Sign Up Today! Thank you for signing in! Fred Crawford He will be synonymous with St. Bonaventure eternally.. The third all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,077 points from 1977-81, he finished his career 15th in rebounds (650) as well as third in free throw percentage (.831). Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. Lanier graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1970 with a degree in business, and his name is on the basketball court at the Reilly Center in Allegany, an honor bestowed in 2007. Neither were we, quite frankly, but we and they were able to outscore teams most of the year. I think thats what gave them the two-point advantage, he added. Lettuce, tomato, onionsa nd sour cream will be included. Lanier was also in the movie, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, about a losing basketball team that attempts to reverse its fortunes with the help of an astrologers advice. On your next view you will be asked to log in to your subscriber account or create an account and subscribepurchase a subscription to continue reading. The Billikens cut the lead to 81-79 with 30.6 seconds left on Thatchs free throws. Siena visited the Armory on February 23. More importantly, he led the 1994-95 team to the NIT - the first for the program since 1983. 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team, 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings, 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team, "201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=201415_St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1115582051. And then the worst thing in the world that could happen (vs. Villanova) Billys (Kalbaugh) going down on a break, I turn around, and boom, a guy falls into my knee. Tommasino described the crowd as incredible with an energy level absolutely through the roof., The Bonnies responded in kind, surging to a 25-8 lead and ahead, 34-27, at half. Laniers touch would have made him great in any era. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Thank goodness we had a strong first half.. Lanier returned to campus less than two years later, in December 2019, when Bona honored the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Final Four team. St. Bonaventure vs Buffalo: 2021-22 college basketball game preview, TV schedule Share The St. Bonaventure Bonnies will host the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday in a battle between two of the. OSU was ranked #1 in both the UPI and AP postseason polls; SBU came in third place in both rankings. He was all an A-10 All-Defensive Team pick in three straight seasons. But the win Monday should give the Bonnies a reminder that no lead is safe, especially as the regular season gets shorter. At 14-4 on the season, the Bonnies were looking to rebound in facing Syracuse (#17) in the Reilly Center. In the same year, 1163 students were at St. Bonaventure University. George Carter He played professionally with the Virginia Squires of the ABA and the New York Nets of the NBA before earning SBU Athletics Hall of Fame honors in 1974. National media, including Sports Illustrated, headed to the corner of Times Square and Barry Street for the February 25 spectacle. "I talked to the team about it, Schmidt said. During his three years of varsity competition, he totaled 1,738 points and ranks eighth in program history. They made me so proud. Both teams were similar in one way. Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Stith, who passed the 2000-point mark in the subsequent consolation victory over Princeton, saw his spectacular career at St. Bonaventure come to an end, and, just two months after the Wake Forest loss, Donovan accepted a head coaching position with the New York Knicks. The Hagan-Baron backcourt flourished against Villanova, which ultimately finished third in the tournament. Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. A post-game commentary in The Bona Venture concluded, When a coach is allowed to pass the ball into one of his players and this results in a score for his team, it is apparent that the officials either dont care or are blindor both., On top of this, a story in the Charlotte Observer referred to a clock malfunction in the scoreboard in the final minutes of regulation, leading to anxious inquiries about the time remaining.. Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. RIP BOB! They werent a great defensive team. Sparked by Francis Okoros inside play and Yuri Collins passing Collins had five of his 10 assists in the first five minutes of the second half the Billikens cut Bonas lead to 55-49. They responded. "And everybody talks about if Lanier was healthy, they would have taken on UCLA. It was Crawford, however, who kept St. Bonaventure in the game, as he demonized Ohio States zone in scoring 18 points in the first half. Hagan was great at that, getting to the basket and getting [the ball] to the right guys. I dont mean this to be trite: We honestly loved each other and would go through the wall for each other, Lanier said, recalling the preseason goal the team had set for itself over beers and burgers at The Burton. During football season, he partners with Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis on OCVarsity's Gridiron Show and hosts a weekly podcast on Trinity League football. Bob Lanier thanks the current players after the St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball Final Four team was introduced at the end of the game at the Reilly Center at St. Bonaventure in Olean on Dec. 7, 2019. (This brief stretch may be the only consecutive three-game run of facing top 20 teams in Bona history.). "For more than 30 years, Bob served as our global ambassador and as a special assistant to David Stern and to me, traveling the world to teach the game's value and make a positive impact on young people everywhere," Silver said in the statement. ); : I cant sleep thinking about those memories . Preview of tonight's St. Bonaventure men's basketball matchup against St. Louis Nicholson was key to the program's turnaround under head coach Mark Schmidt as he led the Bonnies to the 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship before being selected in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He is the top scoring guard in school history with 1,912 points (sixth overall among all SBU players) and also ranks second on the team's all-time list for three-pointers (270) and third in assists (590). 