# 2022–23 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 16th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2021–22 season 23–10, 12–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado, Oklahoma, and Virginia to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Xavier.
The Bonnies were ranked No. 24 in the preseason AP poll, the first time they had ever been ranked in the preseason AP poll.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kyle Lofton | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Hillside, NJ | Graduate transferred to Florida |
| Dominick Welch | 1 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Buffalo, NY | Graduate transferred to Alabama |
| Quadry Adams | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Piscataway, NJ | Transferred to Sacramento State |
| Joryam Saizonou | 3 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Freshman | Almere, Netherlands | Transferred to UNC Greensboro |
| Linton Brown | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Delray Beach, FL | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Jaren Holmes | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Romulus, MI | Graduate transferred to Iowa State |
| Oluwasegun Durosinmi | 10 | F/C | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Northern Illinois |
| Justin Ndjock-Tadjore | 11 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Gatineac, QC | Transferred |
| Abdoul Karim Coulibaly | 12 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Bamako, Mali | Transferred to UMass Lowell |
| Pedro Rossi | 20 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | Walk-on; transferred to Minnesota Crookston |
| Osun Osunniyi | 21 | F/C | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Pleasantville, NJ | Graduate transferred to Iowa State |
| Jalen Adaway | 33 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Logansports, IN | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kyrell Luc | 1 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | Dorchester, MA | Holy Cross |
| Moses Flowers | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Junior | Dorchester, MA | Hartford |
| Daryl Banks III | 5 | G | 6'3" | 165 | RS Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Saint Peter's |
| Max Amadasun | 10 | C | 6'9" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Dublin, Ireland | Pittsburgh |
| Chad Venning | 32 | F | 6'10" | 280 | RS Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Morgan State |
| Anquan Hill | 35 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Fairleigh Dickinson |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Yann Farell SF | Colora, MD | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 24, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Melian Martinez C | Cerritos, CA | Valley Christian High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Barry Evans SF | Baltimore, MD | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Miles Rose SG | Rochester, NY | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alfred | W 76–48 | | 18 – Banks III | 11 – Farell | 7 – Banks III | Reilly Center (2,342) Olean, NY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–58 | 1–0 | 23 – Luc | 8 – Evans | 5 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,436) Olean, NY |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 80–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 22 – Banks III | 6 – Luc | 9 – Luc | Koessler Athletic Center (1,903) Buffalo, NY |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. South Dakota State | L 62–66 | 1–2 | 17 – Luc | 11 – Farell | 5 – Luc | Sanford Pentagon (3,093) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green Gotham Classic | W 81–68 | 2–2 | 34 – Banks III | 8 – Evans | 6 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,189) Olean, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana Gotham Classic | W 80–66 | 3–2 | 21 – Venning | 7 – Tied | 6 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,102) Olean, NY |
| November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Notre Dame Gotham Classic | W 63–51 | 4–2 | 16 – Luc | 14 – Farell | 6 – Luc | UBS Arena (5,178) Elmont, NY |
| Novcember 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 71–64 | 5–2 | 22 – Luc | 8 – Farell | 3 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,089) Olean, NY |
| December 3, 2022* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 66–83 | 5–3 | 18 – Farell | 9 – Farell | 4 – Banks III | Alumni Arena (4,633) Buffalo, NY |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 61–42 | 6–3 | 15 – Banks III | 9 – Evans | 4 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,158) Olean, NY |
| December 11, 2022* 11:30 am, YES | | vs. Iona Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | L 57–72 | 6–4 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Venning | 4 – Banks III | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 16, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 58–71 | 6–5 | 18 – Banks III | 10 – Farell | 2 – Tied | Reilly Center (3,005) Olean, NY |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena Franciscan Cup | L 70–76 | 6–6 | 14 – Flowers | 4 – Hill | 3 – Flowers | MVP Arena (5,616) Albany, NY |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Iowa | L 52–62 | 6–7 | 12 – Tied | 8 – Farell | 3 – Luc | McLeod Center (1,876) Cedar Falls, IA |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMass | W 83–64 | 7–7 (1–0) | 31 – Banks III | 10 – Farell | 7 – Flowers | Reilly Center (3,978) Olean, NY |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Mason | W 73–69 | 8–7 (2–0) | 27 – Banks III | 9 – Venning | 10 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,382) Olean, NY |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 55–78 | 8–8 (2–1) | 23 – Venning | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (8,219) St. Louis, MO |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 67–68 | 8–9 (2–2) | 20 – Luc | 7 – Tied | 9 – Luc | Ryan Center (4,722) Kingston, RI |
| January 14, 2023 2:30 pm, USA | | Richmond | W 71–63 | 9–9 (3–2) | 20 – Tied | 10 – Hill | 3 – Banks III | Reilly Center (4,351) Olean, NY |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 65–56 | 10–9 (4–2) | 15 – Banks | 8 – Luc | 4 – Tied | Reilly Center (4,107) Olean, NY |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola Chicago | L 55–67 | 10–10 (4–3) | 16 – Venning | 9 – Evans | 3 – Evans | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,114) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fordham | L 68–79 | 10–11 (4–4) | 29 – Banks III | 6 – Tied | 6 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,854) Olean, NY |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | W 61–58 | 11–11 (5–4) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Farell | 4 – Luc | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 66–62 | 12–11 (6–4) | 18 – Farell | 9 – Banks III | 4 – Banks III | Robins Center (5,235) Richmond, VA |
| February 4, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Dayton | W 68–59 | 13–11 (7–4) | 17 – Venning | 8 – Venning | 5 – Banks III | Reilly Center (4,850) Olean, NY |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | La Salle | L 70–76 | 13–12 (7–5) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Banks III | 6 – Luc | Reilly Center (3,798) Olean, NY |
| February 11, 2023 2:30 pm, USA | | at Duquesne | L 54–56 | 13–13 (7–6) | 15 – Banks III | 8 – Venning | 3 – Farell | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,333) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 63–78 | 13–14 (7–7) | 15 – Venning | 5 – Flowers | 8 – Luc | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808) Bronx, NY |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, USA | | George Washington | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (7–8) | 22 – Venning | 8 – Venning | 4 – Rumpel | Reilly Center (4,760) Olean, NY |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, NBC Digital | | at Davidson | L 61–74 | 13–16 (7–9) | 16 – Flowers | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | John M. Belk Arena (3,153) Davidson, NC |
| February 26, 2023 12:00 pm, USA | | Saint Joseph's | W 89–76 | 14–16 (8–9) | 36 – Banks III | 6 – Venning | 3 – Tied | Reilly Center (4,394) Olean, NY |
| March 4, 2023 2:30 pm, USA | | at UMass | L 60–71 | 14–17 (8–10) | 18 – Venning | 8 – Venning | 6 – Luc | Mullins Center (3,474) Amherst, MA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 11:30 a.m., USA | (9) | vs. (8) Davidson Second round | L 54–65 | 14–18 | 16 – Venning | 7 – Farrell | 5 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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