St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball - Wikipedia St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball St. Bonaventure Bonnies 2017 -- 18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball team University St. Bonaventure University Head coach Mark Schmidt ( 11th season ) Conference Atlantic 10 Location Olean, New York Arena Reilly Center ( Capacity : 5,480 ) Nickname Bonnies Colors Brown and White Uniforms Home Away NCAA Tournament Final Four 1970 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1970 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1961, 1968, 1970 NCAA Tournament appearances 1961, 1968, 1970, 1978, 2000, 2012, 2018 Conference tournament champions A-10 : 2012 Conference regular season champions WNY3 : 1950, 1951, 1957 1958 A-10 : 2016 For information on all St. Bonaventure University sports, see St. Bonaventure Bonnies The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball ( formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians ) team is the college basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York, United States. The school 's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference and plays its home games at the Reilly Center. The `` Bonnies '' are currently coached by Mark Schmidt. Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginnings 1.2 Golden era 1.3 Tough times 1.4 Rebounding 1.5 2003 scandal 1.6 Renewed success 2 Seasons 3 Postseason 3.1 NCAA Tournament results 3.2 NIT results 3.3 CBI results 4 SBU wins vs. the AP Top 25 5 All - Americans 6 Retired numbers 7 References 8 External links History Beginnings Of the major sports at St. Bonaventure, basketball was the last introduced. In 1902, the first team had been put together, mainly consisting of former football players. The coach of this team was university professor Patric Driscoll. Official records of these games were not kept. Proper facilities were not available until four years later when intramural games began to be played in a handball court on campus. In 1916, Butler Gym was constructed, but was n't finished by the time the intercollegiate team played its first game against University of Buffalo. This game was played in the Olean Armory. Games were cancelled until after World War I had ended. The first game played in Butler Gym was during the 1919 - 1920 season with Richard Phelan as the coach. Basketball prospered on campus in the decades between World War I and World War II. From 1942 to 1944, basketball was again put on hold for a world war. Following World War II, Anslem Kreiger, a former All - American Basketball player, took over the program, with a record of 15 - 10 over his two - year tenure. Ed ( Melvin ) Milkovich took over the basketball team for a six - year period starting with the 1948 -- 49 season. This was a period of great success for the program, with two appearances in the National Invitational Tournament ( NIT ), the first during the 1950 -- 51 season when the team was eliminated in the second round. Further success came with the team 's appearance in the 1952 NIT, where they made it to the semifinals. Over his tenure, Milkovich led the team to a record of 98 -- 47. Edward Donovan took over head coaching duties for the 1953 -- 54 season, holding the position for an eight - year period. The team again made an appearance in the NIT in 1957, again making it to the semifinals Golden era Under Donovan, the team made it to the NIT every year from 1957 to 1960. In 1961, the team made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament and finished third in its regional. However, this was Donovan 's final season coaching the Brown Indians ; in May 1961 he took a job as a coach of the New York Knicks. Former Brown Indian Larry Weise took over the team starting with the 1961 -- 62 season. In 1964, Weise led the team to the NCIT Tournament and the NIT. Under Weise 's tutelage, the team returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1968, proceeding to the second round prior to being eliminated. In 1970, St. Bonaventure, led by future NBA - great Bob Lanier, was thought to have a legitimate shot at unseating UCLA for the national title. However, they lost Lanier late in their East Regional Final victory over Villanova to a torn ligament, causing the All - American to miss the Final Four. St. Bonaventure was upset by Jacksonville in the national semifinals, before losing to New Mexico State in the national consolation game. Weise led the team to another trip to the NIT in 1971. In 1973, he relinquished his post as coach. He was replaced by Jim Satalin, another former Brown Indian. He led the team to a championship in the NIT in 1977. The next year, the team again made it to the NCAA Tournament and was defeated in the first round. In 1979, the Bonnies made another appearance at the NIT and again were defeated in the first round. Tough Times From 1981 to 1999, the Bonnies struggled mightily, only achieving record better than. 500 5 times. In 1982, they joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. Rebounding In the 1999 -- 2000 season, the Bonnies finished in second place in A-10 play under coach Jim Baron and lost to # 6 ranked Temple in the A-10 Tournament championship. The Bonnies received an at - large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first bid since 1978. However, they failed to advance, losing to # 19 ranked Kentucky in overtime in the First Round. Following the season Baron moved on to coach fellow A-10 school, Rhode Island. 2003 scandal Jan van Breda Kolff was hired to continue the rebuilding Baron had achieved. However, he, instead, did the opposite. The 2002 -- 03 men 's basketball season was marred by a scandal after a transfer student from a junior college, Jamil Terrell, was permitted to play even though he had not completed his Associate Degree and was therefore ineligible for one year. The team was forced to forfeit every game in which he played and was barred from the A-10 Tournament. In protest, players voted to sit out the last two games of the regular season. Head coach Jan van Breda Kolff, athletic director Gothard Lane, and school president Dr. Robert Wickenheiser were all ousted. St. Bonaventure 's chairman of the board of trustees, William Swan, took his own life in August 2003, feeling that he had let down his alma mater by failing to prevent the scandal. St. Bonaventure docked itself three scholarships from 2003 to 2005 and the NCAA subsequently put the team on three years ' probation and banned them from postseason play in 2003 -- 04. Subsequently, the Bonnies failed to achieve a winning record until the 2010 -- 11 season under coach Mark Schmidt. Renewed success In the 2011 -- 12 season, the team enjoyed more success than in any season since the 2003 scandal. Led by conference Player of the Year Andrew Nicholson -- the 19th pick by Orlando in the 2012 NBA Draft -- they accumulated a 20 -- 12 record during the regular season. They then won the school 's first - ever Atlantic 10 Tournament title, beating Saint Joseph 's, UMass, and Xavier. The conference title earned them an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost 66 -- 63 to ACC champion Florida State in the second round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. After Nicholson departed for the NBA, the 2012 -- 13 team failed to qualify for the 2013 A-10 Tournament in Brooklyn. However, the 2013 -- 14 Bonnies qualified for the A-10 Tournament, advancing to the semifinals. They upset the # 1 seed Saint Louis on a buzzer - beater shot by Jordan Gathers, the nephew of the late Hank Gathers. That play made the SportsCenter Top 10 plays of the Night. In the 2014 -- 15 campaign, the Bonnies had a winning record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Conference Tournament. On February 7, 2015, Bonnies guard Marcus Posley hit a buzzer beater shot to upset the nationally ranked VCU Rams and Shaka Smart at the nearly sold - out Reilly Center. The students, and many fans, rushed the court to celebrate after Posley 's shot went in. The 2015 -- 16 Bonnies finished in a three way tie for first place in the A-10 regular season. The Bonnies were upset in their first game of the A-10 Tournament, losing to Davidson. The Bonnies failed to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament and were considered one of the `` first four out '' by the selection committee, their poor non-conference strength of schedule and lack of non-conference quality wins being listed as the reasons they were not selected for a bid. Their omission was widely considered to be one of the largest snubs of the year, if not all time, being the first team to ever to have an RPI ranking in the top 30 and a conference regular season title to their name, and not receive a bid. It came as such a surprise to so many in the college basketball world, that it prompted the Atlantic 10 athletic director to issue a public statement voicing her dissatisfaction with the committee 's decision to exclude the Bonnies. Seasons Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball ( Atlantic 10 Conference ) ( 1998 -- Present ) 1994 -- 95 Bonaventure 18 - 13 9 - 7 4th NIT Tournament 1995 -- 96 Bonaventure 10 - 18 4 - 12 5th 1996 -- 97 Bonaventure 14 - 14 5 - 11 5th 1997 -- 98 Bonaventure 17 - 15 6 - 10 4th NIT Tournament 1998 -- 99 Bonaventure 14 - 15 8 - 8 4th 1999 -- 00 Bonaventure 21 - 10 