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Balanced Bonnies cruise past Le Moyne, 71-52
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Nov 19, 2024
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt wants perfection. That’s why, even after his St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team improved to 4-0 with a 71-52 win ove...
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Salamanca brings family bond into NYS Final Four
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Mar 17, 2022
SALAMANCA — For this inseparable group of athletes, more winning means more time together. That’s exactly how the members of the Salamanca boys basket...
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Bona may have to survive short-term without Lofton
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Dec 03, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — A day later, it might well have been the only thing on the minds of St. Bonaventure basketball fans. “Just how serious is the injury...
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Lofton wanted to be ‘the guy’ on last shot
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Jan 06, 2021
ST. BONAVENTURE — On the whiteboard, Kyle Lofton had a couple of options. The St. Bonaventure point guard could have kicked to a popping Dominick Welc...
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Lofton intends to use second team slight as motivation
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 13, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — Kyle Lofton had just fielded another question on this Media Day Zoom call, addressing how his team’s preseason preparation has been ...
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Giving Lofton a proper sophomore send-off
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
May 05, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — Kyle Lofton was robbed. Not by the Atlantic 10 and its coaches; the St. Bonaventure point guard took his rightful place on the All-C...
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Lofton’s jumper lifts Bonnies over La Salle
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Feb 21, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE — Mark Schmidt, as he’s done all year, entrusted his freshman point guard to make a play. With 10.7 seconds remaining in a tie game, t...
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Schmidt scores 1,000th point in Olean win
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Feb 13, 2019
OLEAN — To Jeff Anastasia, the best point guard in Western New York is his — Mike Schmidt. The Olean boys basketball coach has no problem saying it. “...
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Griffin’s big night ends in frustration
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 08, 2018
ST. BONAVENTURE — News, notes and other information from the Bonnies’ 88-85 season-opening loss to Bucknell on Wednesday inside the Reilly Center: — O...
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Butler: One view of the A-10 preseason all-league teams
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Oct 12, 2018
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series detailing my picks for the Atlantic 10 preseason all-conference teams and predicted order of fi...
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Butler: Bona benefitting with the ‘Putnam pipeline’
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
Sep 23, 2018
As you might have already imagined, Kyle Lofton had something to do with it. The St. Bonaventure freshman point guard, who’d previously helped lure pr...
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Bathurst headed to UAB
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SHAWN CAMPBELL Olean Times Herald 
Jun 07, 2018
Wil Bathurst wondered if his basketball playing days were over. The 2014 Olean High graduate’s senior season at Cornell got off to a promising start. ...
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His SBU legacy in place, Adams focuses on NBA
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J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
May 10, 2018
(Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series with St. Bonaventure senior Jaylen Adams. Today’s story focuses on what’s next for the All-Con...
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Green claims boys Player of the Year
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SAM WILSON Olean Times Herald 
Apr 08, 2018
Other players throughout the Big 30 area — and even one on his own team — scored more points. But stats alone don’t tell the story of Jared Green’s se...
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