71. Riding a seven-game win streak into the NIT, Indiana State relied on the high-scoring forward who averaged 33 points per game that season, but fell to Houston on the road. But Houston was not like that. We had so much fun together over the years in Motown . The good thing was that they played a style that was similar to ours in that they loved to get up and down [the court]. According to the OTH writer, they were dazed as though in disbelief that a dear friend had departed from this life.. Tom Stith, the two-time All-American and runner-up national player of the year that season, scored 34 points, while Freddie Crawford added 29 points. (); : . The lead story was about area flooding, though a top-page banner indicated that Niagara had used St. Bonaventure as a "stepping stone" to the NIT Tournament and . "For more than 30 years, Bob served as our global ambassador and as a special assistant to David Stern and then me, traveling the world to teach the games values and make a positive impact on young people everywhere," Silver said in a statement this morning. We hope that you enjoy our free content. You have permission to edit this article. He also helped Bona to the 1971 NIT with a 21-6 record and 62-17 during his career. Success! It was a labor of love for Bob, who was one of the kindest and most genuine people I have ever been around. The Reilly Center Arena court where the Bonnies have played since 1966 was named after Lanier in 2007. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. He rebounded.. Bremer also had memorable postseason performances - in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, he posted 17 points vs. Kentucky, then had 26 points vs. Pitt in the 2001 NIT and 29 points vs. Syracuse in the 2002 NIT. The only thing is that I came close to charging the other player. Entering the game, Birdsong and the size of Houstons roster were on Satalins mind, but there was a key factor that he liked. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. The 5-9 junior guard for the Demon Deacons averaged 17 points per game, but wasnt the scoring leader for the squad. Lanier was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater in 1985 and the Gaudete Medal, the universitys highest service award, in 2004. Were moving it [the ball] around, the clock is ticking off, and [teammate] Larry Weise yelled at me when I got the ball to drive to the hoop. The point guard of the 1977 NIT Championship team, Hagan established the career assists record for the program with 486 (4.7 apg), a total that still ranks fourth today. Probably five or so at least.. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. The Latest St. Bonaventure Bonnies Basketball (Olean Times Herald) News | SportSpyder Sign in MLB NFL NBA NHL NCAAB NCAAF MLS Premier More Shop My Podcasts Follow Team News Tweets Players Widgets Loading. Belcher averaged 19.9 points per game and was a member of the NCAA Tournament team in 1978, and also played on the 1979 NIT team. According to The New York Times, Houston guard Ken Williams hurried downcourt after the turnover and took a shot, seemingly in panic, instead of slowing down the game and setting up a play. Bona center Tim Waterman grabbed the rebound and headed to the foul line, making one free throw. I remember it vividly, he remembered. Both The Bona Venture and Olean Times Herald reports of the game referred to numerous traveling infractions called against the Bonnies. JSerra (10-11): Lions finish the regular season against Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei, so reaching .500 will be a challenge. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please call our customer service team at716-372-3121, St. Bonaventure, NBA basketball legend Bob Lanier passes away, McKean County man jailed on over 880 felony counts of child porn, Police reports 3/2/23: Franklinville pair face drug charges after traffic stop, Eric Jones sculpts Gabby's dog Koda outside ECMC room, Carter Auction and Event Center in Allegany listed for sale, Warren, Pa. man killed by police in Finger Lakes city. All you have to do is activate your access. Brea Olinda vs Canyon Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023. His 22.5 points per game is still good for third all-time among Bona players. In addition, only five baskets were scored from the field by both teams in the final nine minutes of regulation. Three other startersJohn Havlicek, Larry Siegfried, and Mel Nowellsubsequently played in the NBA. Hagan also posted 13 points in a win over Oregon as well as 14 points in the championship game win over Houston. All of those guys were ready to take the next step, and that game showed them that they could do that.. We didnt finish the way we needed to, said Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt, whose team was 9 for 16 on free throws, including 4 for 9 in the final 3:20. St. Bonaventure basketball players return to campus this month. 