NEW YORK – Less than a handful of Division I basketball teams, St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt often notes, end the season with a victory: the champions of the NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament, College Basketball Invitational and The Basketball Classic. On Tuesday night, Bona joined the ranks of the overwhelming majority who experience a bittersweet … [Read more...] about Bonnies denied after late push, season ends in NIT semifinal
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Bonnies have found validation in NIT, with resilient Xavier on deck in Garden semifinal
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Their season has found validation in the unlikeliest of places, the most defiant of fashions. “They didn’t want us to get here,” St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt told his exuberant charges in the University of Virginia’s visiting locker room last Tuesday night. “But we’re here.” This wasn’t your run-of-the-mill “nobody believes in us” speech to … [Read more...] about Bonnies have found validation in NIT, with resilient Xavier on deck in Garden semifinal
St. Bonaventure alumnus Rob Lanier named new SMU head coach
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Rob Lanier has been an assistant or head coach on a Division I coaching staff in each of the 32 seasons since he graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1990. Lanier officially accepted his most prominent head coaching job yet on Sunday, leaving Georgia State for Southern Methodist University. Lanier guided Georgia State to a 53-30 record in three seasons, … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure alumnus Rob Lanier named new SMU head coach
St. Bonaventure-Virginia NIT quarterfinal was Bona’s most-watched game this season
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO If the National Invitation Tournament’s decision to hold St. Bonaventure’s quarterfinal matchup against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. rather than SBU’s Reilly Center accomplished anything, it placed about 5,000 more viewers in front of a television. St. Bonaventure’s NIT quarterfinal matchup with Virginia was the most-watched Bonnies game this season with … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure-Virginia NIT quarterfinal was Bona’s most-watched game this season
Reports: UMass hires Frank Martin as new head coach
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure men’s basketball fans have withstood another coaching search rumor mill, this time involving an in-conference foe. The University of Massachusetts, after reportedly pursuing Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt, has reportedly hired Frank Martin to replace the recently fired Matt McCall. ESPN's Pete Thamel and MassLive.com's Matt Vautour reported … [Read more...] about Reports: UMass hires Frank Martin as new head coach