By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure alumnus Jaylen Adams will play for the Chicago Bulls in this month's NBA Las Vegas Summer League, he told Pickin' Splinters on Monday. Adams, the 2020 NBA G-League MVP runner-up, appeared in seven games for the league champion Milwaukee Bucks before being waived in March. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 21.5 points, 5.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds … [Read more...] about Jaylen Adams to play for Chicago Bulls in NBA Summer League
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Rumpel didn’t want to chance his “great” St. Bonaventure situation
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Brett Rumpel and his Seton Catholic teammates had taken the proverbial first punch at Broome County Arena, facing a hefty deficit in the first half of the 2020 Section IV Class B Championship Game. Norwich High, led by senior Jahlil Jones, raced out to a 10-0 lead that grew to 25-10 by the opening minute of the second quarter. The Purple Tornado had already … [Read more...] about Rumpel didn’t want to chance his “great” St. Bonaventure situation
Bonnies land Binghamton native Rumpel
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure has been the program most interested, most proactive in its pursuit of Binghamton native Brett Rumpel since the NCAA lifted its dead period and allowed in-person campus visits for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Bona reaped the benefits of that effort Thursday evening, when Rumpel not only committed to SBU but chose to forgo … [Read more...] about Bonnies land Binghamton native Rumpel
Bonnies add Loyola-Maryland, Northeastern to non-league slate
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure filled an opening and finalized another matchup in its non-conference schedule on Thursday. Loyola-Maryland will visit the Reilly Center on Dec. 8, the program announced, while the Bonnies have officially entered into a new home-and-home agreement with Northeastern University that begins in Boston on Dec. 22. The Huskies will make a return trip … [Read more...] about Bonnies add Loyola-Maryland, Northeastern to non-league slate
Each of St. Bonaventure’s 2022 offers at the end of AAU season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure is hopeful it has found its post-Ironman Five core already, that beyond the promise of the 2021-22 squad there is a new crop of NCAA Tournament appearances starring this year’s newcomers. With five fifth-year decisions coming next offseason, however, Bona has been no less busy traveling to summer games and offering scholarships to the high … [Read more...] about Each of St. Bonaventure’s 2022 offers at the end of AAU season