By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Lavardi Mance put on a show at the Bishop Kearney Holiday Showcase on Sunday, but it wasn't enough to get the victory. The Global Concepts senior poured in 50 points, 36 in the second half, to lead all scorers. He scored 24 of his team's last 32 points to cut what was once a 28-point deficit to just nine with a minute left, but the host Kearney held on to … [Read more...] about Mance drops 50 but Kearney grabs Holiday Showcase victory
Kearney laments turnovers as Niagara Falls grabs road win
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Basketball purists will be happy to learn the floater is not extinct just yet. Bishop Kearney knows that all too well after Saturday night's loss to Niagara Falls in the BK Holiday Showcase. Wolverines guard Jaemon Turner used the shot to score most of his game-leading 22 points, including 14 in the first half, as Niagara Falls led the … [Read more...] about Kearney laments turnovers as Niagara Falls grabs road win
Takeaways: Bonnies complete two-minute drill to top Middle Tennessee
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Osun Osunniyi was clearly St. Bonaventure's best player in Saturday afternoon's game at Middle Tennessee, but for a moment it looked like it wouldn't matter. The Bonnies were already down five points when Osunniyi missed a dunk with 1:45 remaining, and all the Blue Raiders had to do was grab the rebound to diminish Bona's chances. Instead, the orange passed by … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies complete two-minute drill to top Middle Tennessee
Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure men's basketball coach Mark Schmidt was blunt about his team's offensive performance on Wednesday night against Niagara. "Offensively... there's times when we looked pretty good," he told Gary Nease and Don Scholla on the WPIG postgame show, "and there's times, in the game, where we looked like a JV team." Bona recorded a season-high 87 points … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Editor's note: As this calendar year comes to a close and 2020 fast approaches, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program is wrapping up one of its most memorable decades. The “Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review” series takes a look back at the players, games and moments that defined the 2010s. There's a common thread between each player who appeared on a … [Read more...] about Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team