Franciscan Cup

**College Comparison**
Category	St. Bonaventure University	Siena College
Affiliation	Roman Catholic Church (Franciscans)	Roman Catholic Church (Franciscans)
Location	Allegany, NY	Loudonville, NY
Students	1,900	2,800^[1]
School Colors	Brown & White	Green & Gold
Mascot	Bona Wolf	Bernie "Saint" Bernard
Nickname	Bonnies	Saints
Basketball Arena (Primary)	Reilly Center	Times Union Center
Basketball Arena (Alternate)	Blue Cross Arena	Alumni Recreation Center
Conference	Atlantic 10	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

The Franciscan Cup is an annual men's basketball contest played between two of the three NCAA Division-I Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities member schools.^[2]

The annual non-conference men's basketball game allows the winner between Siena and St. Bonaventure to retain the Franciscan Cup until the following year's game.

Prior to the creation of the Franciscan Cup, the two teams had played semi-regularly with St. Bonaventure leading the series with a 25-7 record.^[3] The first ever meeting occurred during the 1939-1940 season with St. Bonaventure earning a 51-43 victory.

Cup History

FRANCISCAN CUP HISTORY
Date	Score				Location	Series	Attendance
December 28, 2010	St. Bonaventure	82	Siena	79	Reilly Center	1-0	3,679
November 21, 2011	St. Bonaventure	64	Siena	58	Times Union Center	2-0	6,067
December 4, 2012	St. Bonaventure	58	Siena	43	Reilly Center	3-0	3,482
November 19, 2013	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	72	Times Union Center	3-1	5,654
November 19, 2014	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	73	Reilly Center	3-2	3,291

References

↑ "Siena College". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
↑ "Men's Basketball to Defend Franciscan Cup Monday". GoBonnies.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
↑ http://gobonnies.sbu.edu/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/files/MBBFactBook.pdf

Siena Saints men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Recreation Center (1974–1990) Times Union Center (1990–present)

Rivalries	St. Bonaventure

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball

Venues	Olean Armory (1916) Butler Gym (1919–1966) Reilly Center (1966–present) Blue Cross Arena (select games)

Rivalries	Siena

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics