2012-13 Boston College Basketball: Charleston Game Thread @ Charleston Classic (Noon, ESPN3)

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Charleston Cougars (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) vs. Boston College Eagles (1-2, 0-0 ACC)

Time: Noon Eastern
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2012
Place: Charleston, S.C.
Arena: TD Arena
Capacity: 5,100

TV: ESPN3
TV Announcers: Rich Hollenberg, Tim Welsh
Radio: WEEI (93.7 FM/850 AM)
Radio Announcers: Brad Law, Malcolm Huckaby
Line: Boston College +5

Last Time Out: Boston College lost to Dayton, 87-71, to fall to 1-2 on the year.

Series: First-ever meeting between the two teams.

Trends: This will be the fourth-straight time that BC is facing an opponent for the first time. When opponent shoots 50 percent or better this season, Boston College is, predictably, 0-2. Charleston is shooting 43.7 percent on the season.

College of Charleston's 2011-2012 Record: 19-12 (10-8 SoCon)

College of Charleston's Probable Starters:

G - Anthony Stitt (So.) - 6-1, 180 lbs., Charlotte, N.C. - 9.7 PPG, 2.3 APG, 3.0 RPG
G-F - Nori Johnson (Jr.) - 6-5, 209 lbs., Greer, S.C. - 6.0 PPG, 1.0 APG 3.3 RPG
F - Anthony Thomas (Jr.) - 6-7, 207 lbs., Winston-Salem, N.C. - 8.3 PPG, 1.3 APG, 8.0 RPG
F - Trent Wiedeman (Jr.) - 6-8, 255 lbs., Suwanee, Ga. - 11.7 PPG, 0.7 APG, 4.7 RPG
F0C - Adjehi Baru (So.) - 6-9, 225 lbs., Abidjan, Ivory Coast - 5.7 PPG, 0.7 APG, 9.0 RPG

Boston College's Projected Starters:

G - Olivier Hanlan (Fr.) - 6-4, 188 lbs., Aylmer, Quebec - 11.0 PPG, 2.0 APG, 4.0 RPG
G - Joe Rahon (Fr.) - 6-2, 195, San Diego, Ca. - 8.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, 1.7 RPG
G - Lonnie Jackson (So.) - 6-3, 173 lbs., Valencia, Ca. - 4.7 PPG, 2.3 APG, 2.0 RPG
F - Ryan Anderson (So.) - 6-8, 220 lbs., Lakewood, Ca. - 22.7 PPG, 2.0 APG, 10.3 RPG
C - Dennis Clifford (So.) - 7-0, 250 lbs., Bridgewater, Ma. - 7.3 PPG, 0.3 APG, 5.0 RPG

Let's get out of Charleston with more than free pizza for a year. Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below.

Go Eagles!