1 NOVEMBER [3-2] 5 Mansfield (Exhibition) W 82-65 12 @Canisius L 80-70 14 Arkansas-Little Rock W 77-64 19 @Cornell W 56-54 21 @Binghamton W 69-44 27 @Cleveland State L 69-51 DECEMBER [4-2] 4 Buffalo W 76-74 7 @St. John’s W 67-66 11 Niagara L 69-61 18 Ohio W 112-107 4OT 23 vs. Virginia Tech.^ L 76-68 OT 28 Siena W 82-79 JANUARY [3-5, 2-4] 2 Marshall L 74-65 5 @Arkansas-Little Rock W 68-55 8 Charlotte* W 92-88 3OT 12 @Temple* L 83-55 16 @Rhode Island* CBSCR L 56-55 19 Xavier* CBSCR L 79-65 22 @George Washington* W 62-49 26 Massachusetts* L 78-69 29 @Fordham* 1 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 @Dayton* 9 p.m. 5 Duquesne* 7 p.m. 12 LaSalle* 4 p.m. 16 Saint Louis* 7 p.m. 20 @Richmond* CBSCR 3 p.m. 23 Fordham* 7 p.m. 26 @Saint Jospeh’s* 4 p.m. MARCH 2 @Duquesne* 7 p.m. 5 Rhode Island*(CBSCR) 2 p.m. 8 A-10 First Round$ 11 A-10 Quarterfinal$ (CBSCR) 12 A-10 Semifinal$ (CBSC) 13 A-10 Finals$ (CBS) 1 p.m. * A-10 Conference Game ^ Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, N.Y.) $ A-10 Championship OVR: 10-9 A-10: 2-4 Contact: Dallas Miller | Email: [email protected] | Mobile: (585) 217-1007 | Office: (716) 375-2575 The Matchup The Bonnies (10-9, 2-4) and Rams (6-12, 0-6) meet at Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx for the first of two meetings this season. The teams will conclude the season series at the Reilly Center Feb. 23. Last Time Out Marquise Simmons scored eight of his career-high 14 from the line and grabbed eight rebounds, but Massachusetts’ Anthony Gurley finished with 26 to lead the Minutemen (12-7, 4-2 A-10) past St. Bonaventure, 78-69, Wednesday night at the Reilly Center. Coming Up St. Bonaventure hits the road for two in a row – playing at Fordham and Dayton (Feb. 2) – before returning to the RC to host Duquesne (Feb. 5), La Salle (Feb. 12) and Saint Louis (Feb. 16) in succession. Scouting the Rams The Rams are looking to right the ship after a 91-72 loss to A-10 leader Duquesne Wednesday night – Fordham’s eighth straight loss this season and 31st consecutive Atlantic 10 setback dating back to Jan. 28, 2009 against St. Bonaventure. Chris Gaston, who recorded eleven rebounds Bonnies Probable Starters # Name Pos. P/G R/G A/G Notes 0 Ogo Adegboye G 11.6 2.8 3.9 NCAA minutes leader (39.2/gm) 11 Demitrius Conger F 10.7 6.5 2.1 4th career double-double vs UALR 32 Michael Davenport G 13.4 5.2 2.2 28P, 12R for 3rd career dbl-dbl vs. URI 43 Da’Quan Cook F 7.2 4.1 1.1 2nd double-double (11P, 10R) vs. Niagara 44 Andrew Nicholson F 19.6 7.5 1.3^ 10+ Points in 23 of last 24 Games ^blocks Key Reserves # Name Pos. P/G R/G A/G Notes 1 Sam de Haas G 1.3 0.6 0.3 6 pts, 2-3 FGs vs. UMass 24 Matthew Wright G 3.7 1.7 1.5 career-high 18 pts vs. George Washington 33 Marquise Simmons F 2.4 3.2 0.2 career-high 14 pts with 8 rebs vs. UMass 35 Brett Roseboro F 0.9 2.1 0.1 limited action this season 45 Jake Houseknecht F 0.3 1.5 0.1 C-H 36 mins vs Ohio; 9rebs, 3blks Fordham Game Information Matchup: ..................... Bonnies (10-9, 2-4) ........................................... Rams (6-12, 0-6) Date: ...................... Saturday Jan. 29, 2011 Site: ..........................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Location: ....................................Bronx, N.Y. Series: ..................... Fordham leads, 16-14 Last Meeting: ...................... Feb. 24, 2010 Result: .................. St. Bonaventure, 73-68 Media Information Television: ...........................................None Streaming: .................. Fordhamsports.com Stats: .......................... Fordhamsports.com Radio: ..... WPIG 95.7 FM/WHDL 1450 AM .......................................... Gary Nease (PxP) Internet Radio: ................. Stretch Internet WHAT’S INSIDE Notes • ........................................ 1-4 Player Pages • .......................... 5-15 Head Coach Mark Schmidt • ...... 16 Game-by-game • .................... 17-20 Roster/Speed Chart • ................. 21 2010-11 Statistics • .................. 22+ vs. St. Bonaventure [10-9, 2-4] Fordham [6-12, 0-6] Conference Overall W L PCT. W L PCT. Duquesne 6 0 1.000 14 5 .737 Xavier 6 0 1.000 14 5 .737 Richmond 5 1 .833 16 5 .762 Temple 4 2 .667 14 5 .737 Rhode Island 4 2 .667 13 7 .650 Massachusetts 4 2 .667 12 7 .632 Dayton 3 3 .500 15 6 .714 George Wash. 3 3 .500 10 10 .500 St. Bonaventure 2 4 .333 10 9 .526 Saint Louis 2 4 .333 7 12 .368 La Salle 1 4 .200 9 11 .450 Charlotte 1 5 .167 9 11 .450 Saint Joseph’s 0 5 .000 5 14 .263 Fordham 0 6 .000 6 12 .333
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NOVEMBER [3-2]5 Mansfield (Exhibition) W 82-65 12 @Canisius L 80-7014 Arkansas-Little Rock W 77-6419 @Cornell W 56-5421 @Binghamton W 69-4427 @Cleveland State L 69-51DECEMBER [4-2]4 Buffalo W 76-747 @St. John’s W 67-6611 Niagara L 69-6118 Ohio W 112-107 4OT23 vs. Virginia Tech.^ L 76-68 OT28 Siena W 82-79JANUARY [3-5, 2-4]2 Marshall L 74-655 @Arkansas-Little Rock W 68-55 8 Charlotte* W 92-88 3OT12 @Temple* L 83-55 16 @Rhode Island* CBSCR L 56-5519 Xavier* CBSCR L 79-6522 @George Washington* W 62-4926 Massachusetts* L 78-6929 @Fordham* 1 p.m.FEBRUARY 2 @Dayton* 9 p.m.5 Duquesne* 7 p.m.12 LaSalle* 4 p.m.16 Saint Louis* 7 p.m.20 @Richmond* CBSCR 3 p.m.23 Fordham* 7 p.m.26 @Saint Jospeh’s* 4 p.m.MARCH2 @Duquesne* 7 p.m.5 Rhode Island*(CBSCR) 2 p.m.8 A-10 First Round$11 A-10 Quarterfinal$ (CBSCR)12 A-10 Semifinal$ (CBSC)13 A-10 Finals$ (CBS) 1 p.m.* A-10 Conference Game^ Blue Cross Arena (Rochester, N.Y.)$ A-10 Championship
The MatchupThe Bonnies (10-9, 2-4) and Rams (6-12, 0-6) meet at Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx for the first of two meetings this season. The teams will conclude the season series at the Reilly Center Feb. 23. Last Time OutMarquise Simmons scored eight of his career-high 14 from the line and grabbed eight rebounds, but Massachusetts’ Anthony Gurley finished with 26 to lead the Minutemen (12-7, 4-2 A-10) past St. Bonaventure, 78-69, Wednesday night at the Reilly Center.
Coming UpSt. Bonaventure hits the road for two in a row – playing at Fordham and Dayton (Feb. 2) – before returning to the RC to host Duquesne (Feb. 5), La Salle (Feb. 12) and Saint Louis (Feb. 16) in succession.
