# 2011–12 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by fifth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in A-10 to finish in a tie for third place. They were champions of the A-10 Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida State.

## Previous season

The Bonnies were seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference. They also made the first round of the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost to UCF.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ogo Adegboye | 0 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Ibadan, Nigeria | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Eric Mosley | 2 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky | Cincinnati State |
| Charlon Kloof | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Paramaribo, Suriname | Guilford Technical CC |
| Chris Johnson | 3 | G/F | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | North Preston, Nova Scotia | Kilgore |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Eric Mosley | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 3 | Charlon Kloof | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| 5 | Jordan Gathers | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| 10 | Danny Farrell | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Binghamton, New York |
| 11 | Demitrius Conger | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 12 | Zach Moore | Forward | 6–3 | 210 | Senior | Olean, New York |
| 21 | Youssou Ndoye | Center | 6–11 | 235 | Freshman | Dakar, Senegal |
| 23 | Chris Johnson | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | North Preston, Nova Scotia |
| 24 | Matthew Wright | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario |
| 32 | Michael Davenport | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 33 | Marquise Simmons | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Capitol Heights, Maryland |
| 43 | Da'Quan Cook | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Senior | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 44 | Andrew Nicholson | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Senior | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 45 | Jake Houseknecht | Center | 6–9 | 210 | Junior | Olean, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2011* 7:00 pm | | Mansfield | W 87–61 | | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 79–58 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (4,423) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 64–67 | 1–1 | Wolstein Center (3,073) Cleveland, OH |
| 11/21/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Siena Franciscan Cup | W 64–58 | 2–1 | Times Union Center (6,067) Albany, NY |
| 11/27/2011* 6:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech | L 64–73 | 2–2 | Cassell Coliseum (8,710) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/01/2011* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 52–58 | 2–3 | Reilly Center (3,488) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 12/03/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Buffalo | W 66–60 | 3–3 | Alumni Arena (3,882) Amherst, NY |
| 12/07/2011* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Illinois | L 43–48 | 3–4 | Assembly Hall (14,711) Champaign, IL |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 81–62 | 4–4 | Reilly Center (4,115) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 12/18/2011* 2:30 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 76–66 | 5–4 | Reilly Center (3,095) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm | | vs. NC State Fibertech Classic | L 65–67 | 5–5 | Blue Cross Arena (5,802) Rochester, NY |
| 12/23/2011* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 82–58 | 6–4 | Reilly Center (3,186) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Niagara | W 72–70 | 7–5 | Gallagher Center (2,200) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm | | George Washington | W 66–56 | 8–5 (1–0) | Reilly Center (3,010) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 01/07/2012 4:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 52–66 | 8–6 (1–1) | Palumbo Center (3,088) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | | Dayton | W 81–73 | 9–6 (2–1) | Reilly Center (3,317) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 01/14/2012 12:00 pm | | at Xavier | L 64–77 | 9–7 (2–2) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/21/2012 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fordham | W 95–51 | 10–7 (3–2) | Reilly Center (4,119) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 01/25/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Rhode Island | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (4–2) | Ryan Center (3,225) Kingston, RI |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 62–47 | 12–7 (5–2) | Reilly Center (4,589) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 02/01/2012 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 62–86 | 12–8 (5–3) | Chaifetz Arena (6,346) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/08/2012 7:30 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 67–76 | 12–9 (5–4) | Mullins Center (4,253) Amherst, MA |
| 02/11/2012 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Duquesne | W 69–48 | 13–9 (6–4) | Reilly Center (4,505) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 02/15/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Temple | L 70–76 | 13–10 (6–5) | Reilly Center (4,169) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 02/18/2012 4:30 pm | | Rhode Island | W 81–61 | 14–10 (7–5) | Reilly Center (5,480) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 89–63 | 15–10 (8–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,306) Bronx, NY |
| 02/25/2012 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 72–56 | 16–10 (9–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (6,141) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 98–93 $^{2OT}$ | 17–10 (10–5) | Reilly Center (3,539) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 03/03/2012 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 61–71 | 17–11 (10–6) | Tom Gola Arena (2,616) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2012 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | W 71–68 | 18–11 | Boardwalk Hall (7,022) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 03/10/2012 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Massachusetts Semifinals | W 84–80 | 19–11 | Boardwalk Hall (6,784) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 03/11/2012 1:00 pm, CBS | | vs. Xavier Championship Game | W 67–56 | 20–11 | Boardwalk Hall (6,101) Atlantic City, NJ |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2012* 2:45 pm, CBS | No. (E 14) | vs. No. 10 (E 3) Florida State Second Round | L 63–66 | 20–12 | Bridgestone Arena (11,751) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||