By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Ben Jacobson has been at Northern Iowa longer than Mark Schmidt has been at St. Bonaventure. Jacobson, who took over for former boss Greg McDermott at the end of the 2005-06 season, has led the Panthers to four NCAA Tournaments and a Sweet 16. When Jacobson compared this year’s NIU outfit to his top teams of year’s past in preseason, then, Saturday’s game at … [Read more...] about Bonnies return to Reilly Center, direct attention to Northern Iowa
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Bonnies planning to redshirt Mellouk
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure is planning to redshirt freshman forward Anouar Mellouk, the program confirmed Wednesday. Mellouk, who hails from Amsterdam and joined Dutch countryman and best friend Joryam Saizonou at Bona, played two seasons at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia prior to enrolling at SBU. Mellouk averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and … [Read more...] about Bonnies planning to redshirt Mellouk
Holmes using “violent” playing style to assert himself and Bonnies
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jaren Holmes wanted to put Abu Kigab on a poster. The St. Bonaventure senior caught Dominick Welch’s tipped rebound off a missed Marcus Shaver Jr. layup, glanced across the floor and opted to push the ball coast-to-coast. Holmes breezed past 6-foot-8 Emmanuel Akot and raised his right arm for the tomahawk, only denied an emphatic two points by a helping … [Read more...] about Holmes using “violent” playing style to assert himself and Bonnies
Champions of Charleston: Bonnies bounce Marquette in dominant fashion
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO CHARLESTON, S.C. -- St. Bonaventure efforted so much to erase a 16-point deficit in the Charleston Classic semifinal round. In the championship, the Bonnies made basketball look effortless. Bona defeated Marquette 70-54 in TD Arena on Sunday night, leading by 27 points before coach Mark Schmidt cleared his bench. Marquette didn’t score its 10th point of the … [Read more...] about Champions of Charleston: Bonnies bounce Marquette in dominant fashion
Bonnies and Marquette meet in Charleston Classic Championship
By CHUCKIE MAGGIOSt. Bonaventure and Marquette were so hot from the perimeter in the second halves of their respective semifinal matchups on Friday, they likely wouldn’t have minded the title game being held on Saturday. The Bonnies made 10 of their 12 3-point attempts in their comeback against Clemson. The Golden Eagles, who trailed West Virginia 47-35 at the halftime … [Read more...] about Bonnies and Marquette meet in Charleston Classic Championship