By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (6-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) held off a persistent Oakland (5-7) team to win at the Carrier Dome on Wednesday night, 74-62. The Grizzlies kept the game at a single-digit margin for much of the way as Jim Boeheim kept his rotation short. In the end, the Orange began the first of three home games to end nonconference play with a win. Here are three … [Read more...] about Syracuse 74, Oakland 62: Takeaways from SU’s win over the Grizzlies
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Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure men's basketball coach Mark Schmidt was blunt about his team's offensive performance on Wednesday night against Niagara. "Offensively... there's times when we looked pretty good," he told Gary Nease and Don Scholla on the WPIG postgame show, "and there's times, in the game, where we looked like a JV team." Bona recorded a season-high 87 points … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Bonnies snap Niagara spell to win sixth straight
Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Editor's note: As this calendar year comes to a close and 2020 fast approaches, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program is wrapping up one of its most memorable decades. The “Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review” series takes a look back at the players, games and moments that defined the 2010s. There's a common thread between each player who appeared on a … [Read more...] about Bonnies Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
Syracuse Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse basketball's last decade has featured two Final Fours, historic comebacks and legendary shots. There've been many more than 12 players who've had influence on games in the Carrier Dome and across the country. But the next step in this 'Syracuse Basketball Decade In Review' is to pick an All-Decade Team, and for that, it gets narrowed down to 12. I … [Read more...] about Syracuse Basketball Decade In Review: All-Decade Team
Syracuse vs. Oakland: Previewing the Grizzlies
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (5-5, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) begins a three-game homestand to close out nonconference play against Oakland (5-6) on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. The Orange are coming off a 10-point loss at Georgetown, while the Grizzlies have dropped two-straight contests, most recently losing by 23 points to national power Michigan State. Here's a preview of … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. Oakland: Previewing the Grizzlies