2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

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2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–5 (11–4 A–10)
Head coach
  • Mark Schmidt (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Curran
  • Tray Woodall
  • Sean Neal
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure† 11 – 4   .733 16 – 5   .762
VCU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass 6 – 4   .600 8 – 7   .533
George Mason 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 6 – 5   .545 14 – 9   .609
Duquesne 7 – 7   .500 9 – 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 – 10   .412 10 – 15   .400
George Washington 3 – 5   .375 5 – 12   .294
La Salle 6 – 11   .353 9 – 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 – 9   .250 5 – 15   .250
Fordham 2 – 11   .154 2 – 12   .143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 14th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bonnies finished the season 16–5, 11–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship.[1] They defeated Duquesne,[2] Saint Louis,[3] and VCU to win the A-10 tournament.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.[5] There they lost to LSU in the first round.[6]

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament[7] and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Robert Carpenter 2 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Detroit, MI Transferred to Pearl River Community College
Matt Johnson 4 G 6'4" 180 Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Bobby Planudis 10 F 6'8" 190 RS Sophomore Hazleton, PA Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Malik Lacewell 23 G 6'2" 160 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College
Amadi Ikpeze 32 C 6'10" 240 Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Eddie Creal 2 G 6'4" 210 Junior Joliet, IL Junior college transferred from Moberly Area Community College.
Anthony Roberts 4 G 6'4" 190 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Kent State. Granted transfer waiver and will have immediate eligibility for the 2020–21 season.
Jalen Shaw 40 F/C 6'10" 248 Junior Elgin, IL Junior college transferred from Triton College.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Bell
SG 		Frederick, MD Saint John's Catholic Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jermaine Taggart
SG 		Rochester, NY McQuaid Jesuit High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jun 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyle Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr SPIRE Institute Buffalo, New York
G 2 Eddie Creal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moberly Area CC Joliet, Illinois
G 3 Alpha Okoli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. John Bosco High School Los Angeles, California
G 5 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ranger College Romulus, Michigan
G 10 Alejandro Vasquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Patrick School Queens, New York
G 11 Josh Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Saint John's Catholic Prep Frederick, Maryland
F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 23 Jermaine Taggart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr McQuaid Jesuit High School Rochester, New York
G 33 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Miami (OH) Logansport, Indiana
F/C 40 Jalen Shaw 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Triton College Elgin, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 12, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Francis (PA) Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
December 15, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Akron W 81–74  1–0
  25 – Osunniyi   8 – Osunniyi   5 – Lofton  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (150)
Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hofstra W 77–69  2–0
  16 – Lofton   12 – Osunniyi   9 – Lofton  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
December 22, 2020*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 57–63  2–1
(0–1) 		 13 – Lofton   7 – Welch   4 – Roberts  Ryan Center (0)
Kingston, RI
January 2, 2021
5:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Richmond W 69–66  3–1
(1–1) 		 17 – Holmes   13 – Osunniyi   3 – Lofton  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 83–57  4–1
(2–1) 		 38 – Holmes   12 – Osunniyi   11 – Lofton  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
January 13, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 68–54  5–1
(3–1) 		 26 – Holmes   14 – Welch   7 – Osunniyi  Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Duquesne W 62–48  6–1
(4–1) 		 28 – Lofton   12 – Osunniyi   2 – Lofton  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
January 20, 2021
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU W 70–54  7–1
(5–1) 		 19 – Welch   9 – Tied   4 – Osunniyi  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
January 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne W 65–61  8–1
(6–1) 		 17 – Lofton   10 – Tied   5 – Lofton  Kerr Fitness Center 
McCandless, PA
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		George Mason W 84–67  9–1
(7–1) 		 22 – Welch   15 – Osunniyi   5 – Lofton  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
February 3, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Saint Louis L 59–70  9–2
(7–2) 		 17 – Lofton   8 – Osunniyi   5 – Lofton  Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Salle W 86–73  10–2
(8–2) 		 20 – Adaway   8 – Tied   8 – Lofton  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at VCU L 64–67  10–3
(8–3) 		 23 – Adaway   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., NBCSN 		at UMass Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
February 21, 2021
3:30 p.m., NBCSN 		Davidson W 69–58  11–3
(9–3) 		 19 – Holmes   11 – Holmes   6 – Lofton  Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
February 24, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson W 56–53  12–3
(10–3) 		 16 – Holmes   8 – Osunniyi   5 – Lofton  John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
February 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington W 88–41  13–3
(11–3) 		 18 – Tied   8 – Osunniyi   10 – Lofton  Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
March 1, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Dayton L 52–55  13–4
(11–4) 		 17 – Adaway   15 – Osunniyi   6 – Lofton  Reilly Center 
Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 5, 2021
11:00 am, NBCSN 		(1) vs. (9) Duquesne
Quarterfinals 		W 75–59  14–4
  18 – Tied   14 – Osunniyi   6 – Osunniyi  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 6, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (4) Saint Louis
Semifinals 		W 71–53  15–4
  17 – Adaway   10 – Lofton   6 – Lofton  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 14, 2021
1:00 pm, CBS 		(1) vs. (2) VCU
Championship 		W 74–65  16–4
  23 – Lofton   12 – Osunniyi   6 – Lofton  UD Arena (1,500)
Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
1:45 pm, TNT 		(9 E) vs. (8 E) LSU
First Round 		L 61–76  16–5
  18 – English   9 – Osunniyi   5 – Lofton  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[9]

References

  1. ^ Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 regular-season men's basketball championship". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "St. Bonaventure earns No. 9 seed in East Region vs. No. 8 LSU, beats VCU to win A-10 Championship". wgrz.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA tournament first round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Davis, Marc. "Atlantic 10 Tournament has been canceled". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "2020-21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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