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Stadium:
Silvio O. Conte Forum
The Silvio O. Conte Forum, usually known as the Conte Forum is an 8,606-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Opened in 1988 and directly adjacent to Alumni Stadium (some offices overlook both the stadium and arena floors), it is home to the Boston College Eagles men's and women's basketball and ice hockey teams. It was built on the site of the former McHugh Hockey Rink, which ran parallel to the stadium rather than perpendicular. As the largest indoor venue on the BC campus, Conte Forum hosts larger university-related events including conferences, debates and concerts. It is the site of the annual "Pops-on-the-Heights," a gala concert which features the Boston Pops Orchestra and raises over $1.5 million for BC's academic scholarship fund. In the event of inclement weather, Conte Forum also hosts the university's commencement exercises.

Team History:
The Boston College men's basketball team has its origins in 1904, and the squad has played, through the 2005-06 season, 68 seasons of hoops. In 1904, a men's varsity team was sanctioned and on December 26 of that year BC played its first-ever game, losing 8-6 to Battery H of Navy, and won its first-ever game that season against Tufts, 23-17, in Medford. Basketball, not a popular sport at the turn of the 20th century, suffered through years of weak fan support and only lasted three initial seasons before being dropped. A brief revival in the early 1920s brought the men's team back, but it was dropped again following the 1924-25 season. Finally, following World War II when the sport began to really take off in the United States, the basketball team became permanent in the 1945-46 season.

Season Preview:
And now for a quick look at how some of the early-entrants fared in the NBA draft. Sean Williams had no choice. The former Boston College center was dismissed from the Eagles in January. He had to go in the draft. And the reality is, he probably wouldn't have gone too much higher than he did, which was No. 17 to New Jersey. So in reality, he probably went where he should have and to a team that really needs him. Colorado State's Jason Smith wasn't going to go back to school for new coach Tim Miles. He was gone as soon as he was in the first round. Getting into the first round, ending up with Philadelphia (in a trade with Miami) and being selected at No. 20 should be cause for celebration.

Official Site:
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