2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–16 (12–6 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran; Dwayne Lee; Sean Neal;
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	16	–	2	.889	25	–	8	.758
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6	.667	18	–	16	.529
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	10	–	21	.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Richmond	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
George Washington	4	–	14	.222	9	–	24	.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 12th-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 18-16, 12-6 in A-10 play for 4th place. They defeated George Mason and Rhode Island to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Louis.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Davidson. They received one of the last four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UCLA in the First Four before losing in the first round to Florida.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Idris Taqqee	1	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Snellville, GA	Graduated
Matt Mobley	2	G	6'3"	185	RS Senior	Worcester, MA	Graduated
Jaylen Adams	3	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Ndene Gueye	12	C	6'10"	225	Junior	Senegal	Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Izaiah Brockington	21	G	6'4"	180	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Penn State
Josh Ayeni	33	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Zaria, Nigeria	Transferred to South Alabama

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Melkisedek Moreaux	12	F	6'8"	195	Junior	Hamburg, Germany	Junior college transferred from Northeast CC
Bobby Planutis		F	6'8"	190	Sophomore	Hazleton, PA	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Planutis will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dominick Welch #67 SF	Cheektowaga, NY	Cheektowaga Central High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 25, 2016
Dominick Welch #67 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Kyle Lofton PG	Hillside, NJ	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 8, 2018
Kyle Lofton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Alpha Okoli SG	Bellflower, CA	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	May 5, 2018
Alpha Okoli SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Osun Osunniyi C	Pleasantville, NJ	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 21, 2018
Osun Osunniyi C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 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)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Hillside, New Jersey
G	1	Dominick Welch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	SPIRE Institute	Buffalo, New York
G	3	Alpha Okoli	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. John Bosco High School	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Nelson Kaputo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	St. Michael's College School	Toronto, Ontario
F	5	Tshiefu Ngalakulondi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Proctor Academy	Manchester, New Hampshire
F	11	Courtney Stockard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Allen Community College	St. Louis, Missouri
F	12	Melkisedek Moreaux	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Northeast Community College	Hamburg, Germany
F	15	LaDarien Griffin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Providence School	Jacksonville, Florida
F/C	21	Osun Osunniyi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Pleasantville, New Jersey
G	23	Jalen Poyser	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	UNLV	Malton, Ontario
G	24	Jack Galatio (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Hornell High School	Hornell, New York
C	32	Amadi Ikpeze	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Amherst Central High School	Buffalo, New York
G/F		Bobby Planutis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Mount St. Mary's	Hazleton, Pennsylvania

