# 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by ninth 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 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.

## Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2014–15 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 receive a bid to 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Iakeem Alston | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Graduate transferred to West Georgia |
| Opeyemi Olomo | 2 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Walk-on; graduated |
| Jalen Adems | 4 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS Freshman | Saginaw, MI | Transferred to Mott Community College |
| Jordan Gathers | 5 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduate transferred to Butler |
| Xavier Smith | 11 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Plano, TX | Transferred to Tarleton State |
| Chris Dees | 15 | F/C | 6'8" | 260 | Senior | Sylmar, CA | Graduated |
| Andell Cumberbatch | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | East Orange, NJ | Graduated |
| Quentin Weinerman | 24 | G | 5'8" | 160 | Sophomore | Westlake Village, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Youssou Ndoye | 35 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| David Andoh | 0 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Montreal, QC | Transferred from Liberty. Under NCAA transfer rules, Andoh will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Matt Mobley | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Worcester, MA | Transferred from Central Connecticut. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mobley will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Courtney Stockard | 11 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Junior college transferred from Allen Community College |

## Incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| LaDarien Griffin PF | Jacksonville, FL | Providence School of Jacksonville | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Nov 13, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nelson Kaputo PG | Toronto, ON | St. Michael's College School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | May 1, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 4:00 pm | | Mansfield | W 108–48 | | Reilly Center (3,273) Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 63–53 | 1–0 | Reilly Center (4,277) Olean, NY |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Syracuse | L 66–79 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome (21,379) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 94–82 | 2–1 | Reilly Center (3,658) Olean, NY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 77–73 | 3–1 | Koessler Athletic Center (2,007) Buffalo, NY |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 83–89 | 3–2 | Reilly Center (3,229) Olean, NY |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Buffalo | W 60–58 | 4–2 | Alumni Arena (4,192) Amherst, NY |
| 12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, TWCSC | | Ohio | W 81–68 | 5–2 | Reilly Center (3,565) Olean, NY |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Vermont | W 80–68 | 6–2 | Reilly Center (3,021) Olean, NY |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm, TWCSC | | South Carolina State | W 64–45 | 7–2 | Reilly Center (3,347) Olean, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | at Siena Franciscan Cup | L 70–73 | 7-3 | Times Union Center (6,593) Albany, NY |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Niagara | W 82–68 | 8–3 | Reilly Center (3,728) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | | Davidson | W 97–85 | 9–3 (1–0) | Reilly Center (3,783) Olean, NY |
| 01/06/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | | at George Mason | W 77–58 | 10–3 (2–0) | EagleBank Arena (2,807) Fairfax, VA |
| 01/09/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Massachusetts | W 88–77 | 11–3 (3–0) | Mullins Center (4,224) Amherst, MA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Rhode Island | W 69–64 | 12–3 (4–0) | Reilly Center (3,219) Olean, NY |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Duquesne | L 88–95 | 12–4 (4–1) | Palumbo Center (2,425) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Dayton | L 79–85 | 12–5 (4–2) | Reilly Center (4,176) Olean, NY |
| 01/23/2016 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | at VCU | L 76–84 | 12–6 (4–3) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 01/31/2016 3:00 pm, ASN | | Richmond | W 84–68 | 13–6 (5–3) | Reilly Center (5,263) Olean, NY |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 83–73 | 14–6 (6–3) | Hagan Arena (4,027) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Louis | W 65–62 | 15–6 (7–3) | Reilly Center (3,712) Olean, NY |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (8–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,021) Bronx, NY |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm, TWCSC | | George Washington | W 64–57 | 17–6 (9–3) | Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 64–71 | 17–7 (9–4) | Tom Gola Arena (1,329) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/20/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | at No. 15 Dayton | W 79–72 | 18–7 (10–4) | UD Arena (13,455) Dayton, OH |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Duquesne | W 80–76 | 19–7 (11–4) | Reilly Center (4,101) Olean, NY |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 85–83 | 20–7 (12–4) | Reilly Center (5,294) Olean, NY |
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm | | vs. Saint Joseph's Lightower Conference Classic | W 98–90 | 21–7 (13–4) | Blue Cross Arena (6,734) Rochester, NY |
| 03/05/2016 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 76–67 | 22–7 (14–4) | Chaifetz Arena (7,812) St. Louis, MO |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2016 9:00 pm, NBCSN | (3) | vs. (6) Davidson Quarterfinals | L 86–90 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 | Barclays Center (8,223) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Wagner First round – St. Bonaventure Bracket | L 75–79 | 22–9 | Reilly Center (4,793) Olean, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||