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Column: This Bonaventure NIT Run is One Big Circle

NEW YORK – In today’s college basketball landscape, most observers overlook the historic National Invitational Tournament (NIT), claiming that the NIT is to the NCAA Tournament as to what junior varsity is to varsity. Those observations are not wrong, per se, but they discount the fact the NIT is one of the most historic events …

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2022 Richmond Spiders Improbable Postseason Push

It’s March 6th, 2020, and the University of Richmond Spiders Men’s basketball team has just concluded its season, ready to travel to Brooklyn, New York for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The team has won nine out of their final ten games, leading many to believe an NCAA bid is inevitable. Unfortunately, the …

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Bonnies Play at Virginia on Tuesday; Trip to MSG On The Line

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Whenever taking a road trip to Virginia, one will notice signs along the interstate that read, “Virginia Is For Lovers.” Virginians may love their state, but there is nothing like the love that St. Bonaventure students and alumni have for their basketball team. Hence why these corny little highway signs serve as …

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Oklahoma Bound: Bonnies Play Sooners in NIT on Sunday

NORMAN, Okla. – The month of March works in mysterious ways. It appeared as if St. Bonaventure’s season was over last week. Instead, their postseason run continues in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on Sunday. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (21-9, 12-5 Conference) will face the Oklahoma Sooners (19-15, 7-11 Conference) in the Second Round of …

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Rocky Mountain High: Bonnies to Face Colorado in NIT on Tuesday

BOULDER, Colo. – Western New Yorkers have experienced a couple of heartbreaking finishes over the past two months. A kick-off with 13 seconds remaining. Two free throws with 1.8 ticks to go. You get the point. But unlike the Buffalo Bills, the 2021-22 St. Bonaventure season has been revived. The Bonnies have been invited to …

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VCU eliminated by Richmond in A-10 quarterfinals

Analysts can dissect win-loss records, prior history and betting odds all they want. But in March, everyone’s record is 0-0. And in March, any team can be upset. On Friday night, the VCU Rams men’s basketball team (21-9, 14-5 A-10) suffered such a fate, as the #3 Rams fell to the #6 Richmond Spiders (21-12, …

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Dayton Survives a Feisty UMass Squad, Moves on to the Semis

Summary The Dayton Flyers were given all that they could handle from UMass, but they prevailed in the end, 75-72. The win puts Dayton in the semifinals for the first time since the 2016 season. UMass came out firing on all cylinders, going up by as many as 11 in the first half. Eventually, Malachi …

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Fordham’s Season Ends in Quarterfinals With 74-56 Loss to Davidson

Image by Dan Nelligan In their third matchup of the season, there wasn’t much left to learn in terms of how Fordham or Davidson would try to gain the upper hand and play their way into the semifinals. For Davidson, the Wildcats would have to dominate from three point range, have Luka Brajkovic beat out …

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Rhode Island Fires Head Coach David Cox After Four Seasons

Less that 24 hours after their collapsing loss to Richmond, the Rhode Island Rams have fired men’s head basketball coach David Cox. Cox, who was in his fourth season as head coach, led Rhode Island to a 15-16 record overall and a 5-12 record in the A10 this season, good for 11th place, which was …

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Dayton Gets UMass for a Friday Night Showdown in DC

The Flyers open up A10 Tournament play against UMass. The Dayton Flyers finally know their opponent for their Friday night game in the A10 Tournament: The UMass Minutemen. UMass destroyed a very lack-luster George Washington team on Thursday night by the score of 99-88. UMass got hot early and kept it up all the way …