2009-10 Men's Basketball Headlines

July 21, 2010
Incoming freshman de Haas preps for U18 European Championship
St. Bonaventure University freshman-to-be Sam de Haas begins play in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) U18 European Championship on July 22, when Netherlands tips off against Finland in Tel Aviv, Israel.

July 16, 2010
Adegboye preparing for Eurobasket with Great Britain
After a successful tournament with Great Britain’s U-23 team, St. Bonaventure men’s basketball senior-to-be Ogo Adegboye was offered a spot on Great Britain’s men’s team.

July 12, 2010
Adegboye named to NABC Honors Court
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball senior-to-be Ogo Adegboye was named by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to the NABC Honors Court as announced on Monday.

July 7, 2010
Men's Basketball adds Stephen Curran as assistant coach
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced Wednesday that Stephen Curran has been hired as an assistant coach.

June 24, 2010
Bonnies add Canadian guard Matthew Wright
St. Bonaventure's incoming men’s basketball freshman class got significantly stronger on Thursday when head coach Mark Schmidt announced that Matthew Wright, a 6-3 shooting guard from Toronto, has accepted an athletics grant-in-aid to attend St. Bonaventure and play for the Bonnies beginning this fall.

June 18, 2010
Adegboye playing for Great Britain U-23 team
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball senior-to-be Ogo Adegboye will spend the next three days playing for Great Britain’s U-23 team in hopes of making the cut for England’s Men’s National squad.

June 13, 2010
Bona basketball legend Tom Stith passes away
Former St. Bonaventure men’s basketball great and the program’s first-ever consensus All-American Tom Stith ‘61passed away on Sunday.

June 12, 2010
Bonnies sign shooting guard from the Netherlands
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced on Saturday afternoon that Sam de Haas (Den Bosch, Netherlands) from the Netherlands has signed an athletics grant in-aid to join the Bonnies for the 2010-11 season.

June 1, 2010
Eleby leaves men’s basketball program
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced on Tuesday that senior-to-be Malcolm Eleby will not return for his final season in 2010-11.

May 24, 2010
Men’s Basketball to host Virginia Tech in Rochester
For the second straight year, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will return to Rochester, N.Y., when it hosts Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe Virginia Tech on Thursday, December 23, at Blue Cross Arena.

May 23, 2010
Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Pairings Announced
The Atlantic 10 announced matchups for the 2010-11 men's basketball conference season at the conclusion of the 2010 annual meeting, which included directors of athletics, men's and women's head basketball coaches and conference staff at The Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va.

May 23, 2010
Quick Family Honors Friar With $400,000 Endowment To Athletics
In 2009, Fr. Gerald McCaffrey, O.F.M., was inducted into the St. Bonaventure University Athletics Hall of Fame as a longtime moderator for athletics. Now his legacy will extend through a $400,000 endowment made in his name by the Leslie C. Quick III family. This is the third major endowment established by the Quick family.

May 7, 2010
Leonard to transfer out of men’s basketball program
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced on Friday morning that junior Lewis Leonard will not return for the 2010-11 season.

May 4, 2010
Former NBA guard Michael Adams joins men’s basketball staff
St. Bonaventure men’s basketball head coach Mark Schmidt announced on Tuesday that former 11-year NBA veteran Michael Adams will join the staff as an assistant coach.

April 24, 2010
Presley resigns to join Marshall coaching staff
St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt has announced that assistant coach Dino Presley has resigned and accepted a coaching position at Marshall University.

March 19, 2010
Bona basketball teams to hold postseason banquet
With a school record 38 combined wins already in hand, the St. Bonaventure men’s and women’s basketball teams will hold their annual postseason banquet on Monday, March 29 at The Old Library Restaurant in downtown Olean.

March 12, 2010
No. 17 Temple tops Bonnies in A-10 Quarterfinals
Behind the inside play of junior Lavoy Allen and the outside shooting of guard Juan Fernandez, No. 17 and top-seeded Temple defeated eighth-seeded St. Bonaventure 69-51 Friday afternoon in the first A-10 Quarterfinal game of the day at Boardwalk Hall.

