2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Charleston Classic champions
NIT, semifinals
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–10 (12–5 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran; Sean Neal; Chris Lowe;
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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.

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
VCU	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5	.706	23	–	10	.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Richmond †	10	–	8	.556	24	–	13	.649
George Washington	8	–	9	.471	12	–	18	.400
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
George Mason	7	–	9	.438	14	–	16	.467
UMass	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12	.294	15	–	16	.484
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Duquesne	1	–	16	.059	6	–	24	.200

† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the preseason AP poll, the first time they had ever been ranked in the preseason AP poll.^[1]

Previous season edit

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bonnies finished the 2020–21 season 16–5, 11–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship.^[2] They defeated Duquesne,^[3] Saint Louis,^[4] and VCU to win the A-10 tournament.^[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.^[6] There they lost to LSU in the first round.^[7]

Offseason edit

Coaching changes edit

Assistant coach Tray Woodall left the Bonnies to join Fordham's coaching staff on July 21, 2021.^[8] On August 6, the school announced it had hired former UMass player and Texas–Rio Grand Valley assistant Chris Lowe to replace Woodall.^[9]

Departures edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Eddie Creal	2	G	6'4"	210	Junior	Joliet, IL	Graduate transferred to Lindenwood
Alpha Okoli	3	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduate transferred to Cal State East Bay
Alejandro Vasquez	10	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Transferred to Tarleton State
Josh Bell	11	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Frederick, MD	Transferred
Jermaine Taggart	23	G	6'3"	162	Freshman	Rochester, NY	Transferred to Saint Rose
Jalen Shaw	40	F/C	6'10"	248	Junior	Elgin, IL	Transferred

Incoming transfers edit

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Quadry Adams	2	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Piscataway, NJ	Wake Forest
Linton Brown	4	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Delray Beach, FL	Indian River State College
Oluwasegun Durosinmi	10	F/C	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Lagos, Nigeria	Harcum College
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	12	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Bamako, Mali	Pittsburgh

Recruiting classes edit

2021 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joryam Saizonou PG	Almere, Netherlands	Beckley Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 23, 2021
Joryam Saizonou PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Brett Rumpel SG	Geneva, OH	SPIRE Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Jun 17, 2021
Brett Rumpel SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Justin Ndjock-Tadjore SG	Gatineau, Canada	Cégep de l'Outaouais	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 1, 2021
Justin Ndjock-Tadjore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Anouar Mellouk PF	Almere, Netherlands	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 7, 2021
Anouar Mellouk PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

2022 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Barry Evans SF	Baltimore, MD	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sep 6, 2021
Barry Evans SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

Preseason edit

Preseason rankings edit

For the first time since 1971, the Bonnies were ranked in the AP Poll when the preseason poll was announced on October 18, 2021.^[10] The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the poll.^[11]

Roster edit

2021–22 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)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy	Hillside, New Jersey
G	1	Dominick Welch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	SPIRE Institute	Buffalo, New York
G	2	Quadry Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Wake Forest	Piscataway, New Jersey
G	3	Joryam Saizonou	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	The McCallie School	Almere, Netherlands
G	4	Linton Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Indian River State College	Delray Beach, Florida
G	5	Jaren Holmes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Ranger College	Romulus, Michigan
F/C	10	Oluwasegun Durosinmi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Harcum College	Lagos, Nigeria
G	11	Justin Ndjock-Tadjore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Cégep de l'Outaouais	Gatineau, Quebec
F	12	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh	Bamako, Mali
F	20	Pedro Rossi (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
F/C	21	Osun Osunniyi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy	Pleasantville, New Jersey
G	33	Jalen Adaway	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Miami (OH)	Logansport, Indiana
F	41	Anouar Mellouk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Fork Union Military Academy	Almere, Netherlands

