2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:26–8
Conf Record:14–4
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Dave Moore
Asst Coach2:Steve Curran
Asst Coach3:Dwayne Lee
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 11th-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 26–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Davidson. They received one of the last four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UCLA in the First Four before losing in the first round to Florida.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the fifth seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated UMass in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Rhode Island. The Bonnies did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
David Andoh 0 F 6'7" 230 Senior Graduated
Tareq Coburn 3 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Transferred to Hofstra[1]
Chinonso Obokoh 5 C 6'9" 215 RS Senior Left program[2]
Denzel Gregg 12 F 6'7" 225 Senior Graduated
Caleb McGuire 24 G 6'4" 190 Senior Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Bonnies were picked to finish second in the A-10.[4] Seniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley were named to the conference's preseason first team.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Coburn chooses Hofstra, Kupsas gets SBU offer. Newsday. 2017-07-29.
  2. News: Obokoh Will Not Return To Bonnies Next Season. 2017-05-23. St. Bonaventure. 2017-07-29. en.
  3. Web site: Bonnies get future security at guard with UNLV transfer Jalen Poyser. Gaughan. Mark. 2017-05-23. The Buffalo News. 2017-07-29.
  4. Web site: Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball. October 17, 2017. Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017.
  5. http://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/m-baskbl, 2017-18/schedule