Franciscan Cup

Franciscan Cup
Teams
First meeting1939
St. Bonaventure, 51–43
Latest meetingDecember 9, 2023,
St. Bonaventure, 89–56
Next meetingDecember 9, 2024
St. Bonaventure, New York
TrophyFranciscan Cup
Statistics
Meetings total34
All-time seriesSt. Bonaventure leads 26–8
Current win streakSt. Bonaventure 1 (2023–present)

The Franciscan Cup is an annual men's basketball contest played between two of the three NCAA Division I Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities member schools.[1]

The annual non-conference men's basketball game allows the winner between Siena and St. Bonaventure to retain the Franciscan Cup until the following year's game.

Prior to the creation of the Franciscan Cup, the two teams had played semi-regularly with St. Bonaventure leading the series with a 25–8 record.[2] The first ever meeting occurred during the 1939–1940 season with St. Bonaventure earning a 51–43 victory.

Cup History

FRANCISCAN CUP HISTORY
Date Score Location Series Attendance
December 28, 2010 St. Bonaventure 82 Siena 79 Reilly Center 1–0 3,679
November 21, 2011 St. Bonaventure 64 Siena 58 Times Union Center 2–0 6,067
December 4, 2012 St. Bonaventure 58 Siena 43 Reilly Center 3–0 3,482
November 19, 2013 St. Bonaventure 70 Siena 72 Times Union Center 3–1 5,654
November 19, 2014 St. Bonaventure 70 Siena 73 Reilly Center 3–2 3,291
December 22, 2015 St. Bonaventure 70 Siena 73 Times Union Center 3–3 6,593
November 30, 2016 St. Bonaventure 81 Siena 74 Reilly Center 4–3 3,859
November 29, 2017 St. Bonaventure 75 Siena 55 Times Union Center[3] 5–3 5,535
December 5, 2018 St. Bonaventure 82 Siena 40 Reilly Center[4] 6–3 3,485
November 12, 2019 St. Bonaventure 65 Siena 78 Times Union Center 6–4 5,680 [5]
November 9, 2021 #23 St. Bonaventure 75 Siena 47 Reilly Center 7–4 4,617 [6]
December 19, 2022 St. Bonaventure 70 Siena 76 MVP Arena 7–5 5,616 [7]
December 9, 2023 St. Bonaventure 89 Siena 56 Reilly Center 8–5 4,022
December 17, 2024 St. Bonaventure Siena MVP Arena[8] 8–5

Note: Due to Covid-19 there was no game played in the 2020–21 season.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball to Defend Franciscan Cup Monday". GoBonnies.com. 2011-11-21. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  2. ^ "St. Bonaventure" (PDF). St. Bonaventure. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bonnies Stifle Siena, 75-55, To Retain Franciscan Cup". St. Bonaventure. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/5/2018 - Box Score". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 11/12/2019 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball vs #23 St. Bonaventure on 11/9/2021 - Box Score".
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/19/2022 - Box Score".
  8. ^ "Bonnies men's basketball announces 2024-25 non-conference Schedule". Bradford Era. Retrieved 13 September 2024.