By CHUCKIE MAGGIO And now, we see if the St. Bonaventure Bonnies can avoid meeting expectations. The Bonnies’ fifth place ranking in the team losing two cornerstone starters and featuring just one upperclassman with experience Atlantic 10 preseason poll was logical, maybe even a bit high, for a talented but young in a Bona uniform. A 4-0 start to league play, albeit against … [Read more...] about Double-bye on the line as Bonnies visit Saint Louis
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Bonnies dispatch Hawks in home finale, maintain double-bye destiny
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ST. BONAVENTURE -- Meet the new Bonnies, same as the old (2018-19) Bonnies. Just like last season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is a victory over the Saint Louis Billikens away from receiving a double-bye to the quarterfinals of next week’s Atlantic 10 Tournament. First, however, came the home half of the season series against St. … [Read more...] about Bonnies dispatch Hawks in home finale, maintain double-bye destiny
Takeaways: Bonnies rally too late in loss at La Salle
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team did not make Atlantic 10 Tournament seeding easier on itself on Saturday afternoon. The Bonnies, visiting Philadelphia on La Salle's Senior Day, trailed by as much as 19 and saw a furious comeback attempt in the last eight minutes prove unsatisfactory in a 73-65 defeat. Despite entering with six more Atlantic 10 wins, … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies rally too late in loss at La Salle
Mistakes, slow first half plague Bonnies in overtime loss
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ST. BONAVENTURE -- Osun Osunniyi walked slowly to his seat postgame to begrudgingly answer questions about one of St. Bonaventure’s most disappointing losses of the season. The Bonnies’ loss to Duquesne, no matter how many March-like moments it produced, was lamented for the small mistakes that proved to be significant. Osunniyi, as stellar as he played … [Read more...] about Mistakes, slow first half plague Bonnies in overtime loss
Bonnies hope to bring out brooms in big Duquesne rematch
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO When the Atlantic 10 structures its schedule pairings each summer for the following season, many home-and-homes are often assumed splits. The nature of the Atlantic 10 lends itself to each team winning a game. The nature of college basketball lends itself to the home team winning in its friendly confines. St. Bonaventure has debunked that logic, sweeping 17 … [Read more...] about Bonnies hope to bring out brooms in big Duquesne rematch