2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
George Mason 12 2   .857 21 6   .778
Loyola Chicago 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Dayton 8 6   .571 18 9   .667
Saint Joseph's 8 6   .571 17 10   .630
Saint Louis 8 6   .571 15 12   .556
St. Bonaventure 7 8   .467 19 9   .679
George Washington 7 8   .467 18 10   .643
Rhode Island 6 8   .429 17 9   .654
Davidson 6 8   .429 16 11   .593
Duquesne 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
UMass 6 9   .400 11 17   .393
Richmond 5 10   .333 10 18   .357
La Salle 4 10   .286 12 15   .444
Fordham 3 11   .214 11 16   .407
2025 A-10 tournament winner
As of February 22, 2025

The 2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 18th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 9–9 in A-10 Play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place. As a 7th seed in the A–10 Tournament they defeated Davidson and Loyola Chicago in the second round and quarterfinals before losing to Duquesne in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Barry Evans 0 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Transferred to Bryant
Kyrell Luc 1 G 5'11" 165 Junior Dorchester, MA Transferred to Longwood
Yann Farell 2 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Libreville, Gabon Transferred to East Carolina
Mika Adams-Woods 3 G 6'3" 180 GS Senior Syracuse, NY Graduated
Moses Flowers 4 G 6'3" 185 Redshirt Senior Dorchester, MA Graduated
Daryl Banks III 5 G 6'3" 175 Redshirt Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Charles Pride 7 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Syracuse, NY Graduated
Melian Martinez 21 F/C 6'10" 225 Redshirt Freshman Santo Domingo, DR Transferred to New Mexico JC
Anthony Belardinelli 23 G 6'3" 185 Senior Upper Saddle River, NJ Walk-on; Graduated
Chad Venning 32 F 6'10" 255 Redshirt Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Boston College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chance Moore 0 G 6'6" 205 Senior Brookhaven, GA Missouri State[1]
Jaxon Edwards 2 G 6'5" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Valparaiso[2]
Dasonte Bowen 5 G 6'2" 174 Junior Boston, MA Iowa[3]
Michael Folarin 7 F 6'11" 230 Redshirt Junior London, England Salt Lake CC[4]
Jonah Hinton 8 G 6'3" Redshirt Sophomore Chicago, IL Panola College[5]
Lajae Jones 10 G 6'7" 205 Junior Jacksonville, FL Barton College[6]
Melvin Council Jr. 11 G 6'4" 185 Senior Rochester, NY Wagner[7]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ebrahim Kaba
SF
East Orange, NJ The Peddie School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 23, 2023 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Xander Wedlow
C
Detroit, MI University Prep Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 13, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

