Boston College Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:57 PDT

Assuming you followed them last season, you won't need a program to identify the Eagles.

Coach Al Skinner signed no players during the offseason, meaning pretty much the same team that handed North Carolina its first loss (and one of only four last season) will take the court again.

As returning starters, the front line of Joe Trapani, Corey Raji and Josh Southern can bang on the boards, and Rakim Sanders will try to increase his scoring numbers dramatically on the wing.

Trapani averaged 13.4 points per game and Sanders finished at 12.9. Trapani averaged 6.6 rebounds a game, beating out Raji's 6.1 for team honors.

That's a solid nucleus to start with.

However, the one loss is a key one.

Tyrese Rice, who ran the offense at point guard over...