CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A general fatigue exists in college basketball by the end of February. Tournament teams are establishing their positioning against one another either inside or on the bubble, and the best of the best are trying to gain top seeds for their potential pathway to the Final Four. Teams without postseason contention attempt to push forward for the NIT or other brackets, while others still are more likely to play the role of spoiler for those still harboring championship contention.
BC head coach Earl Grant was never under a false pretense about the challenges his team faced this season, and he never sought to engineer a single-season turnaround from any previous struggles the Eagles faced within the ACC.