Roster

2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chance Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Missouri State Brookhaven, Georgia
F 1 Duane Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Boston, Massachusetts
G 2 Jaxon Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Murray State Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Miles Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Rochester, New York
G/F 4 Ebrahim Kaba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Peddie School East Orange, New Jersey
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Boston, Massachusetts
C 7 Michael Folarin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Salt Lake CC London, England
G 8 Jonah Hinton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Panola College Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Lajae Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Barton College Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Melvin Council Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wagner Rochester, New York
G 15 Jack DeRose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Olean High School Olean, New York
F/C 21 Xander Wedlow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr University Prepatory Academy Detroit, Michigan
C 24 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr George Washington Leesburg, Virginia
G 30 Broek Ostrom (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Holley Jr. Sr. High School Holley, New York
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alfred W 63–39 
 10  Council Jr.   8  Jones   5  Bowen  Reilly Center (2,113)
St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 70–56  1–0
 18  Moore   9  Moore   3  Tied  Reilly Center (3,859)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 9, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Canisius W 87–78  2–0
 27  Moore   6  Tied   4  Tied  Koessler Athletic Center (1,904)
Buffalo, NY
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 74–65  3–0
 18  Moore   8  Moore   6  Council Jr.  Alico Arena (3,554)
Fort Myers, FL
November 16, 2024*
4:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Le Moyne W 71–52  4–0
 15  Brown   8  Tied   3  Tied  Reilly Center (4,239)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mansfield W 76–54  5–0
 16  Moore   12  Moore   8  Bowen  Reilly Center (3,356)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bryant W 85–70  6–0
 22  Brown   7  Brown   3  Bowen  Reilly Center (3,919)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 28, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Utah State
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 67–72  6–1
 15  Tied   12  Council Jr.   4  Bowen  State Farm Field House 
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Northern Iowa
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
W 68–56  7–1
 17  Bowen   5  Moore   3  Bowen  State Farm Field House (1,154)
Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell W 64–47  8–1
 17  Moore   6  Tied   4  Tied  Sojka Pavilion (934)
Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo W 65–55  9–1
 16  Moore   8  Jones   6  Bowen  Reilly Center (3,955)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 14, 2024*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Providence
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 74–70  10–1
 24  Council Jr.   12  Moore   4  Hinton  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,307)
Uncasville, CT
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Siena
Franciscan Cup
W 65–48  11–1
 23  Moore   10  Moore   4  Council Jr.  MVP Arena (5,101)
Albany, NY
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Niagara W 71–52  12–1
 16  Tied   8  Tied   7  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (3,795)
St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU W 77–75  13–1
(1–0)
 20  Tied   12  Moore   4  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (4,190)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham W 86–66  14–1
(2–0)
 24  Council Jr.   10  Jones   8  Council Jr.  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850)
Bronx, NY
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
at Saint Louis L 68–73  14–2
(2–1)
 23  Moore   10  Moore   6  Council Jr.  Chaifetz Arena (5,277)
St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
La Salle L 82–83 OT 14–3
(2–2)
 24  Jones   8  Tied   4  Moore  Reilly Center (3,988)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Richmond W 63–49  15–3
(3–2)
 19  Hinton   9  Moore   5  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (3,596)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 57–75  15–4
(3–3)
 19  Brown   10  Brown   4  Council Jr.  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,104)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason L 62–75  15–5
(3–4)
 18  Council Jr.   7  Thompson   4  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (3,729)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 24, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at VCU L 61–75  15–6
(3–5)
 21  Moore   10  Brown   2  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
January 28, 2025
8:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Dayton W 75–53  16–6
(4–5)
 23  Jones   9  Brown   7  Council  Reilly Center (3,929)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., USA
Fordham W 74–72  17–6
(5–5)
 22  Brown   8  Brown   7  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (4,850)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 4, 2025
9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Loyola Chicago L 53–77  17–7
(5–6)
 13  Council Jr.   3  Tied   2  Hinton  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,553)
Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., USA
George Washington L 52–62  17–8
(5–7)
 15  Brown   8  Brown   6  Council Jr.  Reilly Center (3,846)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 64–68  17–9
(5–8)
 18  Hinton   8  Bolanga   5  Council Jr.  Ryan Center (4,704)
Kingston, RI
February 15, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass W 73–59  18–9
(6–8)
 15  Moore   10  Moore   4  Council Jr.  Mullins Center (3,692)
Amherst, MA
February 22, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne W 70–63  19–9
(7–8)
 24  Jones   6  Bolanga   5  Brown  Reilly Center (4,850)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson       John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[8]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Bonnies land first transfer commit in Missouri State's Moore". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Butler, J.P. (May 14, 2024). "Bona remains busy, adds former Valpo wing". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Gillenwater, Sam (April 26, 2024). "Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen commits to St. Bonaventure". On3.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, Sam (May 30, 2024). "Bonnies add JUCO big man Folarin". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Silapan, Ryan (May 2, 2024). "College Basketball: Panola College's Hinton commits to St. Bonaventure". Panola Watchman. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Butler, J.P. (April 30, 2024). "Bona lands JUCO All-American guard Jones". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilson, Sam (May 29, 2024). "Bona lands Rochester native transfer from Wagner". Bradford Era. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.
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