2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
Previous season
The Bonnies finished the 2015–16 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 .
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Chinoso Obokoh
5
C
6'9"
215
Senior
Rochester, NY
Transferred from Syracuse . Will eligible to play, since Obokoh graduated from Syracuse .
Quinn Lee Yaw
21
F
6'6"
215
Junior
Jamestown, NY
Transferred from Edinboro . Under NCAA transfer rules, Lee Yaw will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
2016 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tareq Coburn #79 SF
Rosedale, NY
Benjamin Cardozo High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Mar 30, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 66
Amadi Ikpeze #62 C
Amherst, NY
Amherst Central High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Nov 8, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 65
Joshua Ayeni #66 C
Fort Washington, MD
Impact Basketball Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
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
The Bonnies were picked to finish fifth in the A-10 preseason poll.[ 1] Jaylen Adams was selected the Preseason All-Conference First Team.[ 1]
Roster
2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
David Andoh
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr
Liberty
Montreal, Quebec
G
1
Idris Taqqee
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Cushing Academy
Snellville, Georgia
G
2
Matt Mobley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Central Connecticut State
Worcester, Massachusetts
G
3
Tareq Coburn
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Rosedale, New York
G
4
Nelson Kaputo
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
St. Michael's College School
Toronto, Ontario
F/C
5
Chinonso Obokoh
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
GS
Syracuse
Enugu, Nigeria
G
10
Jaylen Adams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Mount Saint Joseph High School
Baltimore, Maryland
G/F
11
Courtney Stockard
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Allen Community College
St. Louis, Missouri
F
12
Denzel Gregg
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
St. Thomas More (CT)
Syracuse, New York
F
15
LaDarien Griffin
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Providence School
Jacksonville, Florida
F
21
Quinn Lee Yaw (W, I)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Edinboro
Jamestown, New York
G
23
Jack Galatio
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Hornell High School
Hornell, New York
G
24
Caleb McGuire (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
West Genesee High School
Belmont, New York
F/C
32
Amadi Ikpeze
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Fr
Amherst Central High School
Buffalo, New York
F
33
Josh Ayeni
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Impact Academy (FL)
Zaria, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016 *4:00 pm
Alfred
W 99–72
Reilly Center (3,581)Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016 *4:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA)
W 92–82
1–0
Reilly Center (4,322)Olean, NY
11/17/2016 *7:00 pm
vs. Florida Lakeland Showcase
L 66–73
1–1
Lakeland Center (4,133)Lakeland, FL
11/21/2016 *6:00 pm
vs. Little Rock Lone Star Showcase
L 65–68
1–2
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/22/2016 *6:00 pm
vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase
W 102–71
2–2
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/23/2016 *6:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase
W 89–63
3–2
H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
11/30/2016 *8:00 pm, SPCSN
Siena Franciscan Cup
W 81–74
4–2
Reilly Center (3,859)Olean, NY
12/03/2016 *4:00 pm, SPCSN
Buffalo
W 90–84
5–2
Reilly Center (5,012)Olean, NY
12/06/2016 *7:00 pm
at Hofstra
W 81–75
6–2
Mack Sports Complex (2,112)Hempstead, NY
12/10/2016 *7:00 pm, ASN
UNC Wilmington
L 80–81
6–3
Reilly Center (3,976)Olean, NY
12/17/2016 *1:00 pm
vs. Niagara Big 4 Classic
W 79–69
7–3
KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
12/19/2016 *7:00 pm, SPCSN
Army
W 92–83
8–3
Reilly Center (3,254)Olean, NY
12/22/2016 *7:00 pm, SPCSN
Canisius
L 101–106 OT
8–4
Reilly Center (3,433)Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 4:00 pm
at Massachusetts
W 89–77
9–4 (1–0)
Mullins Center (4,877)Amherst, MA
01/03/2017 8:00 pm, ASN
Dayton
L 74–90
9–5 (1–1)
Reilly Center (3,328)Olean, NY
01/07/2017 5:00 pm, NBCSN
George Mason
W 82–72
10–5 (2–1)
Reilly Center (4,026)Olean, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm
at Richmond
L 61–78
10–6 (2–2)
Robins Center (6,058)Richmond, VA
01/14/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN
vs. Fordham Lightower Conference Classic
W 73–53
11–6 (3–2)
Blue Cross Arena (6,386)Rochester, NY
01/17/2017 9:00 pm, ASN
at Saint Louis
W 71–52
12–6 (4–2)
Chaifetz Arena (4,127)St. Louis, MO
01/24/2017 7:00 pm, ASN
Saint Joseph's
W 67–63
13–6 (5–2)
Reilly Center (3,961)Olean, NY
01/28/2017 4:00 pm, NBCSN
at Rhode Island
L 59–71
13–7 (5–3)
Ryan Center (6,757)Kingston, RI
02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ASN
at Duquesne
W 71–64
14–7 (6–3)
Palumbo Center (975)Pittsburgh, PA
02/04/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN
VCU
L 77–83 OT
14–8 (6–4)
Reilly Center (5,480)Olean, NY
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN
Saint Louis
W 70–55
15–8 (7–4)
Reilly Center (3,763)Olean, NY
02/11/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN
at George Washington
L 70–76
15–9 (7–5)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,875)Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN
La Salle
W 83–65
16–9 (8–5)
Reilly Center (3,512)Olean, NY
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton
L 72–76
16–10 (8–6)
UD Arena (13,455)Dayton, OH
02/22/2017 7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
W 83–77
17–10 (9–6)
Hagan Arena (3,743)Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ASN
Duquesne
W 80–77
18–10 (10–6)
Reilly Center (5,480)Olean, NY
02/28/2017 7:00 pm, ASN
at Davidson
L 63–68
18–11 (10–7)
John M. Belk Arena (3,570)Davidson, NC
03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN
Massachusetts
W 60–56
19–11 (11–7)
Reilly Center (4,322)Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN
(5)
vs. (12) Massachusetts Second round
W 73–60
20–11
PPG Paints Arena (7,509)Pittsburgh, PA
03/10/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN
(5)
vs. (4) Rhode Island Quarterfinals
L 63–74
20–12
PPG Paints Arena (6,641)Pittsburgh, PA
See also
References
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