By CHUCKIE MAGGIO CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The St. Bonaventure Bonnies have frequently battled poor first halves this season, so much so that a slow 20-minute opening period has verged on an expectation. But nothing like this. Bona hadn’t yet surrendered the first 10 points of a contest, hadn’t started a dismal 0-for-9 from the floor. Perhaps most consequentially, it hadn’t debuted … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure “dominated” in Charlotte
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Bonnies to meet Hokies for first time in a decade on Friday
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure’s path to the NCAA Tournament often includes a maroon-and-orange obstacle along the way. Three of SBU’s last five March Madness squads have faced the Virginia Tech Hokies in the regular season, including 2011, when the programs last met. Seth Greenberg’s squad held Andrew Nicholson to 4-of-14 shooting that evening, taking a nine-point home … [Read more...] about Bonnies to meet Hokies for first time in a decade on Friday
Maggio: St. Bonaventure is “hungrier” for Friday’s marquee opportunity
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure’s loss to Connecticut in Newark last Saturday was not, by any definition, a “bad loss.” UConn ranked 15th in the NCAA’s NET ranking as of Monday evening, comfortably making the Huskies a “Quadrant 1” neutral site opponent on Bonaventure’s current postseason résumé. A Kyle Lofton-less Bona team lost by just 10 points, trailing by six with 1:14 … [Read more...] about Maggio: St. Bonaventure is “hungrier” for Friday’s marquee opportunity
Bonnies hang without Lofton, but UConn does “little things” in Never Forget Tribute Classic
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO NEWARK, N.J. -- The stat sheet largely belies the fact that the St. Bonaventure men's basketball team lost by 10 points to UConn on Saturday. The Bonnies outrebounded the taller, more athletic Huskies 40-37, grabbing 11 offensive boards and tallying 13 second chance points while outscoring Dan Hurley's group 34-26 in the paint. Bona's defense held UConn … [Read more...] about Bonnies hang without Lofton, but UConn does “little things” in Never Forget Tribute Classic
Shorthanded Bonnies and Huskies to duel at Prudential Center
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The game can still play out as advertised, even as the individual matchups have taken a hit. An Adama Sanogo-Osun Osunniyi faceoff down low and Kyle Lofton-R.J. Cole duel in the backcourt have given way to a more pressing question: Which team will better handle being shorthanded on Saturday, the 8-1 St. Bonaventure Bonnies or 8-2 Connecticut Huskies? St. … [Read more...] about Shorthanded Bonnies and Huskies to duel at Prudential Center