By CHUCKIE MAGGIO It was a rough day for St. Bonaventure from the pregame warmups, when Osun Osunniyi sat on the bench in street clothes, held out with concussion symptoms. The Bonnies' trip to Richmond devolved from there, as Virginia Commonwealth jumped out to a 29-8 lead and led wire-to-wire, eventually defeating Bonaventure 91-63. The loss tied for SBU's fourth worst by … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies blown out at VCU
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Bonnies manage Minutemen despite Mitchell’s 28
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- The good news for the University of Massachusetts Minutemen is that Tre Mitchell looks primed to be one of the league's biggest stars when Obimania concludes at Dayton. The bad news for the Minutemen on Wednesday night was that the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were simply the better team. Mitchell, UMass's stud freshman center who was the state of … [Read more...] about Bonnies manage Minutemen despite Mitchell’s 28
Maggio: Bonnies continue to value relationship with Rochester
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO ROCHESTER -- The most consequential moment in Wednesday's St. Bonaventure-UMass game at Rochester's Blue Cross Arena may not even occur during game action. Rather, it may happen during a timeout, when a high school student is brought to center court and given the news that he or she has been accepted to St. Bonaventure University for the 2020-21 school … [Read more...] about Maggio: Bonnies continue to value relationship with Rochester
College catch-up: What you’ve missed in the Atlantic 10
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Now that the confetti has cleared in the New Orleans Superdome and LSU coach Ed Orgeron has growled his last guttural “Geaux Tigers,” our country’s collegiate sports focus shifts to college basketball and the two-month sprint to March Madness. If you’ve been so enthralled by Joe Burrow’s Tigers that you haven’t given Atlantic 10 basketball your full … [Read more...] about College catch-up: What you’ve missed in the Atlantic 10
Osunniyi continues to rapidly rack up rebounds, blocks
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Bobby Planutis set his feet under the basket, prepared to play the carom of Fordham's last wayward three-pointer and dribble the ball to the scorer's table for handshakes, when a familiar voice bellowed behind him. "I GOT IT!" Rather than collecting his sixth rebound of the game, Planutis deferred to the voice. Osun Osunniyi and his massive vertical … [Read more...] about Osunniyi continues to rapidly rack up rebounds, blocks