2012-13: 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10 BONNIES PROBABLE STARTERS (2011-12 stats & notes) # NAMES POS. YR. PPG RPG APG NOTES 3 Charlon Kloof G JR. 6.4 2.1 2.7 2nd on team in assists (87) & steals (22) 24 Matthew Wright G JR. 7.6 2.5 2.8 Led team in assists last year with 90 23 Chris Johnson F SR. 6.6 2.3 0.7 88% FT last yr. - 5th-best program history 11 Demitrius Conger F SR. 12.1 6.2 2.3 Leading returning scorer & rebounder 35 Youssou Ndoye C SO. 2.6 2.4 0.5^ 60% FG shooting last year (31-52) KEY RESERVES (2011-12 stats & notes) # NAMES POS. YR. PPG RPG APG NOTES 2 Eric Mosley G SR. 6.6 2.2 1.7 Came off bench last 27 games in 11-12 5 Jordan Gathers G SO. 1.7 1.2 1.2 Half of 11-12 FG attempts from 3 (31 of 62) 45 Michael Davenport* G RS-SR. 5.8 1.8 1.8 Season-ending shoulder injury in 8th game 33 Marquise Simmons* F RS-SR. 2.0 1.0 ----- Tore achilles in 2nd minute of last yr. 21 Dion Wright G/F FR. 19.6 8.7 ----- Stats from senior year at Mayfair HS *Redshirted in 2011-12 ^Blocks (Complete roster breakdown available on back page) CONTACT: Jason MacBain | EMAIL: [email protected]| CELL: 315.750.0236 | OFFICE: 716.375.4019 GOBONNIES.COM @BONNIESMBB # BONNIES ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL GOBONNIESTV NOVEMBER (1-0) 9 Bethune-Cookman W, 65-55 DECEMBER 1 Buffalo 7 PM 4 Siena 7 PM 15 Cleveland State 2 PM 19 Citadel 7 PM 31 Iona 1 PM JANUARY 12 VCU* (TV: Time Warner) 4 PM 16 Xavier* (TV: CBS Sports Network) 8 PM 26 Saint Louis* (TV: Time Warner) 4 PM FEBRUARY 2 Duquesne* (TV: Time Warner) 4 PM 13 La Salle* 7 PM 20 UMass* (TV: Time Warner) 7 PM MARCH 2 Charlotte* 7 PM 9 Fordham* 4 PM The 2012-13 season marks the first time since 2008-09 that St. Bonaventure does not have a single player represented on the Preseason All-Conference Team. FASTBREAK FACT ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (1-0) VS. CORNELL BIG RED (1-0) TV: ............................. NBC Sports Network ........................................ Dave Strader (PxP) ..........................................Dalen Cuff (Color) AUDIO: . WPIG 95.7 FM & GoBonnies.com .......................................... Gary Nease (PxP) ....................................... Don Scholla (Color) DATE: ........................ November 14, 2012 SITE: ..................... Newman Arena (4,473) SERIES: ........................ Cornell Leads, 8-5 NOTE: ....... SBU Has Won Last 2 Meetings TWITTER: ........ @BonniesMBB / #Bonnies LIVE STATS: .................... GoBonnies.com OPENING TIP Ithaca, N.Y., to face the Cornell Big Red in a nationally televised game on the NBC Sports Network Wednesday evening at 7. TRYING TO GET OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT St. Bonaventure has struggled recently in its first road game of the season, going just 1-9 in such contests over the last decade. SBU’s only win during that stretch came on Nov. 17, 2008, against Marist as the Bonnies claimed a 77-54 victory. Bonaventure has lost those nine games by an average of nearly 13 points, including a 17.6 average in the five years prior to Mark Schmidt taking over the program in 2007-08. Since then, the Bonnies have lost their four road openers by an average of just 6.7 points, including two of the last three by three points each. NATIONAL EXPOSURE St. Bonaventure will be making its first TV appearance of the year against Cornell – the first of 11 scheduled regular-season television appearances, including two national broadcasts. SBU was 2-3 in national TV games last year, but all three losses – at Illinois, vs. Temple and vs. Florida State – came by a combined 14 points. Over the last two years total, St. Bona is 11-9 in TV games; meanwhile, Cornell is still seeking its first win in such games as the Big Red are 0-8. TALE OF TWO HALVES After holding just a 40-38 halftime lead in last year’s meeting with Cornell, Bonaventure exploded on offense and locked down on defense in the second half to cruise to a 21-point win, 79-58 – the largest SBU margin of victory in series history. The Big Red knocked down eight 3-pointers (8-14) in the first half and shot 52 percent from the floor (13-25), but were shutout from long range in the second half, going 0-6 and connecting at just a 30-percent clip from the floor (6-20). AIMING FOR 60 Over the last two years, Cornell is 0-14 when scoring fewer than 60 points in a game. Two of those 14 losses have come at the hands of the Bonnies as the Brown and White has held the Big Red to 58 and 54 points the last two seasons. Last year St. Bonaventure kept 11 teams from reaching the 60-point plateau, and it went 9-2 in such outings (losses to Arkansas State, 58-52, and Illinois, 48-43). Over the last two years, the Bonnies are 12-3 when limiting teams to fewer than 60 points.
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2012-13: 1-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10
Bonnies ProBaBle starters (2011-12 stats & notes)# NAMES POS. YR. PPG RPG APG NOTES 3 Charlon Kloof G JR. 6.4 2.1 2.7 2nd on team in assists (87) & steals (22)24 Matthew Wright G JR. 7.6 2.5 2.8 Led team in assists last year with 9023 Chris Johnson F SR. 6.6 2.3 0.7 88% FT last yr. - 5th-best program history11 Demitrius Conger F SR. 12.1 6.2 2.3 Leading returning scorer & rebounder35 Youssou Ndoye C SO. 2.6 2.4 0.5^ 60% FG shooting last year (31-52)Key reserves (2011-12 stats & notes)# NAMES POS. YR. PPG RPG APG NOTES 2 Eric Mosley G SR. 6.6 2.2 1.7 Came off bench last 27 games in 11-125 Jordan Gathers G SO. 1.7 1.2 1.2 Half of 11-12 FG attempts from 3 (31 of 62)45 Michael Davenport* G RS-SR. 5.8 1.8 1.8 Season-ending shoulder injury in 8th game33 Marquise Simmons* F RS-SR. 2.0 1.0 ----- Tore achilles in 2nd minute of last yr.21 Dion Wright G/F FR. 19.6 8.7 ----- Stats from senior year at Mayfair HS *Redshirted in 2011-12 ^Blocks (Complete roster breakdown available on back page)
The 2012-13 season marks the first time since 2008-09 that St. Bonaventure does not have a single player represented on the Preseason
All-Conference Team.
FastBreaK Fact
St. BONAVENtURE BONNIES (1-0) VS.
CORNELL BIG RED (1-0)(1-0)tv: ............................. NBC Sports Network........................................ Dave Strader (PxP)..........................................Dalen Cuff (Color)audio: .WPIG 95.7 FM & GoBonnies.com.......................................... Gary Nease (PxP)....................................... Don Scholla (Color)
date: ........................ November 14, 2012 site: ..................... Newman Arena (4,473) series: ........................Cornell Leads, 8-5note: ....... SBU Has Won Last 2 Meetingstwitter: ........@BonniesMBB / #Bonnieslive stats: ....................GoBonnies.com
oPeninG tiPSt. Bonaventure aims to start a season 2-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 campaign when it heads to Ithaca, N.Y., to face the Cornell Big Red in a nationally televised game on the NBC Sports Network Wednesday evening at 7.
tryinG to Get oFF on the riGht FootSt. Bonaventure has struggled recently in its first road game of the season, going just 1-9 in such contests over the last decade. SBU’s only win during that stretch came on Nov. 17, 2008, against Marist as the Bonnies claimed a 77-54 victory. Bonaventure has lost those nine games by an average of nearly 13 points, including a 17.6 average in the five years prior to Mark Schmidt taking over the program in 2007-08. Since then, the Bonnies have lost their four road openers by an average of just 6.7 points, including two of the last three by three points each.
national exPosureSt. Bonaventure will be making its first TV appearance of the year against Cornell – the first of 11 scheduled regular-season television appearances, including two national broadcasts. SBU was 2-3 in national TV games last year, but all three losses – at Illinois, vs. Temple and vs. Florida State – came by a combined 14 points. Over the last two years total, St. Bona is 11-9 in TV games; meanwhile, Cornell is still seeking its first win in such games as the Big Red are 0-8.
tale oF two halvesAfter holding just a 40-38 halftime lead in last year’s meeting with Cornell, Bonaventure exploded on offense and locked down on defense in the second half to cruise to a 21-point win, 79-58 – the largest SBU margin of victory in series history. The Big Red knocked down eight 3-pointers (8-14) in the first half and shot 52 percent from the floor (13-25), but were shutout from long range in the second half, going 0-6 and connecting at just a 30-percent clip from the floor (6-20).
aiminG For 60Over the last two years, Cornell is 0-14 when scoring fewer than 60 points in a game. Two of those 14 losses have come at the hands of the Bonnies as the Brown and White has held the Big Red to 58 and 54 points the last two seasons. Last year St. Bonaventure kept 11 teams from reaching the 60-point plateau, and it went 9-2 in such outings (losses to Arkansas State, 58-52, and Illinois, 48-43). Over the last two years, the Bonnies are 12-3 when limiting teams to fewer than 60 points.
