2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Moore
  • Steve Curran
  • Jerome Robinson
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
VCU † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
Richmond 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
UMass 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Fordham 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
George Mason 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
† 2015 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by eighth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Dayton. For the second consecutive year, the Bonnies accumulated a winning record but did not receive an invite the postseason; the team failed to qualify for the National Invitation Tournament and, in accordance with school policy, preemptively ruled out participating in either the College Basketball Invitational or CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a ninth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Bonnies were defeated by Saint Joseph's the semifinals. Despite an overall winning record that included an upset over top-ranked Saint Louis in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, the Bonnies were not invited to a postseason bid due to an inability to come to an agreement with the College Basketball Invitational.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charlon Kloof 3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Paramaribo, Suriname Graduated
Danny Farrell 10 G 6'0" 170 Senior Binghamton, NY Graduated
Matthias Runs 20 C 7'0" 240 Sophomore Hilversum, Netherlands Transferred to Georgia Southwestern State
Matthew Wright 24 G 6'4" 200 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Marquise Simmons 33 F/C 6'8" 235 RS Senior Capitol Heights, MD Graduated
Jean Yves Toupane 43 G/F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Gannon

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Iakeem Alston 0 G 6'0" 170 Junior Baltimore, MD Junior college transfer from Sheridan College
Marcus Posley 3 G/F 6'0" 200 Junior Rockford, IL Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Idris Taqqee
SF 		Ashburnham, MA Cushing Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 25, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jaylen Adams
PG 		Hanover, MD Mount St. Joseph High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Apr 16, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jordan Tyson
C 		Cincinnati, OH Fishburne Military School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Iakeem Alston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
G 1 Idris Taqqee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ashburnham, MA
G 2 Opeyemi Olomo (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Marcus Posley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rockford, IL
G 4 Jalen Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Saginaw, MI
G 5 Jordan Gathers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jaylen Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hanover, MD
F 11 Xavier Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Plano, TX
G/F 12 Denzel Gregg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Syracuse, NY
F/C 15 Chris Dees 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Sylmar, CA
F 21 Dion Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lakewood, CA
G 23 Andell Cumberbatch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr East Orange, NJ
G 24 Quentin Weinerman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Westlake Village, CA
C 35 Youssou Ndoye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Dakar, Senegal
F 45 Jordan Tyson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
4:00 pm 		Mansfield W 86–45 
Reilly Center (3,420)
Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 77–57  1–0
 Reilly Center (3,837)
Olean, NY
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		Siena
Franciscan Cup 		L 70–73  1–1
 Reilly Center (3,291)
Olean, NY
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm 		Canisius W 59–53  2–1
 Reilly Center (4,489)
Olean, NY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm 		Jackson State W 79–71  3–1
 Reilly Center (2,951)
Olean, NY
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm 		vs. Niagara
Big 4 Classic 		W 74–59  4–1
 First Niagara Center (7,191)
Buffalo, NY
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Buffalo W 72–63  5–1
 Reilly Center (3,469)
Olean, NY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Ohio W 80–70  6–1
 Convocation Center (7,203)
Athens, OH
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Pittsburgh L 54–58  6–2
 Peterson Events Center (9,425)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Binghamton W 69–51  7–2
 Binghamton University Events Center (3,213)
Vestal, NY
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 80–82  7–3
 Reilly Center (3,293)
Olean, NY
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Delaware L 77–82  7–4
 Bob Carpenter Center (2,050)
Newark, DE
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
4:00 pm, ASN 		at Massachusetts W 69–55  8–4 (1–0)
 Mullins Center (4,506)
Amherst, MA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Dayton L 61–78  8–5 (1–1)
 Reilly Center (3,495)
Olean, NY
01/11/2015
3:00 pm 		at Richmond L 41–60  8–6 (1–2)
 Robins Center (5,629)
Richmond, VA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm 		vs. George Mason
Conference Classic 		W 75–55  9–6 (2–2)
 Blue Cross Arena (4,032)
Rochester, NY
01/18/2015
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		Saint Joseph's W 70–61  10–6 (3–2)
 Reilly Center (4,244)
Olean, NY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne W 100–97  11–6 (4–2)
 Palumbo Center (2,257)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/25/2015
2:00 pm 		at Rhode Island L 48–53  11–7 (4–3)
 Ryan Center (5,312)
Kingston, RI
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		La Salle L 56–66  11–8 (4–4)
 Reilly Center (4,769)
Olean, NY
02/04/2015
7:00 pm 		at Davidson W 62–61  12–8 (5–4)
 John M. Belk Arena (4,264)
Davidson, NC
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		No. 18 VCU W 73–71  13–8 (6–4)
 Reilly Center (5,135)
Olean, NY
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Massachusetts L 53–55  13–9 (6–5)
 Reilly Center (3,786)
Olean, NY
02/14/2015
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Dayton L 61–75  13–10 (6–6)
 UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, TWCSC 		Richmond L 56–71  13–11 (6–7)
 Reilly Center (3,319)
Olean, NY
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Saint Joseph's W 70–60 OT 14–11 (7–7)
 Hagan Arena (2,482)
Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		at George Washington L 46–69  14–12 (7–8)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,560)
Washington, D.C.
02/28/2015
4:00 pm 		Duquesne W 92–75  15–12 (8–8)
 Reilly Center (4,671)
Olean, NY
03/04/2015
8:00 pm 		at Saint Louis W 64–48  16–12 (9–8)
 Chaifetz Arena (6,017)
St. Louis, MO
03/07/2015
4:00 pm, TWCSC 		Fordham W 66–52  17–12 (10–8)
 Reilly Center (3,555)
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/12/2015
6:30 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round 		W 60-49  18–12
 Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
03/13/2015
6:30 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Dayton
Quarterfinals 		L 71-75  18–13
 Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Butler, J. P. (March 16, 2015). No tournament for Bonnies. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2015.