Photo courtesy of St. Bonaventure University Archives BY: STEVE HAYES, ’88; GUEST CONTRIBUTOR The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team just hired its 20th head coach. One hundred years ago, the program was still finding its footing — and one season in the Allegany hills provided a preview of what Bonaventure basketball would look like for the next century. The…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR As Mike MacDonald begins to build his first roster as head coach of the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team, he embarks on a challenge that he has never faced before. The transfer portal and name, image and likeness regulations have created a never-before-seen level…
Photo courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR On Wednesday, St. Bonaventure University officially introduced Mike MacDonald as the 20th head coach in the history of the men’s basketball program. MacDonald takes over at the helm after the retirement of the program’s all-time wins leader Mark Schmidt. A 1988 graduate of Bonaventure, MacDonald…
Photo courtesy of Daemen University Athletics BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR St. Bonaventure University is finalizing a deal to hire Daemen University’s Mike MacDonald as the next men’s basketball head coach, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. MacDonald, a 1988 graduate of Bonaventure, has spent 27 years on the sidelines across all three NCAA divisions, winning…
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 courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: WILL NUNN; CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, SPORTS EDITOR After a come-from-behind win over George Mason on Thursday, the No. 13 seed St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball team squares off with the No. 4 seed Dayton University in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship Friday. Dayton is making its first appearance in this…
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 courtesy of gobonnies.com BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Former St. Bonaventure University president Sister Margaret Carney shared her thoughts on men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt’s retirement during halftime of the Bonnies’ first-round Atlantic 10 Tournament matchup with La Salle University. “There comes a time for all of us where you realize I’ve done…
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,…