By CHUCKIE MAGGIO On Alumni Weekend, St. Bonaventure played the hits- and returned to what fueled its success last season. The Bonnies returned home and handled business, holding a 3-point-reliant Saint Joseph’s team under 30 percent from beyond the arc and securing an 80-69 victory in front of 4,860 observers. Bona did not allow its 50th point until just after the last media … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure shuts down Saint Joseph’s in return to Reilly Center
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St. Bonaventure returns home, hopes to improve defensively against 3-happy Hawks
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The Hawk Will Never Die- but on the off chance it does, it will perish while shooting 3-pointers. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has returned home from an unconventional three-game road trip, but the Bonnies face more challenges from the perimeter when Saint Joseph’s and Davidson visit the Reilly Center over the next four days. 3-point shooting … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure returns home, hopes to improve defensively against 3-happy Hawks
Maggio: Bonnies missing Brown’s spark off the bench
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO A year ago Wednesday, Linton Brown scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, while grabbing five rebounds, dishing two assists and swiping two steals in Indian River State College's 92-75 rout of Daytona State. This Jan. 26, he was away from his teammates, unable to play for St. Bonaventure in a winnable game at George Mason. Brown has still not been … [Read more...] about Maggio: Bonnies missing Brown’s spark off the bench
Bonnies blitzed from 3-point range in loss at Mason
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure’s trip to EagleBank Arena to play George Mason on Wednesday evening resembled its post-Thanksgiving game against Northern Iowa far too closely for the Bona faithful’s comfort. The Patriots settled in from 3-point range, taking full advantage of the Bonnies’ slow defensive rotations by drilling 15 3-pointers in 32 attempts. The Bonnies started … [Read more...] about Bonnies blitzed from 3-point range in loss at Mason
Another “big” test lies ahead for Osunniyi and St. Bonaventure in visit to George Mason
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The transitive property is notoriously non-applicable to college basketball, the Atlantic 10 Conference in particular. Take, for example, St. Bonaventure’s next opponent in Fairfax, Va. The George Mason Patriots squandered a 13-point lead with 6:09 remaining at George Washington on Martin Luther King Day Jr. day, allowing an 18-4 run and game-winning Joe … [Read more...] about Another “big” test lies ahead for Osunniyi and St. Bonaventure in visit to George Mason