PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR After his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team got knocked out of the Atlantic-10 Tournament Saturday afternoon by Duquesne, head coach Mark Schmidt summarized the result rather simply. “We had open shots — we missed them. They had open shots — they made them,” Schmidt said. “That… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR NEW YORK — Two games away. For the first time since 2021, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals, defeating Loyola Chicago in double overtime, 75-74, Thursday night. But without late-game heroics from guard Daryl Banks III, Bonaventure’s season likely… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR Sports fans are often more willing to excuse their teams’ shortcomings following a win rather than a loss. But only a fool would forgive the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team for its transgressions following Wednesday night’s win over La Salle. Despite surviving the Explorers in the… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR NEW YORK — Forward Assa Essamvous’ career-high 23 points lifted the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team over Fordham, 85-67, Wednesday night in Rose Hill Gymnasium. Essamvous, a 6-foot-6 sophomore, hit seven of the Bonnies’ (15-9, 6-6 A-10) 12 made 3-pointers. The Rams (10-14, 4-7 A-10), who… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR With an 85-67 rout of Fordham Wednesday night, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team got back to .500 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. But two-thirds of the way through their conference season, the Bonnies (15-9, 6-6 A-10) have only consistently proved one thing: their inconsistency. Wednesday’s… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Despite trailing by as many as 20 Tuesday night in the Reilly Center, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team prevailed over Virginia Commonwealth, 67-62, in a game that featured six lead changes in the final five minutes. The Bonnies’ (13-7, 4-5 A-10)… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team plays the second of its two-game home stand Tuesday night, hosting a rematch with Virginia Commonwealth in the Reilly Center. The Bonnies (12-7, 3-4 A-10) opened their Atlantic 10 Conference schedule with an 89-78 win over… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR He did it again. Last season, Daryl Banks III dropped a career-high 36 points on Saint Joseph’s, giving the Hawks an extra-long flight back to Philadelphia. On national television Friday night, Banks eclipsed the 25-point mark for the first time this season, again sending the Hawks… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team hosts Saint Joseph’s Friday night, returning home for the first time in a week and a half. The Hawks (13-6, 3-3 A-10) enter Friday on a three-game win streak. Trending in the opposite direction, the Bonnies… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR If St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt has access to a panic button, now’s the time to hit it. With a 54-50 loss to Duquesne Tuesday night, Bona has lost four of its last five. In a pivotal Atlantic 10 Conference matchup — and… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR PITTSBURGH — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team managed a season-low 50 points Tuesday night in the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, losing to Duquesne 54-50. The Bonnies (11-7, 2-4 A-10) won the rebounding battle — and little else. The Dukes (10-8, 1-5) forced 16 turnovers while holding… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR PITTSBURGH — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team visits Duquesne Tuesday night, looking to improve to .500 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Winless in January, the Dukes (9-8, 0-5 A-10) have dropped each of their last two contests by just two points. The Bonnies (11-6, 2-3… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY JONNY WALKER, ADVISORY EDITOR ST. BONAVENTURE, NY — The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team snapped its two-game losing streak Wednesday night in the Reilly Center with a 99-64 domination of visiting University of Rhode Island. The Bonnies (11-5, 2-2 A-10) jumped out to a 26-point first-half lead, scoring 21 of… Keep Reading
PHOTO COURTESY OF GOBONNIES BY ALLIE ELKINS, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team fell to Little Three rival Canisius 63-56 Thursday Night in the Reilly Center. Despite a 20-point performance by junior guard Isabellah Middleton, the Bonnies (2-5, 0-0 A-10) couldn’t catch up offensively with the Golden Griffins (3-3, 0-0 A-10). Bonaventure… Keep Reading
Photo courtesy of GoBonnies BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In the first opportunity to prove itself against a Quadrant 1 opponent this season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team trailed for all but 54 seconds, losing 77-60 against Auburn in Friday’s Legends Classic Championship game. Outside of forward Chad Venning’s 14 points on 7-8 shooting, the… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A couple weeks into the first semester of my freshman year, I told the BV’s then sports editor that I wanted to write for his section. But when assignments were emailed out later that week, I didn’t receive one. The rest of the year came and went — and still no… Keep Reading
Photo courtesy of GoBonnies BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team entered the 2023-24 season as the nation’s most-experienced team, according to KenPom. But that experience didn’t truly show until Thursday night — three games into the season — as the Bonnies gutted out a 66-64 win over Power Five-opponent Oklahoma State… Keep Reading
Photo: Kameron Melendez BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ahead of the 2023-24 season, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt said he expects his team to compete for a conference championship and make the NCAA Tournament. Just two games into the season, Bonaventure’s March Madness aspirations suffered a hefty blow with a home loss to… Keep Reading
BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team suffered its first home loss of the season Saturday, 70-67, as Little Three rival Canisius rained 12 threes in front of a sold-out Reilly Center. The Bonnies (1-1, 0-0 A-10) officially split their two-game homestand to start the season as the Golden Griffins (1-1, 0-0… Keep Reading
Photo: St. Bonaventure Athletics BY JONNY WALKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF On a night when St. Bonaventure’s two preseason all-conference selections combined for 12 points on 5-15 shooting, the Bonnies still managed to escape with a 73-69 victory over visiting Longwood in Monday’s season opener. Preseason first-team guard Daryl Banks III scored 4 points on 1-8 shooting, including… Keep Reading