Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team travels to Buffalo, New York, today, looking to snap its two-game losing streak against Little Three rival Canisius. After defeating California State University, Northridge 70-56 in their season opener, the Bonnies make the 76-mile trip to face a Golden Griffins team…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: WILL NUNN, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team kicks off their regular season at the Reilly Center with an in-state clash against the Binghamton Bearcats today. The Bonnies enter Saturday’s contest coming off a 71-57 win in an exhibition against Daemen College. Redshirt senior guard Dani Haskell and…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Shooting an alarming 19% from behind the arc, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has made only 10 of 46 3-point attempts in its first two games. In its exhibition match against Alfred on Oct. 30, the Bonnies went 3-17 from deep, not hitting a 3-pointer…
Photo: Frankie Debari BY: ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team begins its 2024-2025 regular season Monday night, hosting California State University, Northridge in the Reilly Center. The Bonnies are coming off a 63-39 victory against Alfred in an exhibition game last Wednesday. The Matadors will be playing in their first game since…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: AIDAN SHINNERS, STAFF WRITER The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team defeated Division III Daemon 71-57 Friday night in an exhibition matchup. The Bonnies opened the game with an all-guard lineup including freshmen Zoe Shaw and Mackenzie Pettinelli. Returners, redshirt seniors Dani Haskell and Isabellah Middleton as well as junior Tamar…
Photo: Frank DeBari / The Bona Venture BY ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team defeated Division III Alfred 63-39 in Wednesday’s annual exhibition game. The Bonnies starting lineup featured four newcomers: junior guards Jaxon Edwards, Dasonte Bowen and Lajae Jones, alongside senior guard Melvin Council Jr. Graduate center and co-captain Noel Brown…
Photo: @bonnies_mbb on Instagram BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure men’s basketball transfers Melvin Council Jr., Chance Moore and Dasonte Bowen defined individual and team expectations at a media session in the Reilly Center Monday. Council, a transfer senior guard from Wagner College, said the Bonnies ultimate goals are an Atlantic 10 title and…
BY ANDREW HALE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on Division III Alfred University in its annual preseason exhibition game Wednesday night in the Reilly Center. The Bonnies, projected to finish 10th of 15 teams in the Atlantic 10’s Preseason Poll, face a familiar Alfred team. The two squads have played against each…
BY: MORGAN KILGER/FEATURES EDITOR The St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball team has impacted both the university and Franciscan values for decades. The legacy men’s basketball built and the Franciscan values shown is featured in the documentary “Brown and White: The Heart of Bona’s Basketball” produced and directed by Mike Camion, a 1988 Bonaventure alumnus. . …
Photo: The Jandoli School of Communication BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR A lineup of St. Bonaventure University basketball icons will assemble tomorrow for the preview screening of “Brown and White: the Heart of Bona’s Basketball” in the Murphy Auditorium at 4 p.m. Directed by Mike Camoin, ‘88, the documentary explores the men’s basketball program’s impact…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Former St. Bonaventure University basketball player Chris Matthews, known to millions on social media as “Lethal Shooter,” will forever be etched in basketball history Sunday. “This weekend, I’m going to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, where I’ll be donating two rims and two pairs of…
Photo: Atlantic 10 Conference BY: CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER St. Bonaventure senior guard Dani Haskell and head coach Jim Crowley represented the Bonnies women’s basketball team at the Atlantic 10 women’s basketball media conference today in Washington D.C. Although the Bonnies went 4-26 (1-17 A-10) last season, there was still a lot to take away…
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure University’s men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt and graduate center Noel Brown addressed media today on the program’s revitalized roster and approaching season. The press conferences and interviews occurred at the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Media Day in Washington, D.C. With nine new players…
Photo: Will D’agostino BY: KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR “I could be anywhere in the basketball world today, and I choose to be at St. Bonaventure University,” said Adrian Wojnarowski today at his introductory press conference as Bonaventure’s men’s basketball general manager. At a packed Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Wojnarowski sat alongside director…
Graphic: Kyle Maier BY KYLE MAIER, SPORTS EDITOR Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure’s director of intercollegiate athletics, revealed today that Adrian Wojnarowski reached out to him with interest in the men’s basketball general manager position despite being one of the highest-paid figures at ESPN. “Woj was instrumental in helping me begin the search for a general…
BY BOB BERETTA, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Image courtesy of St. Bonaventure So many things have changed since I first walked this charming campus as a mass communication major, played on the baseball team and served as a staff writer for The Bona Venture almost four decades ago. There’s the Swan Business Center, the quick center for…
Photo: SBUnfurled X BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR The X (formally known as Twitter) account, SBUnfurled, has amassed 6.9k followers as a St. Bonaventure men’s basketball fan account since its creation in 2019. The man behind the curtain is Derek Howard, a lifetime Bonaventure fan and alumni who created the account for fun five years…
GRAPHIC BY: ALLIE ELKINS BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure Athletic Director Joe Manhertz confirms in front of a Jandoli School classroom Thursday morning that Bonaventure players found out about the university’s decision to opt out of NIT along with the general public Tuesday night. “We didn’t communicate to the players,” said Manhertz. “We…
BY: ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 seeded St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fell 70-60 to the No. 6 seeded Duquesne Dukes in the Atlantic 10 Semifinal game. The semifinal matchup was the third time the two teams played each other in three months. Bonnies sophomore forward Assa Essamvous drove to the lane, converting…
BY: ANDREW HALE, MANAGING EDITOR The No. 7 seeded St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team takes on the No. 6 seeded Duquesne Dukes in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championships Saturday. This is the third matchup of the season between the two teams. Duquesne defeated Bonaventure in both games. At home in January, the Dukes…