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
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 7:15 pm, ESPN+		Alfred University	W 90–42		20 – Okoli	14 – Griffin	6 – Griffin	Reilly Center Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	L 85–88 ^OT	0–1	18 – Lofton	10 – Griffin	4 – Tied	Reilly Center (4,668) Olean, NY
November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Jackson State Cayman Islands Classic campus game	W 67–36	1–1	23 – Poyser	7 – Okoli	3 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,797) Olean, NY
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Niagara	L 72–80	1–2	21 – Poyser	13 – Ngalakulondi	4 – Lofton	Gallagher Center (2,221) Lewiston, NY
November 19, 2018* 5:00 pm, Stadium		vs. Georgia State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 65–75	1–3	23 – Poyser	7 – Ikpeze	4 – Lofton	John Gray Gymnasium (780) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2018* 5:00 pm, Stadium		vs. Boise State Cayman Islands Classic	L 52–72	1–4	22 – Poyser	7 – Ngalakulondi	2 – Tied	John Gray Gymnasium (829) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2018* 10:00 am, Stadium		vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic	L 49–61	1–5	14 – Kaputo	12 – Ngalakulondi	4 – Lofton	John Gray Gymnasium (566) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 70–55	2–5	19 – Stockard	11 – Osunniyi	9 – Lofton	Reilly Center (3,685) Olean, NY
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State	W 90–61	3–5	20 – Poyser	9 – Ikpeze	8 – Poyser	Reilly Center (3,864) Olean, NY
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena Franciscan Cup	W 82–40	4–5	21 – Kaputo	9 – Stockard	4 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,485) Olean, NY
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 17 Buffalo	L 62–80	4–6	18 – Stockard	6 – Stockard	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Vermont	L 76–83 ^2OT	4–7	27 – Stockard	9 – Tied	4 – Lofton	Patrick Gym (2,389) Burlington, VT
December 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, NESN		at Northeastern A10–CAA Challenge	L 59–64	4–8	17 – Stockard	7 – Osunniyi	3 – Stockard	Matthews Arena (2,348) Boston, MA
December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Syracuse	L 48–81	4–9	12 – Tied	7 – Osunniyi	3 – Lofton	Carrier Dome (21,968) Syracuse, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 6, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN		at George Mason	L 53–68	4–10 (0–1)	17 – Lofton	5 – Stockard	6 – Lofton	EagleBank Arena (4,028) Fairfax, VA
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		Saint Joseph's	W 73–47	5–10 (1-1)	19 – Griffin	12 – Osunniyi	6 – Lofton	Reilly Center (2,748) Olean, NY
January 12, 2019 4:30 pm		vs. Fordham Roc City Hoops Classic	W 71–64	6–10 (2–1)	17 – Tied	12 – Osunniyi	4 – Tied	Blue Cross Arena (4,914) Rochester, NY
January 16, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Rhode Island	L 63–75	6–11 (2–2)	12 – Griffin	8 – Stockard	2 – Tied	Ryan Center (5,616) Kingston, RI
January 19, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN		Dayton	L 86–89 ^2OT	6–12 (2–3)	36 – Stockard	10 – Stockard	7 – Lofton	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Massachusetts	W 65–51	7–12 (3–3)	24 – Lofton	9 – Tied	4 – Tied	Mullins Center (2,551) Amherst, MA
January 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 66–57	8–12 (4–3)	21 – Lofton	11 – Osunniyi	6 – Stockard	Robins Center (6,503) Richmond, VA
February 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Davidson	L 66–75	8–13 (4–4)	26 – Lofton	7 – Stockard	5 – Stockard	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Duquesne	W 51–49	9–13 (5–4)	16 – Lofton	22 – Osunniyi	4 – Stockard	Palumbo Center (2,433) Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU	L 55–85	9–14 (5–5)	15 – Stockard	8 – Stockard	2 – Stockard	Reilly Center (5,382) Olean, NY
February 12, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 76–51	10–14 (6–5)	19 – Stockard	10 – Griffin	4 – Welch	Hagan Arena (1,851) Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium		George Mason	W 79–57	11–14 (7–5)	32 – Lofton	11 – Osunniyi	7 – Lofton	Reilly Center (4,803) Olean, NY
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	W 62–60	12–14 (8–5)	18 – Lofton	13 – Osunniyi	6 – Stockard	Reilly Center (3,711) Olean, NY
February 23, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at Fordham	W 74–53	13–14 (9–5)	20 – Poyser	11 – Tied	5 – Stockard	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,387) Bronx, NY
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Duquesne	W 68–47	14–14 (10–5)	21 – Stockard	11 – Griffin	6 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,991) Olean, NY
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 64–58	15–14 (11–5)	18 – Osunniyi	16 – Osunniyi	5 – Stockard	Charles E. Smith Center (2,974) Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		at Davidson	L 46–64	15–15 (11–6)	14 – Welch	11 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	John M. Belk Arena (3,986) Davidson, NC
March 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 66–57	16–15 (12–6)	20 – Stockard	6 – Osunniyi	7 – Stockard	Reilly Center (4,819) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 15, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(4)	vs. (5) George Mason Quarterfinals	W 68–57	17–15	20 – Tied	11 – Griffin	6 – Stockard	Barclays Center (7,194) Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (8) Rhode Island Semifinals	W 68–51	18–15	23 – Lofton	11 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Barclays Center (8,133) Brooklyn, NY
March 17, 2019 1:00 pm, CBS	(4)	vs. (6) Saint Louis Championship Game	L 53–55	18–16	22 – Stockard	11 – Griffin	4 – Lofton	Barclays Center (8,371) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "2018-19 St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball Schedule - St. Bonaventure". GoBonnies.SBU.edu. St. Bonaventure University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.

[1] "2018-19 St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball Schedule - St. Bonaventure". GoBonnies.SBU.edu. St. Bonaventure University. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.

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Venues	Olean Armory (1916, 1946–1966) Butler Gym (1919–1945) Reilly Center (1966–present) Blue Cross Arena (alternate)
Rivalries	Siena
Culture & lore	Roc City Hoops Classic
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics