Courtesy of GoBonnies.com RICHMOND, Va. - For the majority of the season thus far, the narrative around the St. Bonaventure men's basketball team has surrounded the team's inexperience, its youth, and perhaps most loudly, its inability to win on the road. On Saturday night at VCU, the Bonnies changed the narrative in an emphatic second half performance, controlling the … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure stuns first-place VCU
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Bona heads to Siegel Center to complete home-and-home against improved VCU team
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Virginia Commonwealth has experienced something of an offensive revival recently. VCU has epitomized “defensive struggle” for most of the season, ranking 14th in the country in opponent points per game and 280th in scoring itself. The Rams did not record 80 points in a single non-conference game for the first time since 1997-98 and have not performed well at … [Read more...] about Bona heads to Siegel Center to complete home-and-home against improved VCU team
Bonnies host redemption-minded VCU in first Friday Night Showcase of season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Perhaps the first warning signs that the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were going to become an extreme second half team were planted during their first meeting with VCU last year. The Bonnies hadn’t, to that point, faced a halftime deficit larger than two points at Richmond. They actually started games powerfully at home, jumping ahead by double-digits against … [Read more...] about Bonnies host redemption-minded VCU in first Friday Night Showcase of season
Reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Bones Hyland chooses to hire agent, enter NBA Draft
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Bones Hyland's last week in a Virginia Commonwealth uniform was arguably his most unusual. Hyland led VCU in scoring in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game defeat against St. Bonaventure despite missing the last 13 minutes of the first half with foul trouble. He picked up three personals in under seven minutes to start the game but managed 21 points, 11 of … [Read more...] about Reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Bones Hyland chooses to hire agent, enter NBA Draft
Bonnies are league’s best: St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 Tournament
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO DAYTON, Ohio -- The emotions hit different Bonnies in different ways once the buzzer sounded at University of Dayton Arena. Jaren Holmes sobbed with his mother, reflecting on a winding path from junior college product to Atlantic 10 champion. Kyle Lofton sat with the trophy a while, staring at St. Bonaventure's new prized possession. Jalen Adaway scooped up … [Read more...] about Bonnies are league’s best: St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 Tournament