By Chuckie Maggio The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team is the Atlantic 10’s outright regular season champion for the first time in its history. The Bonnies, 11-3 in conference play, didn’t have to wait for Monday night’s regular season finale to clinch the feat. The Davidson Wildcats’ victory over VCU on Saturday ensures that VCU cannot earn a share of the title. Bona … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure clinches first men’s Atlantic 10 regular season championship, No. 1 seed in A-10 Tournament
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Syracuse drops critical contest at Georgia Tech
By PAUL CIFONELLI In a game with serious bubble implications, Georgia Tech controlled the beginning and end of the game, which led to an 84-77 victory for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech got out to a 17-5 lead just four and a half minutes in. This included two fouls on Marek Dolezaj, a technical foul on Jim Boeheim and six points from Moses Wright. Wright was the key … [Read more...] about Syracuse drops critical contest at Georgia Tech
St. Bonaventure thrashes George Washington behind balanced effort
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Mark Schmidt had, true to form, waited a while before clearing his bench. His Bonnies, galvanized by a 32-12 run over 12 minutes, had turned their Friday night contest with George Washington into a rout. They led 74-33 with 6:31 remaining when Schmidt relented, putting Jalen Adaway, Kyle Lofton, Osun Osunniyi and Dominick Welch on the bench. … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure thrashes George Washington behind balanced effort
Two wins away from title, Bonnies return home to host George Washington
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure Bonnies make no bones about it: they scoreboard-watch like the rest of us. "We'll be in the back of the bus or in the locker room checking, or at the houses watching games and checking scores, stuff like that," Dominick Welch remarked. "Just keeping ourselves updated." The scenario is simple now, simpler than it was when St. Bonaventure … [Read more...] about Two wins away from title, Bonnies return home to host George Washington
Adaway vows to “let it fly” from 3-point range
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Jalen Adaway's teammates reacted to his tentativeness with less of an admonition and more an example of positive peer pressure. "He always wants to have shooting competitions with me," remarked Dom Welch, who has a team-leading 87 3-point attempts this season and made five on Wednesday. "So I'm like, 'Shoot the ball!' Like, you open. It was at points last … [Read more...] about Adaway vows to “let it fly” from 3-point range