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
Jaren Holmes
Holmes taking authentic approach to point guard role: “I’m not Kyle”
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The seeds for Jaren Holmes’s emergency point guard role were planted when he first joined the St. Bonaventure basketball team in 2019. “When I was brought here my first year, [head coach Mark Schmidt] told me that I was gonna be a backup point guard,” Holmes recalled, “and I never really understood why. But he always said that I could handle it. And I’m just … [Read more...] about Holmes taking authentic approach to point guard role: “I’m not Kyle”
Maggio: What would Bona lineup, rotation look like with Lofton sidelined?
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team experienced a fortunate bill of health last season. The “Ironman Five” started all but one game, when Jalen Adaway came off the bench at Duquesne due to illness and recorded a double-double regardless. Jaren Holmes left the Rhode Island loss after just one minute with a back issue but returned for the next game three … [Read more...] about Maggio: What would Bona lineup, rotation look like with Lofton sidelined?