By CHUCKIE MAGGIO This was a newsworthy week for St. Bonaventure basketball, one of the busiest times of the young offseason. The Bonnies welcomed an intriguing newcomer who carried a Pac-12 offer, bid adieu to a departing forward, reportedly added a notable non-conference home game and saw a change to their Thanksgiving tournament field. A “Week in Review” notebook with all … [Read more...] about Bonnies April notebook: Week in Review
Gause hopeful for NFL Draft Weekend
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO JoJo Gause has always been one for memorable entrances on the football field. Gause caught five passes, including a touchdown, in his first varsity game for Bishop Kearney. The first catch of his prep season at Milford Academy was a TD. And his first collegiate catch went for 33 yards, part of a three-catch, 80-yard, touchdown day in a 2016 Indiana University … [Read more...] about Gause hopeful for NFL Draft Weekend
After The Last Dance, Bremer battled Jordan’s Wizards
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO J.R. Bremer still remembers the moment he was assigned to guard His Airness like it was yesterday. The Celtics were in Washington on Halloween 2002 for the first of four games against the divisional foe Wizards. A 22-year-old Bremer, fresh out of St. Bonaventure, was tabbed by coach Jim O’Brien to substitute for Paul Pierce. “At the time Paul was guarding … [Read more...] about After The Last Dance, Bremer battled Jordan’s Wizards
Bonnies add big man depth as Shaw commits
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team has its replacement for graduating center Amadi Ikpeze. The Bonnies didn't have to go far off the recruiting trail, either. SBU already received a commitment from junior college transfer guard Eddie Creal on Friday. Three days later, on Monday night, 6-foot-10 junior college transfer center Jalen Shaw agreed to join … [Read more...] about Bonnies add big man depth as Shaw commits
Creal details unique Bonaventure decision
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Eddie Creal's next time on the St. Bonaventure campus will be his first. The COVID-19 virus barred Creal, like so many collegiate prospects, from visiting colleges this spring and gaining the full breadth of experience athletes are nearly always afforded before deciding their next chapter. Tours and pickup games have been replaced by Zoom calls and … [Read more...] about Creal details unique Bonaventure decision