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After the ensuing buzzer, Crawford felt cheated.. Hollis scored 37 points27 in the first half alonebefore a capacity crowd in what was Jim Boeheims first year as the Orangemen head coach. Nope, nope, he said without a second thought. Greg Sanders It took so much pressure off the other guys, he added. Lanier told The News in 1990 that he was hurt and angry but determined to prove Mogavero wrong but also called Mogavero a very perceptive and compassionate coach, and a hell of a human being., It probably was one of the best things that could have happened to me, Lanier said at the time. ST. BONAVENTURE Eight of the top athletes in St. Bonaventure history have been tapped to join the school's Athletics Hall of Fame. 53 is retired and he was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. Syracuse got the subsequent NCAA bid (32 teams at the time) and lost in the second round to Charlotte, 81-59. However, according to an Associated Press writer, many fans in the inevitable capacity crowds of 2000 would smoke in the outside foyer during halftime. A silky-smooth left-hander with a lethal hook shot and mid-range jumper, Lanier averaged 27.2 points and 15.5 rebounds a game his junior year and 29.1 points and 16 rebounds his senior season. They werent built that way. Providence (#15) upended St. Bonaventure, 82-75, before a Dick Vitale-coached Detroit squad (#19) defeated the Bonnies, 78-62, in the Motor City. He actually played in the game. He was the kind of guy who did all the dirty work. The Bob Lanier Center for Educational, Physical and Cultural Development is a childrens and youth service in Buffalo, founded in 1994. He became the seventh player in the 35-year history of the league to earn both Rookie and Player of the Year honors and the first St. Bonaventure player to earn the top overall award since Earl Belcherwon two such honors in 1980 and 1981. Our digital products are available 24/7 and are accessible anywhere, anytime. Noted for his aggressive play and the polish of his many skills, he was St. Bonaventure's captain in 1967-68. Saint Louis began Monday at No. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament, he posted 34 points and 16 rebounds in a first round win over Rhode Island, then had 19 points and 10 boards in a second round setback vs. Wake Forest and scored in double figures in every postseason game he played. Win #100 was denied by the same team upon which the win streak started: the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. The following games against Oregon and Villanova featured three- and four-point wins, respectively. Winn is also second all-time in steals with 319 and first in steals per game at 3.0 - he's also third all-time in Atlantic 10 career steals. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Being called for a charge on that last shot, particularly after committing the foul to allow Niagara to take the lead, may have affected his subsequent time in a Bona uniform. access for current print subscribers. ALLEGANY The St. Bonaventure mens basketball team likely let out a collective sigh of relief as the buzzer sounded Monday night at the Reilly Center. I enjoyed the enthusiasm and the friendships that were formed. Sonora (17-6): Raiders return to the top 10 after beating Troy to seize control of the Freeway League. The. Lanier finished his 75-game career as the St. Bonaventure record holder in seven categories: career scoring (2,067 points); career points per game (27.6); career rebounding (1,180); single-game scoring (51 points vs. Seton Hall); single-game rebounding (27 vs. Loyola, Md. The men's basketball team's 2019-20 season ended March 12, before it played its first game in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Checking back? In an email to The News, the athletic department outlined its protocols for athletes who return to campus. After a long career in the NBA, he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. To activate digital access, you will need your account number. Of course I had kept the copy of The Olean Times Herald on the day after SBU beat Houston for the 1977 NIT championship. Since you viewed this item previously you can read it again. The NCAA announced the cancellation of all winter and spring. We had been doing pretty good, so we werent about to change our gameplan, he said. The first round of the NCAA, played as part of a tripleheader before 18,000 fans in Madison Square Garden, saw the Bonnies rally over Rhode Island. The New Years Eve matchup served as the most memorable game in the Bona career of Fred Crawford, who was later named as one of the best players in the schools longstanding basketball history. A player in the NBA for Washington and New Jersey, Vanterpool today is a well-respected NBA assistant coach, today with Minnesota and previous with Portland. Despite the vast difference in school sizes, the Bonnies were not intimidated by the likes of Ohio State. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt made sure to honor Lanier during his postgame media session. He helped the Bonnies reach the 1970 Final Four, but sustained a knee injury in a regional final against Villanova, and did not play in a loss to Jacksonville in a national semifinal. GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25. Not only because it was a return to the tournament, but it was also a win, and it was a game that the Reilly Center hadnt seen in a long timegetting to play a post-season game and come away with a win, he said. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). It was just so unbelievable that they lost that game. His 247 steals were at the time a school record and a total that still ranks fourth in program history. But in the final five minutes, Saint Louis trailed 77-69 and attempted one more rally, despite Collins fouling out with 4:03 left. Though receiving one first-place vote, they placed behind the Buckeyes, Bradley, St. Johns, and Indiana. I was in a hospital bed and I watched them bust their butts against Artis (Gilmore) and Pembrook (Burrows) and I know that I could have helped them overcome that. 60 in the NET rankings, the sorting tool the NCAA Tournament committee uses in selecting the 68-team field. Rosary (13-7): Kaylee Byon had 30 points and seven assists in a 65-55 victory against Orange Lutheran last week. But coming out of the media timeout, the Bonnies answered with a 7-2 run, then opened their lead to 15 points with less than 10 minutes left in the game. I learned so much from Bob by simply watching how he connected with people," Silver said. Timmy was a key factor on that team. Even with the strong offense, Crawford pointed to a solid defense as pivotal to the Bonnie success in forcing opponents to make passes and plays they didnt want to make., Both Crawford, a 6-4 sophomore forward, and 6-5 senior forward Tom Stith were the leading scorers for the 6-0 Bonnies entering the OSU game, as they had defeated teams that included Utah (#18), St. Joes, and Xavier. None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. The Niagara loss in the Olean Armory ended SBUs 99-game home winning streak that dated to 1948, while the Dukes upset the Bonnies in overtime, 79-74, in Pittsburgh. On top of the streak, it was Tom Stiths final home game in a Bona uniform. 14 jersey hangs in the Reilly Center rafters and he was selected to the Athletics Hall of Fame. But when I ran back down the court and tried to pivot, my leg collapsed. Hollis was a second round pick of the New Orleans Jazz in 1977 and also played for the Detroit Pistons (1978-79). In only his fourth season as the Bonnies head coach, Jim Satalin found himself in the national spotlight against famed coached Guy Lewis. In what was St. Bonaventures tenth overall trip to the NIT, Coach Jim Satalin was a realistic optimist in his first look at the list of 16 teams in 1977, something he even remembers 45 years later. The referees were no doubt busy in the 40 minutes of play, though the game must have been far longer. The Bonnies were 90th on Monday, and should move up with the win. Those players will remain on campus for the rest of the summer, and the remainder of Bonas athletes are scheduled to return to campus in August. He played professionally for the New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Buffalo Braves and Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA and his No. A Bonaventure athletic department spokesperson confirmed Thursday to The News that mens basketball players will return to campus July 18 and 19 for offseason workouts, and womens basketball players will return to campus July 25. Stith, a subsequent Hall of Fame inductee at St. Bonaventure, was chosen as the second overall pick of the 1961 draft by the New York Knicks, while Washington selected Wake Forest player Norm Snead as its quarterback in the second spot of the NFL draft the very same year. Asked about the most memorable games in his Bona career, Stith pointed to consecutive home win #73. He scored 40 points in the NIT Championship Game in 1977 and had a career-high of 46 points against Detroit earlier that year, also pouring in 30 points in the second round of the NIT with a win over Oregon. He ranks third in school history in three-pointers with 223 and also stands sixth in career steals (185) and ninth in assists (334). His #22 jersey was raised to the Reilly Center rafters upon his 1969 induction to the Universitys Athletics Hall of Fame. College basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices at the end of September, and the regular season is scheduled to open Nov. 10. ST. BONAVENTURE Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. He really had a terrific game, said Tommasino, and pulled the team through it., Looking back, Tommasino saw the season as a pivotal one, describing it as an uplifting year overall. After all, he noted, By those standards of the time, it [an 18-13 record] was a great turnaround for Bona basketball.. Green ranks ninth all-time in school history scoring (1,734 points) and is first in 3-pointers made (281), assists (657) and steals (325). Flynn, then nine years old, sat with his neighbor at midcourt in the Armory balcony. Hagan helped clinch the 1977 NIT Championship with clutch efforts in the postseason: He knocked in the game-winning shot for a win over Rutgers, finishing with 26 points. Woollard averaged just four points per game that season, yet his performance against St. Bonaventure was pivotal in dashing NCAA championship dreams. Watch this highlight video of the Brea Olinda (Brea, CA) basketball team in its game Brea Olinda vs Canyon Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023 on Jan 13, 2023. He finished his career with 1,112 points, 620 rebounds and shot .761 from the free throw line. Each ballot cast counted as one vote - each panelist vote counted as one while the top 20 from the fan vote counted as a single ballot as well. A positive test will require each player and staff member on a team to also be tested. A win may have vaulted the team into the 32-team NCAA tournament. Lanier was a longtime spokesperson and chairman of the NBAs Stay in School program, later renamed Read to Achieve, a year-round initiative supported by all 30 NBA teams, 13 WNBA teams, and 6 NBDL teams that promotes the value of reading and online literacy and encourages families and adults to read regularly with young children.