Scouting the RamsThe Rams are looking to right the ship after a 91-72 loss to A-10 leader Duquesne Wednesday night – Fordham’s eighth straight loss this season and 31st consecutive Atlantic 10 setback dating back to Jan. 28, 2009 against St. Bonaventure. Chris Gaston, who recorded eleven rebounds
Bonnies Probable Starters # Name Pos. P/G R/G A/G Notes 0 Ogo Adegboye G 11.6 2.8 3.9 NCAA minutes leader (39.2/gm)11 Demitrius Conger F 10.7 6.5 2.1 4th career double-double vs UALR 32 Michael Davenport G 13.4 5.2 2.2 28P, 12R for 3rd career dbl-dbl vs. URI 43 Da’Quan Cook F 7.2 4.1 1.1 2nd double-double (11P, 10R) vs. Niagara44 Andrew Nicholson F 19.6 7.5 1.3^ 10+ Points in 23 of last 24 Games ^blocksKey Reserves # Name Pos. P/G R/G A/G Notes 1 Sam de Haas G 1.3 0.6 0.3 6 pts, 2-3 FGs vs. UMass24 Matthew Wright G 3.7 1.7 1.5 career-high 18 pts vs. George Washington33 Marquise Simmons F 2.4 3.2 0.2 career-high 14 pts with 8 rebs vs. UMass35 Brett Roseboro F 0.9 2.1 0.1 limited action this season45 Jake Houseknecht F 0.3 1.5 0.1 C-H 36 mins vs Ohio; 9rebs, 3blks
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and 15 points for his eleventh double-double of the year and the 30th of his career, leads the Rams in both scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (11.2 rpg). Brenton Butler (14.7 ppg, 3.5 ast/g), Branden Frazier (12.0 ppg, 44 3’s, 3.3 ast/g) and Alberto Estwick (10.3 ppg) each average in double figures for the Rams, while reserves Marvin Dominique (5.8 rpg) and Kervin Bristol (5.6 rpg) have also seen plenty of action.
Last MeetingA gutsy all-around effort by senior Jonathan Hall that included a game-high 24 points helped St. Bonaventure pick up its second straight Atlantic 10 road win with a 73-68 victory over Fordham Feb. 24, 2010 at Rose Hill Gymnasium.
Head Coach: Tom PecoraPecora is in his first season at Fordham after spending the previous nine seasons at Hofstra. Over the last 13 years with Pecora on the staff (nine years as a head coach, four as an assistant), the Pride averaged 19 wins a season (246-161). As a head coach, Pecora has compiled a 155-126 mark in nine seasons. During his time in Hempstead, Hofstra was the winningest program in the Metropolitan New York area. Over the last six years, Hofstra won 121 games, including four 20-win seasons. In 2006 and 2009 he was named Coach of the Year by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) and he has also received regional Coach of the Year honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Basketball Coaches Association of New York (BCANY).
Series SnapshotThe Bonnies – winners of three of the last four meetings against Fordham – trail the Rams 16-14 in the all-time series. SBU has also won each of the last two meetings at Rose Hill, pulling to 6-8 on the road in series history.
Bonnies Honor StithIn memory of Tom Stith ‘61, the first All-American in St. Bonaventure basketball history, the Bonnies team will wear commemorative “TS #42” patches on their jerseys during the game. Stith, a New York City native, died last June at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer at a hospice near his home in Farmingville, N.Y. The athletic department and members of the Stith family will host a private ceremony in his honor prior to the game.
Simmons SightingSophomore F Marquise Simmons – who missed the first 10 games of the season with a hand injury – led the Bonnies against UMass with 14 points, including 8-of-8 from the free throw line. He played just three minutes in his return against Va. Tech, but has been increasingly active on both ends of the floor with more playing time as he works his way back into the lineup.
Welcome to the LeagueFreshman G Matthew Wright – who was 1-for-21 from 3-point range in the non-conference season – has gotten hot since the start of A-10 play. The Toronto native is shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from beyond the arc in six conference games thus far, marking team highs in both categories. His AST:TO ratio of 2.4 is also tops on the squad in conference play.
Gurley Passes NicholsonWith 26 points against Nicholson’s 11, UMass G Anthony Gurley supplanted Nicholson for second place on the A-10’s leading scorer’s list. Current leader Tu Holloway (Xavier, 20.5) is just ahead of Gurley (20.4). Nicholson now sits in third at 19.6 points per game.
Wright Way for the RookieSt. Bonaventure’s Matthew Wright and Duquesne’s T.J. McConnell were honored as Co-Rookies of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. Wright upped his career-high scoring total in back-to-back games, pouring in 10 and 18 against Xavier and George Washington, respectively. The freshman guard shot 75.0 percent (9-of-12) on the week, including 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from 3-point land. Wright is the first freshman to claim the weekly honor since Andrew Nicholson did it six times in his freshman year.
Hit the RoadSt. Bonaventure boasts a 5-4 record on the road this season, just two victories shy of the program record, set by the 2001-02 team (7-8) and tied in 2008-09 (7-6). The Bonnies have five remaining road games on the slate.
Stepping UpEntering the season, coach Mark Schmidt commented that players other than Nicholson would have to step up for the Bonnies to find success. True to form, each of the other four starters have netted career highs including: Michael Davenport (28 pts vs. Rhode Island), Ogo Adegboye (17 vs. Ark.-Little Rock, 24 vs. Buffalo), Demitrius Conger (22 pts. 14 rebs. vs. Cornell) and Da’Quan Cook (21 pts. 13 rebs. vs. Binghamton). Matthew Wright got into the act against GW, pouring in a career-
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high 18 on 6-of-7 from the field and Marquise Simmons upped his best to 14 points against UMass.
Climbing the ChartsNicholson is climbing the St. Bonaventure career records list in his third season. The Mississauga, Ont. native is second on the school’s career FG% ledger (.568), ranks third in blocks (161), and now sits in 25th on the all-time scoring list with 1,239 points. He is the 22nd player in school annals to post 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. The junior also cracked the top 10 in single season free throw attempts against the URI and now ranks 6th (147).
Keep it Under 50When the Bonnies defeated GW, 62-49, it marked the first time SBU held an A-10 opponent under 50 points in a win on the road since a 46-44 decision at Fordham Feb. 21, 1998. The Bonnies hadn’t kept a league opponent under 50 points overall since Jan. 29, 2000 - an 84-44 drubbing of URI in the Reilly Center.
Hack AttackAfter four FTs against Rhode Island, Nicholson moved into 10th place in the Bonnies’ single-season FT attempts. He has attempted a free throw in all but 10 of 79 career games played, including a streak of 38 straight dating back to last season. He now ranks sixth with 147 free throws this season.
Wet Your WhistleFoul trouble has limited Andrew Nicholson’s play in recent games. Against Arkansas-Little Rock, the junior was whistled for three fouls in the first 8:55 of the game and finished with 11 points – his lowest output of the season at that point – in just 20 minutes of action. Nicholson had been forced to sit in three straight (22 mins vs. URI, 23 vs. Xavier, 19 vs. GW). His streak of 20 games with 10+ points came to an end against Rhode Island (nine points, season low) and he was called for his fifth foul with the Bonnies mounting a comeback at the 7:08 mark against Xavier (XU went on a game-clinching 11-4 run over the next four minutes).
Home Sweet HomeWith a 5-3 mark in the venerable Reilly Center so far in 2010-11, SBU improves to 395-184 (.683) in 44 seasons with the RC as the home floor. With five remaining home games, the Bonnies have a chance to get their 400th win in the Reilly Center this season.
Windex ManAfter averaging double-digit rebounds earlier this season, Andrew Nicholson’s rebounding numbers have slipped in A-10 play. The junior recorded double-digit rebounds in seven of the first nine games of the year, including a string of five straight, but had not grabbed more than more than seven until hauling in eight against UMass (an eight-game span).
Bouncing BackJunior G Michael Davenport notched his third career double-double with 28 points and 12 boards to carry the Bonnies against Rhode Island. After starting the season with a 1-for-11 3FG%, he has lifted his percentage from deep to 39.0 percent (23-59). Over his last five games, the Cincinnati native is converting at a team-best 43.8 percent (7-16) from 3-point range and shooting 48.3 percent from the field (29-60).