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scoutinscoutins GcoutinGcoutin cornellcornellcv The Big Red beat Western Michigan, 63-55, to open the season
v Freshman guard Nolan Cressler had 20 points off the bench in Cornell’s season-opening win, connecting on 7-12 field goals, including 6-8 3-point field goals
v Cornell was picked to finish 4th in the 2012 Ivy League Pre-season Poll
v The Big Red finished 12-16 last year and return 13 letterwin-ners and three starters
v Sophomore Shonn Miller was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year last season, finishing eighth in the league in rebounding (6.1/game) and second in blocks (1.7/game)
v In the last two years, Cornell is 17-9 at home and 5-24 on the road
v Senior guard Johnathan Gray was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy League selection last year in which he ranked sixth in the Ivy League in scoring in league games only (12.3/game)
v Cornell lost 141 player games due to injury in 2011-12; nine players missed at least three games each
v The Big Red rejected 13 shots in the season opener against Western Michigan, which represents the second-most in school his-tory (14 vs. Niagara in 1978-79 season)
v Cornell has 20 players on its roster and starts four seniors
insideinsidei the numnumn BumBum ersBersB teamteamtGames ___________________1__________________1 Record____________________ 1-0___________________1-0Points Per Game____________65.0__________________63.0Scoring Defense ____________55.0__________________55.0Scoring Margin____________+10.0_________________+8.0Field Goal Pct._____________ .447__________________.404FG Pct. Defense____________.373__________________.3043-Pt. FG/Game______________6.0___________________8.03-Pt. FG Pct. ______________ .316__________________.320Free Throw Pct ____________ .680__________________.643Rebounding Avg. ___________ 33.0__________________40.0Rebs. Against Avg.__________30.0__________________34.0Rebound Margin____________+3.0___________________+6.0Assists Per Game __________ 15.0__________________17.0Steals Per Game ____________ 5.0___________________8.0Turnovers Per Game ________ 10.0__________________16.0Turnover Margin ___________+4.0___________________+1.0Assist-TO Ratio______________1.5___________________1.1 individualindividualiScoring Eric Mosley, 14.0 Nolan Cressler, 20.0Matthew Wright, 13.0 Galal Cancer, 10.0 Demitrius Conger, 12.0 Errick Peck, 10.0
Rebounding Youssou Ndoye, 7.0 Eitan Chemerinski, 7.0Demitrius Conger, 7.0 Shonn Miller, 6.0C. Johnson; M. Wright, 5.0 G. Cancer; J. Figini, 5.0
tHE LAStHE LAStHE t LASt LAS tWO tWO t tIMES tIMES t tHEY’VE MEtHEY’VE MEt tHEY’VE MEtHEY’VE ME :t:tOfficial Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsCornell vs St. Bonaventure
11/11/11 7 p.m. at St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Reilly Center)
Officials: Kevin O'Connell, Jim Bruno, Kenneth TurnerTechnical fouls: Cornell-None. St. Bonaventure-None.Attendance: 4423
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalCornell 38 20 58St. Bonaventure 40 39 79
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchCOR 18 10 4 8 25SBU 30 12 10 9 19
Last FG - COR 2nd-06:41, SBU 2nd-01:35.Largest lead - COR by 3 1st-11:39, SBU by 21 2nd-01:35.
Score tied - 5 times.Lead changed - 14 times.
seriesseriess historyhistoryhCornell Leads, 8-5
11-11-11 H W 79-5811-19-10 A W 56-54 12-04-04 H L 58-5411-29-90 H L 53-5211-27-89 A L 70-6712-12-87 A L 61-571-3-87 H L 69-6612-6-77 H W 61-5112-8-76 A W 81-732-12-29 H L 23-2112-10-27 A W 36-271-7-25 N/A L 40-181-1-23 H L 28-16
HEad CoaCHing matCHup
Mark Schmidt - St. Bonaventure, 7th Season (157-170 overall, 75-80 @ school)
vs. Cornell: 2-0
Bill Courtney - Cornell, 3rd Season (23-34 overall, Same @ school)
vs. St. Bonaventure: 0-2
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSt. Bonaventure vs Cornell
Officials: Kevin O'Connell, Gregg Durrah, Joseph PalaczTechnical fouls: St. Bonaventure-None. Cornell-None.Attendance: 3081
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSt. Bonaventure 26 30 56Cornell 28 26 54
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchSBU 24 14 13 2 0COR 6 17 6 2 10
Last FG - SBU 2nd-00:47, COR 2nd-00:07.Largest lead - SBU by 5 1st-18:09, COR by 11 2nd-15:51.
Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 6 times.
novnovn . 11, 2011 @ ov. 11, 2011 @ ov ststs . Bt. Bt ona. Bona. B novnovn . 19, 2010 @ ov. 19, 2010 @ ov cornellcornellc
sizzlin’ home cooKin’Over the last 46 years – since 1967 when the Reilly Center hosted its first complete season – St. Bonaventure is a dominant 44-2 in home openers, 43-3 when including a win which was later forfeited during the 2002-03 season. SBU won its first 27 home openers in the RC until a 76-74 loss to Canisius on Dec. 3, 1994. Bona’s has won eight straight home openers, dating back to Nov. 23, 2004, when it suffered a 74-58 setback to Marist.
Even more impressive, in games which have served as both home and season openers, the Bonnies have NEVER lost in the Reilly Center, going an emphatic 33-0 in such contests.
Overall, the Bonnies are 78-15 all-time in season-opening games and 81-12 in home openers. Under head coach Mark Schmidt, St. Bonaventure is 4-2 in season openers and 6-0 in home openers.
Bonnies cruise in exhiBitionSt. Bonaventure raced out to a 19-4 lead not even seven minutes in, led by as many as 45 and received a game-high 25 points from senior Demitrius Conger to cruise to a 104-61 victory over Division II Mansfield in an exhibition tilt top open the season on Nov. 3. The well-balanced SBU offensive attack received 14 points from sophomore center Youssou Ndoye, 11 from guard Eric Mosley and 10 each from Charlon Kloof and Michael Davenport as SBU scored 100 in a regulation 40 minutes for the first time since Dec. 31, 2002, against Ohio.
BEst RECoRds in HomE opEnERs (last 46 YEaRs) TEAM ARENA RECORDSt. Bonaventure Reilly Center 44-2*Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum 44-2Dayton UD Arena 42-4Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center 40-5
*Does not include forfeited win in 2002-03
years started 2-0 1925-26: 15-61927-28: 14-71928-29: 17-71929-30: 17-51930-31: 10-31931-32: 4-61933-34: 3-31935-36: 7-21937-38: 9-0
dominate down lowDominance in the low blocks has been a crucial key in both of Bonaventure’s last two wins over the Big Red in the last two years. In the last two meetings combined, the Bonnies have out-scored Cornell in the paint by 30 points, 54-24, and out-rebounded them by a +29 margin, 83-54. Many would assume that the presence of Andrew Nicholson was a big factor in the rebounding discrepancy; however, the First Round NBA Draft Pick was not the leading SBU rebounder in either of the last two meeting against Cornell.
Last year, Da’Quan Cook and Matthew Wright each pulled down a game-high seven boards, with that total representing a career high for Wright. Two years ago it was Demitrius Conger collecting a game-high, and career-high, 14 rebounds to go along with 22 points for his first career double-double.
Additionally, the Bonnies have capitalized on second-chance points versus the Big Red over the last two years, combining for a 23-10 edge in that category.
controllinG the rocKIn its season-opening win against Bethune-Cookman last Friday, Bonaventure turned the ball over just 10 times, continuing a trend of protecting the ball and picking up wins which dates back to the 2011-12 season. Last year, SBU turned the ball over 10 or fewer times on five occasions and went 4-1 in such contests. One of those was against Cornell as Bona gave the ball away exactly 10 times and picked up a 21-point win.
nearly leadinG throuGhoutIn its season opener, St. Bonaventure allowed Bethune-Cookman to score the game’s first points on a 3-pointer. B-CU held that lead until a Chris Johnson shot gave the Bonnies a 4-3 lead at the 17:36 mark, and SBU never again was tied or trailed. The Brown and White enters the contest with Cornell having led for the last 37 minutes and 24 seconds.
recaPPinG the oPenerConsecutive 3-pointers by Demitrius Conger and Matthew Wright midway through the second half awoke a stagnant St. Bonaventure offense and helped push the Bonnies to a 65-55 season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman Friday night.
Precariously holding a 33-32 lead with 13:14 left in the game, Conger hit his only 3 of the night from the left baseline in front of the Bona bench. Wright then flanked out to the same exact spot on a fastbreak on SBU’s next possession and knocked down his only 3 of contest. That pushed the lead to seven, and the Wildcats never got closer than six the rest of the way as the Brown and White improved to 33-0 in the Reilly Center in games which serve as both season and home openers.
After the Bonnies raced out to a 17-11 lead not even eight minutes into the contest, the zone-defending Wildcats slowed the game down and turned the Bona offense cold as over the next 18 minutes it mustered just 16 points. The back-to-back 3’s not only reignited the 4,215 in attendance, but also the Bonaventure offense as it tallied 32 points over the final 13 minutes of the game.
The 55 points allowed by Bonaventure are the fewest in a season opener since a 68-53 win against New Mexico State on Nov. 17, 2000. Additionally, it’s also the fewest points allowed in home opener since a 58-53 victory over Rice on Dec. 3, 1996.
