The first thing that comes to people’s minds when they think of Boston College Athletics? Doug Flutie and that beautiful Hail Mary to stun Miami, of course. The second? Well that would probably be the infamous point shaving of the 1978-1979 men’s basketball team. Almost 40 years later, and the point shaving still appears to be in the public’s view on BC. Evidence to this includes Seth Gordon deciding to direct a movie on the whole debacle. Some BC Athletics analysts have considered the possibility that the point shaving may still be affecting the recruitment of men’s basketball players to the school today.
Boston College Point Shaving: Does it Still Matter?
