2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–0 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (18th season);
Associate head coach	Sean Neal
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowe; Dana Valentine;
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Davidson	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
George Mason	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 22, 2024

The 2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 18th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 9–9 in A-10 Play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. As a 7th seed in the A–10 Tournament they defeated Davidson and Loyola Chicago in the second round and quarterfinals before losing to Duquesne in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Barry Evans	0	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Bryant
Kyrell Luc	1	G	5'11"	165	Junior	Dorchester, MA	Transferred to Longwood
Yann Farell	2	F	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Libreville, Gabon	Transferred to East Carolina
Mika Adams-Woods	3	G	6'3"	180	GS Senior	Syracuse, NY	Graduated
Moses Flowers	4	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Dorchester, MA	Graduate transferred
Daryl Banks III	5	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Charles Pride	7	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Syracuse, NY	Graduated
Melian Martinez	21	F/C	6'10"	225	Freshman	Santo Domingo, DR	Transferred to New Mexico JC
Anthony Belardinelli	23	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Chad Venning	32	F	6'10"	255	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Boston College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chance Moore	0	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Brookhaven, GA	Missouri State^[1]
Jaxon Edwards	2	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Valparaiso^[2]
Dasonte Bowen	5	G	6'2"	174	Junior	Boston, MA	Iowa^[3]
Michael Folarin	7	F	6'11"	230	Junior	London, England	Salt Lake CC^[4]
Jonah Hinton	8	G	6'3"		Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Panola College^[5]
Lajae Jones	10	G	6'7"	205	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Barton College^[6]
Melvin Council Jr.	11	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Rochester, NY	Wagner^[7]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Ebrahim Kaba SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Xander Wedlow C	Detroit, MI	University Prep Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 13, 2024
Xander Wedlow C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 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 October 10, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chance Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	Brookhaven, Georgia
F	1	Duane Thompson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Boston, Massachusetts
G	2	Jaxon Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Murray State	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	3	Miles Rose	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Rochester, New York
G/F	4	Ebrahim Kaba	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Peddie School	East Orange, New Jersey
G	5	Dasonte Bowen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Iowa	Boston, Massachusetts
C	7	Michael Folarin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Salt Lake CC	London, England
G	8	Jonah Hinton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Panola College	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	Lajae Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Barton College	Jacksonville, Florida
G	11	Melvin Council Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Wagner	Rochester, New York
G	15	Jack DeRose (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Olean High School	Olean, New York
F/C	21	Xander Wedlow	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	University Prepatory Academy	Detroit, Michigan
C	24	Noel Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	George Washington	Leesburg, Virginia
G	30	Broek Ostrom (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Holley Jr. Sr. High School	Holley, 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alfred	W 63–39	–	10 – Council Jr.	8 – Jones	5 – Bowen	Reilly Center (2,113) St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	W 70–56	1–0	18 – Moore	9 – Moore	3 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,859) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 9, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Canisius	W 87–78	2–0	27 – Moore	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Koessler Athletic Center (1,904) Buffalo, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast	W 74–65	3–0	18 – Moore	8 – Moore	6 – Council Jr.	Alico Arena (3,554) Fort Myers, FL
November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 71–52	4–0	15 – Brown	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Reilly Center (4,239) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mansfield	W 76–54	5–0	16 – Moore	12 – Moore	8 – Bowen	Reilly Center (3,356) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bryant						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Utah State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals						State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024* 6:30 p.m./9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Northern Iowa/North Texas NIT Season Tip-Off						State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bucknell						Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Providence Basketball Hall of Fame Classic						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	at Siena Franciscan Cup						MVP Arena Albany, NY
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Niagara						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	VCU						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	La Salle						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	Richmond						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Mason						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 24, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	Dayton						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., USA	Fordham						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA	George Washington						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Duquesne						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
A-10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[8]

References

^ Wilson, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Bonnies land first transfer commit in Missouri State's Moore". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Butler, J.P. (May 14, 2024). "Bona remains busy, adds former Valpo wing". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Gillenwater, Sam (April 26, 2024). "Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen commits to St. Bonaventure". On3.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Wilson, Sam (May 30, 2024). "Bonnies add JUCO big man Folarin". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Silapan, Ryan (May 2, 2024). "College Basketball: Panola College's Hinton commits to St. Bonaventure". Panola Watchman. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Butler, J.P. (April 30, 2024). "Bona lands JUCO All-American guard Jones". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ Wilson, Sam (May 29, 2024). "Bona lands Rochester native transfer from Wagner". Bradford Era. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

[1] Wilson, Sam (April 24, 2024). "Bonnies land first transfer commit in Missouri State's Moore". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[2] Butler, J.P. (May 14, 2024). "Bona remains busy, adds former Valpo wing". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[3] Gillenwater, Sam (April 26, 2024). "Iowa transfer Dasonte Bowen commits to St. Bonaventure". On3.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[4] Wilson, Sam (May 30, 2024). "Bonnies add JUCO big man Folarin". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[5] Silapan, Ryan (May 2, 2024). "College Basketball: Panola College's Hinton commits to St. Bonaventure". Panola Watchman. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[6] Butler, J.P. (April 30, 2024). "Bona lands JUCO All-American guard Jones". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[7] Wilson, Sam (May 29, 2024). "Bona lands Rochester native transfer from Wagner". Bradford Era. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[8] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Athletics.

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