By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Gloria Durosinmi didn't want her son playing basketball. Or his favorite sport of soccer, for that matter. "She was always focused on academics, academics, academics," Oluwasegun Durosinmi said, laughing as he recalled sneaking out of his house in Lagos, Nigeria as a kid to play soccer with his friends. The journey from “Sports Prohibition” to playing … [Read more...] about Durosinmi excited to “keep on winning” with Bonnies
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Creal enters transfer portal
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure junior guard Eddie Creal has entered the transfer portal, the school confirmed Friday. Creal, a Joliet, Ill. native, appeared in 15 games for the Bonnies in the 2020-21 season. He scored 13 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and shot 6-of-21 from the field in 79 minutes. His best game in a Bona uniform came in the season opener, when he scored four … [Read more...] about Creal enters transfer portal
Bonnies go JUCO route, receive commitment from center Durosinmi
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure added some size on Thursday, welcoming 6-foot-9, 235-pound center Oluwasegun Durosinmi to its 2021-22 roster. Durosinmi, a native of Nigeria, committed to Bonaventure after a year at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.. "Duro," as he is called, averaged 10 points and 9.9 rebounds per game despite logging just 23 minutes a night. He blocked 78 … [Read more...] about Bonnies go JUCO route, receive commitment from center Durosinmi
Adams ready to reunite with Lofton, transfer to St. Bonaventure
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A rarity occurred last weekend, after Quadry Adams announced he was transferring from Wake Forest to St. Bonaventure after school lets out this spring. Demon Deacons coach Steve Forbes, who had attempted to persuade Adams to return for his sophomore year, publicly congratulated his now-former player on Twitter: "Congrats Q!" The gesture was a change of pace in … [Read more...] about Adams ready to reunite with Lofton, transfer to St. Bonaventure
Bonnies snag Pitt transfer Coulibaly
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Three years ago, the Pittsburgh Panthers welcomed Jeff Capel as their new men's basketball coach after interviewing, among others, St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt. On Friday, Schmidt and his staff got a commitment from a Pitt transfer. Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, a 6-foot-8 forward/center from Mali who played two seasons at the Atlantic Coast Conference … [Read more...] about Bonnies snag Pitt transfer Coulibaly