2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
NIT, semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–10 (12–5 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Curran
  • Sean Neal
  • Chris Lowe
Home arenaReilly Center
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Davidson15–3 .83327–7  .794
Dayton14–4 .77824–11  .686
VCU14–4 .77822–10  .688
St. Bonaventure12–5 .70623–10  .697
Saint Louis12–6 .66723–12  .657
Richmond †10–8 .55624–13  .649
George Washington8–9 .47112–18  .400
Fordham8–10 .44416–16  .500
George Mason7–9 .43814–16  .467
UMass7–11 .38915–17  .469
Rhode Island5–12 .29415–16  .484
La Salle5–13 .27811–19  .367
Saint Joseph's5–13 .27811–19  .367
Duquesne1–16 .0596–24  .200
† 2022 A10 Tournament winner

The 2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 15th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado, Oklahoma, and Virginia to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Xavier.

The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the preseason AP poll, the first time they had ever been ranked in the preseason AP poll.[1]

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bonnies finished the 2020–21 season 16–5, 11–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship.[2] They defeated Duquesne,[3] Saint Louis,[4] and VCU to win the A-10 tournament.[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.[6] There they lost to LSU in the first round.[7]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Assistant coach Tray Woodall left the Bonnies to join Fordham's coaching staff on July 21, 2021.[8] On August 6, the school announced it had hired former UMass player and Texas–Rio Grand Valley assistant Chris Lowe to replace Woodall.[9]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Eddie Creal2G6'4"210JuniorJoliet, ILGraduate transferred to Lindenwood
Alpha Okoli3G6'5"200JuniorLos Angeles, CAGraduate transferred to Cal State East Bay
Alejandro Vasquez10G6'3"200SophomoreQueens, NYTransferred to Tarleton State
Josh Bell11G6'5"190FreshmanFrederick, MDTransferred
Jermaine Taggart23G6'3"162FreshmanRochester, NYTransferred to Saint Rose
Jalen Shaw40F/C6'10"248JuniorElgin, ILTransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Quadry Adams2G6'3"190SophomorePiscataway, NJWake Forest
Linton Brown4G6'5"210JuniorDelray Beach, FLIndian River State College
Oluwasegun Durosinmi10F/C6'9"235SophomoreLagos, NigeriaHarcum College
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly12F6'9"235JuniorBamako, MaliPittsburgh

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joryam Saizonou
PG		 Almere, Netherlands Beckley Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 23, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Brett Rumpel
SG		 Geneva, OH SPIRE Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 17, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Justin Ndjock-Tadjore
SG		 Gatineau, Canada Cégep de l'Outaouais 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Anouar Mellouk
PF		 Almere, Netherlands Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 7, 2021 
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Barry Evans
SF		 Baltimore, MD Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sep 6, 2021 
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:

Preseason

Preseason rankings

For the first time since 1971, the Bonnies were ranked in the AP Poll when the preseason poll was announced on October 18, 2021.[10] The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the poll.[11]

