By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Joining the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as a freshman, Amadi Ikpeze is a 6’10” forward from Buffalo, New York. Playing for Amherst High School, he led them to the Section VI Class A-2 championship with a 22-2 record. During his senior year, he averaged 13.2 PPG, 10.1 rebounds, and…
Quinn Lee Yaw, a transfer from Edinboro University, is joining the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team this year as a junior. A power forward from Jamestown, New York, Lee Yaw is a psychology major. When asked about his decision to transfer from a division II to a division I school, specifically Bonaventure, he described the…
By Kiley O’Donnell Staff Writer Returning for his sophomore year, LaDarien Griffin is a 6’6” forward from Jacksonville, Florida. Griffin saw time in 10 games last season, averaging 0.5 PPG and shooting 40.0% from the floor. He is a sports marketing major. When asked about why he chose Bonaventure, he talked about the fans, and…
By Jonathan Sawyer Sports Assignment Editor The St. Bonaventure Bonnies held off the University of Massachusetts Minutement, 85-83, to improve their season to 20-8, 12-4 in conference play. This is the Bonnies first 20-win season in the regular season since 1977 and first 12-win season in conference play ever. With four seconds left in the…
Men’s basketball wins second in a row By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The last time the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were in the mix for an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament, the Buffalo Bills were a playoff team. This is uncharted waters for Coach Mark Schmidt, who is in his ninth season at Bonaventure. The…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The men’s basketball team pulled off another close victory on Wednesday when it defeated the Fordham Rams on the road by a score of 76-72 in overtime. The Bonnies were successful early, according to coach Mark Schmidt as he talked about his team’s effort defensively and what it did to…
By: Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor After losing three consecutive conference games, the men’s basketball team found a way to stop the bleeding and pick up a home win on Sunday afternoon. The Bonnies defeated the Richmond Spiders by a score of 84-68 at the Reilly Center. Marcus Posley led St. Bonaventure in scoring with 26…
By Nick Konotopskyj Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team dropped its second-straight conference game on Tuesday night in the Reilly Center to the Dayton Flyers. The Bonnies lost by a score of 85-79 in a game that was anything but status quo. Dayton went into the locker room with a 45-18 lead at…
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 Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor For the second straight year, the Bonnies have surrendered the Franciscan Cup to Siena. Last season, the men’s basketball team traveled to Siena to battle for the cup. They fell 72-70 at the Times Union Center in Albany, ceding the cup which they had won at home in…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Andrew Nicholson graduated from St. Bonaventure in May 2012. Based on how often he’s mentioned on campus, you’d have to forgive someone for not realizing he had ever left. While taking a stroll around campus, one might see a few people sporting brown number 44 shirts and a few more…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Spend enough time around St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt and there are a few theories, sayings and statistics you’ll notice he often repeats. One such Schmidt staple is “home teams win 75 percent of the time in Division I basketball.” While this isn’t 100-percent accurate, it gets the…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor The Bonnies (16-10, 6-6) ran their conference record back to .500 for the first time in over a month as they defeated Duquesne (11-14, 3-9) 71-67 at the Reilly Center Wednesday. The win marked the third in a row for the Bonnies, who had previously not won consecutive conference games.…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Patience. That’s what sixth-year senior and men’s basketball forward Marquise Simmons has learned in his 11 semesters at St. Bonaventure. That’s what a bout with cancer, a broken hand and a torn Achilles tendon taught him. For what should have been his four years of eligibility (2008-2012), he faced major…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor After a litany of close calls against superior Atlantic 10 opponents over the past two years, the Bonnies (12-7, 2-3) were finally able to close out as they defeated the La Salle Explorers (11-7, 3-1) 66-51 Wednesday night. “That was the best that we’ve played all year,” Head Coach Mark…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor We’re five games into conference play, and, with a 2-3 record, the team’s play has fostered a strange combination of hope and despair. Hope, because the team has played some of the Atlantic 10’s best competition so well. The team held halftime leads against #16 UMass and George Washington while…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor “The Reilly Center is one of the toughest places to play in the country.” This is a common refrain from nearly every opposing coach whose team braves the long, winding bus ride and the hostile student section to capture a win at St. Bonaventure. “This is a tough place to…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor There are not many positives to be taken from an early-season loss to Siena. The Saints entered the game 0-3, aren’t expected to be competitive and, frankly, aren’t very good. Fortunately, non-conference road losses in November don’t tend to matter in the long term. Sure, this particular loss is embarrassing.…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor As the men’s basketball team (2-0) turns its collective attention to Saturday’s matchup against rival Canisius, two of its veteran guards have a more specific focus: taking care of the basketball while still maintaining an aggressive style of play. Junior Jordan Gathers and senior Charlon Kloof have followed the third…
By Taylor Nigrelli Sports Editor Saturday, the men’s basketball team took the court for its first regular season game action since March 9. That day the Bonnies were faced with the task of defeating the Fordham Rams – they of a 2-13 conference record – for an opportunity to secure a spot in the 2013…