2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

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
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Dayton 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
VCU 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 – 5   .706 23 – 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Richmond † 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
George Washington 8 – 9   .471 12 – 18   .400
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
George Mason 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
UMass 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 – 12   .294 15 – 16   .484
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Duquesne 1 – 16   .059 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 A-10 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

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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

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Coaching changes

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eddie Creal 2 G 6'4" 210 Junior Joliet, IL Graduate transferred to Lindenwood
Alpha Okoli 3 G 6'5" 200 Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred to Cal State East Bay
Alejandro Vasquez 10 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Queens, NY Transferred to Tarleton State
Josh Bell 11 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Frederick, MD Transferred
Jermaine Taggart 23 G 6'3" 162 Freshman Rochester, NY Transferred to Saint Rose
Jalen Shaw 40 F/C 6'10" 248 Junior Elgin, IL Transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Quadry Adams 2 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Piscataway, NJ Wake Forest
Linton Brown 4 G 6'5" 210 Junior Delray Beach, FL Indian River State College
Oluwasegun Durosinmi 10 F/C 6'9" 235 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria Harcum College
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 12 F 6'9" 235 Junior Bamako, Mali Pittsburgh

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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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: 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

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Preseason rankings

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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

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2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyle Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Hillside, New Jersey
G 1 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr SPIRE Institute Buffalo, New York
G 2 Quadry Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Wake Forest Piscataway, New Jersey
G 3 Joryam Saizonou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr The McCallie School Almere, Netherlands
G 4 Linton Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indian River State College Delray Beach, Florida
G 5 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ranger College Romulus, Michigan
F/C 10 Oluwasegun Durosinmi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Harcum College Lagos, Nigeria
G 11 Justin Ndjock-Tadjore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cégep de l'Outaouais Gatineau, Quebec
F 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Pittsburgh Bamako, Mali
F 20 Pedro Rossi (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr DME Academy Bahía Blanca, Argentina
F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Putnam Science Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey
G 33 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Miami (OH) Logansport, Indiana
F 41 Anouar Mellouk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fork 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

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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

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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

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  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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