Boston College’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule is still taking shape, but another non-conference piece has already surfaced: the Eagles are expected to host New Hampshire, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. The date and tipoff time have not been set.
It will be the latest chapter in a series that has stayed confined to Chestnut Hill, Mass. Every one of the 10 meetings between the schools has been played there, and this matchup appears headed for the same building.
The last time BC and UNH squared off came in the 2022-23 season, when Earl Grant was still coaching the Eagles. New Hampshire walked out with a 74-71 win in the home game, handing BC its first-ever loss to the Wildcats and dropping the Eagles to 5-5.
The Wildcats come into this projected matchup after a rough stretch under Nathan Davis. In 2024-25, UNH finished 8-24 overall and 6-10 in America-East play. The year before, Davis’ first season after taking over in April of 2023, New Hampshire went 9-21 and 5-11 in league play, which was its second-worst mark since he arrived.
Boston College, meanwhile, is trying to reset under first-year head coach Luke Murray. Murray spent five years alongside Dan Hurley at UConn, where he was part of two national championships and five straight NCAA Tournament trips. He is the 14th head coach in program history.
Murray takes over after BC missed the ACC Tournament for a second straight season under Grant. The Eagles finished 11-20 overall and 4-14 in conference play in 2025-26, which led to Grant’s dismissal.
New Hampshire is only one of several notable items already on BC’s upcoming slate. The Eagles are also set to meet Georgia in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Athens, Ga., and they have a second matchup with UMass at TD Garden, though the date and time for that game have not yet been announced.
Rothstein also reported that Boston College will take part in the 2026 ESPN Events Invitational with the Bulldogs, Cincinnati, and UCF.
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