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2011-12 in BrieFSt. Bonaventure won its first Atlantic 10 Championship in 2012 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 where it narrowly lost to 3rd-seeded ACC Champion Florida State in the Second Round, 66-63.
what’s Gone & what’s BacKThe Bonnies will look to replace 2012 A-10 Player of the Year, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American and First Round NBA Draft pick Andrew Nicholson, who led St. Bonaventure in scoring (18.5) and rebounding (8.4). SBU also lost Da’Quan Cook (7.6 points / 4.6 rebounds) to graduation. While Nicholson has moved on to the Orlando Magic, Cook has taken his game oversees where he signed a professional contract with BC Yambol in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.
Bona returns 10 letterwinners and three starters, including 2012 A-10 All-Championship Team member Demitrius Conger, who averaged 12.1 points and 6.2 rebounds – both second on the team to Nicholson. Conger has been named to the 2012-13 Preseason All-Big 4 First Team. Bonaventure had 10 players average at least 10 minutes per game in 2011-12, tied for the most by any team in the A-10. Mark Schmidt was named the Sporting News Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, and also claimed the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Men’s Division I Coach of the Year.
Five-year resurGence By going 10-6 and finishing tied for 3rd in the A-10 in 2012, St. Bonaventure increased its conference win total and bettered its league finish for the fifth straight year since head coach Mark Schmidt took over the Bonnies in 2007-08. Additionally, St. Bonaventure is one of only seven Division I schools in the nation to have improved its RPI in each of the last five seasons.
Charl eston Southern, Detroit, Long Beach State, South Dakota State, Tennessee Te ch and Wichita State are the other six schools which have improved their RPI each of the last five years. Of the seven teams, SBU is the only one to hail from a conference that has been rated among the top-10 in the country in RPI in each of the last five years.
amonG the BestSBU finished in the top-5 in the A-10 in nine different statistical categories in 2011-12, and closed the season at 16th in the nation in free-throw percentage (76.1) and 25th in the country in rebounding margin (+5.5).
atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
(First-Place Votes)
1) Saint Joseph’s (11)2) Saint Louis (10) 3) VCU (3)4) Temple (2)5) Massachusetts (2)6) Butler (2)7) La Salle8) Dayton9) Xavier10) Richmond 11) St. Bonaventure12) Charlotte12) Charlotte13) George Washington14) Fordham15) Rhode Island16) Duquesne16) Duquesne
can’t teach exPerienceBonaventure’s opening night starting lineup had 245 combined games of Division I experience. Furthermore, SBU’s bench (excluding freshmen) has 234 games of experience combined, giving the top nine players in Mark Schmidt’s rotation a total of 479 games of D-I experience.
‘Gather’inG Game actionSophomore Jordan Gathers saw a drastic increase in both minutes played and subsequently production beginning midway through his freshman season in 2011-12. After playing just double-digit minutes in one of the first 14 games last year (74 minutes total) and scoring five points, the California native logged double-digit action in 16 of the final 17 contests (288 minutes total) and netted 49 points.
That’s an average of 5.2 minutes per game and .3 points per game over the first 14 games of the season, and 16.9 minutes and 2.8 points encompassing the last 17 outings, including making starts in each of the last nine games of the campaign.
st. Bonaventure Bonnies 2-0 trends# SBU has started 2-0 49 times in its 92-year history.# The last time SBU started 2-0 was in 2008-09 (victories over Robert Morris and Marist). The Bonnies finished that season 15-15.# Bonaventure has finished 36 seasons above .500 after starting 2-0.# St. Bona has advanced to 15 postseason tournaments after starting 2-0 (4 NCAA, 10 NIT, 1 NCIT).# Since joining the A-10 in 1979, SBU has started 2-0 13 times. The Bonnies have finished seven of those seasons with 15 or more victories, including three NIT appearances (1998, 2001, 2002).# SBU has started 2-0 once in Mark Schmidt’s five seasons (2008-09).# As a head coach, Schmidt has guided teams to 2-0 starts twice (2006-07 at Robert Morris and 2008-09 at St. Bonaventure).# Schmidt’s best season start is 4-0 with Robert Morris in 2006-07.# The last time the Bonnies started 2-0 and made a postseason tournament was in 2001-02, when they went 17-13 and earned a berth in the NIT.# The last time the Bonnies started 2-0 and made the NCAA Tournament was in 1977-78, when they went 21-8.# SBU started 2-0 for eight straight seasons from 1968 to 1973.
ivy leaGue trends
SBU is 13-11 all-time against Ivy opponents.
Among Ivy foes, the Bonnies have faced Cornell the most. SBU is 5-8 against the Big Red.
SBU has faced Ivy opponents three times in NCAA Tournament games. The Bonnies topped Princeton,
85-67, in a 1961 tournament consolation game, lost to Columbia, 95-75, in a 1968 tournament consola-
tion game and lost to Pennsylvania, 92-83, in an NCAA First Round game in 1978.
Schmidt is 3-0 vs. Ivy opponents at SBU (two wins over Cornell, one over Princeton). Schmidt never faced
tHE CUPBOARD ISN’t REALLY tHAt BAREDespite losing A-10 Player of the Year, Associated Press Honorable Mention and top-20 NBA Draft Pick Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure’s cupboard is fuller than many believe. In fact, last year the Bonnies were only outscored by 17 total points (574-557) when Nicholson was on bench. By comparison, with Nicholson in the game, Bonaventure was +190 (1,697-1,507).
Player-By-Player scorinG BreaKdown oF returners when nicholson was on the Bench in 2011-12
(30 percent of his 388 total points for the year)(47 percent of 198 total points for the year)(42 percent of those points (30) came on 3-pointers)(45 percent of those points (30) came on 3-pointers)
(12 of those points came on dunks)
(Redshirt last year after injuring shoulder 8 games in)(Former manager who has since walked on)
Notes For Players Related To Their Points Scored With Nicholson On The Bench
Additionally, despite Nicholson’s overwhelming presence in the low blocks, the Bonnies were still able to produce points in the paint when he was not in the game. As a team, the Bonnies scored 944 total points in the paint last year. With Nicholson on the floor, that number was 728. Without him on the floor, that number was 216. In looking at the amount of minutes Nicholson played compared with point-in-the-paint produc-tion, there was an extremely minimal dropoff when he was on the bench. With Nicholson on the floor, the Bonnies averaged .75 points in the paint per minute. With Nicholson on the bench, Bonaventure averaged .65 points in the paint per minute.
Perhaps even more stunning is that the Bonnies were actually more efficient rebounding the ball when Nicholson was on the bench. Nicholson finished second in the A-10 at 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bonaventure as a team led the conference and ranked 25th in the nation in rebound-ing margin at +5.5. With Nicholson on the floor, the Bonnies averaged .86 rebounds per minute. With Nicholson on the bench, SBU averaged .94 rebounds per minute.
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2012-13 ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER AND STAFFNO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL2 Eric Mosley G Sr. 5-10 170 Louisville, Ky. / Moore Traditional3 Charlon Kloof G Jr. 6-3 195 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Basketball Academy 5 Jordan Gathers G So. 6-3 200 Woodland Hills, Calif. / William Howard Taft10 Danny Farrell G Jr. 6-0 170 Binghamton, N.Y. / Seton Catholic11 Demitrius Conger F Sr. 6-6 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Covenant Christian Academy 20 Matthias Runs* F/C Fr. 7-0 220 Hilversum, Netherlands / Canarias Basketball Academy21 Dion Wright G/F Fr. 6-7 207 Lakewood, Calif. / Mayfair23 Chris Johnson G/F Sr. 6-5 205 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia / Kilgore College 24 Matthew Wright G Jr. 6-4 190 Toronto, Ontario / Martingrove Collegiate Institute33 Marquise Simmons F RS-Sr. 6-8 230 Washington, D.C. / Central35 Youssou Ndoye C So. 7-0 235 Dakar, Senegal / Lee Academy43 Jean Yves Toupane G/F Fr. 6-7 185 Senegal / Lee Academy45 Michael Davenport G RS-Sr. 6-5 210 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller
*Will sit out 2012-13 due to the NCAA’s “Delayed Enrollment” ruling - more information on page 24HEAD COACH: Mark Schmidt (6th season, Boston College ’85 - Record at SBU: 75-80; Overall: 157-170 (11 Years))ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Moore (6th season, Bethel (Tenn.) ’98) Jeff Massey (6th season, Xavier ’95) Steve Curran (3rd season, Merrimack ’92)DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Matt Pappano (5th season, St. Bonaventure ’07)STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Darryn FiskeATHLETIC TRAINER: Christopher HoblerSPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jason MacBain
St. Bonaventure’s slogan for the 2012-13 basketball season is “No Sleep ’Til Brooklyn.” The slogan, derived from the 1986 hit single by the Beastie Boys, was submitted by Patrick Didas, father of SBU freshman Cody Didas. It encapsulates the tireless effort needed to be put forth by the men’s and women’s basketball teams and their fans to reach the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship at the brand new, $1 billion Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The top 12 teams in the newly-formed 16-team A-10 on the men’s side advance to the A-10 Championship, which will be held entirely at the Barclays Center. The first three rounds of the women’s tournament will be held at Saint Joseph’s University before the championship game is played at Barclays. It will be the first women’s basketball game played in the state-of-the-art arena.
