2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–13 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachSean Neal
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReilly Center
Seasons
2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Richmond 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Loyola Chicago 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
No. 24 Dayton 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
UMass 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
VCU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 14   .632
Duquesne † 10 – 8   .556 25 – 12   .676
St. Bonaventure 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Saint Joseph's 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
La Salle 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Rhode Island 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Fordham 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Davidson 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Saint Louis 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 17th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 8–10 in A-10 Play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. As a 9th seed, they lost in the second round to Davidson of the A–10 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Max Amadasun 10 C 6'9" 250 RS Sophomore Dublin, Ireland Transferred to Augusta
Anouar Mellouk 11 F 6'8" 205 RS Freshman Almere, Netherlands Transferred to Odessa College
Brett Rumpel 24 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Binghamton, NY Transferred to Manhattan
Anquan Hill 35 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Sacred Heart

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mika Adams-Woods 3 G 6'3' 180 GS Senior Syracuse, NY Cincinnati
Charles Pride 5 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Syracuse, NY Bryant
Noel Brown 20 C 6'11" 260 RS Junior Leesburg, VA George Washington

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miles Rose
SG 		Rochester, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 16, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Duane Thompson
PF 		Rochester, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 7, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ebrahim Kaba
SF 		East Orange, NJ The Peddie School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 23, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Barry Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 1 Kyrell Luc 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Holy Cross Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 2 Yann Farell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Keystone Academy (PA) Libreville, Gabon
G 3 Mika Adams-Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Cincinnati Syracuse, New York
G 4 Moses Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hartford Dorchester, Massachusetts
G 5 Daryl Banks III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Saint Peter's Los Angeles, California
G 7 Charles Pride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Bryant Syracuse, New York
G 10 Miles Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Rochester, New York
F 11 Duane Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Boston, Massachusetts
G 15 Jack DeRose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Olean High School Olean, New York
C 20 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr George Washington Leesburg, Virginia
F/C 21 Melian Martinez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr North Florida Educational Institute Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 23 Anthony Belardinelli (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Northern Highlands High School Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
G 30 Broek Ostrom (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Holley Jr. Sr. High School Holley, New York
F 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Morgan State Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alfred W 80–41 
 12 – Flowers   9 – Brown   6 – Banks III  Reilly Center (2,536)
St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Longwood W 73–69  1–0
  21 – Pride   11 – Zapala   4 – Napper  Reilly Center (3,577)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Canisius L 67–70  1–1
  16 – Pride   9 – Pride   4 – Adams-Woods  Reilly Center (4,850)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 16, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Oklahoma State
Legends Classic semifinals 		W 66–64  2–1
  17 – Adams-Woods   7 – Tied   4 – Banks  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Auburn
Legends Classic championship 		L 60–77  2–2
  14 – Venning   7 – Evans   3 – Tied  Barclays Center (4,849)
Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bucknell W 67–61  3–2
  16 – Adams-Woods   7 – Pride   5 – Pride  Reilly Center (3,497)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 90–60  4–2
  18 – Pride   7 – Pride   8 – Adams-Woods  Reilly Center (3,433)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 80–65  5–2
  23 – Venning   8 – Evans   8 – Adams-Woods  Alumni Arena (3,324)
Amherst, NY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 94–60  6–2
  25 – Adams-Woods   10 – Evans   5 – Adams-Woods  Gallagher Center (1,494)
Lewiston, NY
December 9, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Siena
Franciscan Cup 		W 89–56  7–2
  23 – Adams-Woods   12 – Essamvous   4 – Tied  Reilly Center (4,022)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. No. 15 Florida Atlantic
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 		L 54–64  7–3
  12 – Flowers   7 – Tied   4 – Luc  MassMutual Center (2,745)
Springfield, MA
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton W 90–64  8–3
  25 – Flowers   8 – Evans   6 – Adams-Woods  Reilly Center (3,965)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 30, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Akron
Legends of Basketball Showcase 		W 62–61  9–3
  14 – Venning   10 – Tied   2 – Pride  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
A-10 regular season
January 3, 2024
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at VCU W 89–78  10–3
(1–0) 		 19 – Venning   11 – Venning   3 – Banks III  Siegel Center (6,348)
Richmond, VA
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 54–65  10–4
(1–1) 		 15 – Flowers   8 – Pride   3 – Pride  Robins Center (6,619)
Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA 		Fordham L 74–80  10–5
(1–2) 		 22 – Venning   11 – Pride   2 – Tied  Reilly Center (3,819)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island W 99–64  11–5
(2–2) 		 25 – Pride   9 – Essamvous   5 – Adams-Woods  Reilly Center (3,881)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 60–69  11–6
(2–3) 		 17 – Venning   9 – Evans   2 – Tied  EagleBank Arena (4,614)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 50–54  11–7
(2–4) 		 14 – Pride   8 – Essamvous   1 – Tied  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,489)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		Saint Joseph's W 91–72  12–7
(3–4) 		 29 – Banks III   7 – Evans   6 – Evans  Reilly Center (4,396)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		VCU W 67–62  13–7
(4–4) 		 15 – Banks III   10 – Pride   5 – Pride  Reilly Center (3,901)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 21 Dayton L 71–76  13–8
(4–5) 		 17 – Adams-Woods   11 – Pride   4 – Pride  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., NBC Sports App 		UMass W 79–73  14–8
(5–5) 		 19 – Pride   8 – Essamvous   3 – Essamvous  Reilly Center (3,748)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Duquesne L 69–75  14–9
(5–6) 		 22 – Pride   8 – Tied   4 – Banks III  Reilly Center (4,750)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham W 85–67  15–9
(6–6) 		 23 – Essamvous   6 – Flowers   10 – Adams-Woods  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,520)
Bronx, NY
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Davidson W 81–80 OT 16–9
(7–6) 		 15 – Tied   6 – Banks III   5 – Adams-Woods  Reilly Center (4,750)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle L 59–72  16–10
(7–7) 		 22 – Venning   6 – Adams-Woods   5 – Adams-Woods  Tom Gola Arena (1,439)
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2024
2:30 p.m., USA 		at UMass W 75–67  17–10
(8–7) 		 16 – Venning   10 – Venning   5 – Tied  Mullins Center (7,016)
Amherst, MA
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Chicago W 79–64  18–10
(9–7) 		 26 – Banks III   8 – Flowers   4 – Flowers  Reilly Center (3,855)
St. Bonaventure, NY
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 75–86  18–11
(9–8) 		 23 – Banks III   6 – Essamvous   5 – Adams-Woods  Charles E. Smith Center (1,428)
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024
12:30 p.m., USA 		Saint Louis L 65–73  18–12
(9–9) 		 17 – Adams-Woods   6 – Evans   2 – Tied  Reilly Center (4,702)
St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., USA 		(7) vs. (10) La Salle
Second round 		W 75–73  19–12
  15 – Adams-Woods   9 – Essamvous   6 – Adams-Woods  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024
5:00 p.m., USA 		(7) vs. (2) Loyola Chicago
Quarterfinals 		W 75–74 2OT 20–12
  22 – Banks III   8 – Banks III   2 – Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2024
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(7) vs. (6) Duquesne
Semifinals 		L 60–70  20–13
  14 – Banks III   7 – Evans   5 – Adams-Woods  Barclays Center (8,037)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.