# 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by tenth-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the regular season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated UMass in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Rhode Island

## Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2015–16 season 22–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Davidson. While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, the Bonnies were one of the "First Four Out" and instead received a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wagner.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marcus Posley | 3 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Rockford, IL | Graduated |
| Derrick Woods | 20 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Trenton, NJ | Transferred to Delaware |
| Dion Wright | 21 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Lakewood, CA | Graduated |
| Jordan Tyson | 45 | F | 6'10" | 225 | RS Freshman | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred to Georgia State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chinoso Obokoh | 5 | C | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Transferred from Syracuse. Will eligible to play, since Obokoh graduated from Syracuse. |
| Quinn Lee Yaw | 21 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Jamestown, NY | Transferred from Edinboro. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lee Yaw will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. |

### 2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tareq Coburn #79 SF | Rosedale, NY | Benjamin Cardozo High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Amadi Ikpeze #62 C | Amherst, NY | Amherst Central High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Nov 8, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Joshua Ayeni #66 C | Fort Washington, MD | Impact Basketball Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016. ||||||

## Preseason

The Bonnies were picked to finish fifth in the A-10 preseason poll. Jaylen Adams was selected the Preseason All-Conference First Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 4:00 pm | | Alfred | W 99–72 | | Reilly Center (3,581) Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 4:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 92–82 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. Florida Lakeland Showcase | L 66–73 | 1–1 | Lakeland Center (4,133) Lakeland, FL |
| 11/21/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Little Rock Lone Star Showcase | L 65–68 | 1–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/22/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Central Michigan Lone Star Showcase | W 102–71 | 2–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/23/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase | W 89–63 | 3–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/30/2016* 8:00 pm, SPCSN | | Siena Franciscan Cup | W 81–74 | 4–2 | Reilly Center (3,859) Olean, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, SPCSN | | Buffalo | W 90–84 | 5–2 | Reilly Center (5,012) Olean, NY |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 81–75 | 6–2 | Mack Sports Complex (2,112) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | L 80–81 | 6–3 | Reilly Center (3,976) Olean, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Niagara Big 4 Classic | W 79–69 | 7–3 | KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | Army | W 92–83 | 8–3 | Reilly Center (3,254) Olean, NY |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | Canisius | L 101–106 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Reilly Center (3,433) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 4:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 89–77 | 9–4 (1–0) | Mullins Center (4,877) Amherst, MA |
| 01/03/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | Dayton | L 74–90 | 9–5 (1–1) | Reilly Center (3,328) Olean, NY |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | W 82–72 | 10–5 (2–1) | Reilly Center (4,026) Olean, NY |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 61–78 | 10–6 (2–2) | Robins Center (6,058) Richmond, VA |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Fordham Lightower Conference Classic | W 73–53 | 11–6 (3–2) | Blue Cross Arena (6,386) Rochester, NY |
| 01/17/2017 9:00 pm, ASN | | at Saint Louis | W 71–52 | 12–6 (4–2) | Chaifetz Arena (4,127) St. Louis, MO |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | Saint Joseph's | W 67–63 | 13–6 (5–2) | Reilly Center (3,961) Olean, NY |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 59–71 | 13–7 (5–3) | Ryan Center (6,757) Kingston, RI |
| 02/01/2017 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Duquesne | W 71–64 | 14–7 (6–3) | Palumbo Center (975) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | VCU | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (6–4) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | Saint Louis | W 70–55 | 15–8 (7–4) | Reilly Center (3,763) Olean, NY |
| 02/11/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | at George Washington | L 70–76 | 15–9 (7–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,875) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, SPCSN | | La Salle | W 83–65 | 16–9 (8–5) | Reilly Center (3,512) Olean, NY |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Dayton | L 72–76 | 16–10 (8–6) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 83–77 | 17–10 (9–6) | Hagan Arena (3,743) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ASN | | Duquesne | W 80–77 | 18–10 (10–6) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Davidson | L 63–68 | 18–11 (10–7) | John M. Belk Arena (3,570) Davidson, NC |
| 03/04/2017 4:00 pm, ASN | | Massachusetts | W 60–56 | 19–11 (11–7) | Reilly Center (4,322) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (5) | vs. (12) Massachusetts Second round | W 73–60 | 20–11 | PPG Paints Arena (7,509) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/10/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (5) | vs. (4) Rhode Island Quarterfinals | L 63–74 | 20–12 | PPG Paints Arena (6,641) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||