By CHUCKIE MAGGIO If Anthony Lamb isn't the last person the St. Bonaventure Bonnies want to see emerge from the locker room Friday night, he's high on the shortlist. Bonnies center Osun Osunniyi's injured knee will force him to watch from the bench as Lamb, fresh off a 42-point effort in last year's meeting, opens his senior season against the 0-1, shorthanded Bonnies. Lamb, a … [Read more...] about Athena grad Lamb a tall task for Bonnies
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Johnson expected to make immediate contribution with Bonnies
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO At a program where newcomers already tend to be unheralded mystery men, Matt Johnson was the latest to fall into an even less newsworthy category. Johnson, who spent his first two seasons of collegiate basketball at junior colleges, committed to Mark Schmidt and St. Bonaventure on March 2. College basketball reporter Adam Zagoria broke the news about an hour … [Read more...] about Johnson expected to make immediate contribution with Bonnies
Takeaways: Bonnies find bearings in exhibition rout
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Alejandro Vasquez offered the most accurate representation of St. Bonaventure's newcomers' collective performance during Wednesday night's 90-45 exhibition win over Alfred. The Queens, N.Y. native got the start in his first appearance in front of the Reilly Center faithful and fired away, leading the Bonnies with six shot attempts in the first half. He … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies find bearings in exhibition rout
St. Bonaventure picked fifth in Atlantic 10 preseason poll; Lofton, Osunniyi earn awards
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- St. Bonaventure men's basketball coach Mark Schmidt didn't know where his Bonnies were picked in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll before he began speaking to the media at the Barclays Center on Thursday afternoon. He didn't have a chance to catch a full glimpse of the ranking and awards until he was slid the A-10's official release from across … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure picked fifth in Atlantic 10 preseason poll; Lofton, Osunniyi earn awards
Welch raps, calls Saint Louis miss “motivation”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure basketball fans who want to check out Dominick Welch's rapping talents are provided with a friendly disclaimer in his Soundcloud ode to teammate Osun Osunniyi. "I don't even gotta say this/But Bonnies please don't play this/I don't know how you'll take it/But baby we don't fake it." Welch, who picked up the hobby in his prep year at the SPIRE … [Read more...] about Welch raps, calls Saint Louis miss “motivation”