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Charleston Classic champions | |
NIT, semifinals | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Record | 23–10 (12–5 A–10) |
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| Home arena | Reilly Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021–22 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 15th-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 23–10, 12–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado, Oklahoma, and Virginia to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Xavier.
The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the preseason AP poll, the first time they had ever been ranked in the preseason AP poll.[1]
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.[2] They defeated Duquesne,[3] Saint Louis,[4] and VCU to win the A-10 tournament.[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the East region.[6] There they lost to LSU in the first round.[7]
Offseason
Coaching changes
Assistant coach Tray Woodall left the Bonnies to join Fordham's coaching staff on July 21, 2021.[8] On August 6, the school announced it had hired former UMass player and Texas–Rio Grand Valley assistant Chris Lowe to replace Woodall.[9]
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Joryam Saizonou PG |
Almere, Netherlands | Beckley Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 23, 2021 | |
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| Brett Rumpel SG |
Geneva, OH | SPIRE Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Jun 17, 2021 | |
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| Justin Ndjock-Tadjore SG |
Gatineau, Canada | Cégep de l'Outaouais | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 1, 2021 | |
| 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 | |
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2022 recruiting class
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| Barry Evans SF |
Baltimore, MD | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Sep 6, 2021 | |
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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.[10] The Bonnies were ranked No. 23 in the poll.[11]
Roster
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