Ray Floriani – A10 Talk

On Friday night St. Bonaventure put the A10 back on notice. The Bonnies posted a resounding 73-53 victory over VCU at the Reilly Center. A few points to consider: Bona was coming off an overtime victory at LaSalle on Tuesday. The Explorers are not in the conference’s upper echelon and the Bonnies had to make …

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One third of the regular season is in the books for St. Bonaventure. The record stands at 8-2 and now is an opportune time to look at the Bonnies’ efficiency margin. To arrive at this figure we subtract defensive efficiency from the offensive. Efficiency is points per possession multiplied by 100. Naturally you want to …

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St.Bonaventure faithful expected a tough battle, destined to go to the wire. Marquette matched the Bonnies with an unblemished ledger entering the Charleston Classic final. This was to be a battle not for the faint of heart. Both teams showed they were capable of coming back from double figure deficits. This had the making of …

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Heart stopping. Gut check. Character revealing…Add your own description but the fact is St. Bonaventure’s 68-65 victory over Clemson in the Charleston Classic semifinals was one not soon  forgotten. The Bonnies improved to 4-0 while Clemson of the ACC suffered its first loss in five outings.  The numbers:   Possessions: 62- more of a grind …

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This was so close. The type of game where you will replay the final seconds in your mind time and time again. Richmond was on the verge of their first NIT “final Four’. In the end it came down to the free throw line and three point arc. The Spiders dropped a 68-67 heartbreaker to …

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  One quarter of the NIT field was comprised of Atlantic Ten teams. The nation’s oldest post season tournament was scaled down to a 16 team field this season. All games were set to be contested in Texas. Representing the conference was Davidson, Dayton, Richmond and Saint Louis, Following the first round, only Richmond advanced.  …

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  A season for the ages, one not to be forgotten,  one to raise a glass to in the venerable Burton- all came to an end on Saturday at Indiana’s Assembly Hall. LSU defeated St. Bonaventure 76-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bonnies closed the book on the campaign at 16-5. …

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Just about two years to the day have passed. The memory is as vivid as the date it happened. March 17, 2019- St. Patrick’s Day. A sun splashed Sunday in Brooklyn. On a day of parades and revelry the recollection for one group was not celebratory, rather it was painful. St. Bonaventure battled Saint Louis …

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For St.Bonaventure this Atlantic Ten Tournament championship was sweet and historic. Their other title was in 2012, now the first time in their storied  basketball history, the Bonnies captured both the A10 regular and postseason championships in the same season. The Bonnies defeated VCU 74-65 Sunday at Dayton Arena, improving to 16-4 while VCU is …

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It will be St. Bonaventure and VCU in Dayton for the championship. In the process of winning Saturday’s semifinal and advancing, both St. Bona and VCU avenged earlier losses to their opponents. Bona was defeated b  the Bilikens a month earlier in St. Louis 70-59. It was Bona’s only double digit setback of the season. …

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