Coaching Staff Ties BaronJim Baron, the last coach to lead the Bonnies to a postseason tournament (NIT, 2001), posted 48 wins in his first four campaigns. Now in their fourth season on the Bona sidelines, Schmidt and his staff (all of whom eventually worked under Schmidt at Robert Morris) have also collected 48 wins…and counting. By number of victories in their first four seasons, here’s how it breaks down: 75 Ed Melvin (1948-52)72 Jim Satalin (1973-77)67 Jim O’Brien (1982-86)58 Larry Weise (1961-65)53 Eddie Donovan (1953-57)48+ Mark Schmidt (2007-pres.) Jim Baron (1992-96) Mike Reilly (1928-32)24 Anthony Solomon (2003-07)
Bonnies’ Record By...LOCATION Home ..................................................... 5-4 Away ....................................................... 5-4Nuetral ................................................... 0-1 SCORE BY pERIOD Leading @ half ...................................... 6-2Trailing @ half ........................................ 2-7Tied @ half ............................................. 2-0Overtime ................................................ 2-1 REBOuNDS SBU outrebounds.................................. 9-5Opponent outrebounds SBU ................ 2-4Tied ........................................................ 0-0 TuRNOvERS Less than opponent .............................. 5-3More than opponent ............................. 5-5Tied ........................................................ 0-1
SBu SCORES 59 or less .............................................. 1-360-69 ..................................................... 3-570-79 ..................................................... 3-180-89 ..................................................... 1-090-99 ..................................................... 1-0100+ ...................................................... 1-0
MARGIN Games decided by 5 or less ................. 6-1Games decided by 6-10 ....................... 0-5Games decided by 11+ ........................ 4-3
MISCELLANEOuSDay games ............................................. 5-3Night games .......................................... 5-6Brown Uniforms .................................... 5-4White Uniforms ..................................... 5-5On television ......................................... 2-2
ATLANTIC 10 pRESEASONACCOLADES
Preseason Poll (1st Place Votes), Points1. Temple (19), 350
2. Xavier (3), 3253. Richmond (3), 311
4. Dayton (1), 3105. Rhode Island, 2336. Saint Louis, 2237. Charlotte, 218
8. Duquesne, 1729. La Salle, 133
10. George Washington, 13011. Massachusetts, 12612. Saint Joseph’s, 91
13. St. Bonaventure, 8014. Fordham, 28
All-Conference First Team
Andrew Nicholson
All-Defensive TeamAndrew Nicholson
GAMES AROuND ThE ATLANTIC 10SATuRDAY, JANuARY 29Temple at Saint Joseph’s ......................................................................ESPNU/11:00 am (The Palestra)Xavier at Richmond .........................................................................................................ESPN2/12:00 pmSt. Bonaventure at Fordham ...........................................................................................................1:00 pmSaint Louis at George Washington ................................................................................CSN MA/2:00 pmLa Salle at Charlotte .........................................................................................................................7:00 pm
SuNDAY, JANuARY 30Dayton at Duquesne .........................................................................................................................2:00 pm(CONSOL Energy Center)Rhode Island at Massachusetts ...................................................................... COX NE/CBS3N/4:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, FEBRuARY 2George Washington at Duquesne ..................................................................................................7:00 pmFordham at Rhode Island ................................................................................................................7:00 pmTemple at La Salle ............................................................................................................................7:00 pmXavier at Charlotte....................................................................................................................FSO/7:30 pmSaint Joseph’s at Richmond ...........................................................................................................7:00 pmMassachusetts at Saint Louis .......................................................................................CSN MA/8:00 pmSt. Bonaventure at Dayton .................................................................................................... FSO/9:00 pm
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Aren’t You Guys Tired?Coach Schmidt has deployed the same starting five all season long, and those five players have had the opportunity to play…a lot. Through 18 games, four of the five starters average more than 32 minutes per game and Da’Quan Cook averages 27.4. Ogo Adegboye leads the nation in minutes per game (39.2) and has played at least 36 minutes in all but two contests, including complete-game efforts against Buffalo, St. John’s, Niagara, Ark.-Little Rock and Charlotte (3OT). Demitrius Conger has played 90 percent of his team’s minutes and is ranked 14th nationally (37.3/gm). Andrew Nicholson was in for the duration against Ohio (60 min, 4OT) and Charlotte (55 min, 3OT).
Oh So CloseThe Bonnies’ 56-55 loss to Rhode Island was the team’s first loss this season in a game decided by five or fewer points (6-1). When allowing just one more point (games decided by 6-10) St. Bonaventure is a paltry 0-5.
And-1 (More)The Bonnies have actually played the equivalent of one extra game this season when accounting for overtime periods. By point differential (+5 Ohio 4OT, -8 VT OT, +4 Charlotte 3OT), SBU would pull out a one-point victory in that extra game, led by 22 points and six rebounds from Andrew Nicholson and 14 points and six boards from Ogo Adegboye.
Scoring the RockAs of Jan. 25, Andrew Nicholson ranks 23rd nationally in scoring at 20.1 points per game and recorded the NCAA’s third-highest scoring output this season with 44 points (on 14-of-19 FGs and 16-19 FTs) in the 4OT win versus Ohio. He also has the top two scoring totals in the A-10 this season (34 vs. Charlotte) The junior has raised his scoring average every season in the Brown and White (12.5--16.4--20.1) and his current scoring clip would be the highest for a season since J.R. Bremer averaged 24.6 in 2001-02.
Demitrius Goes DoubleDemitrius Conger booked his fourth career double-double with a 21-point 10-rebound effort against the Trojans of Arkansas-Little Rock. A rising sophomore who showed flashes of talent last season, Conger has been one of the more consistent performers this season, recording at least eight points and three boards in 17 straight games from Nov. 19 at Cornell - where he notched his first career double-double (22 pts, 14 reb) to Jan. 26 versus Massachusetts.
Return to SenderNicholson’s rejection at the 6:31 mark of the second period against Ohio made him just the third player in school history to block 150 or more shots in a career. He owns the single-game record (9 vs. Bucknell) for the Bonnies and currently sits third on the SBU career blocks list (161).
#100 for SchmidtNow in his fourth season at St. Bonaventure, head coach Mark Schmidt coached his 100th game at SBU against Ohio Dec. 18, 2010, the longest game in school history. Schmidt’s .430 (43-56) win percentage entering the game was the highest by a Bonnies’ mentor since Jim Baron’s .502 (132-131) mark compiled from 1992-01. Schmidt and Baron are the only two coaches to post a win-loss percentage over .400 since the start of the 1987 season.
Chasing .500After recording a 15-15 mark in 2008-09, SBU fell one game short of .500 last season by booking a 15-16 record. St. Bonaventure enjoyed a streak of 28 consecutive seasons of .500-or-better basketball from 1956-57 to 1983-84, but has just eight such seasons in the last 25. SBU has 63 seasons at or above .500 in 89 years.
Double DoublesSo far this season, the Bonnies have 16 double doubles from four different players: Nicholson (7), Conger (4), Cook (2), Davenport (2) and Adegboye (1). Earlier this season, Nicholson’s streak of five straight double doubles tied for the second-longest in the country.
Riding the PineThe Bonnies are on the short side of the bench scoring matchup by a wide margin despite their favorable record. Through 19 games SBU has outscored the opposing bench just twice (Temple, 8-7; UMass 28-17). In other all other games: Canisius (-17); Ark.-Little Rock (-10); Cornell (-10); Binghamton (-17); Cleveland State (-3); Buffalo (-9); St. John’s (-31); Niagara (-15); Ohio (-18); Va. Tech (-10); Siena (-11); Marshall (-24); Ark.-Little Rock (-15); Charlotte (-10); Temple (+1); Rhode Island (-14); Xavier (-6); GW (-6); UMass (+11).
NLI SigneesSBU added a pair of guards in the early signing period. Schenectady native Derrick Millinghaus, who currently attends Queen City Prep in Marshville, N.C., is a 1-2 combo guard with an open-court style. Millinghaus will have four years of eligibility, while fellow signee Eric Mosely will have two years remaining. Mosely currently attends Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and spent his freshman season at Austin Peay in 2008-09.
APR ImprovementMark Schmidt ranks 13th in the nation in NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) improvement, as calculated by Fox Sports. Schmidt is among the top coaches nationally in cumulative improvement of his team APR, a metric used by NCAA officials to track the academic achievement of Division I teams during each academic term. Each student-athlete earns one point for staying in school
and one point for being academically eligible. A team’s total points are divided by points possible and multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s APR score.
