Posley Named Co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

Courtesy of GoBonnies.com

St. Bonaventure senior guard Marcus Posley has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending March 6, the A-10 announced. He shares the award with Dayton’s Scoochie Smith.

Over two Bonnies wins last week, Posley averaged 32.6 points per game. March 2 in Rochester, N.Y., he had the top scoring game in Division I this year, pouring in 47 points in a win over Saint Joseph’s. The Rockford, Ill., native was 15-of-19 (.780) from the field against the Hawks, including an incredible 6-for-7 from three-point range. He was also 11-of-12 at the free throw line. The 47 points tied the fourth most in a single game in A-10 history. Posley then scored 18 points at Saint Louis on 5-for-10 (.500) from the field and 6-of-7 (.850) at the line. He also had four assists and two steals on the regular season finale.

Posley’s efforts helped lead the Bonnies (22-7) to their first-ever A-10 regular season title, which is shared with Dayton and VCU. St. Bonaventure went 14-4 in conference games, a program record for A-10 wins.

For the season, Posley leads St. Bonaventure and ranks second in the Atlantic 10 in scoring at 19.3 points per game.  He also is 12^th in the A-10 in assists (3.6 per game) and eighth in three-pointers per game (2.6).

St. Bonaventure is the No. 3 seed in this week’s A-10 Championship at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Bonnies will play Friday at 9 p.m. against either Davidson, Duquesne or La Salle.