This marks the second year in a row that fans have had the opportunity to select the basketball slogan. Last season’s extremely popular “Defining Our Legacy” slogan came to fruition as the men’s team won its first A-10 Championship title and the women’s squad went undefeated in the A-10 and advanced to the Sweet 16.
university QuicK FactsLocation: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (60 miles south of Buffalo, near Olean)
Founded: 1858Religious Affiliation: Franciscan
Enrollment: 1,900Conference: Atlantic 10Colors: Brown and White
Nickname: BonniesHome Court (Capacity/Year Built): Reilly Center (5,480/1966)
President: Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D.Athletic Director: Steve Watson
2012-13 ST. BONAVENTURE MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER AND STAFFNO. NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL2 Eric Mosley G Sr. 5-10 170 Louisville, Ky. / Moore Traditional3 Charlon Kloof Charlon Kloof Charlon Kloof G Jr. 6-3 195 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Basketball Academy 5 Jordan Gathers G So. 6-3 200 Woodland Hills, Calif. / William Howard Taft10 Danny Farrell G Jr. 6-0 170 Binghamton, N.Y. / Seton Catholic11 Demitrius Conger F Sr. 6-6 205 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Covenant Christian Academy 20 Matthias Runs* F/C Fr. 7-0 220 Hilversum, Netherlands / Canarias Basketball Academy21 Dion Wright G/F Fr. 6-7 207 Lakewood, Calif. / Mayfair23 Chris Johnson G/F Sr. 6-5 205 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia / Kilgore College 24 Matthew Wright G Jr. 6-4 190 Toronto, Ontario / Martingrove Collegiate Institute33 Marquise Simmons F RS-Sr. 6-8 230 Washington, D.C. / Central35 Youssou Ndoye C So. 7-0 235 Dakar, Senegal / Lee Academy43 Jean Yves Toupane G/F Fr. 6-7 185 Senegal / Lee Academy45 Michael Davenport G RS-Sr. 6-5 210 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller
*Will sit out 2012-13 due to the NCAA’s “Delayed Enrollment” ruling - more information on page 24HEAD COACH: Mark Schmidt (6th season, Boston College ’85 - Record at SBU: 75-80; Overall: 157-170 (11 Years))ASSISTANT COACHES: Dave Moore (6th season, Bethel (Tenn.) ’98) Jeff Massey (6th season, Xavier ’95) Steve Curran (3rd season, Merrimack ’92)DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Matt Pappano (5th season, St. Bonaventure ’07)STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Darryn FiskeATHLETICATHLETICA TRAINER: Christopher HoblerSPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Jason MacBain
team inFormation2011-2012 Overall Record (A-10/Finish): 20-12 (10-6/T-3rd)
A-10 Regular-Season Titles: NoneAll-Time A-10 Championship Record (Appearances): 16-28 (29)
A-10 Championship Titles: 1 (2012)NCAA Tournament Record (Appearances/Last): 6-8 (6/2012)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 1970 Final Four Overall Record (Years): 1,217-962 (Currently In 93rd Year)
st. Bonaventure caPsuleStarters Returning/Lost: 3/2Letterwinners Returning: 10
Seniors (5): G Eric Mosley, F Demitrius Conger, G/F Chris Johnson, F Marquise Simmons (redshirt), G Michael Davenport (redshirt)Juniors (3): G Charlon Kloof, G Matthew Wright, G Danny Farrell
Sophomores (2): G Jordan Gathers, C Youssou NdoyeLetterwinners Lost (3): F Andrew Nicholson (graduation), F Da’Quan Cook (graduation), F/C Jake Houseknecht (mutually parted ways)
Newcomers: Freshmen (3): G/F Dion Wright, G/F Jean Yves Toupane, F/C Matthias Runs (will sit out 2012-13 - more on page 19)
accePtaBle uses oF st. BonaventureOfficial Institutional Name: St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, Bonaventure, St. Bona, St. Bona’s, Bona, Bona’s, SBU, Brown and White | Nickname: Bonnies
unaccePtaBle uses oF st. BonaventureSaint Bonaventure, St. Bonas, Bonas, St. Bon, Saint Bonnies | Nickname: Bonnie’s
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uPcominG milestonesDemitrius Conger and Michael Davenport are both in position to reach 1,000 career points this season. Conger stands 196 points short of the milestone and will need to average a minimum of 7 points over SBU’s remaining 28 regular-season games to reach 1,000. Davenport is 251 points short and will need to average a minimum of 9 points per game over the season to hit 1,000. The last time Bonnies’ teammates reached 1,000 career points in the same season was in 2002-03, when junior Marques Green and senior Patricio Prato hit the milestone in back-to-back games against Duquesne (Jan. 25, 2003) and Cleveland State (Jan. 28, 2003), respectively.
Conger and Davenport are also both eyeing 500 rebounds for their careers. Conger needs 54 rebounds (a minimum of 1.9 per game), while Davenport needs 148 (a minimum of 5.3 per game) to reach 500. Conger also needs 185 rebounds to crack the list of top-20 rebounders in program history. Last season Conger grabbed 199 boards.
Twenty-two St. Bonaventure players have recorded both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds during their careers. The last SBU player to reach both career milestones was 2012 graduate Andrew Nicholson.
summer aBroadRedshirt senior Michael Davenport and junior Matthew Wright spent nine days this past summer on European basketball trip through Belgium and France as part of the Global Sport’s Academy’s summer collegiate tour. The two were part of a team which played five games against Belgium squads. They also trained, competed and partook in cultural excursions in Belgium, and mid-way through the visit traveled to France and explored Paris.
cJ loves charitySenior Chris Johnson connected on 87.7 percent of his free throws (57-65) last season, a percentage which ranks 5th all-time in program history for a single season. The senior shot 86.5 percent (32-37) in Atlantic 10 games, which was 5th-best among conference players.
thanKsGivinG throwdownFibertech Networks will serve as the presenting game sponsor for Thanksgiving Throwdown between St. Bonaventure and rival Niagara on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 4 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena. This is the seventh time that St. Bonaventure and Fibertech Networks have partnered to showcase a Division I men’s basketball game in Rochester, dating back to 2002. St. Bonaventure basketball and the Rochester region have enjoyed a strong relationship over the years. The game against Niagara marks the 18th time the Bonnies will have played a game in Rochester, and fourth straight year.
a-10 Preseason First teamKevin Dillard, Dayton
Chris Gaston, FordhamChaz Williams, MassachusettsKwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis
Khalif Wyatt, Temple
second teamRotnei Clarke, Butler
Chris Braswell, CharlotteRamon Galloway, La Salle
Langston Galloway, Saint Joseph’sCarl Jones, Saint Joseph’s
third team
Darien Brothers, RichmondC.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph’s
Halil Kanacevic, Saint Joseph’sScootie Randall, Temple
Juvonte Reddic, VCU
all-deFensive
Roosevelt Jones, ButlerPierria Henry, Charlotte
C.J. Aiken, Saint Joseph’sJordair Jett, Saint Louis
Briante Weber, VCU
all-rooKie
Kellen Dunham, ButlerJordan Hare, Rhode Island
Daniel Dingle, TempleMelvin Johnson, VCU
Semaj Christon, Xavier
In conference games only, St. Bonaventure finished among the top-4 in the Atlantic 10 in nine
numBers never lieMuch of St. Bonaventure’s recent success can be directly correlated to the below numbers, which have gradually increased each year.
scorinG marGinHighlighting Bona’s climb to the top of the Atlantic 10 in 2011-2012, it made improvements in scoring margin in conference games each of the last three seasons. SBU finished 3rd in the A-10 with a +5.9 scoring margin last season, climbing four spots from 7th in 2010-11 and up six spots from 9th in 2009-10.
scorinG deFenseThe Bonnies jumped nine spots to 2nd in the A-10 in conference games in scoring defense last year, limiting league opponents to 66.6 points per game.
Field Goal PercentaGeThe Bonnies have finished among the top-5 in the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage over each of the last four seasons. They ranked 5th in 2008-09, 1st in 2009-10 and 4th the last two seasons.
Field Goal PercentaGe deFenseBonaventure finished 5th in the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage defense (.417) last season, up four spots from 2010-11 when it was 9th.
reBoundinG marGinThe Bonnies have finished among the top-4 in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding margin in three of the last four seasons, culminating in last season’s conference-leading +5.5 average. SBU finished 3rd in the A-10 in rebounding margin in 2010-11 and 4th in 2008-09.
non-conFerence docKetSt. Bonaventure’s non-conference schedule features contests against six teams which went to postseason tournaments last year, including four versus NCAA Tournament squads. The Bonnies will play 13 non-league contests in total – six at home, six on the road and one at a neutral site. Six of the 13 teams won 20 or more games last year, and two advanced to the Sweet 16. Bonaventure will conclude its non-conference docket with three straight games against 2012 NCAA Tournament teams.
percent of his free throws (57-65) last season, a percentage which ranks 5th all-time in program history for a single season. The senior shot 86.5 percent (32-37) in Atlantic 10 games, which was 5th-best among conference players.
hrowdownhrowdownhrowdownFibertech Networks will serve as the presenting game sponsor for Thanksgiving Throwdown between St. Bonaventure and rival Niagara on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 4 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena. This is the seventh time that St. Bonaventure and Fibertech
in Rochester, dating back to 2002. St. Bonaventure basketball and the Rochester region have enjoyed a strong relationship over the years. The game against Niagara marks the 18th time the Bonnies will have played a game in Rochester, and fourth straight year.
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BiG 4 Preseason First team
Demitrius Conger, St. BonaventureJuan’ya Green, NiagaraAntoine Mason, NiagaraJavon McCrea, Buffalo*
Harold Washington, Canisius
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Charlon Kloof, St. BonaventureBilly Baron, Canisius
Alshwan Hymes, CanisiusJarod Oldham, Buffalo
Will Regan, Buffalo
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The Atlantic 10 Conference has secured eight-year partnerships with ESPN, CBS Sports Network and NBC Sports Group for its media and television rights. The agreements more than double the men’s and women’s basketball national exposure for the A-10 membership and will begin in 2013-14.