11 - 5 2nd NCAA Tournament 2000 -- 01 Bonaventure 18 - 12 9 - 7 5th NIT Tournament 2001 -- 02 Bonaventure 17 - 13 8 - 8 3rd NIT Tournament 2002 -- 03 Bonaventure 13 - 14 7 - 9 6th 2003 -- 04 Bonaventure 7 - 21 3 - 13 5th 2004 -- 05 Bonaventure 2 - 26 1 - 15 6th 2005 -- 06 Bonaventure 8 - 19 2 - 14 13th 2006 -- 07 Bonaventure 7 - 22 4 - 12 12th 2007 -- 08 Bonaventure 8 - 22 2 - 14 14th 2008 -- 09 Bonaventure 15 - 15 6 - 10 11th 2009 -- 10 Bonaventure 15 - 16 7 - 9 8th 2010 -- 11 Bonaventure 16 - 15 8 - 8 7th CBI Tournament 2011 -- 12 Bonaventure 20 - 12 10 - 6 3rd NCAA Tournament 2012 -- 13 Bonaventure 14 - 15 7 - 9 11th 2013 -- 14 Bonaventure 18 - 15 6 - 10 9th 2014 -- 15 Bonaventure 18 - 13 10 - 8 6th 2015 -- 16 Bonaventure 22 - 9 14 - 4 1st NIT Tournament 2016 -- 17 Bonaventure 20 - 12 11 - 7 5th 2017 -- 18 Bonaventure 26 - 8 14 - 4 2nd NCAA Tournament St. Bonaventure Bonnies : 430 -- 349 (. 552 ) 235 -- 270 (. 465 ) Total : 430 -- 349 (. 552 ) National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Postseason NCAA Tournament results The Bonnies have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 7 -- 9. Year Round Opponent Result / Score 1961 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game Rhode Island Wake Forest Princeton W 86 -- 76 L 73 -- 78 W 85 -- 67 1968 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game Boston College North Carolina Columbia W 102 -- 93 L 72 -- 91 L 75 -- 95 1970 First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Third Place Game Davidson North Carolina State Villanova Jacksonville New Mexico State W 85 -- 72 W 80 -- 68 W 97 -- 74 L 83 -- 91 L 73 -- 79 1978 First Round Pennsylvania L 83 -- 92 2000 First Round Kentucky L 80 -- 85 2012 Second Round Florida State L 63 -- 66 2018 First Four First Round UCLA Florida W 65 -- 58 L 62 -- 77 NIT results The Bonnies have appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 18 -- 17. They were NIT champions in 1977. Year Round Opponent Result / Score 1951 First Round Quarterfinals Cincinnati St. John 's W 70 -- 67 L 58 -- 60 1952 Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game Western Kentucky Dayton Duquesne W 70 -- 69 L 62 -- 69 W 48 -- 34 1957 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game Cincinnati Seattle Memphis Temple W 90 -- 72 W 85 -- 68 L 78 -- 80 L 50 -- 67 1958 Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game St. Joseph 's Xavier St. John 's W 79 -- 75 L 53 -- 72 W 84 -- 69 1959 First Round Quarterfinals Villanova St. John 's W 75 -- 67 L 74 -- 82 1960 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game Holy Cross St. John 's Bradley Utah State W 94 -- 81 W 106 -- 71 L 71 -- 82 L 83 -- 99 1964 First Round Army L 62 -- 64 1971 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game Purdue Hawai ʻi Georgia Tech Duke W 94 -- 79 W 73 -- 64 L 71 -- 76 W 92 -- 88 1977 First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Rutgers Oregon Villanova Houston W 79 -- 77 W 76 -- 73 W 86 -- 82 W 94 -- 91 1979 First Round Alabama L 89 -- 98 First Round Iona L 76 -- 90 1995 First Round Second Round Southern Miss Marquette W 75 -- 70 L 61 -- 70 1998 First Round Vanderbilt L 61 -- 73 First Round Pittsburgh L 75 -- 84 2002 First Round Syracuse L 66 -- 76 2016 First Round Wagner L 75 -- 79 Cbi results The Bonnies have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0 -- 1. Year Round Opponent Result / Score 2011 First Round UCF L 54 -- 69 In accordance with school policy, since 2014, the team has declined all postseason tournament invitations other than the NCAA tournament and NIT. SBU wins vs. the AP Top 25 Since the 1993 -- 94 season, SBU has played a total of 47 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll. SBU has a record of 11 -- 36 against such teams. They have a record of 0 -- 8 against teams in the Top 5 during this span. The Bonnies also hold a record of 9 -- 8 against ranked teams at the Reilly Center since 1993. Year Opponent Score Site 1950 -- 51 # 19 Siena # 15 Villanova # 17 Cincinnati W 47 -- 45 W 74 -- 69 W 70 -- 67 Home Away Neutral 1951 -- 52 # 11 Western Kentucky # 18 Siena # 4 Duquesne W 73 -- 60 W 69 -- 44 W 49 -- 31 Home Home Neutral 1955 -- 56 # 16 Memphis W 79 -- 67 Home 1956 -- 57 # 14 Canisus # 5 Seattle W 57 -- 48 W 85 -- 65 Home Neutral 1959 -- 60 # 14 Providence # 9 Villanova W 90 -- 89 W 72 -- 70 Home Away 1960 -- 61 # 3 Bradley W 75 -- 61 Home 1968 -- 69 # 18 Marquette W 84 -- 62 Home 1969 -- 70 # 17 Purdue # 10 Davidson # 10 NC State W 91 -- 75 W 85 -- 72 W 80 -- 68 Neutral Neutral Neutral 1971 -- 72 # 12 Providence W 98 -- 82 Home 1977 -- 78 # 17 Syracuse W 91 -- 84 Home 1977 -- 78 # 16 Providence # 14 Syracuse W 72 -- 64 W 70 -- 69 Home Neutral 1993 -- 94 # 23 George Washington # 19 West Virginia W 71 -- 67 W 72 -- 66 Home Home 1997 -- 98 # 13 Xavier # 20 Rhode Island # 20 Massachusetts W 80 -- 77 W 86 -- 81 W 72 -- 70 Home Home Home 1999 -- 00 # 23 Temple W 57 -- 56 Home 2013 -- 14 # 21 Massachusetts # 18 St. Louis W 78 -- 65 W 71 -- 68 Home Neutral 2014 -- 15 # 18 VCU W 73 -- 71 Home 2015 -- 16 # 15 Dayton W 79 -- 72 Away 2017 -- 18 # 16 Rhode Island W 77 -- 74 Home All - Americans The following St. Bonaventure players were named NCAA Men 's Basketball All - Americans : Tom Stith -- 1960 ( Consensus First Team ), 1961 ( Consensus First Team ) Bob Lanier -- 1968 ( Consensus Second Team ), 1969 ( AP Second team ), 1970 ( Consensus First Team ) Andrew Nicholson -- 2012 ( AP Honorable Mention ) Retired numbers St. Bonaventure Retired Numbers No Player Position Career Number retirement 13 Ken Murray 1946 - 50 1969 14 Bill Butler 1964 - 68 1969 22 Sam Stith 1957 - 60 1969 25 Earl Belcher 1977 - 81 1991 25 Essie Hollis 1973 - 77 31 Bob Lanier 1967 - 70 34 Roland Martin PG 1958 - 61 1969 42 Tom Stith 1958 - 61 1969 44 Andrew Nicholson 2008 - 12 February 21st, 2014 53 Greg Sanders 1974 - 78 December 3rd, 2016 54 Freddie Crawford 1960 - 64 1970 References Jump up ^ St. Bonaventure University Writing Style Guide ( PDF ). Retrieved June 2, 2016. Jump up ^ http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/basketball/rise.htm Jump up ^ http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/basketball/Middle%20Era.htm Jump up ^ Wise, Mike ( 2003 - 11 - 04 ). `` BASKETBALL ; Picking Up Pieces of a Shattered Program ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 26. Jump up ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=3087784 Jump up ^ Wise, Mike ( 4 November 2003 ). `` Picking Up Pieces of a Shattered Program ''. New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2018. Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120907164018/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-04-19/sports/18220003_1_van-breda-kolff-jamil-terrell-press-conference. Jump up ^ NCAA press release announcing sanctions ^ Jump up to : Price, Jacob ( 2016 - 03 - 14 ). `` The A-10 commissioner is irate about St. Bonaventure getting snubbed ''. SBNation.com. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 26. ^ Jump up to : Butler, J.P. ( March 16, 2015 ). No tournament for Bonnies. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Nicholson, Watt on All - America list ''. The Buffalo News. March 26, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 27. 8. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25516048/nit-bracket-schedule-tip-times-monmouth-and-no-ben-simmons 9. https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2016/3/13/11217528/atlantic-10-commissioner-st-bonaventure-march-madness-snub 10. http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/story/ncaa-tournament-snubs-michigan-state-south-carolina-monmouth-st-bonaventure-031316 11. http://buckyandsully.buffalonews.com/2016/03/13/bonnies-left-stunned-by-ncaas-decision/ External links Official website St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball Venues Olean Armory ( 1916 ) Butler Gym ( 1919 -- 1966 ) Reilly Center ( 1966 -- present ) Blue Cross Arena ( Roc City Hoops Classic ) Rivalries Siena People Head coaches Seasons 1919 -- 20 1920 -- 21 1921 -- 22 1922 -- 23 1923 -- 24 1924 -- 25 1925 -- 26 1926 -- 27 1927 -- 28 1928 -- 29 1929 -- 30 1930 -- 31 1931 -- 32 1932 -- 33 1933 -- 34 1934 -- 35 1935 -- 36 1936 -- 37 1937 -- 38 1938 -- 39 1939 -- 40 1940 -- 41 1941 -- 42 1942 -- 43 1943 -- 44 1944 -- 45 1945 -- 46 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 NCAA Final Four appearances in italics Atlantic 10 Conference men 's basketball Teams Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers UMass Minutemen Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph 's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams Championships & awards Atlantic 10 Men 's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Seasons 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 St. Bonaventure University Located in : Allegany, New York Life The Bona Venture Bonaresponds Athletics St. Bonaventure Bonnies Men 's soccer Men 's basketball Women 's basketball Baseball Softball Atlantic 10 Conference Founded : 1858 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball&oldid=833511627 '' Categories : St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball Hidden categories : Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 01 : 08. 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Question: when was the last time st bonaventure made ncaa tournament
Answer: 2018