March 11, 2010
A-10 Quarterfinal vs. Temple to appear on Time Warner
St. Bonaventure’s Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinal game against top-seeded Temple at Boardwalk Hall on Friday will be televised live on Time Warner SportsNet in Western New York.

March 12, 2010
Join A-10 Quarterfinal Pregame Chat at 11 a.m.
Join St. Bonaventure sports information director Patrick Pierson for a live chat prior to the start of the Bonnies' A-10 Quarterfinal game against top-seeded Temple on Friday, March 12 at noon ET.

March 12, 2010
GAME PREVIEW: Bonnies take on top-seeded Temple in Quarterfinals
With wins in five of its last six games, St. Bonaventure heads to Atlantic City for the Atlantic 10 Championship and a quarterfinal matchup against top-seeded and two-time defending tournament champion Temple on Friday at noon. The eighth-seeded Bonnies picked up their first A-10 postseason win since 2002 on Wednesday at Reilly Center.

March 9, 2010
Matthews, Nicholson lead Bonnies past Duquesne in A-10 First Round
Senior Chris Matthews equaled a career-high with a 28 points and sophomore Andrew Nicholson turned in his third straight 20-point outing to lead St. Bonaventure to a 83-71 win over Duquesne Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at the Reilly Center.

March 8, 2010
Additional A-10 Tourney of Coach Schmidt Show set for Monday
With start of the Atlantic 10 postseason just a day away, head coach Mark Schmidt will preview Tuesday’s first round home game against Duquesne on The Mark Schmidt Radio Show live from Applebee’s Grill and Bar Monday night.

March 9, 2010
TOURNEY PREVIEW: Bonnies host Duquesne in A-10 First Round
For the third time this season and second time in six days at the Reilly Center, No. 8 seed St. Bonaventure will square off against No. 9 seed Duquesne in the First Round of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Tuesday. The two teams split the season-series and tied for eighth place in the A-10 standings.

March 7, 2010
Nicholson named to A-10 All-Conference Second Team
With the program’s first home postseason contest since 1995 just two days away, St. Bonaventure sophomore Andrew Nicholson was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference second team on Sunday afternoon, in voting conducted by the conference head coaches.

March 6, 2010
Bonnies to host Duquesne in A-10 First Round on Tuesday
After winning four of its last five over the final three weeks, St. Bonaventure earned the No. 8 seed in this year’s conference tournament and a chance to host No. 9 seed Duquesne on Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

March 6, 2010
Fast start sends No. 25 Xavier to 93-72 win over Bonnies
No. 25 Xavier built a 20-point lead just over eight minutes into the game and never looked back as it defeated St. Bonaventure 93-72 on the final Saturday afternoon of Atlantic 10 regular season play at the Cintas Center.

March 6, 2010
Join Xavier Pregame Chat at 3 p.m.
Join St. Bonaventure sports information director Patrick Pierson for a live chat prior to the start of the Bonnies' regular season finale at #25 Xavier on Saturday, March 6 at 4 p.m. EST. The live chat will start one hour prior (3 p.m. EST) to the tip and will last up until the 15-minute mark of pregame warm-ups.

March 6, 2010
Game Preview: Bonnies closeout regular season at #25 Xavier
Currently in the midst of its first four-game A-10 win streak in 10 years, St. Bonaventure heads to nationally-ranked Xavier to closeout regular season action on Saturday at the Cintas Center. The Bonnies longest win streak since 1999-00 has helped them move into sole possession of eighth place in the A-10 standings.

March 6, 2010
Nicholson earns yearly honor from College Chalktalk
With the last weekend of Atlantic 10 regular season a day away, College Chalktalk.com rolled out its A-10 All-Conference teams on Friday morning and St. Bonaventure sophomore Andrew Nicholson found his way to the second team.

March 4, 2010
Ticket information announced for potential A-10 Tournament game
St. Bonaventure’s Athletics Department announced ticket information for a potential Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament opening round game at the Reilly Center next Tuesday, March 9.

