2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

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.^[1] They defeated Duquesne,^[2] Saint Louis,^[3] and VCU to win the A-10 tournament.^[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.^[5] There they lost to LSU in the first round.^[6]

2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–5 (11–4 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran Tray Woodall Sean Neal
Home arena	Reilly Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4		.733			16	–	5		.762
VCU	10	–	4		.714			19	–	7		.731
Davidson	7	–	4		.636			13	–	9		.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4		.600			14	–	7		.667
UMass	6	–	4		.600			8	–	7		.533
George Mason	8	–	6		.571			13	–	9		.591
Dayton	9	–	7		.563			14	–	10		.583
Richmond	6	–	5		.545			14	–	9		.609
Duquesne	7	–	7		.500			9	–	9		.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10		.412			10	–	15		.400
George Washington	3	–	5		.375			5	–	12		.294
La Salle	6	–	11		.353			9	–	16		.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9		.250			5	–	15		.250
Fordham	2	–	11		.154			2	–	12		.143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2019–20 season 19–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament^[7] and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Robert Carpenter	2	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Pearl River Community College
Matt Johnson	4	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Bobby Planudis	10	F	6'8"	190	RS Sophomore	Hazleton, PA	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Malik Lacewell	23	G	6'2"	160	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College
Amadi Ikpeze	32	C	6'10"	240	Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Eddie Creal	2	G	6'4"	210	Junior	Joliet, IL	Junior college transferred from Moberly Area Community College.
Anthony Roberts	4	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred from Kent State. Granted transfer waiver and will have immediate eligibility for the 2020–21 season.
Jalen Shaw	40	F/C	6'10"	248	Junior	Elgin, IL	Junior college transferred from Triton College.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Bell SG	Frederick, MD	Saint John's Catholic Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jermaine Taggart SG	Rochester, NY	McQuaid Jesuit High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jun 30, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 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) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Hillside, New Jersey G 1 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr SPIRE Institute Buffalo, New York G 2 Eddie Creal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moberly Area CC Joliet, Illinois G 3 Alpha Okoli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. John Bosco High School Los Angeles, California G 5 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ranger College Romulus, Michigan G 10 Alejandro Vasquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Patrick School Queens, New York G 11 Josh Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Saint John's Catholic Prep Frederick, Maryland F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey G 23 Jermaine Taggart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr McQuaid Jesuit High School Rochester, New York G 33 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Miami (OH) Logansport, Indiana F/C 40 Jalen Shaw 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Triton College Elgin, Illinois	Head coach Mark Schmidt (Boston College) Assistant coach(es) Steve Curran (Merrimack) Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's) Sean Neal (La Salle) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 12, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Francis (PA)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Reilly Center  Olean, NY
December 15, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Akron	W 81–74	1–0	25 – Osunniyi	8 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (150) Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 77–69	2–0	16 – Lofton	12 – Osunniyi	9 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Reilly Center  Olean, NY
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 57–63	2–1 (0–1)	13 – Lofton	7 – Welch	4 – Roberts	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Richmond	W 69–66	3–1 (1–1)	17 – Holmes	13 – Osunniyi	3 – Lofton	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 83–57	4–1 (2–1)	38 – Holmes	12 – Osunniyi	11 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
January 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 68–54	5–1 (3–1)	26 – Holmes	14 – Welch	7 – Osunniyi	Rose Hill Gymnasium  The Bronx, NY
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 62–48	6–1 (4–1)	28 – Lofton	12 – Osunniyi	2 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		VCU	W 70–54	7–1 (5–1)	19 – Welch	9 – Tied	4 – Osunniyi	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 65–61	8–1 (6–1)	17 – Lofton	10 – Tied	5 – Lofton	Kerr Fitness Center  McCandless, PA
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		George Mason	W 84–67	9–1 (7–1)	22 – Welch	15 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 59–70	9–2 (7–2)	17 – Lofton	8 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 86–73	10–2 (8–2)	20 – Adaway	8 – Tied	8 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at VCU	L 64–67	10–3 (8–3)	23 – Adaway	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., NBCSN		at UMass	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
February 21, 2021 3:30 p.m., NBCSN		Davidson	W 69–58	11–3 (9–3)	19 – Holmes	11 – Holmes	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
February 24, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	W 56–53	12–3 (10–3)	16 – Holmes	8 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, NC
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 88–41	13–3 (11–3)	18 – Tied	8 – Osunniyi	10 – Lofton	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
March 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Dayton	L 52–55	13–4 (11–4)	17 – Adaway	15 – Osunniyi	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 5, 2021 11:00 am, NBCSN	(1)	vs. (9) Duquesne Quarterfinals	W 75–59	14–4	18 – Tied	14 – Osunniyi	6 – Osunniyi	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
March 6, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(1)	vs. (4) Saint Louis Semifinals	W 71–53	15–4	17 – Adaway	10 – Lofton	6 – Lofton	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
March 14, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS	(1)	vs. (2) VCU Championship	W 74–65	16–4	23 – Lofton	12 – Osunniyi	6 – Lofton	UD Arena (1,500) Dayton, OH
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021 1:45 pm, TNT	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) LSU First Round	L 61–76	16–5	18 – English	9 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[9]

References

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2. "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
3. "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
4. "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
5. "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.
6. Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA tournament first round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
7. Davis, Marc. "Atlantic 10 Tournament has been canceled". www.nbc12.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
8. "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
9. "2020-21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.