The new agreements will give the league unprecedented reach, distribution and marketing, allowing the Atlantic 10 to better serve its fans in its extensive media footprint and to leverage the promotional platforms and marketing assets of these three major national media companies. The A-10 is in seven of the top 25 media markets, including four of the top 10. Beginning in 2013-14,
all 14 conference members will be in the top 65 media markets in the country and the Atlantic 10 media footprint will reach over 33 million television households, which is approximately 33 percent of the US television market.
The agreements provide over 192 total basketball exposures, including 146 men’s basketball appearances. This includes coverage of the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of both the men’s and women’s basketball championships.
There will be 30 potential men’s basketball appearances on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, 54 on CBS Sports Network and 50 on NBC Sports Network. The A-10 also receives additional commitments from NBC Sports Network Regional outlets. ESPN retains the rights to both the men’s and women’s basketball championship games. ESPN has sublicensed the men’s championship to CBS Sports since 2010. CBS Sports Network will carry the semifinals of both basketball championships and NBC Sports Network will produce the quarterfinals of both championships.
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ttthethet lastlastl timetimet ...ime...ime...Bona scored 90-99 points in a game? 2/29/12 vs. Saint Joseph’s (W, 98-93 2OT)
...Bona scored 100+ points in a game? 12/18/10 vs. Ohio (W, 112-107 4OT)
...Bona allowed 90+ points in a game? 2/29/12 vs. Saint Joseph’s (W, 98-93 2OT)
...Bona allowed 100+ points in a game? 12/18/10 vs. Ohio (W, 112-107 4OT)
...Bona scored 50+ points in a half? 2/16/11 vs. Saint Louis (51, 2nd)
...Bona played an overtime game? 1/25/12 @ Rhode Island (W, 72-66)
...Bona played a double-overtime game? 2/29/12 vs. Saint Joseph’s (W, 98-93 2OT)
...Bona won a game by 20-29 points? 2/22/12 @ Fordham (89-63)
...Bona lost a game by 20-29 points? 2/1/12 @ Saint Louis (86-62)
...Bona won a game by 30+ points? 1/21/12 vs. Fordham (95-51)
...Bona lost a game by 30+ points? 12/5/09 @ Mississippi State (105-53)
...two players scored 20+ points in a game? 2/16/11 vs. Saint Louis (Ogo Adeg-boye, 29; Andrew Nicholson, 22)
...player scored 30+ points in a game? 2/29/12 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Andrew Nicholson, 32)
...four double-figure scorers in a game? 3/10/12 vs. UMass (Demitrius Conger, 22; Andrew Nicholson, 19; Chris Johnson, 14; Charlon Kloof, 10)
...five double-figure scorers in a game? 2/29/12 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Andrew Nicholson, 32; Demitrius Conger, 16; Da’Quan Cook, 14; Charlon Kloof, 12; Matthew Wright, 11)
...player had 10+ assists in a game? 12/4/2010 vs. Buffalo (Ogo Adeg-boye, 10)
...player had 15+ rebounds in a game? 2/11/2012 vs. Duquesne (Andrew Nicholson, 23)
...player had 5+ steals in a game? 2/23/2011 vs. Fordham (Demitrius Conger, 5)
...player had 5+ blocks in a game? 11/9/2012 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Youssou Ndoye, 5)
...player had 5+ 3-pointers in a game? 2/16/2011 vs. St. Louis (Ogo Adegboye,6)
aP aP a totot PoPo 25 PP 25 PP oll 25 Poll 25 P (n (n ( ovnovn . 12)ov. 12)ovRk School Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. Indiana (46) 1-0 1,598 12. Louisville (18) 1-0 1,572 23. Kentucky (1) 1-0 1,438 34. Ohio State 1-0 1,339 45. Michigan 1-0 1,327 56. NC State 1-0 1,278 67. Kansas 1-0 1,222 78. Syracuse 1-0 1,163 99. Duke 1-0 1,109 810. Florida 1-0 1,007 1011. North Carolina 2-0 944 1112. Arizona 1-0 882 1213. UCLA 1-0 746 1314. Missouri 1-0 716 1515. Creighton 1-0 678 1616. Baylor 2-0 578 1917. Memphis 0-0 570 1718. UNLV 0-0 538 1819. Gonzaga 1-0 437 2120. Notre Dame 1-0 343 2221. Michigan State 0-1 325 1422. Wisonsin 1-0 324 2323. Connecticut 1-0 262 NR24. Cincinnati 1-0 152 2425. San Diego State 0-1 128 20Receiving Votes:VCU 75, Murray State 64, Minnesota 58, Pitts-burgh 36, Saint Louis 32, Saint Joseph’s 30, Butler 22, Texas 20, Tennessee 18, Marquette 18, Kansas State 12, Miami (FL) 9, Saint Mary’s 8, West Virginia 7, New Mexico 7, Florida State 7, Ohio 6, Alabama 5, Davidson 4, Northern Iowa 4, Stanford 4, Bucknell 1, Georgetown 1, Maryland 1
esPesPes nPnP / n / n usa todaytodayt oday odaytotot PoPo 25 PP 25 PP oll 25 Poll 25 P (n (n ( ovnovn . 12)ov. 12)ovRk School Rec. Pts. Prev.1. Indiana (25) 1-0 768 12. Louisville (4) 1-0 740 23. Kentucky (2) 1-0 701 34. Ohio State 1-0 648 45. Michigan 1-0 638 56. NC State 1-0 601 67. Kansas 1-0 583 78. Syracuse 1-0 522 99. Duke 1-0 515 810. Florida 1-0 465 1011. North Carolina 2-0 447 1212. Arizona 1-0 426 1113. Creighton 1-0 360 1514. UCLA 1-0 351 1315. Missouri 1-0 319 1716. Memphis 0-0 310 1617. Baylor 2-0 270 1818. UNLV 0-0 241 1919. Gonzaga 1-0 221 2220. Wisconsin 1-0 212 2121. Notre Dame 1-0 143 2322. Michigan State 0-1 135 1423. San Diego State 0-1 66 2024. Cincinnati 1-0 63 NR25. Texas 1-0 60 24Receiving Votes:Connecticut 58, VCU 54, Murray State 34, Kan-sas State 19, Pittsburgh 15, New Mexico 11, Mar-sas State 19, Pittsburgh 15, New Mexico 11, Mar-sas State 19, Pittsburgh 15, New Mexico 11, Marquette 11, Saint Louis 8, Tennessee 8, Minnesota 7, Santa Clara 6, Colorado State 4, Iowa State 3, Florida State 3, Stanford 3, Georgia 2, Bucknell 2, Colorado 2, Maryland 2, Saint Joseph’s 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Ohio 1, South Alabama 1
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Banner eveninG
Prior to its season-opening win over Bethune-Cookman on Friday, St. Bonaventure unveiled its 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship and NCAA Tour-nament banners.
The A-10 Championship banner is adorned on the same wall as the 1970 Final Four, 1977 NIT Championship and 2012 women’s 14-0 perfect A-10 regular season banners. The Second Round NCAA Tournament banner hangs from the Reilly Center rafters next to SBU’s 2002 NIT banner.Center rafters next to SBU’s 2002 NIT banner.
Bold Denotes 2012-13 St. Bonaventure Opponent
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The Atlantic 10 made a big splash in the conference realignment craze in 2011-12, adding Butler and VCU to bring the league’s total number to 16. The moves led prominent media members, like Andy Katz of ESPN.com to declare the A-10 the “Winners of Conference Realignment.”
Both programs made the jump to the A-10 immediately, thereby fortifying the league’s position as the best basketball-driven conference in Division I. The only non big six conference to have 41 at-large NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament selections in the past 20 years, including three in 2012, the A-10 has boasted 62 postseason appearances in the last decade. For the fi fth year in a row, the Atlantic 10 Conference earned at least three bids and multiple at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament. Over the last six years, the Atlantic 10 has had 12 at-large selections - the seventh most among all other Division I conferences. A record eight A-10 institutions received invitations to the 2012 NCAA and NIT postseason tournaments, more than all but two conferences.
The Butler announcement came on May 2. An NCAA Final Four participant in two of the last three years, Butler is the seventh A-10 program with at least one appearance in the Final Four. The Bulldogs have been to the NCAA Tournament in fi ve of the past six years and have advanced past the fi rst weekend in three of those years. In all, Butler has 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament, and in fi ve of those the Bulldogs have advanced to the Sweet 16 or beyond. Eight of those 11 trips have come since 2000. The Bulldogs have seven straight 20-win seasons and have had a winning season in 18 of the last 19 years.
VCU went to the Final Four in 2011. Along with the recent addition of Butler University, it brings the total A-10 programs with at least one appearance in the Final Four to eight. VCU has made 11 total trips to the NCAA Tournament with four of those coming in the last six years. In seven of those 11 trips, the Rams have won at least one game, including their run to the 2011 Final Four. VCU has had eight postseason appearances since 2000.
In addition, the moves solidify the A-10 standing in prime media markets, strengthening the league’s hold on the Richmond market and adding the Indianapolis market. In all, the A-10 is in seven of the top 25 media markets, including four of the top 10. All 16 conference members are in the top 65 media markets in the country. The Atlantic 10 media footprint reaches over 23 million households.
A-10 Declared “Realignment Winners”
A.C. Nielsen MarketsSchool Rank DMA TV Households Fordham 1 New York 7,387,810 La Salle/Saint Joseph’s/Temple 4 Philadelphia 2,993,370 Massachusetts 7 Boston 2,379,690 George Washington 8 Washington, D.C. 2,360,180 Saint Louis 21 St. Louis 1,253,920 Duquesne 23 Pittsburgh 1,171,490 Charlotte 25 Charlotte 1,140,900 Butler 26 Indianapolis 1,109,970Xavier 35 Cincinnati 896,090 St. Bonaventure 51 Buff alo 645,190 Rhode Island 53 Providence–New Bedford 620,610 Richmond/VCU 57 Richmond–Petersburg 559,390 Dayton 63 Dayton 527,030 Total 23,045,640
The Atlantic 10 Confernece ranked seventh among all conference in the fi nal RPI in 2011-12. The league boasted eight Top 100 teams, third among all leagues behind only the Big East and the Big 10. The eight teams equaled the SEC and was more than the ACC, the Big 12, the PAC-12 and the Mountain West. In addition, the league had Temple, and St. Bonaventure receiving poll votes at the end of the year. Temple, which was ranked at 21 in the AP Poll and 24th in the Coaches’ Poll in the fi nal week of the regular season, fi nished in the recieving votes category. St. Bonaventure joined that category after its A-10 title run. Xavier was ranked as high as eighth and Saint Louis cracked the top 25 early in 2011-12. Saint Louis, Dayton and Saint Joseph’s all received votes early in the season as well. Newcomer VCU was also among those teams receiving votes in both polls last season.
FINAL CONFERENCE RPI Conference Teams in Top 1001. Big Ten Conference 92. Big East Conference 113. Big 12 Conference 64. Southeastern Conference 85. Mountain West Conference 56. Atlantic Coast Conference 67. Atlantic 10 Conference 88. Missouri Valley Conference 49. Conference USA 4 10. Pac-12 Conference 6
2011-12 AP POLLOthers receiving votes: Temple 103, Cincinnati 89, Notre Dame 85, Memphis 59, Gonzaga 47, Iowa State 13, Virginia Commonwealth 12, Drexel 11, Virginia 9, Long Beach State 5, Harvard 4, Kansas State 3, St. Bonaventure 1
2011-12 ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLLOthers receiving votes: Notre Dame 48, Memphis 40, Temple 24, Cincinnati 22, Gonzaga 20, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Kansas State 6, Virginia 5, Long Beach State 3, Harvard 3, Iowa State 2, Saint Louis 2, North Carolina State 2, Montana 1
RPI and Rankings
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There will be a minimum of at least 25 minutes in between each game.
The Atlantic 10 Conference announced in September of 2011 that it had formed a fi ve-year partnership with the Barclays Center to bring the A-10 men’s basketball tournament to Brooklyn and the new arena, beginning in 2013. The joint announcement was made at the Barclays Center Showroom in Manhattan, N.Y.
It will mark the fi rst time the A-10 Championship, which sends its champion to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, will be held in metropolitan New York City and the fi rst time it will be played in a state-of-the-art new facility.
“The opportunity to partner with the Barclays Center and bring the Atlantic 10 Basketball Championship to New York has unlimited possibilities. Our teams will compete in the newest, state-of-the-art facility within the Atlantic 10 footprint and the number-one media market in the country,” stated Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.
Scheduled to open in September, the Barclays Center will be a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and the future home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The Barclays Center will off er approximately 18,200 seats for basketball and will have one of the most intimate seating confi gurations ever designed into a modern multi-purpose arena. The last time the Atlantic 10 Tournament was in an NBA building was in 2002 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
“We are thrilled for the Barclays Center to play host to one of men’s basketball’s most prestigious conference tournaments,” Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark said. “We appreciate our alliance with the Atlantic 10 as we position the Barclays Center as a signifi cant national collegiate sports venue.”
The highest concentration of Atlantic 10 alumni of any region in the county live and work in the New York metro area. There are 2.5 million people total in Brooklyn and 8.1 million total people in New York, an opportunity for the A-10’s premier event to be played on the biggest stage in the nation.
“Brooklyn and the surrounding metropolitan New York area is home to over 100,000 Atlantic 10 alumni; this combined with the eight-million plus population will give the Atlantic 10 an opportunity to grow the Championship to new heights,” said McGlade.
The move also places the championship into the largest media market in the nation and home to CBS Sports, the Atlantic 10’s television partner for the men’s basketball championship. CBS Sports carries several regular season A-10 games and the league’s championship title game is aired on CBS as part of the network’s Selection Sunday package.
The Atlantic 10 is one of the most successful and well-respected leagues for basketball. The A-10 has averaged more than three teams per year in the top 50 of the RPI, equal to the Southeastern Conference. For the last four years, the Atlantic 10 earned three bids into the NCAA Tournament, one of only six Division I conferences to do so. Over the last six years, the league has had 10 at-large selections - the seventh most in Division I - behind only the big six BCS leagues.
ChampionshipBasketball at Barclays in Brooklyn
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Scored a career-high 18 points, shooting 4-for-7 from 3-point range, against Temple (Feb. •15) Reached double-digits with 12 points against Duquesne (Feb. 11) •Career-high five assists versus Niagara (Dec. 30) •Tallied a career-high six rebounds and three steals in a 15-point performance opposite •NC State (Dec. 20) Scored 17 points and shot 6-for-6 from the free-throw stripe against Siena (Nov. 21) •Finished second on the team in free-throw percentage (84.3)•Made first career start against Cornell to open the season•JUCO transfer from both Cincinati State and Austin Peay•Started first five games of the season at point guard•
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Finished second on the team in assists (87) and steals (22), and was third in 3-point •shooting percentage (37.3)Dished out a career-high seven assists against Florida State in the NCAA Tournament•Produced an all-around effort with nine points, three assists and two steals in the •Bonnies’ victory over Xavier in the title game of the A-10 ChampionshipNetted his career-high 19 points in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship against •Saint Joseph’s on a 6-for-10 shooting effort from the floorTied a career-high with 12 points and four assists – shooting 2-for-2 from long range – in •41 minutes during the Bonnies’ double-overtime win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 29) Tied a career-best with six assists in a nine-point performance against Charlotte (Feb. 25) •Recorded six assists against Fordham (Feb. 22) •Scored 12 points and recorded two assists – committing no turnovers – in the Bonnies’ •win over Dayton (Jan. 11) Tallied six assists against St. Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 23) •Made first career start against Buffalo (Dec. 3), recording four points, four assists, four •rebounds and two stealsBorn in Suriname (South America), moved to Holland and has spent time in North •Carolina (at a JUCO where he used a season of eligibility) and Spain’s Canary Islands (where head coach Mark Schmidt and assitant Dave Moore recruited him)
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FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 6 vs. sainT Joseph’s (3/9/12)season
a-10 5 vs. sainT Joseph’s (2/29/12)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls AttAls AttA EMPtEDCareer 10, 2x, lasT vs. sainTainTain JT JT oseph’s (3/9/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 10 vs. sainT Joseph’s (2/29/12)
FREE thRows MADERows MADERCareer 6 vs. sainT Joseph’s (3/9/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 5 vs. ririr Chmond ( 1/28/12)
FREE thRow AttRow AttR EMPtsCareer 8 vs. sainT Joseph’s (3/9/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6, 2x, lasT vs. ririr Chmond (1/28/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 3 vs. arkansas sT. (12/1/11)season
a-10 2, 4x, lasT vs. sainT JT JT oseph’s (2/29/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 7 vs. arkansas sT. (12/1/11)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 5 vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)
MinUtEsCareer 41 vs. sainT Joseph’s (2/29/12)season 19 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 41 vs. sainT Joseph’s (2/29/12)
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Posted four points, six rebounds – one off tying his career high – and two assists against •Florida State in the NCAA TournamentTied his career high with four assists and had no turnovers in a victory over Xavier in the •A-10 Championship title gameNotched nine points and two steals in an A-10 Championship semifinal win over UMass•Recorded a career-high four assists with no turnovers against Fordham (Feb. 22) •Made first career start against Rhode Island (Feb. 18) and started the last nine games of •the season at the 2-guard spot; the Bonnies went 7-2 when he startedScored 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 20 minutes of action a win over •Fordham (Jan. 21) Tallied a then-career high with three assists against Xavier (Jan. 14) •First career points came off a pair of free throws against St. Francis (Pa.) (Dec. 23)•Nephew of Loyola Marymount star Hank Gathers; Twitter handle is @44LivesOn (in honor •of is uncle’s legacy)
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 2 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)season
a-10 2 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 4, 2x, lasT @ umass (2/8/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4, 2x, lasT @ umass (2/8/12)
MinUtEsCareer 32 vs. umass (3/10/12)season 7 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 23, 2x, lasT vs. sainTainTain JT JT oseph’s (2/29/12)
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]
Team’s leading returning scorer (12.1 points •per game) and rebounder (6.2 per game)Led the Bonnies in offensive rebounds (91) •and minutes played per game (33.5)Finished third on the team in four categories: •assists (74), steals (24), blocked shots (10) and field goal percentage (50.2)Notched 22 points, 10 rebounds and a •career-best eight assists in the semifinal win over UMass (Mar. 10), helping to earn Atlantic 10 All-Championship TeamhonorsEarned • A-10 Co-Player of the Week honors after recording 20 points, five assists and A-10 Co-Player of the Week honors after recording 20 points, five assists and A-10 Co-Player of the Weekfive rebounds in 38 minutes of action against Loyola (Md.) (Dec. 18)
