2019–20 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 13th-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 19–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Boca Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	19–12 (11–7 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran Tray Woodall Sean Neal
Home arena	Reilly Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Dayton	18	–	0		1.000			29	–	2		.935
Richmond	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Rhode Island	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Duquesne	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
VCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	13		.581
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			17	–	15		.531
Saint Joseph's	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
Fordham	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated George Mason and Rhode Island before losing in the championship game to Saint Louis. The Bonnies did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Nelson Kaputo	4	G	6'0"	175	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Tshiefu Ngalakulondi	5	F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Manchester, MA	Transferred to Fairfield
Courtney Stockard	11	F	6'5"	205	RS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Graduated
Melkisedek Moreaux	12	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Hamburg, Germany	Transferred to Mercyhurst
LaDarien Griffin	15	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Jalen Poyser	23	G	6'4"	180	RS Junior	Malton, ON	Graduate transferred to McNeese State
Jack Galatio	24	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Hornell, NY	Walk-on; transferred to Clarion

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Matt Johnson	4	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Junior college transferred from Howard College.
Jaren Holmes	5	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Romulus, MI	Junior college transferred from Ranger College.
Jalen Adaway	33	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Logansport, IN	Transferred from Miami (OH). Under NCAA transfer rules, Adaway will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Winston PF	Putnam, CT	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Sep 17, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Alejandro Vasquez PG	Flushing, NY	The Patrick School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 31, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Robert Carpenter SF	Detroit, MI	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 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) 190 lb (86 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Hillside, New Jersey G 1 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So SPIRE Institute Buffalo, New York F 2 Robert Carpenter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Detroit, Michigan G 3 Alpha Okoli 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. John Bosco High School Los Angeles, California G 4 Matt Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Howard College Baltimore, Maryland G 5 Jaren Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Ranger College Romulus, Michigan F 10 Bobby Planutis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Mount St. Mary's Hazleton, Pennsylvania G 11 Alejandro Vasquez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Patrick School Queens, New York F/C 21 Osun Osunniyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Pleasantville, New Jersey G 23 Malik Lacewell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Christ the King Regional Brooklyn, New York C 32 Amadi Ikpeze 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Amherst Central High School Buffalo, New York G 33 Jalen Adaway  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Miami (OH) Logansport, Indiana F 35 Justin Winston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Patrick School West Orange, New Jersey	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	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Alfred	W 90–45		Reilly Center (3,027) Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	L 53–65	0–1	Reilly Center (4,305) Olean, NY
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 59–61	0–2	Reilly Center (4,489) Olean, NY
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena Brother Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup	L 65–78	0–3	Times Union Center (5,680) Albany, NY
November 16, 2019* 7:30 pm pm, ESPN+/TSN		vs. Rutgers James Naismith Classic	W 80–74	1–3	Scotiabank Arena (6,802) Toronto, ON
November 23, 2019* 2:30 pm		vs. Canisius	L 57–61	1–4	KeyBank Center (3,821) Buffalo, NY
November 26, 2019* 7:00 am, ESPN+		Mercer Boca Beach Classic campus game	W 56–51	2–4	Reilly Center (3,218) Olean, NY
December 1, 2019* 9:00 pm		vs. San Diego Boca Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket semifinals	W 70–61	3–4	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic Boca Beach Classic Hall of Fame Bracket championship	W 71–64	4–4	FAU Arena (1,122) Boca Raton, FL
December 7, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Hofstra A10–CAA Challenge	W 73–45	5–4	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Gannon	W 75–50	6–4	Reilly Center (3,152) Olean, NY
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 87–70	7–4	Reilly Center (2,016) Olean, NY
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 66–65	8–4	Murphy Center (2,982) Murfreesboro, TN
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 79–84	8–5	Alumni Arena (6,003) Buffalo, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 71–66	9–5 (1–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,259) Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		at George Mason	W 61–49	10–5 (2–0)	EagleBank Arena (2,511) Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 64–44	11–5 (3–0)	Reilly Center (3,848) Olean, NY
January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Massachusetts Roc City Hoops Classic	W 74–61	12–5 (4–0)	Blue Cross Arena (4,276) Rochester, NY
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	L 63–91	12–6 (4–1)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 7 Dayton	L 60–86	12–7 (4–2)	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, Stadium		Rhode Island	L 75–81	12–8 (4–3)	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 62–55 OT	13–8 (5–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,101) Bronx, NY
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, Stadium		George Mason	W 74–65	14–8 (6–3)	Reilly Center (5,440) Olean, NY
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		George Washington	W 72–47	15–8 (7–3)	Reilly Center (4,354) Olean, NY
February 8, 2020 3:00 pm, NBCSN		at Duquesne	W 83–80	16–8 (8–3)	UPMC Events Center (3,058) Moon Township, PA
February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 74–56	17–8 (9–3)	Hagan Arena (1,595) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Davidson	L 64–93	17–9 (9–4)	Reilly Center (5,237) Olean, NY
February 22, 2020 6:30 pm, NBCSN		Richmond	W 75–71	18–9 (10–4)	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium		Duquesne	L 77–81 OT	18–10 (10–5)	Reilly Center (4,548) Olean, NY
February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 65–73	18–11 (10–6)	Tom Gola Arena (2,374) Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 89–73	19–11 (11–6)	Reilly Center  Olean, NY
March 7, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium		at Saint Louis	L 49–72	19–12 (11–7)	Chaifetz Arena (9,274) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2020 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(5)	vs. (12) George Mason Second round	A10 Tournament Canceled[1]		Barclays Center  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

1. "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball". GoBonnies.com. St. Bonaventure University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.