BC's Rakim Sanders Scores 25 In Win Over Virginia

Pawtucket's own, Rakim Sanders, led the BC Eagles over Virginia in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Sanders also added 7 boards, while shooting 7 0f 11 from the field and 11 of 12 from the line. Rakim has put together a nice sophomore season for the Eagles. BC will now face off against Duke, via ESPN:

Rakim Sanders scored 25 points and Boston College closed the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a sluggish 76-63 win over Virginia on Thursday night.

The Eagles (22-10) built a 37-25 lead by halftime and coasted the rest of the way against the ACC's lowest-scoring team. Virginia finished the season 10-18, its worst since a 9-17 record in 1966-67.

Mamadi Diane led the Cavaliers with 24 points, hitting 4 of 6 from beyond the 3-point arc, but he had little offensive help. Virginia shot just 37.5 percent (21 of 56) from the field and turned it over 20 times.

Boston College advanced to face No. 9 Duke in the quarterfinals Friday night.

Rakim Sanders Windmill Dunk vs Florida State (Video)

Check out this windmill dunk by Pawtucket's Rakim Sanders in last night's game against Florida State. BC "upset" Florida State, 72-67, and Sanders had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in the victory.

BC's Rakim Sanders Scores 20 Points & Grabs 10 Rebounds In Win At Virginia

Pawtucket, RI native Rakim Sanders had what might have been his best game of the season last night in BC's 80-70 victory over Virginia, via Boston Herald Sports:

Rakim Sanders had a big game for BC (18-6, 6-3 ACC), scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Sanders and Tyrese Rice helped the Eagles jump out to a double-digit lead thanks to a 25-5 first-half run.

“Rakim is obviously physically, probably as gifted as any 2-guard in the league,” Skinner said. “And when he decides to make up his mind that he wants the ball and he wants to make a presence, particularly on the interior, I’m not sure if there are many guards in this league that can stop that.”

Sounds like Coach Skinner thinks Rakim should start taking the ball into the post and driving to the basket more often. I have to agree since Rakim's outside shooting is still a little spotty at this point in his college career. Nice to see Rakim performing well though.