More to Prove: Boston College to face Providence in NIT

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- For the first time since the 2017-18 season, Boston College will play in the postseason.  The Eagles have earned a bid to participate in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament and will take on Providence.  The matchup was announced live on Sunday night on ESPN2.

BC enters the 2024 postseason with a 19-15 overall record, finishing with a 8-12 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play.  The Eagles have won four of their last five games and finished up play in the ACC Quarterfinals, falling 66-60 in overtime to Virginia on Thursday, March 14.

This marks the 12th all-time appearance for BC in the NIT.  The Eagles, all-time, have compiled a 17-13 overall record - including a 5-3 mark in true road games - in the prestigious postseason tournament.  In 1969, BC advanced to the NIT championship game in 1969 and the semifinals on three occasions.  In its last NIT appearance on March 13, 2018, Boston College dropped a 79-62 decision at Western Kentucky.

Boston College is 50-62 all-time in the series with Providence.  The Eagles and Friars first met on Jan. 24, 1946 at Boston Garden.  The matchup in the NIT will be the 113th meeting between the two programs - tying with Holy Cross as BC's most common opponent.  

In the last matchup between the two long-time rivals, Providence took a 100-95 overtime win at Conte Forum on Dec. 4, 2018.  This marks the second time the Friars and Eagles will meet in the NIT; PC downed BC, 75-58, on March 24, 1993.