The offensive stats haven’t been glamorous for the Bonnies through three games of the 2019-2020 season. In fact, they’ve been the Achilles heal of the 0-3 start. No team that shoots 17-60 (28%) from three wins many games. Heck, Bonnies’ head coach Mark Schmidt has said that himself. Factor in an extremely young and inexperienced…
Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team picked up its second straight win on Wednesday night when it took down the Saint Joseph’s Hawks by a score of 83-73. The win helps move the Bonnies to just one game behind the Hawks in the A10 standings. Head Coach Mark Schmidt said when this team…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After starting the season with four straight conference wins, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive conference game on Sunday. This time, it was to the only undefeated team left in the Atlantic 10, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams by a score of 84-76. After starting…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The men’s basketball team hosted another 6-6 Atlantic 10 team last Wednesday, but fell to Richmond 71-56. The Spiders improved to 14-12 (7-6), while the Bonnies fell to 13-11 (6-7). With freshman guard Jaylen Adams out for the season with a broken finger, junior guard Iakeem Alston started the game with…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor Coming off back-to-back buzzer-beating wins, the Bonnies failed to replicate their recent success as they fell to UMass 55-53 on Wednesday night. After both teams started the game 2-12 from the field, the Bonnies took a 9-5 lead seven minutes into play, with help coming from two early three pointers…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With the national television spotlight upon it, the men’s basketball team came back from a first-half deficit to defeat Atlantic 10 rival St. Joseph’s 70-61 last Sunday. The team started the game with four turnovers within the first ten minutes of play. Despite giving the Hawks an early lead, the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Assistant Sports Editor Media members from Western New York converged at the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery last Thursday afternoon for the first Big Four Basketball Media Day in a decade. The men’s and women’s basketball coaches from St. Bonaventure, Niagara University, University of Buffalo and Canisius all fielded questions from reporters…