By CHUCKIE MAGGIO One of my favorite websites during college basketball season is Sports-Reference.com. The site is a hoops nerd's paradise with an unparalleled wealth of information, from yearly records since the 19th century to all 79 NCAA Tournament brackets. If you're looking for a stat or piece of information, Sports Reference usually delivers. We can use these … [Read more...] about Stats and facts as Bonnies start practice
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Patrick Mwamba: From the NBA Africa Academy to UT Arlington
Courtesy of UTAMavs.com By JASON McBAIN ARLINGTON - When the UT Arlington men's basketball team holds its first official practice of the 2018-19 season this coming Monday, one of first-year head coach Chris Ogden's newcomers will be Patrick Mwamba - who uniquely paved his way to UTA from The NBA Academy Africa. The 6-foot-6 Mwamba is the first NBA Academy Africa … [Read more...] about Patrick Mwamba: From the NBA Africa Academy to UT Arlington
East High’s Barley ranked among top players in Beilein’s career
By PAUL GOTHAM As the story goes, John Beilein didn't want any of his peers to know about the player he had just seen during an East High boys' basketball practice. The then LeMoyne College coach knew if word got out about the talented swing man in the East uniform, scholarship offers would follow. Nearly three decades later, Beilein's assessment of Darrell Barley is worthy … [Read more...] about East High’s Barley ranked among top players in Beilein’s career
Column: Bonnies keep constructing “Putnam Pipeline”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO In the first decade of his tenure at St. Bonaventure, men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt carved out his niche as a diamond cutter, finding unheralded high schoolers and turning them into all-conference, occasionally All-American players. The second-winningest coach in program history is developing a new niche now: sign as many Putnam Science Academy … [Read more...] about Column: Bonnies keep constructing “Putnam Pipeline”
Atlantic 10 schedule release: St. Bonaventure’s five biggest games
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Another schedule release, another off-court victory for the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. The Atlantic 10’s annual post-Labor Day announcement of its conference schedule wasn’t nearly as anticipated as last year, when Bonnies fans clamored all summer for a Friday night game against Rhode Island on ESPN2 that eventually came to fruition. There was … [Read more...] about Atlantic 10 schedule release: St. Bonaventure’s five biggest games