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 edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	Alfred	W 95–54		19 – Brown	8 – Brown	5 – Tie	Reilly Center (2,622) Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	Siena Franciscan Cup	W 75–47	1–0	17 – Lofton	7 – Welch	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,617) Olean, NY
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 23	Canisius	W 69–60	2–0	17 – Tied	9 – Holmes	4 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,943) Olean, NY
November 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Boise State Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 67–61	3–0	17 – Lofton	10 – Holmes	7 – Lofton	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 19, 2021* 2:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	vs. Clemson Charleston Classic semifinals	W 68–65	4–0	22 – Lofton	11 – Osunniyi	5 – Holmes	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 21, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN	No. 22	vs. Marquette Charleston Classic championship	W 70–54	5–0	19 – Holmes	13 – Holmes	4 – Tied	TD Arena (4,820) Charleston, SC
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 16	Northern Iowa	L 80–90	5–1	21 – Lofton	7 – Welch	7 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,296) Olean, NY
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	W 93–81	6–1	24 – Holmes	16 – Adaway	9 – Lofton	Reilly Center (2,976) Olean, NY
December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, NBCSports.com		Buffalo	W 68–65	7-1	16 – Adaway	11 – Adaway	8 – Holmes	Reilly Center (4,860) Olean, NY
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 84–71	8–1	22 – Tied	7 – Osunniyi	9 – Holmes	Reilly Center (2,720) Olean, NY
December 11, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 15 UConn Never Forget Tribute Classic	L 64–74	8–2	19 – Holmes	10 – Adaway	5 – Holmes	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 17, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Shootout	L 49–86	8–3	11 – Welch	6 – Adaway	3 – Lofton	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloSports		at Northeastern	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Matthews Arena Boston, MA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 80–76 ^OT	9–3 (1–0)	18 – Lofton	15 – Osunniyi	8 – Lofton	Tom Gola Arena (1,321) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN2		VCU	W 73–53	10–3 (2–0)	25 – Adaway	8 – Adaway	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,512) Olean, NY
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton Rescheduled from January 2	L 50–68	10–4 (2–1)	15 – Adaway	6 – Adaway	5 – Lofton	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Duquesne	W 64-56	11–4 (3–1)	21 – Osunniyi	17 – Osunniyi	3 – Lofton	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,032) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 66–75	11–5 (3–2)	15 – Adaway	7 – Welch	5 – Holmes	EagleBank Arena (2,687) Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, USA		Saint Joseph's	W 80–69	12–5 (4–2)	22 – Adaway	10 – Osunniyi	4 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,860) Olean, NY
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Davidson	L 76–81	12–6 (4–3)	21 – Adaway	9 – Lofton	8 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,015) Olean, NY
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Richmond	L 61–71	12–7 (4–4)	16 – Adaway	7 – Osunniyi	6 – Lofton	Robins Center (5,803) Richmond, VA
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham Rescheduled from January 5	W 76–51	13–7 (5–4)	21 – Welch	12 – Osunniyi	5 – Holmes	Reilly Center (3,634) Olean, NY
February 11, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Louis	W 68–61	14–7 (6–4)	16 – Lofton	8 – Holmes	8 – Lofton	Chaifetz Arena (7,924) St. Louis, MO
February 14, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Louis Rescheduled from January 8	W 83–79	15–7 (7–4)	21 – Osunniyi	6 – Tied	8 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,418) Olean, NY
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 83–71	16–7 (8–4)	23 – Welch	10 – Welch	17 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,452) Olean, NY
February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Duquesne	W 81–55	17–7 (9–4)	21 – Adaway	10 – Osunniyi	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,620) Olean, NY
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 73–55	18–7 (10–4)	23 – Adaway	9 – Tied	5 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,833) Olean, NY
February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 54–52	19–7 (11–4)	14 – Adaway	8 – Lofton	6 – Holmes	Hagan Arena (2,356) Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2022 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	L 51–74	19–8 (11–5)	12 – Adaway	7 – Adaway	5 – Lofton	Siegel Center (7,509) Richmond, VA
March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Richmond	W 72–65	20–8 (12–5)	21 – Adaway	7 – Adaway	3 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,860) Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2022 2:30 pm, USA	(4)	vs. (5) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	L 56–57	20–9	18 – Adaway	9 – Osunniyi	4 – Tied	Capital One Arena (5,894) Washington, D.C.
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022 11:00 pm, ESPN2		at (4) Colorado First Round – Oklahoma Bracket	W 76–68	21–9	17 – Adaway	10 – Osunniyi	8 – Lofton	CU Events Center (3,791) Boulder, CO
March 20, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at (1) Oklahoma Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket	W 70–68	22–9	23 – Holmes	10 – Osunniyi	3 – Holmes	Lloyd Noble Center (4,324) Norman, OK
March 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Virginia Quarterfinals – Oklahoma Bracket	W 52–51	23–9	10 – Welch	10 – Welch	– Lofton	John Paul Jones Arena (6,829) Charlottesville, VA
March 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. (2) Xavier Semifinals	L 77–84	23–10	25 – Welch	25 – Welch	11 – Lofton	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[12]

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	23	22	16	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	24	24^	16	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References edit

^ Reports, Staff and Wire. "St. Bonaventure ranked No. 24 in coaches preseason basketball poll". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 regular-season men's basketball championship". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "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.
^ Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA tournament first round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ Wilson, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Ex-Pitt star Tray Woodall joins coaching staff at Fordham". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "Chris Lowe is St. Bonaventure's new assistant coach - Pickin' Splinters". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "St. Bonaventure cracks preseason AP Top 25; first time since 1971". wgrz.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll for first time since 1971". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

[1] Reports, Staff and Wire. "St. Bonaventure ranked No. 24 in coaches preseason basketball poll". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[2] Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 regular-season men's basketball championship". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[3] "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[4] "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[5] "St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[6] "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.

[7] Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA tournament first round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[8] Wilson, Mike (July 21, 2021). "Ex-Pitt star Tray Woodall joins coaching staff at Fordham". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[9] "Chris Lowe is St. Bonaventure's new assistant coach - Pickin' Splinters". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[10] "St. Bonaventure cracks preseason AP Top 25; first time since 1971". wgrz.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[11] Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll for first time since 1971". The Buffalo News. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

[12] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

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