Roster

2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kyle Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPutnam Science Academy Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSPIRE Institute Buffalo, New York
G 2 Quadry Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWake Forest Piscataway, New Jersey
G 3 Joryam Saizonou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrThe McCallie School Almere, Netherlands
G 4 Linton Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrIndian River State College Delray Beach, Florida
G 5 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrRanger College Romulus, Michigan
F/C 10 Oluwasegun Durosinmi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoHarcum College Lagos, Nigeria
G 11 Justin Ndjock-Tadjore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCégep de l'Outaouais Gatineau, Quebec
F 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrPittsburgh Bamako, Mali
F 20 Pedro Rossi (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrDME Academy Bahía Blanca, Argentina
F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrPutnam Science Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 33 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrMiami (OH) Logansport, Indiana
F 41 Anouar Mellouk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrFork Union Military Academy Almere, Netherlands
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 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 23 Alfred W 95–54 
 19 –   Brown  8 –   Brown  5 –  Tie  Reilly Center (2,622)
Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 23 Siena
Franciscan Cup		 W 75–47  1–0
  17 – Lofton  7 – Welch  6 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,617)
Olean, NY
November 14, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 23 Canisius W 69–60  2–0
  17 – Tied  9 – Holmes  4 – Lofton  Reilly Center (3,943)
Olean, NY
November 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 22 vs. Boise State
Charleston Classic quarterfinals		 W 67–61  3–0
  17 – Lofton  10 – Holmes  7 – Lofton  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021*
2:30 pm, ESPN2		 No. 22 vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic semifinals		 W 68–65  4–0
  22 – Lofton  11 – Osunniyi  5 – Holmes  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 22 vs. Marquette
Charleston Classic championship		 W 70–54  5–0
  19 – Holmes  13 – Holmes  4 – Tied  TD Arena (4,820)
Charleston, SC
November 27, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 16 Northern Iowa L 80–90  5–1
  21 – Lofton  7 – Welch  7 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,296)
Olean, NY
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Coppin State W 93–81  6–1
  24 – Holmes  16 – Adaway  9 – Lofton  Reilly Center (2,976)
Olean, NY
December 4, 2021*
4:00 pm, NBCSports.com		 Buffalo W 68–65  7-1
  16 – Adaway  11 – Adaway  8 – Holmes  Reilly Center (4,860)
Olean, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Loyola (MD) W 84–71  8–1
  22 – Tied  7 – Osunniyi  9 – Holmes  Reilly Center (2,720)
Olean, NY
December 11, 2021*
3:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 15 UConn
Never Forget Tribute Classic		 L 64–74  8–2
  19 – Holmes  10 – Adaway  5 – Holmes  Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 17, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Virginia Tech
Hall of Fame Shootout		 L 49–86  8–3
  11 – Welch  6 – Adaway  3 – Lofton  Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2021*
12:00 pm, FloSports		 at Northeastern Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at George Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at La Salle W 80–76 OT 9–3
(1–0)		  18 – Lofton  15 – Osunniyi  8 – Lofton  Tom Gola Arena (1,321)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN2		 VCU W 73–53  10–3
(2–0)		  25 – Adaway  8 – Adaway  6 – Lofton  Reilly Center (3,512)
Olean, NY
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Dayton
Rescheduled from January 2		 L 50–68  10–4
(2–1)		  15 – Adaway  6 – Adaway  5 – Lofton  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Duquesne W 64-56  11–4
(3–1)		  21 – Osunniyi  17 – Osunniyi  3 – Lofton  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,032)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at George Mason L 66–75  11–5
(3–2)		  15 – Adaway  7 – Welch  5 – Holmes  EagleBank Arena (2,687)
Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm, USA		 Saint Joseph's W 80–69  12–5
(4–2)		  22 – Adaway  10 – Osunniyi  4 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,860)
Olean, NY
February 1, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Davidson L 76–81  12–6
(4–3)		  21 – Adaway  9 – Lofton  8 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,015)
Olean, NY
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Richmond L 61–71  12–7
(4–4)		  16 – Adaway  7 – Osunniyi  6 – Lofton  Robins Center (5,803)
Richmond, VA
February 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Fordham
Rescheduled from January 5		 W 76–51  13–7
(5–4)		  21 – Welch  12 – Osunniyi  5 – Holmes  Reilly Center (3,634)
Olean, NY
February 11, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Saint Louis W 68–61  14–7
(6–4)		  16 – Lofton  8 – Holmes  8 – Lofton  Chaifetz Arena (7,924)
St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2022
5:00 pm, CBSSN		 Saint Louis
Rescheduled from January 8		 W 83–79  15–7
(7–4)		  21 – Osunniyi  6 – Tied  8 – Lofton  Reilly Center (3,418)
Olean, NY
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UMass W 83–71  16–7
(8–4)		  23 – Welch  10 – Welch  17 – Lofton  Reilly Center (3,452)
Olean, NY
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 Duquesne W 81–55  17–7
(9–4)		  21 – Adaway  10 – Osunniyi  6 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,620)
Olean, NY
February 22, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Rhode Island W 73–55  18–7
(10–4)		  23 – Adaway  9 – Tied  5 – Lofton  Reilly Center (3,833)
Olean, NY
February 26, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Saint Joseph's W 54–52  19–7
(11–4)		  14 – Adaway  8 – Lofton  6 – Holmes  Hagan Arena (2,356)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2022
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 at VCU L 51–74  19–8
(11–5)		  12 – Adaway  7 – Adaway  5 – Lofton  Siegel Center (7,509)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Richmond W 72–65  20–8
(12–5)		  21 – Adaway  7 – Adaway  3 – Lofton  Reilly Center (4,860)
Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2022
2:30 pm, USA		 (4) vs. (5) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals		 L 56–57  20–9
  18 – Adaway  9 – Osunniyi  4 – Tied  Capital One Arena (5,894)
Washington, D.C.
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022
11:00 pm, ESPN2		 at (4) Colorado
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket		 W 76–68  21–9
  17 – Adaway  10 – Osunniyi  8 – Lofton  CU Events Center (3,791)
Boulder, CO
March 20, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at (1) Oklahoma
Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket		 W 70–68  22–9
  23 – Holmes  10 – Osunniyi  3 – Holmes  Lloyd Noble Center (4,324)
Norman, OK
March 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN		 at Virginia
Quarterfinals – Oklahoma Bracket		 W 52–51  23–9
  10 – Welch  10 – Welch   – Lofton  John Paul Jones Arena (6,829)
Charlottesville, VA
March 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN		 vs. (2) Xavier
Semifinals		 L 77–84  23–10
  25 – Welch  25 – Welch  11 – Lofton  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP232216RVRV——————————————Not released
Coaches2424^1625RV——————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ↑ Reports, Staff and Wire. "St. Bonaventure ranked No. 24 in coaches preseason basketball poll". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 regular-season men's basketball championship". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "St. Bonaventure earns No. 9 seed in East Region vs. No. 8 LSU, beats VCU to win A-10 Championship". wgrz.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  7. ↑ Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA tournament first round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Ex-Pitt star Tray Woodall joins coaching staff at Fordham". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Chris Lowe is St. Bonaventure's new assistant coach - Pickin' Splinters". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "St. Bonaventure cracks preseason AP Top 25; first time since 1971". wgrz.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll for first time since 1971". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.
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