By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Two months earlier, Jaren English was logging 37 minutes of basketball in Philadelphia, swishing five baskets and obtaining nine La Salle misses in an otherwise disappointing defeat. He and his St. Bonaventure teammates, along with the country at large, remained blissfully unaware of the unparalleled circumstances that would curtail his successful first … [Read more...] about English participates in PolitiFact workshop
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2020 NBA Draft: Rose signs with Roc Nation, Carter and Pickett return to school
By BILLY HEYEN Quinton Rose announced Tuesday that he's signed with Roc Nation Sports and officially entered his name into the 2020 NBA Draft. The former Bishop Kearney and Temple star follows the lead of Isaiah Stewart, who also signed with Roc Nation. "Temple University... you took a chance on a kid from Rochester and made Philly feel like home," Rose wrote in his Instagram … [Read more...] about 2020 NBA Draft: Rose signs with Roc Nation, Carter and Pickett return to school
After The Last Dance, Bremer battled Jordan’s Wizards
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO J.R. Bremer still remembers the moment he was assigned to guard His Airness like it was yesterday. The Celtics were in Washington on Halloween 2002 for the first of four games against the divisional foe Wizards. A 22-year-old Bremer, fresh out of St. Bonaventure, was tabbed by coach Jim O’Brien to substitute for Paul Pierce. “At the time Paul was guarding … [Read more...] about After The Last Dance, Bremer battled Jordan’s Wizards
Bonnies add big man depth as Shaw commits
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team has its replacement for graduating center Amadi Ikpeze. The Bonnies didn't have to go far off the recruiting trail, either. SBU already received a commitment from junior college transfer guard Eddie Creal on Friday. Three days later, on Monday night, 6-foot-10 junior college transfer center Jalen Shaw agreed to join … [Read more...] about Bonnies add big man depth as Shaw commits
Creal details unique Bonaventure decision
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Eddie Creal's next time on the St. Bonaventure campus will be his first. The COVID-19 virus barred Creal, like so many collegiate prospects, from visiting colleges this spring and gaining the full breadth of experience athletes are nearly always afforded before deciding their next chapter. Tours and pickup games have been replaced by Zoom calls and … [Read more...] about Creal details unique Bonaventure decision