By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Jalen Pickett expects 20 to 30 family and friends to be on hand Friday night when he along with the Siena Saints take the court at Canisius College. Those close to him will get a chance to see a player whose game continues to evolve. One wouldn't know it by looking at his statistics, but the former Aquinas Institute star is being asked to step … [Read more...] about Pickett learning to take initiative for Siena
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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