Photo: @BonniesMBB / X BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team fell 68-63 to the University of Dayton in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, marking the final game of head coach Mark Schmidt’s career. A-10 commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade praised Schmidt for his efforts on and off the court. “Coach Schmidt has…
Photo: Will Nunn / The Bona Venture BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR The career of St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt came to an end Friday, when the Bonnies fell to Dayton University 68-63 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. In front of a raucous crowd at PPG Paints Arena…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball fans gave head coach Mark Schmidt a loud ovation as he stepped onto the court for warmups before the Bonnies faced No. 5 George Mason University in the second round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Schmidt announced on March 7 he will retire following the conclusion of the season after 19…
Photo: Sean Wallace / The Bona Venture BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR As the saying goes, it’s hard to beat a team three times. After being swept in two regular season meetings, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team defeated George Mason University 63-57 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship Thursday.…
Photo: Frank DeBari / The Bona Venture By: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Thursday will mark the third meeting this season between the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team and the George Mason University Patriots. This time, the season will be on the line in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. The No.…
Photo: Sean Wallace / The Bona Venture BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Using its highest scoring output of the season, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team defeated La Salle University 99-80 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship Wednesday, extending Head Coach Mark Schmidt’s career by another day. The Bonnies (16-16,…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR No. 13 St. Bonaventure University (15-16, 4-14 A-10) faces No. 12 La Salle University (9-22, 5-13 A-10) in the first round of the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Bonaventure Head Coach Mark Schmidt announced on Saturday…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Being the captain of any team is a lot of weight on one’s shoulders. Being the captain of a struggling team in March is something only a few can successfully handle. Dasonte Bowen is pulling double duty. The captain of the St. Bonaventure University men’s…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR After St. Bonaventure University’s regular-season finale with Davidson College on Saturday at the Reilly Center, head coach Mark Schmidt announced he will retire following the conclusion of the season after 19 years with the program. “I could not have asked for a better…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Saturday was a bittersweet day of farewells in the Reilly Center. The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team fell to Davidson University 68-63 on a day in which they honored six players in a pregame Senior Day ceremony. Additionally, reports indicated that Head Coach Mark…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR On a Wednesday night where five senior players were honored pregame at the Charles E. Smith Center, George Washington needed to wait until after an overtime session to celebrate a 91-82 win over the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team. It was a junior who…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR For the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team, Saturday’s game at George Mason University was a chance to pick up momentum going into the final week of the season. Instead, George Mason used a hot start and continued pressure to lead wire-to-wire and pick up…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Despite the game being postponed by a day due to the snow storm that ravaged the Northeast, the Reilly Center crowd made its presence known in the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team’s 94-76 win over Rhode Island University Thursday. The Bonaventure faithful does not…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Despite its highest scoring output of the season, the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team dropped its third consecutive game Saturday against the University of Richmond, 99-94. Leading all scorers was junior guard Darryl Simmons II, who played all 40 minutes for the Bonnies (14-13,…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Inconsistency, instability and heartbreak have been the motifs of the season for St. Bonaventure men’s basketball. The losses continue to pile up, and the common theme is clear–inadequate late-game execution. After a 71-65 loss to Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 18, the Bonnies dropped to 3-10…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR There are few fanbases as passionate–in the good and the bad–as that of the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team. This was never more evident than in a 71-65 loss to Saint Joseph’s University sparsely populated Reilly Center on Wednesday night. The Bonnies (14-12, 3-10…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR The 2025-26 season had gotten off to a great start for the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team. The Bonnies picked up 11 wins in 13 games before the start of Atlantic 10 play. Led by 19th-year Head Coach Mark Schmidt, the squad proved its…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SAM WEILERT; STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball traveled down to New York City to match up with conference rival Fordham Rams Saturday afternoon and walked out with a 70-67 win. The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with Fordham (12-12, 3-8 A-10) taking a 19-13 lead in the first 10 minutes, only for Bonaventure (14-10, 3-8 A-10) to strike back…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR Yet another second-half comeback attempt fell just short for the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team, as it fell to Dayton University 72-70 Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers (15-8, 6-4 A-10), snapped a four game skid after winning their first five games to…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team fell 77-73 at the hands of George Mason University Saturday night, blowing a late lead as it continued its struggles in Atlantic 10 play. Junior guard Kory Mincy, who entered the game as the second-leading scorer in the…