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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:18–13
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Dave Moore
Asst Coach2:Steve Curran
Asst Coach3:Jerome Robinson

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
sortname3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Graduated
sortnameDanny Farrell 10 G 6'0" 170 Senior Graduated
sortnameMatthias Runs 20 C 7'0" 240 Sophomore Transferred to Georgia Southwestern State
sortname24 G 6'4" 200 Senior Graduated
sortname33 F/C 6'8" 235 RS Senior Graduated
sortnameJean Yves Toupane 43 G/F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Transferred to Gannon

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortnameIakeem Alston 0 G 6'0" 170 Junior Junior college transfer from Sheridan College
sortnameMarcus Posley 3 G/F 6'0" 200 Junior Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#7B3F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#7B3F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#7B3F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#7B3F00; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 tournament

See also

Notes and References

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