By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Kyle Lofton stayed down in the Ryan Center paint an extra moment or two, lamenting his second turnover in 75 seconds. Mark Schmidt stood on the sidelines crestfallen, watching his team's Atlantic 10 opener against Rhode Island slip away with a flurry of miscues and missed layups. The Bonnies faced adversity during their 11-day layoff from game action, with … [Read more...] about Bonnies drop turnover-filled Atlantic 10 opener to URI, lose Holmes to injury
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
St. Bonaventure hopeful for seventh win in last eight A-10 openers
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team likes to score, a lot, to open Atlantic 10 play. No team has scored more points on average in their first league games than the Bonnies have since Davidson entered the league and gave the A-10 its current 14-team structure. Bona has recorded 477 points over the last six conference openers, almost 80 points a game. … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure hopeful for seventh win in last eight A-10 openers
Franciscan Forecast: How KenPom, other sites see the Bonnies
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure men's basketball fans may have experienced an unpleasant flashback last week when the three letters "RPI" reappeared on their social feeds. The Bonnies rank first in the nation in the antiquated Rating Percentage Index metric, which is still prominently displayed on CBS Sports's rankings page, among others, despite the NCAA discontinuing its … [Read more...] about Franciscan Forecast: How KenPom, other sites see the Bonnies
Bonnies on pace to play fewest games since 1961-62 season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Most of the St. Bonaventure men's basketball players shifted their focus from ball screens to baggage claim on Tuesday afternoon. Their rivalry game against the University at Buffalo canceled, and the search for a replacement game proving unsuccessful, the Bonnies traveled home for Christmas earlier than planned on Tuesday. The itinerary change was another … [Read more...] about Bonnies on pace to play fewest games since 1961-62 season
Bonnies jump ahead, withstand Hofstra push to improve to 2-0
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure started Saturday's home opener at the Reilly Center playing nearly perfect basketball. Jaren Holmes's first 3-pointer of the season gave the Bonnies a 30-7 lead over Hofstra 11:21 into the contest. Dom Welch was outscoring the Pride by three points by himself, pushing Bona to a 26-2 run after Tareq Coburn's 3-pointer made the score 5-4 just … [Read more...] about Bonnies jump ahead, withstand Hofstra push to improve to 2-0