By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With just three games left in the regular season schedule, the men’s basketball team’s season can be summed up by one word—mediocre. There have been moments of national media coverage and moments of head-scratching frustration. The head-scratching turned into head-pounding on Wednesday night as the Bonnies fell to George Washington 69-46 However,…
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 Taylor Nigrelli Digital Media Strategist Going into Wednesday’s men’s basketball game against UMass, I was ready for just about anything to happen. A 30-point loss? Sure. A blowout win? Why not? A Marcus Posley buzzer beater? It’d almost be weird if that didn’t happen. A student section that knows which foul calls to react…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The men’s basketball team faced Rhode Island last Sunday in a battle of defense, but failed to seal a victory as the Bonnies fell to the Rams 53-48. The Bonnies are now 11-7 (4-3) and are sixth in the Atlantic 10. The Bonnies’ two main offensive threats, junior guard Marcus …
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 Sports Editor If you’ve attended enough St. Bonaventure men’s basketball games this year, you’ve probably begun to notice a pattern. The Bonnies (13-10, 3-6) take an early lead, begin to falter around halftime, regain their step in the second half then ultimately fall apart down the stretch and lose by five points…
By Pat Tintle Staff Writer Having a seven-foot center can never be a bad thing for a basketball team. Hailing from Dakar, Senegal, 22-year-old Youssou Ndoye is entering his third year of college ball in the Bonnies’ 2013 season. Coming off of a 29 game season, Ndoye averaged 6.9 points per game and took advantage…