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

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (17th season);
Associate head coach	Sean Neal
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowe; Dana Valentine;
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 17th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Miles Rose SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Duane Thompson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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
Ebrahim Kaba SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

Roster[edit]

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

Mark Schmidt (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Neal (La Salle)
Chris Lowe (UMass)
Dana Valentine (Worcester State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

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