The Boston College men’s basketball roster news keeps piling up, as the program reportedly added a pair of local transfers on Thursday afternoon.
The first was former Northeastern guard JB Frankel, a 6-foot-3-inch ball distributor who averaged 5.9 points per game and was fourth on the team with 57 assists last season as a junior.
Northeastern transfer JB Frankel has committed to Boston College, a source tells me.
The 6-3 guard averaged 5.9 PPG, 2.0 RPG and 1.9 APG. https://t.co/pzYoRcYLP3 pic.twitter.com/dDOk2OVpc0
— College Basketball Content (@CBBcontent) April 16, 2026
Frankel is a New York, N.Y., native and attended Brewster Academy, where he helped the team amass a 35-2 overall record and a perfect 10-0 mark in league play in 2022-23 before arriving in Boston, Mass.
After playing in 24 games as a freshman, in which he averaged 8.5 minutes per game, Frankel made 17 starts as a sophomore and 13 this past season. His 7.3 PPG in 2024-25 was a career-best, including his 10.7 PPG in conference action.
The second transfer the Eagles added was former Merrimack guard Ernest Shelton, a 6-foot-5, 180-pound sharpshooter who averaged 15.9 points and made 99 shots from beyond the arc this past season for the MAAC regular-season champions.
NEWS: Merrimack transfer Ernest Shelton has committed to Boston College, sources told ESPN. 6-foot-5 junior averaged 15.9 points and made 99 3s this past season for the MAAC regular-season champs. First-team All-MAAC guard had 23 against Auburn in November. pic.twitter.com/8HT1ef29zH
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 16, 2026
In a win over Boston University during the regular season, Shelton tied the Warriors’ single-game record with nine 3-pointers on 9-of-12 shooting from distance. The Philadelphia, Penn., native also dropped 23 on No. 20 Auburn back in November.
The Father Judge High School received First-Team All-MAAC honors at the end of the season, his first in North Andover, Mass. Shelton played his first two collegiate seasons at Gannon University.
Earlier on Thursday, BC received a commitment from Slovenian guard Zak Smrekar and picked up former Montana guard Money Williams from the portal as well.
2026 Boston College Men’s Basketball Additions:
- Zak Smrekar – Guard – 6’7′, 195 lbs. – Freshman – Last Program: Krka Novo Mesto (Slovenia)
- Money Williams – Guard – 6’4″, 211 lbs. – Senior – Last Program: Montana
- JB Frankel – Guard – 6’3″ – Senior – Last Program: Northeastern
- Ernest Shelton – Guard – 6’5″, 180 lbs. – Senior – Last Program: Merrimack
2026 Boston College Men’s Basketball Transfer Portal Departures:
- Akbar Waheed III – Guard – 6’6″, 205 lbs. – Freshman
- Luka Toews – Guard – 6’1″, 190 lbs. – Sophomore
- Boden Kapke – Forward/Center – 6’11”, 255 lbs. – Junior
- Fred Payne – Guard – 6’2, 185 lbs. – Redshirt Sophomore
- Donald Hand Jr. – Guard – 6’5″, 210 lbs. – Redshirt Junior
- Jayden Hastings – Forward – 6’9″, 240 lbs. – Redshirt Junior
- Caleb Steger – Guard – 6’5″, 210 lbs. – Freshman
- Kany Tchanda – Forward – 6’9″, 200 lbs. – Sophomore
- Marko Radunovic – Guard/Forward – 6’6″, 205 lbs. – Freshman
- Jason Asemota – Forward – 6’8″, 205 lbs. – Sophomore
- Nick Petronio – Guard – 6’3″, 195 lbs. – Redshirt Freshman
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