A versatile player who will help the Bonnies with his length and skill in the post and on the •perimeterWill have four years of eligibility beginning in the 2012-13 season •Averaged 19.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game as a senior, and led Mayfair •High School to a 27-6 record and a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division 2A ChampionshipNamed the CIF Southern Section Division II Player of the Year•His high school coach, Tony Davis, says Wright is one of the most talented players he’s had •in the last 10-15 years, including current NBA player Josh Childress; Childress graduated from Mayfair in 2001 before leaving Stanford a year early and becoming the No. 6 overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft
2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Made 57 of 65 free throws for an 87.7 percentage, which ranks fifth in St. Bonaventure •history for a single seasonRanked second on the team in 3-point shooting percentage (39.5)•Chipped in 14 points to help Bona move past UMass (Mar. 10) in the semifinals of the •A-10 Championship in Atlantic City, N.J.Shot 6-for-14 from the field in a 15-point performance against Duquesne (Feb. 11) •Scored 11 points in 15 minutes of action off the bench against Richmond (Jan. 28) •Tied a career high with 19 points – shooting 9-for-10 from the line – against St. Francis •(Pa.) (Dec. 23) Set then-career highs with 19 points, two assists, five field goals made, nine field goal •attempts, seven free throws made, nine free throw attempts, two 3-pointers, four 3-point attempts and 25 minutes of action against Canisius (Dec. 10)
PointsCareer 19, 2x19, 2x19, 2 , x, x lasTlasTlas vs. sTsTs . Fran. Fran. F CranCran isCisC (is (is p (p ( apap .) (12/23/11)a.) (12/23/11)a
season 9 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 15 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
REBoUnDsCareer 6, 2x, lasT @ lalal salle (3/2/12)season 5 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 @ La Salle (3/2/12)
AssistsCareer 4 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)
BlocksCareer 1, 3x, x, x lasT vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)sland (2/18/12)sland
season
a-10 1, 2x, lasT vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)
stEAlsEAlsEACareer 2, 5x, x, x lasTlasTlas vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)sland (2/18/12)sland
season
a-10 2, 4x, lasT vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 6, 2x, lasT vs. umass (3/10/12)season 3 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls AttAls AttA EMPtEDCareer 14 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)season 6 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 14 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
FREE thRows MADERows MADERCareer 9 vs. sainT FranCis (12/23/11)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4, 4x, lasT vs. Temple (2/15/12)
FREE thRow AttRow AttR EMPtsCareer 10 vs. sainT FranCis (12/23/11)season 4 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 vs. Temple (2/15/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 3 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 3 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 4, 2x, lasT vs. duquesne (2/11/12uquesne (2/11/12uquesne )season 3 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
MinUtEsCareer 31 vs. sainT FranCis (12/23/11)season 27 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 29 vs. duquesne (2/11/12)
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Led the Bonnies in assists (90) and steals (30)•Passed out five assists compared with only one turnover in a victory over Xavier in the •A-10 Championship title gameMade three treys in the second half or overtime – helping erase four- and six-point defi-•cits – in the Bonnies’ win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 29) Nailed three long-range shots to record 10 points in 15 minutes of action in a victory over •Fordham (Feb. 22) Blocked a career-high three shots – including a 3-pointer in overtime – in the Bonnies’ •overtime victory against Rhode Island (Jan. 25) Scored 13 first-half points in a win over Fordham (Jan. 21) •Recorded a career-best four steals versus Niagara (Dec. 30)•Scored 16 points and dished out four assists against Canisius (Dec. 10) •Earned first career start in the Bonnies’ victory opposite Buffalo (Dec. 3)•
REBoUnDsCareer 7 vs. Cornell (11/11/11)ornell (11/11/11)ornell
season 5 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6, 2x, lasT @ T @ T rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)
AssistsCareer 8 vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 8 vs. rhoderhoder island (2/18/12)
BlocksCareer 3 @ rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 3 @ rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)
stEAlsEAlsEACareer 4, 2x, lasT @ T @ T rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4 @ rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 6 @ GW (1/22/11)season 5 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 @ GW (1/22/11)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls AttAls AttA EMPtEDCareer 11, 3x, lasT @ duquesne (1/7/12)season 8 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 11 @ duquesne (1/7/12)
FREE thRows MADERows MADERCareer 5 vs. GW (1/4/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 5 vs. GW (1/4/12)
FREE thRow AttRow AttR EMPtsCareer 6 vs. GW (1/4/12)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 vs. GW (1/4/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 4 vs. sainT FranCis (pa) (12/23/11)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 3, 5x, lasT vs. sainT JT JT oseph’s (2/29/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 7, 5x, lasT @ duquesne (1/7/12)season 4 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 7 @ duquesne (1/7/12)
MinUtEsCareer 41 @ rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)season 33 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 41 @ rhoderhoder island (1/25/12)
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Tore right Achilles in the season-opener against Cornell (Nov. 11), ending his season just •two minutes into the campaign Made two free throws before leaving the game•
2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Led the Bonnies by shooting 59.6 percent from the floor and finished second on the •team in blocked shots (17)Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and blocked two shots in a victory over Saint •Joseph’s the A-10 Championship quarterfinalsSnared six rebounds in 17 minutes of work against Richmond (Jan. 28)•Booked the go-ahead dunk, blocked a shot and drew a charge in the final 77 seconds of •the Bonnies’ overtime victory against Rhode Island (Jan. 25) Dunked twice en route to recording a career-high nine points against Xavier (Jan. 14) •First career steal came against NC State in Rochester (Dec. 20) •First career start occurred at Illinois (Dec. 7), matched up against standout Meyers •Leonard, who was a lottery pick in the 2012 NBA DraftRecorded a career-high 19 minutes off the bench against Buffalo (Dec. 3)•Changed number from 21 last year to 35 for the 2012-13 season•
A long, athletic scoring wing who will look to make an immediate impact as a freshman•Will have four years of eligibility beginning in the 2012-13 season •Was regarded as on the top-100 prospects in the nation at his position (small forward) by •ESPN RecruitingListed as one of the top-five recruits in Maine and one of the top-25 players in the New •England RegionWas a teammate of fellow Senegal native and current St. Bonaventure sophomore •Youssou Ndoye at Lee Academy
St. BONAVENtURE MEN’S BASKEtBALL
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2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]
Suffered a season-ending left shoulder •injury against Canisius (Dec. 10) Consecutive starts streak ended at 36 at •Buffalo (Dec. 3) Scored 13 points against Virginia Tech •(Nov. 27) Held scoreless for the first time in 43 games versus Siena (Nov. 21) •Shot 5-for-8 from the floor in an 11-point performance against Cornell in the season •opener (Nov. 11)Changed number from 32 last year to 45 for the 2012-13 season•
PointsCareer 28 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 28 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)
REBoUnDsCareer 12 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 12 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)
AssistsCareer 8 vs. norFolk sTaTaT TaTa e (11/28/09)season 4 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 5 vs. sainT Joseph’s (1/14/09)
BlocksCareer 2, 4x, lasT @ GW (1/22/11)season a-10 2, 3x, lasT @ GW (1/22/11)
stEAlsEAlsEACareer 4, 2x, lasT @ Cornell (11/19/10)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 4 vs. duquesne (3/3/10)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 12 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)season
a-10 12 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)
FiElD GoA GoA Go ls AttAls AttA EMPtEDCareer 19 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 19 @ rhoderhoder island (1/16/11)
FREE thRows MADERows MADERCareer 7 @ Cornell (11/19/10)season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 6 @ sainT Joseph’s (2/26/11)
FREE thRow AttRow AttR EMPtsCareer 8, 3x, x, x lasT @ T @ T sainsains TainTain JT JT oseph’s (2/26/11)s (2/26/11)s
season 2 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 8 @ sainT Joseph’s (2/26/11)
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 4, 2x, lasT vs. umass (1/26/11)season
a-10 4 vs. umass (1/26/11)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 10 vs. umass (1/26/11)season 1 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 10 vs. umass (1/26/11)
MinUtEsCareer 53 vs. ohio (12/18/10)season 13 vs. BeThune-Cookman (11/9/12)a-10 51 vs. CharloTTe (1/8/11)
DOUBLEDOUBLED -DOUBLE-DOUBLE OUBLES-DOUBLES-D (3)OUBLES (3)OUBLES2010-11 (1)28 pts, 12 reb .........@ Rhode Island 1-16-1114 pts, 11 reb.................. vs. Va. Tech 12-23-10
2011-12 [scan QR Code for complete bio on GoBonnies.com]Appeared in three games•Scored his lone points of the season on a 3-pointer in a victory over Fordham (Jan. 21)•Former manager who has since walked on to the team•
St. BONAVENtURE MEN’S BASKEtBALL
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Will have three years of playing eligibility beginning as a sophomore in the 2013-14 season. Not allowed to play in games during the •2012-13 season due to the NCAA’s “delayed enrollment” ruling. Since more than a year passed between Runs’ high school graduation date and his enrollment at St. Bonaventure, the NCAA mandates that he “sit the year in residency” before becoming eligible.Runs graduated from high school in the spring of 2010 and took a year off from schooling and basketball competition before enrolling at •Spain’s Canaries Basketball Academy (CBA) in the fall of 2011. The Netherlands native played in 22 games at CBA during the 2011-12 season. That competition – combined with the “delayed enrollment” – caused him to lose a year of eligibility.
