Boston College coach Earl Grant has made his presence felt at the ACC tournament in his two seasons at the Heights.
The No. 10 seed Eagles had four players in double figures in an 80-62 thrashing of No. 15 Louisville in an opening round match Tuesday at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. The victory upped Grant’s record to 3-1 in the conference postseason play. BC improved to 16-16 and 10-11 will face No. 7 seed North Carolina (19-12, 11-9) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Guards Makai Ashton-Lanford and Jaeden Zackery combined for 31 points, while forwards Prince Aligbe and Devin McGlockton pooled 25 more. BC finished with a 40-26 advantage on the boards.