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Bona bags big-name Pitt transfer Coulibaly
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Apr 03, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — It was the most glaring need for an otherwise established St. Bonaventure men’s basketball lineup: A big, bruising power forward who...
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Bona picks up pledge from Canadian guard
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Apr 02, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt, mostly out of necessity, has always embraced traveling outside of traditional bounds in recruiting. He’s also never be...
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Bonnies will be busy after exits of Vasquez, Shaw
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 25, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Jaren Holmes had alluded to its potential in a heartfelt postgame tribute on Saturday. “This team is magical,” the junior guard said...
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The bond that further ignited Bona
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 20, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Their story began, in earnest, in a locker room at Connecticut College on March 8, 2018. Kyle Lofton had just helped Putnam Science ...
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Geaux get ‘em: St. Bonaventure ready for LSU
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 19, 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the grand scheme, it’s about the experience. And in the last few days, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team and its fans h...
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In bubble, Bonnies are making most of NCAA experience
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 18, 2021
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kyle Lofton shot a knowing glance to his left before covering his mouth and attempting to stifle a laugh. The St. Bonaventure juni...
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Bona eager to prove it belongs vs. LSU
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 18, 2021
Pete Thamel thinks St. Bonaventure was short-changed. “Man, St. Bonaventure got hosed worse than Loyola,” the Yahoo Sports reporter tweeted Sunday, in...
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From disaster to distinction
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 17, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — On its first gameday of the season, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team left the floor with slumped shoulders and long faces, ...
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Bona aims to find finishing touch
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 13, 2021
DAYTON, Ohio – It’s become the operative word in this final stretch of yet another scintillating season. “Finish.” It was the one thing the St. Bonave...
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A hardware haul befitting of A-10 champs
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 11, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — It first stood in the limelight in 2016, after the first truly great regular season under Mark Schmidt. That year, it had two major ...
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On Bona’s week-long layoff, Saint Louis’ Ford
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 08, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. — Mark Schmidt had wondered what it might be like. Thirteen days earlier, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball coach was asked about the...
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Payback: Bona bullies Billikens in A-10 semis
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 07, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. — Jalen Adaway had just hit a turnaround jumper to give the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team a 52-34 lead. A couple of seconds late...
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Top-seeded Bona sets sights on A-10s
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 04, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. — A year later, it’s getting its chance. Last March, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was denied its encore to its breakout 201...
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‘Sluggish’ Bona stopped by Dayton
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 02, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Long after the game had ended, Jalen Adaway sat alone in the bench area, ball pressed against his forehead, presumably replaying the...
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GWhiz: Bona clobbers Colonials, 88-41
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 27, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Alpha Okoli, the beloved Bonnie who doesn’t play very often, made his first shot of the year, sending his bench into a frenzy. Three...
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Adaway vows to shoot more after Davidson winner
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 26, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE – Dominick Welch was irritated … albeit playfully. A night earlier, his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had watched, and reveled...
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