March 3, 2010
Four in a row; Bonnies streak past Duquesne, 92-80
If this was their final game at the Reilly Center, seniors Jonathan Hall and Chris Matthews made it count. The senior duo combined to score 34 and sophomore Andrew Nicholson poured in 21 points to lead St. Bonaventure to a crucial 92-80 win over Duquesne Wednesday night at the Reilly Center.V

March 3, 2010
Game Preview: Bonnies look to stay hot against Duquesne
After closing February on its first three-game Atlantic 10 win streak in eight years, St. Bonaventure returns to the Reilly Center for its final regular season home game against Duquesne on Senior Night. Both teams enter Wednesday night in a tie for eighth place in the A-10 standings with just two games to go.

March 2, 2010
St. Bonaventure rolls out 1970s era-prices for Duquesne game
St. Bonaventure will turn back time for its last game of the regular season, with 1970’s-era prices at Wednesday’s men’s basketball game vs. Duquesne at the Reilly Center.

March 1, 2010
Hall earns weekly award from College Chalktalk
Just a day after being named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for the first time in his career, senior Jonathan Hall was named College Chalktalk's Player of the Week and to the site's weekly "Starting Five."

February 28, 2010
Hall named A-10 Co-Player of the Week
After leading St. Bonaventure to its first three-game conference win streak since 2001-02, senior Jonathan Hall was rewarded by being named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week on Sunday morning.

February 27, 2010
Balanced attack leads Bonnies to 81-74 upset of Rhode Island
Saturday at the Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure’s 21-of-23 performance at the charity stripe, including a perfect 14-for-14 performance in the second half, helped it fend off a second half run by Rhode Island for an 81-74 Atlantic 10 win at the Reilly Center.

February 27, 2010
Game Preview: Bonnies look to continue winning ways against Rhody
St. Bonaventure will attempt to complete a perfect three-game week on Saturday when it hosts Rhode Island at the Reilly Center. Fresh off road victories at La Salle and Fordham, the Bonnies will look to put together their first three-game A-10 win streak since the end of the 2001-02 campaign.

February 24, 2010
Hall leads Bonnies to second straight A-10 road win at Fordham
A gutsy all-around effort by senior Jonathan Hall that included a game-high 24 points helped St. Bonaventure pick up its second straight Atlantic 10 road win with a 73-68 victory over Fordham on Wednesday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium.

February 24, 2010
Game Preview: Bonnies head to the Bronx to take on Fordham
Just two days removed from a crucial road win at La Salle on Sunday, St. Bonaventure will look to put together just its third A-10 road win streak in nine seasons when it takes on Fordham Wednesday night at historic Rose Hill Gym. The Bonnies last conference road winning streak came last season when they won at Fordham and Richmond.

February 22, 2010
Mark Schmidt Radio Show cancelled for Monday night
Due to playing Sunday at La Salle and short turnaround for Wednesday’s game at Fordham, the Mark Schmidt Radio Show for Monday, Feb. 22 has been cancelled.

February 21, 2010
Bonnies down La Salle, 77-66, for crucial A-10 win
The inside-out combination of sophomore Andrew Nicholson and senior Chris Matthews combined to score 45 points and lead St. Bonaventure to a critical 77-66 Atlantic 10 win at La Salle on Sunday afternoon at Tom Gola Arena.

February 21, 2010
Game Preview: Bonnies head to La Salle for crucial A-10 tilt
St. Bonaventure will make its second trip in as many weeks to Philadelphia when it takes on La Salle Sunday afternoon in a crucial Atlantic 10 showdown. The two teams currently sit in a tie for 11th place in the A-10 standings and the winner will own the tie-breaker in the race to make the A-10 Tournament.

February 20, 2010
Men’s basketball game at La Salle televised locally
This Sunday’s St. Bonaventure men’s basketball game at La Salle will be broadcast by CBS College Sports as part of its Regional Syndication package and show in local markets.

February 25, 2010
2010 Hall Of Fame induction set for Friday night
In just three days, St. Bonaventure will officially induct Tom Lemmon’ 00, Kevin Paulsen ’92 and Tim Winn’ into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The 33rd class to enter the Hall Of Fame, the trio will be inducted on Friday night at 7 p.m.