2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 17th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (17th season)
Associate head coach	Sean Neal
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowe Dana Valentine
Home arena	Reilly Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
UMass	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
VCU	11	–	7		.611			24	–	14		.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Fordham	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Davidson	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 8–10 in A-10 Play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. As a 9th seed, they lost in the second round to Davidson of the A–10 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Max Amadasun	10	C	6'9"	250	RS Sophomore	Dublin, Ireland	Transferred to Augusta
Anouar Mellouk	11	F	6'8"	205	RS Freshman	Almere, Netherlands	Transferred to Odessa College
Brett Rumpel	24	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Binghamton, NY	Transferred to Manhattan
Anquan Hill	35	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Sacred Heart

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mika Adams-Woods	3	G	6'3'	180	GS Senior	Syracuse, NY	Cincinnati
Charles Pride	5	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Syracuse, NY	Bryant
Noel Brown	20	C	6'11"	260	RS Junior	Leesburg, VA	George Washington

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Miles Rose SG	Rochester, NY	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Duane Thompson PF	Rochester, NY	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 7, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ebrahim Kaba SF	East Orange, NJ	The Peddie School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 23, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Barry Evans 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Baltimore, Maryland G 1 Kyrell Luc 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Holy Cross Dorchester, Massachusetts F 2 Yann Farell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Keystone Academy (PA) Libreville, Gabon G 3 Mika Adams-Woods 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Cincinnati Syracuse, New York G 4 Moses Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hartford Dorchester, Massachusetts G 5 Daryl Banks III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Saint Peter's Los Angeles, California G 7 Charles Pride 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Bryant Syracuse, New York G 10 Miles Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Rochester, New York F 11 Duane Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Boston, Massachusetts G 15 Jack DeRose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Olean High School Olean, New York C 20 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr George Washington Leesburg, Virginia F/C 21 Melian Martinez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr North Florida Educational Institute Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 23 Anthony Belardinelli (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Northern Highlands High School Upper Saddle River, New Jersey G 30 Broek Ostrom (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Holley Jr. Sr. High School Holley, New York F 32 Chad Venning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Morgan State Brooklyn, New York	Head coach Mark Schmidt (Boston College) Assistant coach(es) Sean Neal (La Salle) Chris Lowe (UMass) Dana Valentine (Worcester State) 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 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alfred	W 80–41		12 – Flowers	9 – Brown	6 – Banks III	Reilly Center (2,536) St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 73–69	1–0	21 – Pride	11 – Zapala	4 – Napper	Reilly Center (3,577) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Canisius	L 67–70	1–1	16 – Pride	9 – Pride	4 – Adams-Woods	Reilly Center (4,850) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Legends Classic semifinals	W 66–64	2–1	17 – Adams-Woods	7 – Tied	4 – Banks	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Auburn Legends Classic championship	L 60–77	2–2	14 – Venning	7 – Evans	3 – Tied	Barclays Center (4,849) Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bucknell	W 67–61	3–2	16 – Adams-Woods	7 – Pride	5 – Pride	Reilly Center (3,497) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 90–60	4–2	18 – Pride	7 – Pride	8 – Adams-Woods	Reilly Center (3,433) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 80–65	5–2	23 – Venning	8 – Evans	8 – Adams-Woods	Alumni Arena (3,324) Amherst, NY
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Niagara	W 94–60	6–2	25 – Adams-Woods	10 – Evans	5 – Adams-Woods	Gallagher Center (1,494) Lewiston, NY
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena Franciscan Cup	W 89–56	7–2	23 – Adams-Woods	12 – Essamvous	4 – Tied	Reilly Center (4,022) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. No. 15 Florida Atlantic Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	L 54–64	7–3	12 – Flowers	7 – Tied	4 – Luc	MassMutual Center (2,745) Springfield, MA
December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 90–64	8–3	25 – Flowers	8 – Evans	6 – Adams-Woods	Reilly Center (3,965) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Akron Legends of Basketball Showcase	W 62–61	9–3	14 – Venning	10 – Tied	2 – Pride	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
A-10 regular season
January 3, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	W 89–78	10–3 (1–0)	19 – Venning	11 – Venning	3 – Banks III	Siegel Center (6,348) Richmond, VA
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 54–65	10–4 (1–1)	15 – Flowers	8 – Pride	3 – Pride	Robins Center (6,619) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		Fordham	L 74–80	10–5 (1–2)	22 – Venning	11 – Pride	2 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,819) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 99–64	11–5 (2–2)	25 – Pride	9 – Essamvous	5 – Adams-Woods	Reilly Center (3,881) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 60–69	11–6 (2–3)	17 – Venning	9 – Evans	2 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (4,614) Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 50–54	11–7 (2–4)	14 – Pride	8 – Essamvous	1 – Tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,489) Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2024 8:30 p.m., ESPN2		Saint Joseph's	W 91–72	12–7 (3–4)	29 – Banks III	7 – Evans	6 – Evans	Reilly Center (4,396) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		VCU	W 67–62	13–7 (4–4)	15 – Banks III	10 – Pride	5 – Pride	Reilly Center (3,901) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 21 Dayton	L 71–76	13–8 (4–5)	17 – Adams-Woods	11 – Pride	4 – Pride	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBC Sports App		UMass	W 79–73	14–8 (5–5)	19 – Pride	8 – Essamvous	3 – Essamvous	Reilly Center (3,748) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		Duquesne	L 69–75	14–9 (5–6)	22 – Pride	8 – Tied	4 – Banks III	Reilly Center (4,750) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 85–67	15–9 (6–6)	23 – Essamvous	6 – Flowers	10 – Adams-Woods	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,520) Bronx, NY
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		Davidson	W 81–80 OT	16–9 (7–6)	15 – Tied	6 – Banks III	5 – Adams-Woods	Reilly Center (4,750) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 59–72	16–10 (7–7)	22 – Venning	6 – Adams-Woods	5 – Adams-Woods	Tom Gola Arena (1,439) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA		at UMass	W 75–67	17–10 (8–7)	16 – Venning	10 – Venning	5 – Tied	Mullins Center (7,016) Amherst, MA
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	W 79–64	18–10 (9–7)	26 – Banks III	8 – Flowers	4 – Flowers	Reilly Center (3,855) St. Bonaventure, NY
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 75–86	18–11 (9–8)	23 – Banks III	6 – Essamvous	5 – Adams-Woods	Charles E. Smith Center (1,428) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA		Saint Louis	L 65–73	18–12 (9–9)	17 – Adams-Woods	6 – Evans	2 – Tied	Reilly Center (4,702) St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (10) La Salle Second round	W 75–73	19–12	15 – Adams-Woods	9 – Essamvous	6 – Adams-Woods	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2024 5:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (2) Loyola Chicago Quarterfinals	W 75–74 2OT	20–12	22 – Banks III	8 – Banks III	2 – Tied	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
March 16, 2024 3:30 p.m., CBSSN	(7)	vs. (6) Duquesne Semifinals	L 60–70	20–13	14 – Banks III	7 – Evans	5 – Adams-Woods	Barclays Center (8,037) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.