Ahead of Schedule?Now in his fourth season at the helm of the Bonnies, head coach Mark Schmidt is ahead of schedule with respect to his previous head coaching stint at Robert Morris. During his third and fourth season at RMU, Schmidt posted back-to-back seasons with the same number of wins (14) before guiding the team to a record over .500 (15-14). At St. Bonaventure, Schmidt has guided the team to 15 wins in each of the last two campaigns in his second and third seasons with the program. St. Bonaventure has not finished a season over .500 since 2001-02 (17-13).
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team captain in his second and final season at St. Bonaventure •
has six games with at least 6 assists •
Leads the nation in minutes per game (39.2) •
Hit a tying 3-pointer to send the game versus VT into overtime. •
made 7-of-9 3-pointers – one shy of the school record – for 24 points with a career-high •10 assists in helping the Bonnies hang on for a 76-74 win over Buffalo. Also 10 of his last 14 from deep
recorded 17 points in 77-64 win over Arkansas-Little Rock ealry in the season; Scored 17 •more against the Trojans and dished out nine assists in the final non-conf. game
spent the summer playing for the Great Brittain senior men’s team in the FIBA •Eurobasket Qualifier alongside current NBA players Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) and 2004-05 second team A-10 selection Pops Mensah-Bonsu (New Orleans Hornets).
Adegboye helped GB earn a spot in next summer’s Eurobasket Championship in •Lithuania and, more importantly, helped his native country’s efforts to secure an Olympic basketball bid in the London 2012 games.
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ogo Adegboye (Oh-go ad-uh-BOY-yay)SeniorGuard6-0185London, EnglandFindlay College Prep.
0Career Highs
pTS: ........................ 24 vs. Buffalo 12-4-10REBS: .................................................. 6 (2x) ASST: ...................... 10 vs. Buffalo 12-4-10BLKS: .................................................. 1 (5x) STLS: ..................... 4 vs. Va. Tech 12-23-10DBL DBL: ...............................1 (SEE INSET)FG MADE: ................. 8 vs. Buffalo 12-4-10FG ATT: .................14 vs. Niagara 12-11-10 FT MADE: ............................................ 7 (2x) FT ATT: .....11 vs. Ark.-Little Rock 11-14-10 3FG MADE: ............... 7 vs. Buffalo 12-4-103FG ATT: ...................... 10 vs. Siena 12-28-10MIN: ......................... 59 vs. Ohio 12-18-10
recorded 6 points on 2-3 of three from the field (both 3s) to go with a career-best 3 •rebounds against UMass
knocked down his first career 3 at Binghamton and was 2-4 from the field against Cleve-•land State in 14 minutes of work.
one of four international players on the 2010-11 roster (Nicholson, Wright, Adegboye) •
former St. Bonaventure great Peter Van Paasen, who nows plays professionally in the •Netherlands, informed the coaches of de Haas’ potential at the begininng of the recruit-ing process
International play: Captain of the U18 Dutch National Team; part of the Dutch team that •won the U20 National Championship in Almere, Netherlands; averaged 25.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists with a 40.3% 3-point percentage before being named to the U20 All-Star team.
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Sam de Haas [duh-hAhhZ] FreshmanGuard6-4205Den Bosch, NetherlandsRodenborch-College
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pTS: ...........................6 vs. UMass 1-26-11 REBS: .........................3 vs. UMass 1-26-11 ASST: ..................... 2 vs. Niagara 12-11-10BLKS: ...........1 @Cleveland State 11-27-10 STLS: ............................................................. DBL DBL: ......................................................FG MADE: ........................................... 2 (2x) FG ATT: .........4 @Cleveland State 11-27-10 FT MADE: ...................................................... FT ATT: .......... 2 vs. George Wash. 1-22-113FG MADE: ...........................................1 (2x)3FG ATT: ............................................. 3 (2x)MIN: ...........14 @Cleveland State 11-27-10
ranks 14th nationally in minutes per game (37.4) •
had at least 8 points and 3 rebounds in 17 straight games from Nov. 19 (@Cornell) to •Jan. 26 (UMass)
recorded his third career double double (23P, 12R) in the 4OT win against Ohio. •Recorded new career highs in: points (23), FT made (9), FT attempted (13) and minutes played (57)
All-around performance vs. Buffalo: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists with a block and a •steal.
exploded for career-highs of 22 points and 14 rebounds in the 11-point comeback win •over Cornell. His 3-pointer with 47 seconds left turned a 2-point deficit into a lead the Bonnies would not relinquish
all four career double-doubles have come this season, including three on the road. The •Bonnies are 3-1 when he accomplishes the feat.
scored in double figures in three straight games to close out November (Average 14 pts •and 10 rebs in those games)
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Demitrius Conger (duh-ME-tree-us)Sophomore Forward6-6205Brooklyn, N.Y.Covenant Christian Academy
11Career Highs
pTS: .......................... 23 vs. Ohio 12-18-10REBS: .......................14 @Cornell 11-19-10ASST: ........................ 6 vs. Buffalo 12-4-10BLKS: ........................ 2 vs. Temple 3-12-10 STLS: ................................................... 2 (3x) DBL DBL: ...............................4 (SEE INSET)FG MADE: ......... 9 @Ark.-Little Rock 1-5-11FG ATT: .............................................. 14 (2x) FT MADE: .....................9 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 FT ATT: ...................... 13 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 3FG MADE: ......................................... 3 (2x)3FG ATT: ................ 7 vs. Niagara 12-11-10 MIN: .......................... 57 vs. Ohio 12-18-10
named Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week for the week of Jan. 24. • in 10 and 18 against Xavier and George Washington, respectively. The freshman guard shot 75.0 percent (9-of-12) on the week, including 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from three-point land. He was also a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe as the Bonnies went 1-1 against league opponents.
erupted for a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers on 6-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-4 •from beyond the arc against GW. Scored 10 of his points in the first half as the Bonnies did without the services of Andrew Nicholson
made two 3s (after missing his previous 15 attempts) and had a fastbreak dunk for eight •points against Charlotte
hauled in an outlet pass from Nicholson and converted a fastbreak layup in the fourth •overtime to seal the victory over Ohio
generally deployed as team’s sixth man, including the season-opener versus Canisius - •his first collegiate contest - where he played 26 minutes and recorded six points, three assists and two steals
made his first career 3-pointer in a 13-2 run that put the Bonnies up 15 in the first half •vs. UALR
one of four international players on the 2010-11 roster (Nicholson, de Haas, Adegboye) •
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Matthew WrightFreshmanGuard6-4190Toronto, OntarioMartingrove
24Career Highs
pTS: ................ 18 @George Wash 1-22-11REBS: .........................6 vs. UMass 1-26-11 ASST: .................................................. 3 (3x)BLKS: ................1 @ George Wash 1-22-11 STLS: ........................ 3 vs. Charlotte 1-8-11 DBL DBL: ......................................................FG MADE:6 @ George Wash 1-22-11FG ATT: ..............7 @ George Wash 1-22-11FT MADE: ..........3 @ George Wash 1-22-11 FT ATT: ..............3 @ George Wash 1-22-113FG: ..................3 @ George Wash 1-22-11 3FG ATT: .............................................. 4 (2x)MIN: ...................... 26 @Canisius 11-12-10
recorded his second double-double of season with career highs of 28 points and 12 •rebounds against URI
blocked a career-high two shots, and bounced back from a one-point outing with 15 pts •against Charlotte
played 53 minutes and knocked down a triple that tied the game at 97 and sent it to 3OT •against Ohio
had his streak of six straight games of 10+ points snapped at Ark.-Little Rock, where he •was whistled for four fouls
four triples on seven attempts vs. Siena were both new career bests •
set then career-highs in field goals made (9), attempted (17), 3FG attempted (5) and tied •then-personal-best for points (19) and minutes played (37) in season-opening loss to Canisius
recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 70-69 win •over Massachusetts (Jan. 20, 2009). His second double-double came against ACC foe VT at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester (14P, 11R)
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Michael DavenportJuniorGuard6-5210Cincinnati, OhioArchbishop Moeller
32Career Highs
pTS: .................28 @Rhode Island 1-16-11REBS: ...............12 @Rhode Island 1-16-11 ASST: ............8 vs. Norfolk State 11-28-09 BLKS: ....................... 2 vs. Charlotte 1-8-11 STLS: ................................................... 4 (2x)DBL DBL: ................................. 3 (SEE INSET)FG MADE: ........12 @Rhode Island 1-16-11FG ATT: .............................................. 19 (2x)FT MADE: .......................7 @Cornell 11-19-10FT ATT: ................................................ 8 (2x)3FG MADE: .......................................... 4(2x)3FG ATT: ..................10 vs. UMass 1-26-11 MIN: .......................... 53 vs. Ohio 12-18-10
scored eight of his career-high 14 from the line (8-8) and grabbed eight rebounds (one •shy of his career-high) to lead the Bonnies agsinst UMass.