3-Pt FiElD GoA GoA Go ls MAls MA ADEls MADEls MCareer 1 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)season
a-10 1 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)
3-Pt FiElD GoAoAo lAlA Al Al tt Att A EMPtsCareer 1 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)season
a-10 1 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)
MinUtEsCareer 3 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)season
a-10 3 vs. Fordham (1/21/12)
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19th coach in 92 seasons of basketball at St. Bonaventure. •
Schmidt was recognized for his remarkable work in rebuilding the Bonnies by being named the •2012 Sporting News Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. He was also named the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Men’s Division I Coach of the Year.
Schmidt was instrumental in the development of 2012 A-10 Player of the Year and AP Honorable •Mention All-American Andrew Nicholson, who ended his career ranked second in school history in scoring (2,103 points) and fourth in rebounds (887). Nicholson was selected by the Orlando Magic in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft with the 19th overall pick.
SBU’s 20 victories overall and 10 in the Atlantic 10 in 2011-12 were its most since the 1999-•2000 season, the last time a Bona team had earned an NCAA Tournament bid. The 10 victories also marked just the fourth time in history a Bonaventure team reached double-digit conference triumphs.
In May 2012, St. Bonaventure rewarded Schmidt with a five-year contract extension that runs •through the conclusion of the 2018-19 season.
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). He guided SBU to 15-win seasons in year two and three, before going over .500 in year four and eight games over in year five last season.
Has recruited and developed 10 players who were drafted into the NBA, including First-Round picks •James Posey (#18), David West (#18) and Nicholson.
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 3-point field goals, double-figure scoring games, games played and starts.
2007-PRES. HEAD COACHST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY• College Basketball Invitational (2011)• NCAA Second Round (2012)
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11/11/11 CORNELL W 79-58 442311/18/11 at Cleveland State L 64-67 307311/21/11 at Siena W 64-58 606711/27/11 at Virginia Tech L 64-73 871012/01/11 ARKANSAS STATE L 52-58 348812/03/11 at Buffalo W 66-60 388212/07/11 at Illinois L 43-48 1471112/10/11 CANISIUS W 81-62 411512/18/11 LOYOLA W 76-66 309512/20/11 vs NC State L 65-67 580212/23/11 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W 82-58 318612/30/11 at Niagara W 72-70 2200
* 01/04/12 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 66-56 3010* 01/07/12 at Duquesne L 52-66 3088* 01/11/12 DAYTON W 81-73 3317* 01/14/12 at Xavier L 64-77 10250* 01/21/12 FORDHAM W 95-51 4119* 01/25/12 at Rhode Island Wot 72-66 3225* 01/28/12 RICHMOND W 62-47 4589* 02/01/12 at Saint Louis L 62-86 6346* 02/08/12 at Massachusetts L 67-76 4253* 02/11/12 DUQUESNE W 69-48 4505* 02/15/12 TEMPLE L 70-76 4169* 02/18/12 RHODE ISLAND W 81-61 5480* 02/22/12 at Fordham W 89-63 2306* 02/25/12 at Charlotte W 72-56 6141* 02/29/12 SAINT JOSEPH'S Wo2 98-93 3539* 03/02/12 at La Salle L 61-71 2616% 03/09/12 vs Saint Joseph's W 71-68 7022% 03/10/12 vs Massachusetts W 84-80 0% 03/11/12 vs Xavier W 67-56 6101$ 3/16/12 vs Florida State L 63-66 11751
SCORING 808 745 Points per game 67.3 62.1 Scoring margin +5.3 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 274-607 255-619 Field goal pct . 4 5 1 . 4 1 23 POINT FG-ATT 64-202 70-200 3-point FG pct . 3 1 7 . 3 5 0 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 5.8FREE THROWS-ATT 196-267 165-230 Free throw pct . 7 3 4 . 7 1 7 F-Throws made per game 16.3 13.8REBOUNDS 402 361 Rebounds per game 33.5 30.1 Rebounding margin +3.4 -ASSISTS 161 147 Assists per game 13.4 12.3TURNOVERS 178 174 Turnovers per game 14.8 14.5 Turnover margin -0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.8STEALS 75 97 Steals per game 6.3 8.1BLOCKS 44 25 Blocks per game 3.7 2.1ATTENDANCE 18307 44445 Home games-Avg/Game 5-3661 6-6440 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-5802
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals
St. Bonaventure 419 389 808Opponents 338 407 745
Date Opponent Score Att.
11/11/11 CORNELL W 79-58 442311/18/11 at Cleveland State L 64-67 307311/21/11 at Siena W 64-58 606711/27/11 at Virginia Tech L 64-73 871012/01/11 ARKANSAS STATE L 52-58 348812/03/11 at Buffalo W 66-60 388212/07/11 at Illinois L 43-48 1471112/10/11 CANISIUS W 81-62 411512/18/11 LOYOLA W 76-66 309512/20/11 vs NC State L 65-67 580212/23/11 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W 82-58 318612/30/11 at Niagara W 72-70 2200
* 01/04/12 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 66-56 3010* 01/07/12 at Duquesne L 52-66 3088* 01/11/12 DAYTON W 81-73 3317* 01/14/12 at Xavier L 64-77 10250* 01/21/12 FORDHAM W 95-51 4119* 01/25/12 at Rhode Island Wot 72-66 3225* 01/28/12 RICHMOND W 62-47 4589* 02/01/12 at Saint Louis L 62-86 6346* 02/08/12 at Massachusetts L 67-76 4253* 02/11/12 DUQUESNE W 69-48 4505* 02/15/12 TEMPLE L 70-76 4169* 02/18/12 RHODE ISLAND W 81-61 5480* 02/22/12 at Fordham W 89-63 2306* 02/25/12 at Charlotte W 72-56 6141* 02/29/12 SAINT JOSEPH'S Wo2 98-93 3539* 03/02/12 at La Salle L 61-71 2616
SCORING 285 270 Points per game 71.2 67.5 Scoring margin +3.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 98-213 93-227 Field goal pct . 4 6 0 . 4 1 03 POINT FG-ATT 20-56 26-77 3-point FG pct . 3 5 7 . 3 3 8 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 6.5FREE THROWS-ATT 69-92 58-79 Free throw pct . 7 5 0 . 7 3 4 F-Throws made per game 17.3 14.5REBOUNDS 148 126 Rebounds per game 37.0 31.5 Rebounding margin +5.5 -ASSISTS 55 45 Assists per game 13.8 11.3TURNOVERS 48 31 Turnovers per game 12.0 7.8 Turnover margin -4.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.5STEALS 19 26 Steals per game 4.8 6.5BLOCKS 22 15 Blocks per game 5.5 3.8ATTENDANCE 0 24874 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-6218
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals
St. Bonaventure 152 133 285Opponents 123 147 270
Date Opponent Score Att.
% 03/09/12 vs Saint Joseph's W 71-68 7022% 03/10/12 vs Massachusetts W 84-80 0% 03/11/12 vs Xavier W 67-56 6101$ 3/16/12 vs Florida State L 63-66 11751
11/11/11 CORNELL W 79-58 442312/01/11 ARKANSAS STATE L 52-58 348812/10/11 CANISIUS W 81-62 411512/18/11 LOYOLA W 76-66 309512/23/11 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) W 82-58 3186
* 01/04/12 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 66-56 3010* 01/11/12 DAYTON W 81-73 3317* 01/21/12 FORDHAM W 95-51 4119* 01/28/12 RICHMOND W 62-47 4589* 02/11/12 DUQUESNE W 69-48 4505* 02/15/12 TEMPLE L 70-76 4169* 02/18/12 RHODE ISLAND W 81-61 5480* 02/29/12 SAINT JOSEPH'S Wo2 98-93 3539
SCORING 912 937 Points per game 65.1 66.9 Scoring margin -1.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 320-729 324-754 Field goal pct . 4 3 9 . 4 3 03 POINT FG-ATT 67-217 77-252 3-point FG pct . 3 0 9 . 3 0 6 3-pt FG made per game 4.8 5.5FREE THROWS-ATT 205-280 212-299 Free throw pct . 7 3 2 . 7 0 9 F-Throws made per game 14.6 15.1REBOUNDS 476 435 Rebounds per game 34.0 31.1 Rebounding margin +2.9 -ASSISTS 179 170 Assists per game 12.8 12.1TURNOVERS 221 185 Turnovers per game 15.8 13.2 Turnover margin -2.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.9STEALS 84 106 Steals per game 6.0 7.6BLOCKS 50 38 Blocks per game 3.6 2.7ATTENDANCE 0 76868 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 14-5491 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals
St. Bonaventure 434 467 11 912Opponents 428 504 5 937
Date Opponent Score Att.
11/18/11 at Cleveland State L 64-67 307311/21/11 at Siena W 64-58 606711/27/11 at Virginia Tech L 64-73 871012/03/11 at Buffalo W 66-60 388212/07/11 at Illinois L 43-48 1471112/30/11 at Niagara W 72-70 2200
* 01/07/12 at Duquesne L 52-66 3088* 01/14/12 at Xavier L 64-77 10250* 01/25/12 at Rhode Island Wot 72-66 3225* 02/01/12 at Saint Louis L 62-86 6346* 02/08/12 at Massachusetts L 67-76 4253* 02/22/12 at Fordham W 89-63 2306* 02/25/12 at Charlotte W 72-56 6141* 03/02/12 at La Salle L 61-71 2616