Boston College will have to wait a bit before seeing Jacob Furphy again.
The Eagles guard sprained his Medial Collateral Ligament in Sunday’s 90-46 exhibition win over MIT, and CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported that the injury is expected to keep him out for two to six weeks.
Furphy was hurt late in the second half after getting rolled up on. He exited gingerly and needed help from BC trainers to get off the floor.
The UConn transfer came off the bench in the exhibition and played 11 minutes. He finished 2-for-5 from the field, 1-for-4 from beyond the arc, and scored six points while adding an assist, a rebound and a steal.
At 6-foot-5 and 191 pounds, the Tasmanian brings more than just size to Boston College. He appeared in 14 games for the Huskies last season as a true freshman and is the lone player on BC’s roster with previous experience under head coach Luke Murray, who served as an assistant at UConn from 2021-26.
Furphy also arrives with a decorated international résumé. He represented Australia at several levels and won gold medals at the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship, 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, 2023 FIBA U17 Oceania Championship and 2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup.
Coming out of high school, he was rated a four-star recruit by both 247Sports and ESPN and placed among the nation’s top 100 prospects.
Boston College opens the 2026-27 season against Wagner on Nov. 3, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. ET.
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