expected to increase his role on the team this season as he enters his third year under •coach Mark Schmidt
missed the first nine games of the season with a hand injury but returned to the lineup •against VT, where he played three minutes and picked up one foul.
is working his way back into the lineup and has seen action in each of the last five games •since his return
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Marquise Simmons (mar-KEYS)Redshirt SophomoreForward6-8220Capital Heights, Md.Central
33Career Highs
pTS: .........................14 vs. UMass 1-26-11REBS: ..........................9 @La Salle 2-21-10 ASST: ........................ 2 @Fordham 2-24-10 BLKS: .........3 @ Mississippi State 12-5-09 STLS: ...................2 vs. Le Moyne 12-10-09 DBL DBL: ......................................................FG MADE: ........................................... 4 (2x)FG ATT: ................................................ 7 (2x) FT MADE: ...................8 vs. UMass 1-26-11 FT ATT: .......................8 vs. UMass 1-26-11 3FG MADE: ................................................... 3FG ATT: ............................................. 1 (2x)MIN: ..........................30 @La Salle 2-21-10
valuable reserve in the post so far this season; earned 20 mins of playing time against •Ark.-Little Rock, as he spelled Nicholson and Cook due to foul trouble
hard-luck true freshman season in 2009-10: suffered a shoulder injury and had an emer-•gency appendectomy. Both kept him from earning more time in the rotation last season.
had back-to-back 11 point games (@Ark.-Little Rock, Charlotte), including nine FT makes •in 12 attemps vs Charlotte (both career highs)
went 4-5 from the FT line in the win at St. John’s, with two of those coming at the 38-sec-•ond mark and giving the Bonnies a 65-64 lead
boasted his second career double-double in the loss to Niagara •
exploded for his best game in a Bonnies uniform vs. Binghamton with 21 points (10-of-12 •from the floor) and 13 rebounds that included two coast-to-coast dunks in transition
wore number 21 in his first three seasons at SBU and is the first player in school history •to don #43
uncle, Gregory Cook, played basketball at LSU and professionally for the New York •Knicks; cousin, Aubry, played women’s basketball at Texas; brother, Tyrone, played at City College of San Francisco
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Da’Quan Cook (DAY-kwan)Redshirt JuniorForward6-8235Elizabeth, N.JThe Miller School
43Career Highs
pTS: ................ 21 @Binghamton 11-21-10REBS: .............. 13 @Binghamton 11-21-10ASST: .................................................. 3 (4x)BLKS: .................................................. 1 (5x)STLS: ................................................... 2 (3x)DBL DBL: ....................................................2RECENT: ...11P, 10R vs. Niagara 12-11-10FG MADE: ....... 10 @Binghamton 11-21-10 FG ATT: ............ 12 @Binghamton 11-21-10 FT MADE: ................. 9 vs. Charlotte 1-8-11 FT ATT: ................... 12 vs. Charlotte 1-8-113FG MADE: ................................................... 3FG ATT: ....................................................... MIN: ....................... 46 vs. Charlotte 1-8-11
scored 44 points (third-highest in NCAA this season, 8th highest SBU single-game total) •and grabbed 12 rebounds (his 5th straight double-double) in the 4OT win over Ohio. Recorded his 150th career blocked shot against Ohio, becoming the third player in •school history to do so.
Had his streak of games with 10+ points halted at Rhode Island (9 points) Jan. 16, 2011. •Streak began Feb. 27, 2010 against the Rams.
Now ranks 6th in single-season FT attempts (141) •
played all 55 mins and notched 34 points in the 3OT win over Charlotte •
hit game-winning jumpers from nearly the same spot on the floor in the Bonnies’ wins •against UB and St. John’s.
38th player at SBU to surpass the 1,000-point barrier. 22nd player in school history with •1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
ranks second on the Bonnies career FG% list (.568), just behind Naismith Hall of Famer •and St. Bonaventure legend Bob Lanier (.576)
CAREER PROJECTIONS: 1,849 points (would rank sixth at SBU), 819 rebounds (fifth), 272 •blocks (second)
One of four international players on the 2010-11 roster (de Haas, Wright, Adegboye) •
ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Andrew NicholsonJuniorForward6-9235Mississauga, OntarioFr. Michael Goetz Secondary
44Career Highs
pTS: .......................... 44 vs. Ohio 12-18-10REBS: ..........14 vs. Norfolk State 11-28-09 ASST: ...........................5 vs. Ohio 12-18-10BLKS: ...................... 9 @Bucknell 12-30-08 STLS: ................................................... 2 (7x)DBL DBL: ....................13 (SEE NEXT PAGE)FG MADE: ................. 14 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 FG ATT: ......................24 @La Salle 2-21-10 FT MADE: ...................16 vs. Ohio 12-18-10FT ATT: ...................... 25 vs. Ohio 12-18-103FG MADE: ......................................... 1 (3x)3FG ATT: ......4 @Cleveland State 11-27-10 MIN: .......................... 60 vs. Ohio 12-18-10
pTS: .............................2 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 REBS: ...........................9 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 ASST: ................................................. 1 (2x)BLKS: ...........................3 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 STLS: ............................................................. DBL DBL: ......................................................FG MADE: ....................1 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 FG ATT: .........................5 vs. Ohio 12-18-10 FT MADE: ...........1 vs. SE Mo. St. 11-27-09 FT ATT: ...............2 vs. SE Mo. St. 11-27-09 3FG MADE: ................................................... 3FG ATT: ....................................................... MIN: .......................... 36 vs. Ohio 12-18-10
19th coach in 90 seasons of basketball at St. Bonaventure •
coached his 100th game at St. Bonaventure Dec. 18 when the Bonnies defeated Ohio •University in in the longest game in school history (4OT).
ahead of schedule with respect to his previous head coaching stint at Robert Morris. •During his third and fourth season at RMU, Schmidt posted back-to-back seasons with the same number of wins (14) before guiding the team to a record over .500 (15-14). At St. Bonaventure, Schmidt has guided the team to 15 wins in each of the last two campaigns in his second and third seasons with the program.
.419 (39-54) win percentage at SBU entering the year is the highest by a Bonnies’ mentor •since current Rhode Island coach Jim Baron’s .502 (132-131) mark compiled from 1992-01. Schmidt and Baron are the only two coaches to post a win-loss percentage over .400 since the start of the 1987 season.
has recruited and developed 10 players who were drafted into the NBA, including first-•round picks Brian Grant (#8 overall, Lottery pick), James Posey (#18) and David West (#18).
Success at RMU: brought in Tony Lee, who in 2007-08 was the NEC Player of the Year •and currently owns that school’s career rebounding record (751); Jeremy Chappell was 2008-09 NEC POY and graduated as school’s all-time leader in three-point field goals, double-figure scoring games, games played and starts.
took over an RMU team that had won just seven games the season prior (7-22) - doubled •the season win total and moved from 9th to 3rd in the league standings by his fourth season
SBU had also gone 7-22 prior to Schmidt’s arrival in Olean - more than doubled the win •total and moved from 13th to 8th by his third season in 2009-10.
FINAL: Andrew Nicholson led all scorers with 23 poinits and Michael Davenport equaled a career-high 19 in St. Bonaventure’s 80-70 loss to host Canisius in the season opener for both squads Nov. 12 at the Koessler Athletics Center.DEFINING MOMENT: Nicholson and Davenport pulled the Bonnies to within four twice in the final stanza, but Alshwan Hymes hit two decisive 3-pointers in a 10-3 run midway through to push the Canisius lead to 12 and put the game effectively out of reach. SBU led by as many as seven in the first half. LEADERS: Julius Coles finished with 21 points to lead the Griffs. Gaby Belardo, a transfer from South Florida, booked 19 after sitting out last season.COMEBACK: The Bonnies scored 13 of the game’s first 19 points and took their largest lead of the game – a seven-point cushion – on a traditional three point play from Nicholson 5:41 into the game. Canisius’ Gaby Belardo and Julius Coles sparked the Griffins from there, combining for 19 first-half points and whittling the Bonnies’ advantage to a 21-20 lead at the 7:24 mark of the first period. Canisius worked free for a lay in on its next possession after an offensive rebound to take the lead for good.
