After being a contender during its first two seasons in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Boston College knew this would be a rebuilding year.

And it was. The Eagles went 14-17 and finished tied with North Carolina State for last place in the 12-team conference.

Boston College lost 12 of its final 13 regular-season games before upsetting Maryland in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, dashing the Terrapins' hopes of getting a bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the Eagles showed how far they were away from the conference's best teams by losing to Clemson by 34 points one night later.

Boston College did have one of the premier players in the conference in junior guard Tyrese Rice, who averaged 21.0 points and 5.0 assists a game. Rice is considering entering the NBA Draft, which would be a devastating blow to Boston College's hopes of getting back over .500 next season.

The only other player who scored in double-figures was freshman guard Rakim Sanders, who averaged 11.3 points and 4.6 rebounds a game. Boston College will also have one other returning starter next season in freshman forward Corey Raji, who averaged 8.3 points and 4.3 rebounds.

The two senior starters, center Tyrelle Blair (5.0) and forward John Oates (4.3), should be easily replaceable from a scoring standpoint as they combined for only 9.3 points a game. However, Blair did average 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots.

Sophomore forward Shamari Spears, who lost playing time late in the season, and freshman center Josh Southern, whose minutes increased, should show improvement next season. Spears averaged 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while Southern scored 5.7 points a game.

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