Newly appointed head coach Bill Raynor will lead his Holy Cross Crusaders into battle against the Eagles from Boston College, in a Division I men's basketball matchup Friday, December 2 at 7:30pm at the Centrum.
Tickets for the game are on sale. The are priced at $12.50 and $10, with a limited number of VIP seats available. Students with I.D. pay $5, and groups of twenty or more receive $2 off the $12.50 and $10 seats by calling 508-798-2778. Tickets may be purchased at the Centrum Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, and via charge-by-phone by calling 931-2000.
Back on board for Holy Cross will be senior forward Rob Feaster, the nation's leading returning scorer and 1994-95 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year. Including Feaster, Holy Cross returns four starters from last year's lineup. Boston College, on the other hand, has lost four starters from their 1993-94 squad, most notably Bill Curley, now with the NBA's Detriot Pistons. BC's head coach, Jim O'Brien, will be counting on sophomore forward Danya Abrams to lead the offensive assault for the Eagles.
Both teams will be looking to gauge their respective talent in this early season contest at the Centrum, December 2. Last year, Holy Cross suffered an early season loss on the Centrum's court at the hands of the UMASS Minutemen in front of a nearly sold-out crowd. In that contest, a Herculean effort by Holy Cross's Feaster (30 points) prompted UMASS Head Coach John Calipari to predict that Feaster would be named Patriot League Player of the Year (Ultimately, Feaster was named to the First Team All-Patriot League).