Bona women’s hoops look to avenge loss to UMass in reverse fixture

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com AMHERST, MA — In its second encounter with UMass on the season, the St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team will be looking to follow a similar script, […]
Bona men’s hoops thumped by ‘physical’ Ramblers 77-53

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL — At the expense of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, Loyola Chicago grabbed its largest Atlantic 10 win since it joined the conference […]
Bonnies look to swipe a road win over experienced Loyola Chicago in the Windy City

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com CHICAGO, IL — Players. That’s what college basketball is all about. And, as St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt knows, Loyola Chicago has got some […]
Bona women’s hoops, condemned by turnovers, falls to Duquesne 80-46

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — When squaring off against one of the nation’s best point guards and a team that thrives in transition, the key is limiting possessions […]
Bona women’s hoops to have mettle tested against guard-heavy Duquesne

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure women’s basketball coach Jim Crowley knows that his team let a positive result slip through its fingers last time out. It […]
Bonnies stumble across finish line, fight off second-half Fordham comeback

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — For the first 15 minutes of its second and final regular-season matchup against Fordham, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had the wind […]
Bona men’s hoops prepared for matchup against improved, unchanged Fordham team

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — As the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team prepares to take on Fordham for the second time this season, it will be hoping for […]
‘I’ve got to do this myself now’ … the passing of an icon, Angelica’s Don Scholla will never be replaced at St. Bonaventure or Olean

Share: A column by CHUCK POLLOCK, Wellsville Sun and Olean Star Senior Sports Columnist Two seats down from my spot on St. Bonaventure basketball’s press row, was an empty seat. […]
Myriad of mistakes see Bona women’s hoops fall to La Salle 67-58

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — The St. Bonaventure women’s basketball team was the victim of its own demise in its 67-58 loss to La Salle on Jan. 29. In […]
Schmidt earns 400th win as Bona men’s hoops thump Dayton 75-53

By SPENCER BATES batesoleanstar@gmail.com ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach Mark Schmidt entered the 2024-25 campaign 16 wins away from the 400th of his career. So, when his […]
