2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record7–1 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachSean Neal
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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The 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chance Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Missouri State Brookhaven, Georgia
F 1 Duane Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Boston, Massachusetts
G 2 Jaxon Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Murray State Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Miles Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Rochester, New York
G/F 4 Ebrahim Kaba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Peddie School East Orange, New Jersey
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Boston, Massachusetts
C 7 Michael Folarin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Salt Lake CC London, England
G 8 Jonah Hinton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Panola College Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Lajae Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Barton College Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Melvin Council Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wagner Rochester, New York
G 15 Jack DeRose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Olean High School Olean, New York
F/C 21 Xander Wedlow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr University Prepatory Academy Detroit, Michigan
C 24 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr George Washington Leesburg, Virginia
G 30 Broek Ostrom (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Holley Jr. Sr. High School Holley, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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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Ranking movements
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Bonnies land first transfer commit in Missouri State's Moore". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Butler, J.P. (May 14, 2024). "Bona remains busy, adds former Valpo wing". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Gillenwater, Sam (April 26, 2024). "Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen commits to St. Bonaventure". On3.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, Sam (May 30, 2024). "Bonnies add JUCO big man Folarin". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Silapan, Ryan (May 2, 2024). "College Basketball: Panola College's Hinton commits to St. Bonaventure". Panola Watchman. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Butler, J.P. (April 30, 2024). "Bona lands JUCO All-American guard Jones". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilson, Sam (May 29, 2024). "Bona lands Rochester native transfer from Wagner". Bradford Era. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.