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LSU’s Wade: the would-be villain, but likeable foe
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Mar 16, 2021
For all intents and purposes, he should be the villain. In a vacuum, Will Wade, the dapper and debonair 38-year-old LSU coach, would be an easy figure...
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Bonnies ended any suspense over the NCAAs
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 15, 2021
This time there was no real suspense. For St. Bonaventure, a mid-major forever trying to prove its mettle among the heavyweights of men’s college bask...
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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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Bonnies likely earned berth in the NCAAs
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CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald 
Mar 06, 2021
For St. Bonaventure basketball fans, the goal was to emerge from the Atlantic 10 Men’s Tournament with an NCAA bid in hand. Oh, the Bonnies had alread...
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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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Bona breaks out brooms at Belk
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 25, 2021
Jaren Holmes and Kyle Lofton had picked up from where they left off on Sunday. Dominick Welch had joined them, cashing in on five first-half 3-pointer...
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Can Bona make it back to back wins over Wildcats?
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 24, 2021
It’s happened once before … by chance. In 2016-17, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team hosted UMass in its regular season finale, then happened ...
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Buckle up: Bona readies for wild week
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 20, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE – Plenty has happened in the eight days since the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team last took the floor. On Monday, Boston College...
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Bona rally falls short in VCU rematch
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 13, 2021
For all that had gone against it, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team was right there. The Bonnies, playing perhaps the league’s hottest team on...
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Plenty at stake in Bona-Rams rematch
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 12, 2021
It was impressive enough at the time. Back on Jan. 20, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, in its best half of the Mark Schmidt era, not only r...
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Hot-shooting Bonnies blitz La Salle
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 10, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — Kyle Lofton wasn’t getting the cleanest looks. He made that known in a press conference prior to Saturday’s game against Saint Louis...
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Bona looks to bounce back vs. La Salle
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 09, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE – It’s been in this kind of spot before. Five weeks ago, in what had been its only loss, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team fel...
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Bona still in good spot after SLU loss
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 08, 2021
In one way, it wasn’t particularly harmful. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team, after Saturday’s 70-59 loss to Saint Louis, dropped only slight...
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Billikens buck Bona win streak
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 07, 2021
For the second time this year, it had staged a relentless comeback against one of the league’s better teams, turning an early 13-point deficit into a ...
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