2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 18–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach Mark Schmidt (8th season)
Assistant coach Dave Moore
Assistant coach Steve Curran
Assistant coach Jerome Robinson
Home arena Reilly Center
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 4   .778     24 8   .750
Dayton 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 5   .722     23 10   .697
VCU 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
Richmond 12 6   .667     21 14   .600
George Washington 10 8   .556     22 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
UMass 10 8   .556     17 15   .531
La Salle 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Duquesne 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Fordham 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
George Mason 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 15   .167     11 21   .344
2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by eighth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Dayton. For the second consecutive year, the Bonnies accumulated a winning record but did not receive an invite the postseason; the team failed to qualify for the National Invitation Tournament and, in accordance with school policy, preemptively ruled out participating in either the College Basketball Invitational or CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a ninth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Bonnies were defeated by Saint Joseph's the semifinals. Despite an overall winning record that included an upset over top-ranked Saint Louis in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, the Bonnies were not invited to a postseason bid due to an inability to come to an agreement with the College Basketball Invitational.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charlon Kloof 3 G 6'3" 195 Senior Paramaribo, Suriname Graduated
Danny Farrell 10 G 6'0" 170 Senior Binghamton, NY Graduated
Matthias Runs 20 C 7'0" 240 Sophomore Hilversum, Netherlands Transferred to Georgia Southwestern State
Matthew Wright 24 G 6'4" 200 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Marquise Simmons 33 F/C 6'8" 235 RS Senior Capitol Heights, MD Graduated
Jean Yves Toupane 43 G/F 6'7" 185 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Gannon

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Iakeem Alston 0 G 6'0" 170 Junior Baltimore, MD Junior college transfer from Sheridan College
Marcus Posley 3 G/F 6'0" 200 Junior Rockford, IL Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Idris Taqqee
SF
Ashburnham, MA Cushing Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jaylen Adams
PG
Hanover, MD Mount St. Joseph High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Apr 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jordan Tyson
C
Cincinnati, OH Fishburne Military School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
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:

Roster

2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Alston, IakeemIakeem Alston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
G 1 Taqqee, IdrisIdris Taqqee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ashburnham, MA
G 2 Olomo, OpeyemiOpeyemi Olomo (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Posley, MarcusMarcus Posley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rockford, IL
G 4 Adams, JalenJalen Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Saginaw, MI
G 5 Gathers, JordanJordan Gathers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Adams, JaylenJaylen Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hanover, MD
F 11 Smith, XavierXavier Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Plano, TX
G/F 12 Gregg, DenzelDenzel Gregg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Syracuse, NY
F/C 15 Dees, ChrisChris Dees 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Sylmar, CA
F 21 Wright, DionDion Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lakewood, CA
G 23 Cumberbatch, AndellAndell Cumberbatch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr East Orange, NJ
G 24 Weinerman, QuentinQuentin Weinerman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Westlake Village, CA
C 35 Ndoye, YoussouYoussou Ndoye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Dakar, Senegal
F 45 Tyson, JordanJordan Tyson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/08/2014*
4:00 PM
Mansfield W 86–45 
Reilly Center (3,420)
Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season

11/15/2014*
7:00 PM
Dartmouth W 77–57  1–0
Reilly Center (3,837)
Olean, NY

11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
Siena
Franciscan Cup
L 70–73  1–1
Reilly Center (3,291)
Olean, NY

11/22/2014*
4:00 PM
Canisius W 59–53  2–1
Reilly Center (4,489)
Olean, NY

11/25/2014*
7:00 PM
Jackson State W 79–71  3–1
Reilly Center (2,951)
Olean, NY

11/29/2014*
2:00 PM
vs. Niagara
Big 4 Classic
W 74–59  4–1
First Niagara Center (7,191)
Buffalo, NY

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Buffalo W 72–63  5–1
Reilly Center (3,469)
Olean, NY

12/06/2014*
7:00 PM
at Ohio W 80–70  6–1
Convocation Center (7,203)
Athens, OH

12/13/2014*
2:00 PM, ESPNU
at Pittsburgh L 54–58  6–2
Peterson Events Center (9,425)
Pittsburgh, PA

12/20/2014*
2:00 PM
at Binghamton W 69–51  7–2
Binghamton University Events Center (3,213)
Vestal, NY

12/22/2014*
7:00 PM
Maryland Eastern Shore L 80–82  7–3
Reilly Center (3,293)
Olean, NY

12/30/2014*
7:00 PM
at Delaware L 77–82  7–4
Bob Carpenter Center (2,050)
Newark, DE
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/03/2015
4:00 PM, ASN
at Massachusetts W 69–55  8–4 (1–0)
Mullins Center (4,506)
Amherst, MA

01/08/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton L 61–78  8–5 (1–1)
Reilly Center (3,495)
Olean, NY

01/11/2015
3:00 PM
at Richmond L 41–60  8–6 (1–2)
Robins Center (5,629)
Richmond, VA

01/14/2015
7:00 PM
vs. George Mason
Conference Classic
W 75–55  9–6 (2–2)
Blue Cross Arena (4,032)
Rochester, NY

01/18/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's W 70–61  10–6 (3–2)
Reilly Center (4,244)
Olean, NY

01/22/2015
7:00 PM
at Duquesne W 100–97  11–6 (4–2)
Palumbo Center (2,257)
Pittsburgh, PA

01/25/2015
2:00 PM
at Rhode Island L 48–53  11–7 (4–3)
Ryan Center (5,312)
Kingston, RI

01/31/2015
7:00 PM, TWCSC
La Salle L 56–66  11–8 (4–4)
Reilly Center (4,769)
Olean, NY

02/04/2015
7:00 PM
at Davidson W 62–61  12–8 (5–4)
John M. Belk Arena (4,264)
Davidson, NC

02/07/2015
2:00 PM, NBCSN
No. 18 VCU W 73–71  13–8 (6–4)
Reilly Center (5,135)
Olean, NY

02/11/2015
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Massachusetts L 53–55  13–9 (6–5)
Reilly Center (3,786)
Olean, NY

02/14/2015
12:30 PM, NBCSN
at Dayton L 61–75  13–10 (6–6)
UD Arena (13,455)
Dayton, OH

02/18/2015
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Richmond L 56–71  13–11 (6–7)
Reilly Center (3,319)
Olean, NY

02/21/2015
7:00 PM, SNY
at Saint Joseph's W 70–60 OT 14–11 (7–7)
Hagan Arena (2,482)
Philadelphia, PA

02/25/2015
7:00 PM, ASN
at George Washington L 46–69  14–12 (7–8)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,560)
Washington, D.C.

02/28/2015
4:00 PM
Duquesne W 92–75  15–12 (8–8)
Reilly Center (4,671)
Olean, NY

03/04/2015
8:00 PM
at Saint Louis W 64–48  16–12 (9–8)
Chaifetz Arena (6,017)
St. Louis, MO

03/07/2015
4:00 PM, TWCSC
Fordham W 66–52  17–12 (10–8)
Reilly Center (3,555)
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/12/2015
6:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. Saint Joseph's
Second Round
W 60-49  18–12
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

03/13/2015
6:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. Dayton
Quarterfinals
L 71-75  18–13
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. Butler, J. P. (March 16, 2015). No tournament for Bonnies. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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