Officials: Ken Turner, Robert Riley, David WalkerTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-NICHOLSON,Andrew. Canisius-Vazquez-Simmons, T. Attendance: 2196SCORE BY pERIODS 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 33 37 70Canisius ..................... 37 43 80
GAME 1 Canisius (1-0) 80St. Bonaventure (0-1) 70
Nov. 12, 2010 Buffalo, N.Y.FINAL: St. Bonaventure scored the first six points of the game and never looked back, cruising to a 77-64 win over Arkansas-Little Rock in the Bonnies’ home-opener Nov. 14 at the Reilly Center.LEADERS: Junior F Andrew Nicholson scored in double figures for the seventh straight game and recorded his seventh career double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting from the field. Junior G Michael Davenport, who equaled his career-high 19 in the opener against Canisius, had 17 points and hauled in seven boards. Senior G Ogo Adegboye recorded a new career high with 17 points. puLLING AWAY: SBU scored nine of the first 11 points over the first 4:12; UALR trimmed the lead to four before the Bonnies answered with a 13-2 spurt over the next 3:41 to build a 15-point cushion with 8:14 remaining in the half. Frosh G Matthew Wright knocked down his first career 3-pointer, with Nicholson draining a pair of jumpers to power the first-half run.
Officials: DJ Carstenson, Kevin Ferguson, Kenneth TurnerTechnical fouls: Arkansas-Little Rock-Team 2. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 2809SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALArk.-Little Rock .......... 25 39 64St. Bonaventure ......... 39 38 77
GAME 2 St. Bonaventure (1-1) 77Ark.-Little Rock (1-1) 64
Nov. 14, 2010 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.FINAL: Demitrius Conger recorded career-highs of 22 points and 14 rebounds, Andrew Nicholson booked his second double-double in as many nights with 19 points and 10 boards, and St. Bonaventure (2-1) overcame an 11-point second half deficit with a late run to defeat host Cornell, 56-52, Nov. 19 at Newman Arena. DEFINING MOMENT: Conger’s 3-pointer with just 47 seconds left turned a two-point Cornell advantage into a lead the Bonnies would not relinquish.FOR CORNELL: Guard Chris Wroblewski drained six threes and finished with a game-high 25 points and five assists – including one on a 3-pointer to backcourt mate Max Groebe that put the Big Red up 11 at the 11:32 mark of the final stanza.
Officials: Kevin O’Connell, Gregg Durrah, Joseph PalaczTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. Cornell-None. Attendance: 3081SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 26 30 56Cornell ........................ 28 26 54
GAME 3 St. Bonaventure (2-1) 56Cornell (2-2) 54
Nov. 19, 2010 Ithaca, N.Y.
FINAL: St. Bonaventure used a 20-0 run over an 8:57 span in the second half to pull away from host Binghamton, 69-44, Nov. 21 at the Events Center.LEADERS: Da’Quan Cook recorded 23 points and 13 rebounds – both career-highs – to lead the Bonnies to their third straight win. Andrew Nicholson tallied 16 points, Demitrius Conger added 10 and a game-high eight boards, and Ogo Adeg-boye made 3-of-4 3-pointers to finish with 13 points and a game-high six assists.DEFINING MOMENT: Binghamton saw a four-point first half lead slip away with a 6-1 Bonnies push, and went 0-for-9 from the field during the decisive run in the second half. Binghamton shot just 30.9 percent (17-of-55) for the game after enduring a 24.6 percent clip in its previous 66-38 loss to Bucknell.FIRST hALF: The Bonnies built up a lead as large as six with 11:44 left in the opening period, powered by nine points from Nicholson and eight from Cook. The Bearcats shot 9-of-30 from the field in the first frame, but embarked on a 12-2 run over the next 6:01 to take a four point lead with under six minutes to play.
Officials: John Regan, Jeffrey Anderson, D.J. CastensenTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-COOK,Da’Quan. Binghamton Univ.-None. Attendance: 3502SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 24 45 69Binghamton ............... 23 21 44
GAME 4 St. Bonaventure (3-1) 69Binghamton (1-2) 44
Nov. 21, 2010 Binghamton, N.Y.FINAL: Cleveland State (7-0) got four players in double figures and used a 32-6 run over 12:28 of game action to end St. Bonaventure’s three-game win streak, 69-51, Nov. 27 at the Wolstein Center.LEADERS: Andrew Nicholson (14 points, 11 rebounds) scored in double figures for the 10th straight game and got his third double-double of the season for the Bonnies, while Demitrius Conger added 10 points and 10 boards for his second double-double in three games.DEFINING MOMENT: Trailing by six with 4:30 left in the first half, Aaron Pogue’s tip in sparked a 9-2 CSU run to end the half. Tim Kamczyc’s layin at the buzzer gave the Vikings a one-point lead, 24-23, at the break, before Cleveland State opened the second half on a 23-4 push that earned a 20-point cushion with 10:38 to play.
Officials: Chris Beaver, Donald Olson, Bryan AnslingerTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-NICHOLSON,Andrew. Cleveland State-NDAYE, Luda. Attendance: 2214SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 23 28 51Cleveland State ......... 24 45 69
GAME 5 Cleveland State (7-0) 69St. Bonaventure (3-2) 51
Nov. 27, 2010 Cleveland, OhioFINAL: Andrew Nicholson’s jumper with 6.8 seconds remaining sent St. Bonaventure (4-2) to a 76-74 win over Buffalo (4-3) after the Bulls all but erased a 19-point second-half deficit down the stretch Dec. 4 at the Reilly Center.DEFINING MOMENT: The Bulls trailed by 19 and mounted an extended comeback from the 13:02 mark on to turn what looked like a blowout into a nail-biter. After whittling the lead down to 13 at the 5:53 mark, Buffalo held the Bonnies to just one field goal – the game-winner – over the remainder of the game. Byron Mulkey’s layup knotted the score at 74 with just 32 ticks left.LEADERS: Senior G Ogo Adegboye converted seven 3-pointers – one shy of the school record – for 24 points with a career-high 10 assists and Nicholson recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double in five games. It was also the 11th straight game in double figures for Nicholson, as the junior Mississauga, Ont. native closed to within 20 points of 1,000 for his career.
Officials: Bart Wegenke, Brett Wegenke, Cornell KincaidTechnical fouls: Buffalo-None. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 4165SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALBuffalo ....................... 33 41 74St. Bonaventure ......... 44 32 76
GAME 6 St. Bonaventure (4-2) 76Buffalo (4-3) 74
Dec. 4, 2010 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
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FINAL: Andrew Nicholson’s game-winning jumper with 5.2 seconds left - his second consecutive game-winning shot – lifted St. Bonaventure to a 67-66 victory over host St. John’s Dec. 7 at Carnesecca Arena.DEFINING MOMENT: Dwight Hardy finished with a game- and career-high 24 points and contorted for a tough finish at the rim with 29 seconds left for a 66-65 lead. St. John’s nearly got its 20th turnover of the game on the Bonnies’ ensuing inbounds play, but after regaining composure, Ogo Adegboye and the offense found Nicholson free.COMEBACK: The Bonnies trailed by as many as 10 with 13:02 left in the second half, but rallied for their second straight dramatic win and snapped the Red Storm five-game win streak. It was the Bonnies first victory at St. John’s since Jan. 2, 1922.LEADERS: Nicholson finished with 19 points and 13 boards for his third straight double-double. Junior G Mike Davenport poured in a career-high 22 points and paced the Bonnies throughout. Senior backcourt mate and reigning Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week Adegboye knocked down 3-of-5 3-pointers and finished with 10 points.SBu .........................FG 3FG FT REB pF Tp A TO BLK S MIN11 CONGER .......f ....3-8 1-3 1-1 8 3 8 1 5 2 2 3943 COOK ............f ....2-6 0-0 4-5 3 2 8 2 1 0 0 3844 NICHOLSON..f .. 6-13 0-2 7-8 13 4 19 3 5 1 0 3500 ADEGBOYE .. g ....3-7 3-5 1-2 4 1 10 4 3 1 1 4032 DAVENPORT g .. 7-14 3-7 5-6 5 3 22 1 4 0 0 3524 WRIGHT ..............0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 635 ROSEBORO .........0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 TEAM ................... 6 Totals.............. 21-50 7-17 18-22 41 16 67 11 19 4 3 200
Officials: Jim Burr, James Breeding, Mike RobertsTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. St. John’s-None. Attendance: 4408SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 31 36 67St. John’s ................... 33 33 66
GAME 7 St. Bonaventure (5-2) 67St. John’s (5-2) 66
Dec. 7, 2010 Queens, N.Y.FINAL: St. Bonaventure’s Andrew Nicholson became the 38th player in school history to score 1,000 career points but Niagara’s Anthony Nelson poured in a game-high 24 to lead the Purple Eagles to a 69-61 win over the Bonnies Dec. 11 at the Reilly Center.DEFINING MOMENT: After missing his first attempt and being held scoreless over the first 11:56, the junior Mississauga native drained a foul-line jumper to move past the barrier in just his 66th game. He finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double and 13th straight game with at least 10 points.LEADERS: Da’Quan Cook tallied his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 boards, Ogo Adegboye finished with 12 points and Mike Davenport 11 as the Bonnies suffered their eighth straight loss to Niagara after turning the ball over 21 times and shooting 6-of-28 from the perimeter.
Officials: Kevin Ferguson, Mike McCloskey, Gary PucinoTechnical fouls: Niagara-Williams, Eric. St. Bonaventure-NICHOLSON,Andrew. Attendance: 4022SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALNiagara ...................... 30 39 69St. Bonaventure ......... 26 35 61
GAME 8 St. Bonaventure (5-3) 69Niagara (3-7, 0-2) 61
Dec. 11, 2010 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.FINAL: Andrew Nicholson scored 44 points and Ohio’s D.J. Cooper 43 as the two stars carried their teams through four overtimes – the longest game in St. Bonaventure history – in a 112-107 marathon Bonnies win over Ohio Dec. 18 at the Reilly Center.SCOREBOARD: A game that was knotted 17 times featured the most Bonaventure points scored since a program-record 134 were scored in a 25-point victory over Concordia Nov. 24, 1990. The 112 points are the 15th-highest total in Bonaventure’s 90-year program history.LEADERS: Nicholson’s points were the eighth-most scored in a single game in school history and helped him to a new career-high on 14-for-19 shooting, backed by a career-best 16 free throws. Adding a career- and team-high five assists, Nicholson drained five points in the fourth overtime to help SBU to its third win in four contests.
Officials: Frankie Bordeaux, John LaRocca, Bryan AnslingerTechnical fouls: OHIO-TEAM. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 3053SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND OT OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTALOHIO ........................... 36 39 12 10 2 8 107St. Bonaventure ......... 36 39 12 10 2 13 112
GAME 9 St. Bonaventure (6-3) 112Ohio (6-5) 107 4OT
Dec. 18, 2010 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
FINAL: The men’s basketball team fought back from an early 31-16 deficit and a 41-28 halftime differential to force overtime before falling, 76-68, at the hands of Virginia Tech Dec. 23 in front of 5,285 fans at Blue Cross Arena.CLuTCh: Senior Ogo Adegboye hit a 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 20 seconds remaining in regulation to knot the score at 65-65 and force the overtime session. That represented the first time the game was tied since the opening tip, but that’s as close as the Bonnies would get.LEADERS: Malcolm Delaney led the Hokies with 19 points and Jeff Allen added 18 for the preseason No. 2 pick in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Adegboye finished with 17 and was one of four double-figure scorers and Michael Davenport netted 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double. Andrew Nicholson scored 21 points to lead all scorers, including the first five of the game for the Bonnies. Virginia Tech, however, used runs of 11 and eight unanswered to build a lead as large as 18 points at the 5:46 mark.
Officials: Ed Corbett, John Cahill, Michael StephensTechnical fouls: VT-None. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 5285SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND OT TOTALVT .............................. 41 24 11 76St. Bonaventure ......... 28 37 3 68
GAME 10 Virginia Tech (7-4) 76St. Bonaventure (6-4) 68 OT
Dec. 23, 2010 Rochester, N.Y.FINAL: Andrew Nicholson led all scorers with 26 points, Michael Davenport scored 15 of his 20 in the second half and Ogo Adegboye added 18 as St. Bonaventure (7-4) overcame a nine point deficit to defeat Siena (4-7), 82-79, and win the inaugural Franciscan cup Dec. 28 at the Reilly Center. EARLY: After trailing for much of the first half, the Saints (4-7) regained a 42-41 lead on Kyle Downey’s 3-pointer with 14:59 left and built the advantage to as many as nine, 55-46, on a Downey layup with 10:26 to play.SuRGE: From there though, the Bonnies were sparked by 3’s from Adegboye and Davenport to go with a traditional 3-point play on a two-handed dunk from Nicholson on consecutive possessions to cut Siena’s lead to two, 57-55. The teams traded a pair of buckets before St. Bonaventure embarked on an 8-0 run and held Siena scoreless for a 3:42 span to lock up the victory.LEADERS: Downey finished with 21 to lead the Saints, with Rakeem Brookins converting 4-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 18. Senior F Ryan Rossiter, who entered the game ranking among the national leaders in scoring (20.2) and rebounding (13.3), was held to just four points and 10 boards in the loss.
Officials: Bryan Kersey, Kevin Ferguson, Kenneth TurnerTechnical fouls: Siena-None. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 3679SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSiena .......................... 28 51 79St. Bonaventure ......... 32 50 82
GAME 11 St. Bonaventure (7-4) 82Siena (4-7) 79
Dec. 28, 2010 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.FINAL: After St. Bonaventure used a 13-3 run to all but erase a 15-point deficit, Marshall (10-3) responded with 13 of the game’s next 18 points in a decisive span to defeat the Bonnies, 74-65, Dec. 2 at the Reilly Center.RuNS: The Thundering Herd turned an eight-point halftime lead (35-27) into a 15 point cushion over the first eight minutes of the second frame, before the Bonnies came to life behind a 15-3 run and a fastbreak dunk from Da’Quan Cook. Marshall – who shot 57.9 percent in the second half and earned a 39-23 rebounding advantage – rallied with a clinching run to pick up its seventh win in eight games.LEADERS: St. Bonaventure’s Andrew Nicholson led all scorers with 29 points on 10-of-17 from the floor, Michael Davenport added 14 and Demitrius Conger 12 in the loss. Marshall G Damier Pitts scored 17 of his 25 in the final 20 minutes, Johnny Thomas grabbed 12 rebounds and Shaquille Johnson chipped in 14 points off the bench to lift the Herd.
Officials: Todd Williams, Mark Schnur, Brent HamptonTechnical fouls: Marshall-KANE, DeAndre. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 3229SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALMarshall ..................... 35 39 74St. Bonaventure ......... 27 38 65
GAME 12 Marshall (10-3) 74St. Bonaventure (7-5) 65
Jan 2, 2011 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
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FINAL: Andrew Nicholson scored 34 points and St. Bonaventure (9-5, 1-0 A-10) outlasted Charlotte (8-8, 0-2) 92-88 in three overtimes in the Bonnies’ conference opener Saturday afternoon at the Reilly Center.SETTLING IN: The 49ers, who overcame 10- and 11-point deficits in the second half, trimmed the Bonnies’ 53-42 lead with a 15-3 run midway through the second frame and the teams kept it close after some wild swings to start.LEADERS: Ogo Adegboye finished with 14 points and seven assists, including 4-4 free throws and a layup in the third overtime, Da’Quan Cook had 11 points and was 9-of-12 from the line overall and Michael Davenport scored 15 after a one-point outing on Wednesday to help lift the Bonnies to victory.OvERTIMES: After a Charlotte tip in was no good to end the first OT, Nicholson and Green each scored four in 2OT to send it to a third period. The Bonnies scored all but two of their 13 points from the line in the final session and 31-of-42 from the stripe overall to pick up their second win over Charlotte (2-4) since the 49ers joined the league in 2005.
Officials: Kevin O’Connell, Alvin Cox, Quintin MurphyTechnical fouls: Charlotte-None. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 3438SCORE BY pERIODS ................... 1ST 2ND OT OT2 OT3 TOTALCharlotte ........................................28 40 7 4 9 88St. Bonaventure .............................40 28 7 4 13 92
GAME 14 St. Bonaventure (9-5, 1-0) 92Charlotte (8-9, 0-2) 883OT
Jan 8, 2011 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.FINAL: Demitrius Conger booked a double-double with game highs of 21 points and 10 boards, Ogo Adegboye had 17 to go with nine assists, and St. Bonaventure (8-5) ended its non-conference season with a 68-55 win over Arkansas-Little Rock (8-9) Jan. 5 at the Jack Stephens Center.RuNS: The Bonnies took control for good behind a 16-2 run that turned a 39-37 advantage into a 16-point cushion at the 7:51 mark of the final period. The run – powered by 3s from Adegboye and Conger – occurred with preseason Atlantic 10 First Team selection Andrew Nicholson on the bench, as the junior was saddled with foul trouble from the start. He finished with 11 points on 5-of-8 from the floor in just 20 minutes of action.LEADERS: Trojan G Soloman Bozeman scored seven of his 13 points in his team’s 9-1 run that made it a two-point game. Daylon Guy led UALR with 14 points and five assists off the bench, while Courtney Jackson scored 10 in the conclusion of an in-season home-and-home pairing.
Officials: Samuel Croft, Jose A. Carrion, Kipp KissingerTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. Arkansas-Little Rock-None. Attendance: 2358SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 26 42 68Arkansas-Little Rock . 26 29 55
GAME 13 St. Bonaventure (8-5) 68Ark.-Little Rock (8-9) 55
Jan 5, 2011 Little Rock, Ark.FINAL: No. 19/23 Temple (12-3, 3-0 A-10) used a 32-11 run to end the first half and maintained the lead from there in an 83-55 win over St. Bonaventure (9-6, 1-1) Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center.LEADERS: Michael Davenport made 3-of-4 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 13 points, while Andrew Nicholson notched 11 to stretch his 10+ points scoring streak to 20 games. Ogo Adegboye and Demitrius Conger were 4-of-9 from the field and chipped in 11 apiece.RuNNING AWAY: The Owls scored 10 of the first 12 points in the game before the Bonnies – who shot 57.1 percent from beyond the arc in the half – came to life behind eight straight points from Davenport and a triple from Adegboye to tie it at 17 midway through. Randall sparked the Owls’ run of six trifectas in the final 10:34 of the opening half, helping to turn a tie game into a lopsided one by halftime.
FINAL: Rhode Island’s Marquis Jones made both of his free throw attempts with 7.5 seconds left and the Bonnies turned the ball over on their final possession to give the Rams (11-6, 2-1 A-10) a 56-55 comeback win over St. Bonaventure (9-7, 1-2) Jan. 16 at the Thomas M. Ryan Center.LEADERS: St. Bonaventure junior G Michael Davenport recorded his second double-double of season with career highs of 28 points and 12 rebounds, but the Bonnies were held scoreless over the final 5:31 as the Rams overcame a seven-point deficit. Andrew Nicholson, saddled with foul trouble for the third time in the last four games, finished with nine points and had his streak of consecutive games with 10 or more points snapped at 20.RuNNING AWAY: After Davenport’s offensive rebound and floater in the paint game the Bonnies a 55-48 lead – the largest of the game for either team - with 5:31 left, St. Bonaventure missed its final eight shots and had two turnovers down the stretch.
Officials: Ed Corbett, Mike Kitts, Gene SteratoreTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. Rhode Island-None. Attendance: 4421SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 29 26 55Rhode Island ............. 28 28 56
GAME 16 Rhode Island (11-6, 2-1) 56St. Bonaventure (9-7, 1-2) 55
Jan 16, 2011 Kingston, R.I.FINAL: St. Bonaventure led for all for the first half and into the second, but Xavier’s Tu Holloway scored 22 points in the final 20 minutes to give the Musketeers (12-5, 4-0 A-10) the lead for good in a 79-65 win Wednesday night at the Reilly Center.LEADERS: Andrew Nicholson sat much of the first half due to foul trouble and finished with 13 points in 23 minutes. Ogo Adegboye scored 16 to lead the Bonnies, while Davenport and freshman G Matthew Wright added 12 and 10, respectively.COMEBACK: Holloway hit 4-of-5 from beyond the arc and 8-of-8 from the line in the second half to lead the comeback. His first field goal of the game cut the St. Bonaventure (9-8, 1-3) lead to one with 16:15 to play, before a steal and assist on Jeff Robinson’s fastbreak dunk gave Xavier its first lead of the game at the 15:47 mark.
Officials: Earl Walton, Tim Kelly, Ronnie TyburskiTechnical fouls: Xavier-None. St. Bonaventure-None. Attendance: 4244SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALXavier ......................... 30 49 79St. Bonaventure ......... 35 30 65
GAME 17 St. Bonaventure (9-8, 1-3) 65Xavier (12-5, 4-0) 79
Jan 19, 2011 St. Bonaventure, N.Y.FINAL: Freshman Matthew Wright erupted for a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers, Andrew Nicholson chipped in 13 in 19 foul-limited minutes, and St. Bonaventure (10-8, 2-3 A-10) defeated George Washington 62-49 for its first road victory against the Colonials (10-9, 3-2) since Jan. 11, 1989.puLLING AWAY: Andrew Nicholson – who scored 10 straight down the stretch - returned in the second half and went 5-for-5 from the field, including a two-handed slam that capped a 12-2 run midway through the final period. The spurt built the lead from six to 16 and locked up the Bonnies’ first overall win versus GW since 2003.LOCKDOWN: It was the first time the Bonnies held an A-10 opponent under 50 points in a win on the road since a 46-44 decision at Fordham Feb. 21, 1998. The Bonnies haven’t kept a league opponent to under 50 points overall since Jan. 29, 2000 - an 84-44 drubbing of URI in the Reilly Center.SBu .........................FG 3FG FT REB pF Tp A TO BLK S MIN11 CONGER .......f .. 4-14 1-5 3-3 4 3 12 3 1 0 1 3943 COOK ............f ....1-2 0-0 3-5 8 2 5 2 1 0 0 3044 NICHOLSON..f ....5-5 0-0 3-6 5 4 13 0 3 1 1 1900 ADEGBOYE .. g ....1-3 1-2 0-0 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 1832 DAVENPORT g ....2-7 1-2 2-2 4 3 7 2 4 2 1 3101 DE HAAS .............1-2 0-1 0-2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 824 WRIGHT ..............6-7 3-4 3-3 2 3 18 2 3 1 1 2433 SIMMONS ...........1-2 0-0 0-2 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1535 ROSEBORO .........0-3 0-0 0-3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1345 HOUSEKNECHT ..0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM ................... 7 1 Totals.............. 21-46 6-14 14-26 43 23 62 11 15 5 5 200
Officials: Frank Spencer, John Gwynn, Ed Crenshaw,Jr.Technical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. George Washington-None. Attendance: 3136SCORE BY pERIODS . 1ST 2ND TOTALSt. Bonaventure ......... 29 33 62George Washington ... 25 24 49
GAME 18 George Washington (10-9, 3-2) 49 St. Bonaventure (10-8, 2-3) 62
Jan 22, 2011 Washington, D.C.
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FINAL: Marquise Simmons scored eight of his career-high 14 from the line and grabbed eight rebounds, but Massachusetts’ Anthony Gurley finished with 26 to lead the Minutemen (12-7, 4-2 A-10) past St. Bonaventure, 78-69, Jan. 26 at the Reilly Center.puLLING AWAY: After trailing by as many as 13, the Bonnies (10-9, 2-4) cut the UMass lead down to two on Simmons’ layup from freshman Matthew Wright. The basket capped a 12-4 SBU run to start the second frame, but the Minutemen ran off 12 of the game’s next 14 points to build the lead back up to 12 and effectively put it out of reach.LEADERS: Gurley, who was 9-of-11 from the free throw line, started the run with three straight points and had 18 in the final 20 minutes to lead the way. Michael Davenport hit four 3’s for his 12 points, Andrew Nicholson notched 11 and had eight boards, and Ogo Adegboye dished out seven assists as the Bonnies suffered their fourth A-10 loss in six games.