on Twitter Monday evening that he will transfer from Boston College after three years with the basketball program. I have decided to transfer from BC. Thank you...
View ArticleKentucky coach John Calipari dismisses rumor that he will join Lakers
Just before tipoff for Monday’s national championship game between UConn and Kentucky, a former Wildcats standout announced that a coaching change was in the works. Rex Chapman, who accumulated 1,073...
View ArticleThatcher Demko has ‘unspeakable amount of excitement’ for Frozen Four in...
CHESTNUT HILL — Boston College standout freshman goalie Thatcher Demko is looking forward to heading to Philadelphia and taking on Union College in the NCAA Frozen Four national semifinal on Thursday...
View ArticleJim Christian makes his passionate case – and plan – to make Boston College...
CHESTNUT HILL — Jim Christian was officially introduced by athletic director Brad Bates Tuesday as the new head coach of the men’s basketball program at Boston College. Christian, who replaces the...
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UMass’ Derrick Gordon first openly gay Div. 1 men’s college basketball player
Derrick Gordon UMass guard Derrick Gordon announced in interviews with the media that were published Wednesday that he is gay, making him the first men’s college basketball player to come out. Gordon,...
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Daniel Ciampini’s hat trick leads Union past BC, ending Eagles’ season in...
BC saw its season ended by Union for the second year in a row. (WEEI) PHILADELPHIA — Trailing 3-2 with a little more than 13 minutes to go in Thursday’s national semifinal, Boston College got a golden...
View ArticleUMass-Lowell’s Connor Hellebuyck wins Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s...
PHILADELPHIA — Every award needs a first winner. Earlier this season, Let’s Play Hockey and the Herb Brooks Foundation introduced the Mike Richter Award. Named after the former University of Wisconsin...
View ArticleJohnny Gaudreau wins Hobey Baker, signs with Calgary Flames, leaves BC after...
After dominating his sport in his junior season at Boston College, Johnny Gaudreau won the hockey equivalent to the Heisman Trophy Friday as he was awarded the Hobey Baker award as the most outstanding...
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Saugus’ Mike Vecchione wins national title after finding unexpected match in...
Mike Vecchione and his Union teammates celebrated the school’s first national title Saturday night. (WEEI) PHILADELPHIA — Mike Vecchione always dreamed of winning a national championship. He didn’t...
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Jim Christian hires recruiting wiz Scott Spinelli to help rebuild Boston...
Scott Spinelli (University of Maryland) CHESTNUT HILL – The first major move of the Jim Christian era is complete. The new head coach of the men’s basketball program at Boston College announced Monday...
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Olivier Hanlan passes up NBA Draft, will return to Boston College for junior...
Olivier Hanlan (21) is coming back for a third season at Boston College. (AP) CHESTNUT HILL — While new coach Jim Christian is looking to rebuild the basketball program, he is getting a big piece back...
View ArticleFormer BC guard Joe Rahon to transfer to St. Mary’s
Former Boston College guard Joe Rahon will return to the West Coast. According to a tweet from ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman, the sophomore has decided to transfer to St. Mary’s after a disappointing...
View ArticleYale basketball player Brandon Sherrod leaves team to join school a capella...
The Yale basketball team finished this past season 19-14 overall and 9-5 in the Ivy League — good for second place behind Harvard — and the Bulldogs are expected to challenge for the top spot in the...
View ArticleProvidence College hockey player Drew Brown battling cancer
Providence College junior forward Drew Brown has left school to receive treatment for Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, the school announced Thursday. “My family and my teammates have been...
View ArticleBoston University AD Mike Lynch to step down June 30
Change is coming to Comm. Ave, as Boston University athletic director Mike Lynch announced in a statement that he will leave the position on June 30. “After 14 years at BU and a decade of leading the...
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