By CHUCKIE MAGGIO CHARLESTON, S.C.— His teammates swarmed him, overjoyed with his heroics in a game St. Bonaventure sorely needed a few heroes. Kyle Lofton, who routinely scoffs at criticism over his 3-point shooting, vows to keep taking jumpers no matter how low his percentages are, saw that self-confidence rewarded in the second half of Friday’s Charleston Classic … [Read more...] about Bonnies rally to knock off Clemson and earn trip to Charleston Classic title game
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Bonnies overcome scoring droughts to defeat Boise State
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO CHARLESTON, S.C. — Kyle Lofton and Osun Osunniyi pumped their fists after each Dominick Welch foul shot, a tacit acknowledgement of what their team accomplished during the second half of the Charleston Classic opener. St. Bonaventure overcame multiple field goal droughts that spanned over four minutes apiece, including an 0-for-8 skid before halftime, to … [Read more...] about Bonnies overcome scoring droughts to defeat Boise State
Bonnies brace for Boise State to open Charleston Classic
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The attention is significantly fiercer and St. Bonaventure’s key players are three years older, but SBU is nonetheless playing another non-conference tournament game against the Boise State Broncos on Thursday. These aren’t your 2018 Cayman Islands Classic Bonnies, who suffered a 20-point loss to the Broncos in the middle of an 0-3 trip. Bona is one of the … [Read more...] about Bonnies brace for Boise State to open Charleston Classic
Osunniyi’s back a focus as Bonnies prepare for Charleston Classic
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO While Kyle Lofton was proverbially putting St. Bonaventure on his back on Sunday night, Osun Osunniyi was receiving treatment on his. Osunniyi’s back ailment sidelined him for the entire second half of Sunday night’s win over Canisius. He played just 34 of 80 possible minutes last week after dealing with what Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt called a … [Read more...] about Osunniyi’s back a focus as Bonnies prepare for Charleston Classic
Feeling 22: Bonnies move up in this week’s AP poll
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure moved up a spot to No. 22 in the new Associated Press men’s basketball poll on Monday. The Bonnies, who defeated Siena by 28 points last Tuesday night before surviving a single-digit challenge from Canisius on Sunday evening, are ranked in consecutive weeks for the first time since Jan. 11-18, 1971. They stood just six vote points behind No. 21 … [Read more...] about Feeling 22: Bonnies move up in this week’s AP poll