The 2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 18th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 7–1 (0–0 A–10) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Sean Neal |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Reilly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of December 3, 2024 |
Previous season
editThe Bonnies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 9–9 in A-10 Play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. As a 7th seed in the A–10 Tournament they defeated Davidson and Loyola Chicago in the second round and quarterfinals before losing to Duquesne in the semifinals.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Barry Evans | 0 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Bryant |
Kyrell Luc | 1 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Junior | Dorchester, MA | Transferred to Longwood |
Yann Farell | 2 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Libreville, Gabon | Transferred to East Carolina |
Mika Adams-Woods | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | GS Senior | Syracuse, NY | Graduated |
Moses Flowers | 4 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Dorchester, MA | Graduate transferred |
Daryl Banks III | 5 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Charles Pride | 7 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Syracuse, NY | Graduated |
Melian Martinez | 21 | F/C | 6'10" | 225 | Freshman | Santo Domingo, DR | Transferred to New Mexico JC |
Anthony Belardinelli | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Upper Saddle River, NJ | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Chad Venning | 32 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Boston College |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Chance Moore | 0 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Brookhaven, GA | Missouri State[1] |
Jaxon Edwards | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Valparaiso[2] |
Dasonte Bowen | 5 | G | 6'2" | 174 | Junior | Boston, MA | Iowa[3] |
Michael Folarin | 7 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | London, England | Salt Lake CC[4] |
Jonah Hinton | 8 | G | 6'3" | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Panola College[5] | |
Lajae Jones | 10 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Jacksonville, FL | Barton College[6] |
Melvin Council Jr. | 11 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Wagner[7] |
Recruiting classes
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ebrahim Kaba SF |
East Orange, NJ | The Peddie School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 23, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Xander Wedlow C |
Detroit, MI | University Prep Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jun 13, 2024 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Alfred | W 63–39 | – |
10 – Council Jr. | 8 – Jones | 5 – Bowen | Reilly Center (2,113) St. Bonaventure, NY | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | W 70–56 | 1–0 |
18 – Moore | 9 – Moore | 3 – Tied | Reilly Center (3,859) St. Bonaventure, NY | ||||
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Canisius | W 87–78 | 2–0 |
27 – Moore | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Koessler Athletic Center (1,904) Buffalo, NY | ||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 74–65 | 3–0 |
18 – Moore | 8 – Moore | 6 – Council Jr. | Alico Arena (3,554) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ |
Le Moyne | W 71–52 | 4–0 |
15 – Brown | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Reilly Center (4,239) St. Bonaventure, NY | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mansfield | W 76–54 | 5–0 |
16 – Moore | 12 – Moore | 8 – Bowen | Reilly Center (3,356) St. Bonaventure, NY | ||||
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bryant | W 85–70 | 6–0 |
22 – Brown | 7 – Brown | 3 – Bowen | Reilly Center (3,919) St. Bonaventure, NY | ||||
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Utah State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals |
L 67–72 | 6–1 |
15 – Tied | 12 – Council Jr. | 4 – Bowen | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | ||||
November 29, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Northern Iowa NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game |
W 68–56 | 7–1 |
17 – Bowen | 5 – Moore | 3 – Bowen | State Farm Field House (1,154) Bay Lake, FL | ||||
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bucknell | Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Buffalo | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Providence Basketball Hall of Fame Classic |
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at Siena Franciscan Cup |
MVP Arena Albany, NY | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Niagara | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
VCU | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Fordham | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Saint Louis | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ |
La Salle | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ |
Richmond | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
George Mason | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
January 24, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at VCU | Siegel Center Richmond, VA | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ |
Dayton | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., USA |
Fordham | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Loyola Chicago | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA |
George Washington | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Rhode Island | Ryan Center Kingston, RI | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMass | Mullins Center Amherst, MA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Duquesne | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Saint Joseph's | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY | |||||||||
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC | |||||||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[8]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ Wilson, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Bonnies land first transfer commit in Missouri State's Moore". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Butler, J.P. (May 14, 2024). "Bona remains busy, adds former Valpo wing". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Gillenwater, Sam (April 26, 2024). "Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen commits to St. Bonaventure". On3.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Sam (May 30, 2024). "Bonnies add JUCO big man Folarin". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Silapan, Ryan (May 2, 2024). "College Basketball: Panola College's Hinton commits to St. Bonaventure". Panola Watchman. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Butler, J.P. (April 30, 2024). "Bona lands JUCO All-American guard Jones". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Sam (May 29, 2024). "Bona lands Rochester native transfer from Wagner". Bradford Era. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.