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

American college basketball season

2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	22–12 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (18th season)
Associate head coach	Sean Neal
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowe Dana Valentine
Captains	Noel Brown Melvin Council Jr.
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
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364
† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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	Redshirt Senior	Dorchester, MA	Graduated
Daryl Banks III	5	G	6'3"	175	Redshirt 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	Redshirt Freshman	Santo Domingo, DR	Transferred to New Mexico JC
Anthony Belardinelli	23	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Walk-on; Graduated
Chad Venning	32	F	6'10"	255	Redshirt Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Boston College

Incoming transfers

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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	Redshirt Junior	London, England	Salt Lake CC ^[4]
Jonah Hinton	8	G	6'3"	Redshirt 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

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

Roster

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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 Injured
Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	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	W 85–70	6–0	22 – Brown	7 – Brown	3 – Bowen	Reilly Center (3,919) St. Bonaventure, NY
November 28, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Utah State NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	L 67–72	6–1	15 – Tied	12 – Council Jr.	4 – Bowen	State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Northern Iowa NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game	W 68–56	7–1	17 – Bowen	5 – Moore	3 – Bowen	State Farm Field House (1,154) Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 64–47	8–1	17 – Moore	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Sojka Pavilion (934) Lewisburg, PA
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	W 65–55	9–1	16 – Moore	8 – Jones	6 – Bowen	Reilly Center (3,955) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Providence Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 74–70	10–1	24 – Council Jr.	12 – Moore	4 – Hinton	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,307) Uncasville, CT
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Siena Franciscan Cup	W 65–48	11–1	23 – Moore	10 – Moore	4 – Council Jr.	MVP Arena (5,101) Albany, NY
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	W 71–52	12–1	16 – Tied	8 – Tied	7 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,795) St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		VCU	W 77–75	13–1 (1–0)	20 – Tied	12 – Moore	4 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (4,190) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 86–66	14–1 (2–0)	24 – Council Jr.	10 – Jones	8 – Council Jr.	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,850) Bronx, NY
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock		at Saint Louis	L 68–73	14–2 (2–1)	23 – Moore	10 – Moore	6 – Council Jr.	Chaifetz Arena (5,277) St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+		La Salle	L 82–83 ^OT	14–3 (2–2)	24 – Jones	8 – Tied	4 – Moore	Reilly Center (3,988) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+		Richmond	W 63–49	15–3 (3–2)	19 – Hinton	9 – Moore	5 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,596) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 57–75	15–4 (3–3)	19 – Brown	10 – Brown	4 – Council Jr.	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,104) Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason	L 62–75	15–5 (3–4)	18 – Council Jr.	7 – Thompson	4 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,729) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 24, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at VCU	L 61–75	15–6 (3–5)	21 – Moore	10 – Brown	2 – Tied	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
January 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+		Dayton	W 75–53	16–6 (4–5)	23 – Jones	9 – Brown	7 – Council	Reilly Center (3,929) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., USA		Fordham	W 74–72	17–6 (5–5)	22 – Brown	8 – Brown	7 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (4,850) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Loyola Chicago	L 53–77	17–7 (5–6)	13 – Council Jr.	3 – Tied	2 – Hinton	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,553) Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA		George Washington	L 52–62	17–8 (5–7)	15 – Brown	8 – Brown	6 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,846) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 64–68	17–9 (5–8)	18 – Hinton	8 – Bolanga	5 – Council Jr.	Ryan Center (4,704) Kingston, RI
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	W 73–59	18–9 (6–8)	15 – Moore	10 – Moore	4 – Council Jr.	Mullins Center (3,692) Amherst, MA
February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 70–63	19–9 (7–8)	24 – Jones	6 – Bolanga	5 – Brown	Reilly Center (4,850) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at Saint Joseph's	L 64–75	19–10 (7–9)	18 – Council Jr.	8 – Tied	4 – Council Jr.	Hagan Arena (2,543) Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 73–72	20–10 (8–9)	15 – Jones	6 – Tied	5 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,457) St. Bonaventure, NY
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	W 64–61	21–10 (9–9)	16 – Brown	12 – Jones	4 – Council Jr.	John M. Belk Arena (3,704) Davidson, NC
A-10 tournament
March 13, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA	(8)	vs. (9) Duquesne Second round	W 64–59	22–10	18 – Tied	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2025 11:30 a.m., USA	(8)	vs. (1) VCU Quarterfinals	L 59–76	22–11	19 – Tied	10 – Jones	4 – Council Jr.	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
NIT
March 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(3)	Kent State First round	L 56–75	22–12	16 – Moore	7 – Jones	4 – Council Jr.	Reilly Center (3,024) St. Bonaventure, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[8]

References

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^ 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.

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