St. Bonaventure Bonnies | |||
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University | St. Bonaventure University | ||
All-time record | 1420–1064 (.570) | ||
Head coach | Mark Schmidt (17th season) | ||
Conference | Atlantic 10 | ||
Location | Allegany, New York | ||
Arena | Reilly Center (Capacity: 5,480) | ||
Nickname | Bonnies | ||
Colors | Brown and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1970 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1970 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1961, 1968, 1970 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1961, 1968, 1970, 1978, 2000, 2012, 2018, 2021 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2012, 2021 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2016, 2021 WNY3: 1950, 1951, 1957, 1958 |
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians) team is the college basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University, located near the city of Olean, New York. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference and plays its home games at the Reilly Center. The Bonnies are currently coached by all-time coaching wins leader Mark Schmidt, who during his 12th season surpassed former coach Larry Weise with his 203rd victory. [2]
Of the major sports at St. Bonaventure, basketball was the last introduced. In 1902, the first team had been put together, mainly consisting of former football players. The coach of this team was university professor Patric Driscoll. Official records of these games were not kept. Proper facilities were not available until four years later when intramural games began to be played in a handball court on campus.
In 1916, Butler Gym was constructed, but wasn't finished by the time the intercollegiate team played its first game against University at Buffalo. This game was played in the Olean Armory. Games were cancelled until after World War I had ended. The first game played in Butler Gym was during the 1919-1920 season with Richard Phelan as the coach. Basketball prospered on campus in the decades between World War I and World War II. From 1942 to 1944, basketball was again put on hold for a world war. Following World War II, Anslem Kreiger, a former All-American Basketball player, took over the program, with a record of 15-10 over his two-year tenure. The Brown Indians returned to the Olean Armory after the war and remained there for the next 20 seasons. The team was noted for having won 99 consecutive home games at the Armory before that streak was broken in February 1961. [3] [4]
Ed (Melvin) Milkovich took over the basketball team for a six-year period starting with the 1948–49 season, after Kreiger was promoted to athletic director. This was a period of great success for the program, with two appearances in the National Invitational Tournament (NIT), the first during the 1950–51 season when the team was eliminated in the second round. Further success came with the team's appearance in the 1952 NIT, where they made it to the semifinals. Over his tenure, Milkovich led the team to a record of 98–47.
Edward Donovan took over head coaching duties for the 1953–54 season, holding the position for an eight-year period. The team again made an appearance in the NIT in 1957, again making it to the semifinals [5]
Under Donovan, the team made it to the NIT every year from 1957 to 1960. In 1961, the team made its first trip to the NCAA tournament and finished third in its regional. However, this was Donovan's final season coaching the Brown Indians; in May 1961 he took a job as a coach of the New York Knicks.
Former Brown Indian Larry Weise took over the team starting with the 1961–62 season. In 1964, Weise led the team to the NCIT Tournament and the NIT. Under Weise's tutelage, the team returned to the NCAA tournament in 1968, proceeding to the second round prior to being eliminated. In 1970, St. Bonaventure, led by future NBA-great Bob Lanier, was thought to have a legitimate shot at unseating UCLA for the national title. However, they lost Lanier late in their East regional final victory over Villanova to a torn ligament, causing the All-American to miss the Final Four. St. Bonaventure was upset by Jacksonville in the national semifinals, before losing to New Mexico State in the national consolation game. In each Final Four game, the Lanier-less Bonnies were dominated by the opponent's pivot, Artis Gilmore for Jacksonville and Sam Lacey for New Mexico State.
Weise led the team to another trip to the NIT in 1971. In 1973, he relinquished his post as coach. He was replaced by Jim Satalin, another former Brown Indian. He led the team to a championship in the NIT in 1977. The next year, the team again made it to the NCAA tournament and was defeated in the first round. In 1979, St. Bonaventure joined the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Bonnies made another appearance at the NIT and again were defeated in the first round. [6]
In the 1999–2000 season, the Bonnies finished in second place in A-10 play under coach Jim Baron and lost to #6 ranked Temple in the A-10 tournament championship. The Bonnies received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first bid since 1978. However, they failed to advance, losing to #19 ranked Kentucky in double overtime in the first round. Following the season Baron moved on to coach fellow A-10 school, Rhode Island.
Jan van Breda Kolff was hired to continue the rebuilding Baron had achieved. However, he, instead, did the opposite. The 2002–03 men's basketball season was marred by a scandal after a transfer student from a junior college, Jamil Terrell, was permitted to play even though he had not completed his associate degree and was therefore ineligible for one year. [7] The team was forced to forfeit every game in which he played and was barred from the A-10 Tournament. In protest, players voted to sit out the last two games of the regular season. Head coach Jan van Breda Kolff, athletic director Gothard Lane, and school president Dr. Robert Wickenheiser were all ousted. [8] St. Bonaventure's chairman of the board of trustees, William Swan, took his own life in August 2003, feeling that he had let down his alma mater by failing to prevent the scandal. [9]
St. Bonaventure docked itself three scholarships from 2003 to 2005 and the NCAA subsequently put the team on three years' probation and banned them from postseason play in 2003–04. [10] [11] Subsequently, the Bonnies failed to achieve a winning record until the 2010–11 season under coach Mark Schmidt.
In the 2011–12 season, the team enjoyed more success than in any season since the 2003 scandal. Led by conference Player of the Year Andrew Nicholson — the 19th pick by Orlando in the 2012 NBA draft — they accumulated a 20–12 record during the regular season. They then won the school's first-ever Atlantic 10 tournament title, beating Saint Joseph's, UMass, and Xavier. The conference title earned them an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost 66–63 to ACC champion Florida State in the second round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
After Nicholson departed for the NBA, the 2012–13 team failed to qualify for the 2013 A-10 tournament in Brooklyn. However, the 2013–14 Bonnies qualified for the A-10 tournament, advancing to the semifinals. They upset the #1 seed Saint Louis on a buzzer-beater shot by Jordan Gathers, the nephew of the late Hank Gathers. That play made the SportsCenter Top 10 plays of the Night. In the 2014–15 campaign, the Bonnies had a winning record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Conference tournament. On February 7, 2015, Bonnies guard Marcus Posley hit a buzzer beater shot to upset the nationally ranked VCU Rams and Shaka Smart at the nearly sold-out Reilly Center. The students, and many fans, rushed the court to celebrate after Posley's shot went in.
The 2015–16 Bonnies finished in a three-way tie for first place in the A-10 regular season. [12] The Bonnies were upset in their first game of the A-10 tournament, losing in overtime to Davidson. [13] The Bonnies failed to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament and were considered one of the "first four out" by the selection committee, their poor non-conference strength of schedule and lack of non-conference quality wins being listed as the reasons they were not selected for a bid. [14] [15] Their omission was widely considered to be one of the largest snubs of the year, if not all time, being the first team to ever to have an RPI ranking in the top 30 and a conference regular season title to their name, and not receive a bid. It came as such a surprise to so many in the college basketball world, that it prompted the Atlantic 10 athletic director to issue a public statement voicing her dissatisfaction with the committee's decision to exclude the Bonnies. [14] The following year, St. Bonaventure alum Brian Toolan wrote a short book about the Bonnies' 2015-2016 season, entitled "Snubbed". [16]
The 2017-18 Bonnies tied the school's season record at 25 wins, a record previously set by the 1969-1970 Final Four team. [17] The 25-win season resulted in an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament as an 11-seed, where the Bonnies went on to beat the UCLA Bruins 65-58 for their first NCAA tournament win since 1970. [18] The 2017-2018 season marked the Bonnies' seventh NCAA tournament appearance in program history and the second under head coach Mark Schmidt. [17] The Bonnies later lost to the Florida Gators 62-77 in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament. [19]
On February 27, 2021 the Bonnies clinched the first ever outright Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history when Davidson defeated VCU 65-57. [20] The successful season continued two weeks later when, on March 14, 2021, the Bonnies won their first A-10 tournament title since 2012, beating VCU 74-65. [21] With this win the Bonnies secured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their second in 4 years.
The 2021–22 Bonnies opened the new campaign ranked in the AP Poll for the first time in a half century. [22] Following a win in the Charleston Classic (in which the Bonnies defeated Boise State, Clemson and Marquette) the Bonnies reached as high as 16th in the national poll. The Bonnies went unranked the rest of the season following a loss to Northern Iowa in their first game after the Charleston Classic win. Following an ankle injury to their star Point Guard Kyle Lofton, the Bonnies fell to AP ranked UCONN and were blown out against Virginia Tech in Lofton's return to play. Following that loss to VA Tech. the Bonnies went on a one-month COVID pause due to positive cases within their program and their opponents. The A-10 preseason favorite Bonnies finished the regular season as the 4th seed for the A-10 tournament, losing to 5th seeded Saint Louis in the quarterfinals after Lofton missed 2 free throws trailing by 1 point with under 2 seconds remaining.
The Bonnies returned to National Invitational Tournament (NIT) after missing out on an NCAA tournament berth. They defeated Colorado, Oklahoma and Virginia en route to an appearance at Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals versus Xavier. [23] The Bonnies fell in that game to finish their season. Following the loss, the "ironman 5 2.0" as they were called composed of Kyle Lofton, Dominick Welch, Jaren Holmes, Jalen Adaway and Osun Osunniyi all opted to take their talents elsewhere. Adaway entered the NBA draft, Lofton transferred to Florida, Holmes and Osunniyi transferred to Iowa State, and Welch transferred to Alabama.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball (Atlantic 10 Conference)(1994–present) | |||||||||
1994–95 | St. Bonaventure | 18–13 | 9–7 | 4th | NIT | ||||
1995–96 | St. Bonaventure | 10–18 | 4–12 | 5th | |||||
1996–97 | St. Bonaventure | 14–14 | 5–11 | 5th | |||||
1997–98 | St. Bonaventure | 17–15 | 6–10 | 4th | NIT | ||||
1998–99 | St. Bonaventure | 14–15 | 8–8 | 4th | |||||
1999–00 | St. Bonaventure | 21–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament | ||||
2000–01 | St. Bonaventure | 18–12 | 9–7 | 5th | NIT | ||||
2001–02 | St. Bonaventure | 17–13 | 8–8 | 3rd | NIT | ||||
2002–03 | St. Bonaventure | 13–14 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2003–04 | St. Bonaventure | 7–21 | 3–13 | 5th | |||||
2004–05 | St. Bonaventure | 2–26 | 1–15 | 6th | |||||
2005–06 | St. Bonaventure | 8–19 | 2–14 | 13th | |||||
2006–07 | St. Bonaventure | 7–22 | 4–12 | 12th | |||||
2007–08 | St. Bonaventure | 8–22 | 2–14 | 14th | |||||
2008–09 | St. Bonaventure | 15–15 | 6–10 | 11th | |||||
2009–10 | St. Bonaventure | 15–16 | 7–9 | 8th | |||||
2010–11 | St. Bonaventure | 16–15 | 8–8 | 7th | CBI Tournament | ||||
2011–12 | St. Bonaventure | 20–12 | 10–6 | 3rd | NCAA Tournament | ||||
2012–13 | St. Bonaventure | 14–15 | 7–9 | 11th | |||||
2013–14 | St. Bonaventure | 18–15 | 6–10 | 9th | |||||
2014–15 | St. Bonaventure | 18–13 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
2015–16 | St. Bonaventure | 22–9 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT | ||||
2016–17 | St. Bonaventure | 20–12 | 11–7 | 5th | |||||
2017–18 | St. Bonaventure | 26–8 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament | ||||
2018–19 | St. Bonaventure | 18–16 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
2019–20 | St. Bonaventure | 19–12 | 11–7 | 5th | Tournaments canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2020–21 | St. Bonaventure | 16–4 | 11–4 | 1st | NCAA Tournament | ||||
2021–22 | St. Bonaventure | 23–10 | 12–5 | 4th | NIT | ||||
2022–23 | St. Bonaventure | 14-18 | 8-10 | 8th | |||||
2023–24 | St. Bonaventure | 20-13 | 9-9 | 7th | |||||
St. Bonaventure Bonnies: | 1454-1096 (.570) | 632–662 (.488) | |||||||
Total: | 14254-1096 (.570) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
The Bonnies have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 7–10.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1961 | First round Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game | Rhode Island Wake Forest Princeton | W 86–76 L 73–78 W 85–67 |
1968 | First round Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game | Boston College North Carolina Columbia | W 102–93 L 72–91 L 75–95 |
1970 | First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National third-place game | Davidson North Carolina State Villanova Jacksonville New Mexico State | W 85–72 W 80–68 W 97–74 L 83–91 L 73–79 |
1978 | First round | Pennsylvania | L 83–92 |
2000 | First round | Kentucky | L 80–85 OT |
2012 | Second round | Florida State | L 63–66 |
2018 | First Four First round | UCLA Florida | W 65–58 L 62–77 |
2021 | First round | LSU | L 61–76 |
The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
Year | '00 | '12 | '18 | '21 |
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Seed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
The Bonnies have appeared in 17 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 21–18. They were NIT champions in 1977, and were the tournament's top overall seed in 2016. [24]
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1951 | First round Quarterfinals | Cincinnati St. John's | W 70–67 L 58–60 |
1952 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | Western Kentucky Dayton Duquesne | W 70–69 L 62–69 W 48–34 |
1957 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | Cincinnati Seattle Memphis Temple | W 90–72 W 85–68 L 78–80 L 50–67 |
1958 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | St. Joseph's Xavier St. John's | W 79–75 L 53–72 W 84–69 |
1959 | First round Quarterfinals | Villanova St. John's | W 75–67 L 74–82 |
1960 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | Holy Cross St. John's Bradley Utah State | W 94–81 W 106–71 L 71–82 L 83–99 |
1964 | First round | Army | L 62–64 |
1971 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | Purdue Hawaiʻi Georgia Tech Duke | W 94–79 W 73–64 L 71–76 W 92–88 |
1977 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game | Rutgers Oregon Villanova Houston | W 79–77 W 76–73 W 86–82 W 94–91 |
1979 | First round | Alabama | L 89–98 |
1983 | First round | Iona | L 76–90 |
1995 | First round Second round | Southern Miss Marquette | W 75–70 L 61–70 |
1998 | First round | Vanderbilt | L 61–73 |
2001 | First round | Pittsburgh | L 75–84 |
2002 | First round | Syracuse | L 66–76 |
2016 | First round | Wagner | L 75–79 |
2022 | First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Colorado Oklahoma Virginia Xavier | W 76–68 W 70–68 W 52–51 L 77–84 |
The Bonnies have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2011 | First round | UCF | L 54–69 |
In accordance with school policy, since 2014, the team has declined all postseason tournament invitations other than the NCAA tournament and NIT. [15] In 2024, the school reportedly also declined an NIT invitation, one of 17 schools to do so that year. [25]
St. Bonaventure has finished in the Final Top 25 rankings 6 times in the AP Poll.
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† The Associated Press began compiling a ranking of the top 20 college men's basketball teams during the 1948–1949 season. It has issued the poll continuously since the 1950–1951 season. Beginning with the 1989-1990 season, the poll expanded to 25 teams.
Coach | Years | Win–loss | Win % | Final Four | NCAA appearances |
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Eddie Donovan | 1954–1961 | 139–57 | .550 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Weise | 1962–1973 | 202–90 | .692 | 1 | 2 |
Jim Satalin | 1974–1982 | 155-93 | .625 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Baron | 1993–2001 | 132–131 | .502 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Schmidt | 2007–pres | 268–194† | .580 | 0 | 3 |
† - As of March 25. 2022
St. Bonaventure has had 11 All-Americans in its history.
St. Bonaventure Bonnies retired numbers | |||||
No. | Player | Position | Career | No. ret. | Ref. |
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13 | Ken Murray | G | 1946–1950 | 1969 | [26] |
14 | Bill Butler | F | 1964–1968 | 1969 | [26] |
22 | Sam Stith | G | 1957–1960 | 1969 | [26] |
25 | Earl Belcher | F | 1977–1981 | 1991 | [26] |
Essie Hollis | F | 1973–1977 | 1988 | [26] | |
31 | Bob Lanier | C | 1967–1970 | 1975 | [26] |
34 | Roland Martin | PG | 1958–1961 | 1969 | [26] |
42 | Tom Stith | F | 1958–1961 | 1969 | [26] |
44 | Andrew Nicholson | F | 2008–2012 | Feb 22, 2014 | [26] |
53 | Greg Sanders | F | 1974–1978 | Dec 3, 2016 | [26] |
54 | Freddie Crawford | G | 1960–1964 | 1970 | [26] |
Name | Pos. | Years | Inducted |
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Bob Lanier | F | 1967-1970 | 1992 |
St. Bonaventure has had 17 former players who have gone on to play in the NBA.
Name | Years in NBA |
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Ken Murray | 1951-1955 |
Billy Kenville | 1954-1960 |
Fred Diute | 1955 |
Brendan McCann | 1958-1960 |
Sam Stith | 1962 |
Whitey Martin | 1962 |
Tom Stith | 1963 |
Freddie Crawford | 1967-1971 |
George Carter | 1968-1976 |
Bob Lanier | 1971-1984 |
Essie Hollis | 1979 |
Glenn Hagan | 1982 |
Mark Jones | 1982 |
David Vanterpool | 2001 |
J.R. Bremer | 2003-2004 |
Andrew Nicholson | 2013-2017 |
Jaylen Adams | 2019-2021 |
Name | Year | City | Position | Country | Medal |
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Barry Mungar | 1988 | Seoul | Forward | Canada | |
Norman Clarke | 1988 | Seoul | Guard | Canada |
Since the 1993–94 season, SBU has played a total of 48 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. SBU has a record of 11–37 against such teams. They have a record of 0–8 against teams in the Top 5 during this span. The Bonnies also hold a record of 9–9 against ranked teams at the Reilly Center since 1993.
Year | Opponent | Result | Site |
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1950–51 | #19 Siena #15 Villanova #17 Cincinnati | W 47–45 W 74–69 W 70–67 | Home Away Neutral |
1951–52 | #11 Western Kentucky #18 Siena #4 Duquesne | W 73–60 W 69–44 W 49–31 | Home Home Neutral |
1955–56 | #16 Memphis | W 79–67 | Home |
1956–57 | #14 Canisus #5 Seattle | W 57–48 W 85–65 | Home Neutral |
1959–60 | #14 Providence #9 Villanova | W 90–89 W 72–70 | Home Away |
1960–61 | #3 Bradley | W 75–61 | Home |
1968–69 | #18 Marquette | W 84–62 | Home |
1969–70 | #17 Purdue #10 Davidson #10 NC State | W 91–75 W 85–72 W 80–68 | Neutral Neutral Neutral |
1971–72 | #12 Providence | W 98–82 | Home |
1977–78 | #17 Syracuse | W 91–84 | Home |
1977–78 | #16 Providence #14 Syracuse | W 72–64 W 70–69 | Home Neutral |
1993–94 | #23 George Washington #19 West Virginia | W 71–67 W 72–66 | Home Home |
1997–98 | #13 Xavier #20 Rhode Island #20 Massachusetts | W 80–77 W 86–81 W 72–70 | Home Home Home |
1999–00 | #23 Temple | W 57–56 | Home |
2013–14 | #21 Massachusetts #18 St. Louis | W 78–65 W 71–68 | Home Neutral |
2014–15 | #18 VCU | W 73–71 | Home |
2015–16 | #15 Dayton | W 79–72 | Away |
2017–18 | #16 Rhode Island | W 77–74 | Home |
FM 95.7 in Olean signed on in 1949 and carried the St. Bonaventure men's basketball team from its sign-on through the next 74 seasons. In July 2023, the university announced that it was unable to come to an agreement with the station's current owners to continue broadcasting the games. Beginning with the 2023–24 season, the Bonnies will broadcast their home games exclusively online. The university retained Gary Nease, their play-by-play broadcaster since 1995, to helm the play-by-play broadcast. Chris Russell, former station manager at FM 105.9 in Little Valley (where he formerly broadcast the women's basketball team), will serve as producer of the broadcasts. Nease explained that "I was getting it from both my company and Bonaventure that they weren't happy with some of the things that were going on (...) Bonaventure was doing a good job recruiting corporate sponsors. I think our station and Bonaventure were competing directly against each other for the advertising dollars that we needed to cover our costs and turn a profit." [27]
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The 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by ninth 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 22–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Davidson. While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, the Bonnies were one of the "First Four Out" and instead received a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wagner.
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The 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by tenth-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 regular season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the No. 5 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 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's 16th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the first round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the second 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.
The 2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 12th-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 18-16, 12-6 in A-10 play for 4th place. They defeated George Mason and Rhode Island to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Louis.
The 2020–21 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Mike Rhoades, in his fourth year as VCU head coach. The team played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 19–7, 10–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. The Rams defeated Dayton and Davidson in the A-10 tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region. Their game against Oregon in the first round was ruled a no-contest due to positive COVID-19 tests in the VCU program, thus ending their season and making VCU the first team ever to forfeit a game in the NCAA tournament.
The 2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 14th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bonnies finished the season 16–5, 11–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They defeated Duquesne, Saint Louis, and VCU to win the A-10 tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region. There they lost to LSU in the first round.
Kyle K. Lofton is an American basketball player for Kouvot in the Finnish Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators and St. Bonaventure Bonnies.
The 2021–22 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach is Mike Rhoades and played their home games at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Princeton in the first round before losing to Wake Forest.
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 2022–23 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by T. J. Otzelberger in his second season as head coach, and 10th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 9-9 in Big 12 Play to have a two-way tie for 5th place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the First Round by Pittsburgh.
The 2022–23 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 16th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.