By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure will play Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels on Dec. 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The matchup is part of a single-day event hosted by The Basketball Hall of Fame. College basketball analyst Rocco Miller, who first reported the contest, also reported that the event includes fellow Atlantic 10 member UMass meeting … [Read more...] about Bonnies to meet Pitino’s Iona Gaels at Barclays Center on Dec. 11
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Bonnies add big as Morgan State transfer Venning commits
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure added to its frontcourt Saturday, garnering a commitment from Morgan State transfer Chad Venning. Venning, a 6-foot-10, 280-pound forward from Brooklyn, will have three years of eligibility remaining. He averaged 7.2 points, three rebounds and a block per game last season despite averaging just 13.8 minutes a contest. He shot 50.9 percent … [Read more...] about Bonnies add big as Morgan State transfer Venning commits
Welch enters portal as grad transfer
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure guard Dominick Welch, like classmate Jaren Holmes, has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Welch previously announced on April 15 that he was entering his name into the NBA Draft while maintaining his last year of collegiate eligibility. The 6-foot-5 senior concluded a National Invitation Tournament run he played every possible minute in with a … [Read more...] about Welch enters portal as grad transfer
Bonnies land Holy Cross transfer Luc
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Holy Cross transfer Kyrell Luc, the 2022 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, has committed to St. Bonaventure. Luc, a Dorchester, Mass. native, averaged 13 points on 39 percent shooting for the Crusaders, also averaging 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per night. His best scoring outputs of the season all came on the road: 24 points at Boston … [Read more...] about Bonnies land Holy Cross transfer Luc
Banks III wasted no time selecting St. Bonaventure
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Daryl Banks III scheduled visits to St. Bonaventure, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Robert Morris University and Loyola Marymount University after entering the transfer portal. He canceled the latter three. “I only took the Bonaventure visit,” Banks explained, “because I was leaning towards it and I knew that this was the right place for me. … [Read more...] about Banks III wasted no time selecting St. Bonaventure