That dream has been within his reach since McCrea graduated from UB in 2014. In between stops overseas, the 6-foot-7 forward has also logged time on three separate occasions in the NBA Summer League playing with the Dallas Mavericks’ squad as well as the summer teams of the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets…
Junior guard Majesty Brandon scored the final 10 points, capped by the game-winning 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left to play, as the Golden Griffins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 66-65 come-from-behind victory over Marist Sunday afternoon at the Koessler Athletic Center…
After another solid performance on the court in Buffalo’s win over Dartmouth, freshman guard Dyaisha Fair has been named MAC East Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday…
Buffalo went on a 13-4 run from the 8:39 mark of the second half until there were four minutes remaining, propelling the Bulls to a 75-63 lead with 4:02 remaining. The Bonnies amassed an improbable run of their own in hopes of stealing back the victory, but fell short in an 84-79 defeat at Alumni Arena.
Jeenathan Williams (UPrep) scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double as University at Buffalo downed Niagara, 94-72 Friday night…
Bona recorded a season-high 87 points in the 17-point win over the Purple Eagles. The Bonnies made 12 three-pointers for the second time in three games, including five from Dominick Welch. They made 17 of their 18 free throws, improving their season percentage to 75 percent.
There’s a common thread between each player who appeared on a St. Bonaventure men’s basketball roster in the 2010s and that, of course, is Mark Schmidt. While pundits blustered about how difficult it was to recruit to Olean, N.Y., which outsiders who have never been liken to Antarctica, Schmidt and his assistants were finding some of the best players in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The first installment of the series will rank the 10 teams that completed a season in this decade, with my pool ranging from 2009-10 to 2018-19. Each team’s ranking will be accompanied by a recap and superlatives…
Schmidt has won the most games of any coach in program history; won an Atlantic 10 Tournament and regular season title; won Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year; made NCAA Tournaments, an NIT Tournament and a CBI; coached two NBA players and coached Bona to its first NCAA Tournament victory since 1970…
While winning the Boca Beach Classic against fellow mid-majors San Diego and Florida Atlantic won’t inspire Associated Press Top 25 votes next Monday, the circumstances of the hardware SBU is taking through airport security tomorrow morning warranted some celebration…