# 2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by eighth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Dayton. For the second consecutive year, the Bonnies accumulated a winning record but did not receive an invite the postseason; the team failed to qualify for the National Invitation Tournament and, in accordance with school policy, preemptively ruled out participating in either the College Basketball Invitational or CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

## Previous season

The Bonnies finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a ninth-place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Bonnies were defeated by Saint Joseph's the semifinals. Despite an overall winning record that included an upset over top-ranked Saint Louis in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, the Bonnies were not invited to a postseason bid due to an inability to come to an agreement with the College Basketball Invitational.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Charlon Kloof | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Paramaribo, Suriname | Graduated |
| Danny Farrell | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Binghamton, NY | Graduated |
| Matthias Runs | 20 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Hilversum, Netherlands | Transferred to Georgia Southwestern State |
| Matthew Wright | 24 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Marquise Simmons | 33 | F/C | 6'8" | 235 | RS Senior | Capitol Heights, MD | Graduated |
| Jean Yves Toupane | 43 | G/F | 6'7" | 185 | Sophomore | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Gannon |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Iakeem Alston | 0 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Junior college transfer from Sheridan College |
| Marcus Posley | 3 | G/F | 6'0" | 200 | Junior | Rockford, IL | Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Idris Taqqee SF | Ashburnham, MA | Cushing Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 25, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jaylen Adams PG | Hanover, MD | Mount St. Joseph High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Apr 16, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Tyson C | Cincinnati, OH | Fishburne Military School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 25, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 7, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2014* 4:00 pm | Mansfield | W 86–45 | | Reilly Center (3,420) Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 77–57 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (3,837) Olean, NY |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Siena Franciscan Cup | L 70–73 | 1–1 | Reilly Center (3,291) Olean, NY |
| 11/22/2014* 4:00 pm | Canisius | W 59–53 | 2–1 | Reilly Center (4,489) Olean, NY |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 79–71 | 3–1 | Reilly Center (2,951) Olean, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 2:00 pm | vs. Niagara Big 4 Classic | W 74–59 | 4–1 | First Niagara Center (7,191) Buffalo, NY |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Buffalo | W 72–63 | 5–1 | Reilly Center (3,469) Olean, NY |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | at Ohio | W 80–70 | 6–1 | Convocation Center (7,203) Athens, OH |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at Pittsburgh | L 54–58 | 6–2 | Peterson Events Center (9,425) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 69–51 | 7–2 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,213) Vestal, NY |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 80–82 | 7–3 | Reilly Center (3,293) Olean, NY |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 77–82 | 7–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,050) Newark, DE |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 4:00 pm, ASN | at Massachusetts | W 69–55 | 8–4 (1–0) | Mullins Center (4,506) Amherst, MA |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Dayton | L 61–78 | 8–5 (1–1) | Reilly Center (3,495) Olean, NY |
| 01/11/2015 3:00 pm | at Richmond | L 41–60 | 8–6 (1–2) | Robins Center (5,629) Richmond, VA |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | vs. George Mason Conference Classic | W 75–55 | 9–6 (2–2) | Blue Cross Arena (4,032) Rochester, NY |
| 01/18/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | Saint Joseph's | W 70–61 | 10–6 (3–2) | Reilly Center (4,244) Olean, NY |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | W 100–97 | 11–6 (4–2) | Palumbo Center (2,257) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/25/2015 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 48–53 | 11–7 (4–3) | Ryan Center (5,312) Kingston, RI |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | La Salle | L 56–66 | 11–8 (4–4) | Reilly Center (4,769) Olean, NY |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Davidson | W 62–61 | 12–8 (5–4) | John M. Belk Arena (4,264) Davidson, NC |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, NBCSN | No. 18 VCU | W 73–71 | 13–8 (6–4) | Reilly Center (5,135) Olean, NY |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Massachusetts | L 53–55 | 13–9 (6–5) | Reilly Center (3,786) Olean, NY |
| 02/14/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | at Dayton | L 61–75 | 13–10 (6–6) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Richmond | L 56–71 | 13–11 (6–7) | Reilly Center (3,319) Olean, NY |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | at Saint Joseph's | W 70–60 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (7–7) | Hagan Arena (2,482) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | at George Washington | L 46–69 | 14–12 (7–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,560) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | Duquesne | W 92–75 | 15–12 (8–8) | Reilly Center (4,671) Olean, NY |
| 03/04/2015 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | W 64–48 | 16–12 (9–8) | Chaifetz Arena (6,017) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/07/2015 4:00 pm, TWCSC | Fordham | W 66–52 | 17–12 (10–8) | Reilly Center (3,555) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 6:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. Saint Joseph's Second Round | W 60-49 | 18–12 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/13/2015 6:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. Dayton Quarterfinals | L 71-75 | 18–13 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||