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

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2022 A10 Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Charleston Classic champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	8–2 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran; Sean Neal; Chris Lowe;
Home arena	Reilly Center

The 2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 15th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

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.[1] They defeated Duquesne,[2] Saint Louis,[3] and VCU to win the A-10 Tournament.[4] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.[5] There they lost to LSU in the First Round.[6]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Assistant coach Tray Woodall left the Bonnies to join Fordham's coaching staff on July 21, 2021.[7] On August 6, the school announced it had hired former UMass player and Texas–Rio Grand Valley assistant Chris Lowe to replace Woodall.[8]

Departures

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

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

2021 recruiting class

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

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

Preseason rankings

For the first time since 1971, the Bonnies were ranked in the AP Poll when the preseason poll was announced on October 18, 2021.[9] The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the poll.[10]

Roster

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

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
Novmember 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						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloSports		at Northeastern						Matthews Arena Boston, MA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham						Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Louis						Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN2		VCU						Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, USA		Saint Joseph's						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Davidson						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 11, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 19, 2022 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU		Duquesne						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 26, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2022 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Richmond						Reilly Center Olean, NY
A-10 Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBD		vs. TBD						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[11]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	23	22	16	RV	RV																Not released
Coaches	24	^	16	25	RV

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

References

Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure wins Atlantic 10 regular-season men's basketball championship". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"St. Bonaventure wins A-10 tourney beating VCU for NCAA bid". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"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 2021-10-19.
Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA Tournament First Round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
Wilson, Mike (2021-07-21). "Ex-Pitt star Tray Woodall joins coaching staff at Fordham". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"Chris Lowe is St. Bonaventure's new assistant coach - Pickin' Splinters". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"St. Bonaventure cracks preseason AP Top 25; first time since 1971". wgrz.com. October 19, 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll for first time since 1971". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

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[2] "Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[3] "Saint Louis vs. St. Bonaventure - Game Recap - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

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

[5] "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 2021-10-19.

[6] Miller, Ryan. "Final score, recap, highlights: LSU 76, St. Bonaventure 61 in NCAA Tournament First Round". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[7] Wilson, Mike (2021-07-21). "Ex-Pitt star Tray Woodall joins coaching staff at Fordham". Cardiac Hill. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[8] "Chris Lowe is St. Bonaventure's new assistant coach - Pickin' Splinters". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

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

[10] Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "St. Bonaventure in AP Top 25 men's basketball poll for first time since 1971". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

[11] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

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