By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure Bonnies are still the Atlantic 10 champions until someone knocks them off. Whether or not the Davidson Wildcats, who upset Alabama last week, are that team largely depends on if Bona can reclaim its defensive edge. If that stifling defense reappears, with Kyle Lofton locking down the opposing point guard and Jaren Holmes darting into … [Read more...] about Maggio: Bonnies still the team to beat entering Atlantic 10 play
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St. Bonaventure to Require Vaccination to Attend Basketball Games
Press release courtesy of St. Bonaventure Athletics ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — In accordance with New York state's new mask-or-vaccinate policy for public spaces, St. Bonaventure University is now requiring that fans age 5 and over be vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend the remainder of the men's and women's basketball games at the Reilly Center. Fans age 12 and older need to be … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure to Require Vaccination to Attend Basketball Games
St. Bonaventure’s game at Northeastern Wednesday canceled due to COVID-19
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure will not be making its pre-Christmas trip to Boston to play Northeastern. Northeastern announced Monday morning that Wednesday's game has been canceled due to positive COVID-19 test results within the Huskies' program and will not be rescheduled. Bona will not schedule a replacement non-conference game, according to its release. SBU's next … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure’s game at Northeastern Wednesday canceled due to COVID-19
Lofton says Bonnies’ problems started in practice
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Kyle Lofton felt the underlying cause of St. Bonaventure’s alarming loss to Virginia Tech on Friday was poor practice performance. “We’ve been having bad practices, low energy, so I think it starts there,” Lofton assessed. Such an admission is uncommon, though not unprecedented, for a team as veteran and decorated as SBU’s. The Bonnies are less than a month … [Read more...] about Lofton says Bonnies’ problems started in practice
St. Bonaventure “dominated” in Charlotte
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have frequently battled poor first halves this season, so much so that a slow 20-minute opening period has verged on an expectation. But nothing like this. Bona hadn’t yet surrendered the first 10 points of a contest, hadn’t started a dismal 0-for-9 from the floor. Perhaps most consequentially, it hadn’t debuted … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure “dominated” in Charlotte