2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 11th-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 season 26–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Davidson. They received one of the last four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UCLA in the First Four before losing in the first round to Florida.

2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	26–8 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Dave Moore Steve Curran Dwayne Lee
Home arena	Reilly Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	15	–	3		.833			26	–	8		.765
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Davidson †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
VCU	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Richmond	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Dayton	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Duquesne	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
George Washington	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
La Salle	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Massachusetts	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
Fordham	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the fifth 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. The Bonnies did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
David Andoh	0	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Montreal, Quebec	Graduated
Tareq Coburn	3	F	6'5"	200	Freshman	Rosedale, NY	Transferred to Hofstra[1]
Chinonso Obokoh	5	C	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Rochester, NY	Left program[2]
Denzel Gregg	12	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Syracuse, NY	Graduated
Caleb McGuire	24	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Belmont, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jaylen Poser		G	6'4"	180	Junior	Malton, Ontario	Transferred from UNLV. Will be eligible to play for the 2018–19 season. and have two seasons of eligibility.[3]

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tshiefu Ngalakulondi #75 SF	Manchester, NH	Proctor Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 21, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (67)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 29, 2017.

Preseason

In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Bonnies were picked to finish second in the A-10.^[4] Seniors Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley were named to the conference's preseason first team.^[4]

Roster

2017–18 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Idris Taqqee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cushing Academy Snellville, Georgia G 2 Matt Mobley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Central Connecticut State Worcester, Massachusetts G 3 Jaylen Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland G 4 Nelson Kaputo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Michael's College School Toronto, Ontario F 5 Tshiefu Ngalakulondi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Manchester, New Hampshire G/F 11 Courtney Stockard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Allen Community College St. Louis, Missouri C 12 Ndene Gueye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Kilgore College Senegal F 15 LaDarien Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Providence School Jacksonville, Florida G 21 Izaiah Brockington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Archbishop Ryan High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 24 Jack Galatio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hornell High School Hornell, New York F/C 32 Amadi Ikpeze 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Amherst Central High School Buffalo, New York F 33 Josh Ayeni 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Impact Academy (FL) Zaria, Nigeria G Jalen Poyser  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr UNLV Malton, Ontario	Head coach Mark Schmidt (Boston College) Assistant coach(es) Dave Moore (Bethel (TN)) Steve Curran (Merrimack) Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm		Alfred	W 109–73		20 – Stockard	7 – Ngalakulondi	5 – Mobley	Reilly Center (2,534) Olean, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm		Niagara	L 75–77	0–1	29 – Mobley	10 – Tied	3 – Mobley	Reilly Center (4,952) Olean, NY
Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm		Jackson State Emerald Coast Classic campus game	W 72–58	1–1	27 – Mobley	9 – Griffin	6 – Tied	Reilly Centre (3,619) Olean, NY
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore Emerald Coast Classic campus game	W 96–48	2–1	21 – Ngalakulondi	10 – Taqqee	7 – Mobley	Reilly Center (3,281) Olean, NY
Nov 24, 2017* 9:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Maryland Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 63–61	3–1	16 – Mobley	5 – Tied	3 – Kaputo	The Arena at NWFSC (1,650) Niceville, FL
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. TCU Emerald Coast Classic championship	L 79–89	3–2	20 – Brockington	8 – Stockard	5 – Mobley	The Arena at NWFSC (1,400) Niceville, FL
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Siena Franciscan Cup	W 75–55	4–2	22 – Mobley	11 – Griffin	4 – Griffin	Times Union Center (5,535) Albany, NY
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 73–62	5–2	25 – Mobley	9 – Stockard	3 – Taqqee	Alumni Arena (6,212) Buffalo, NY
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Canisius	W 73–65	6–2	20 – Adams	10 – Griffin	9 – Adams	Koessler Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
Dec 9, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Yale	W 75–67	7–2	25 – Adams	7 – Griffin	9 – Adams	Reilly Center (3,913) Olean, NY
Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Vermont Roc City Hoops Classic	W 81–79	8–2	17 – Adams	5 – Mobley	6 – Adams	Blue Cross Arena (5,828) Rochester, NY
Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 84–65	9–2	23 – Mobley	7 – Tied	3 – Adams	Reilly Center (3,278) Olean, NY
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Syracuse	W 60–57 OT	10–2	23 – Adams	9 – Adams	5 – Stockard	Carrier Dome (20,976) Syracuse, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Massachusetts	W 98–78	11–2 (1–0)	32 – Adams	12 – Taqqee	7 – Adams	Reilly Centre (4,945) Olean, NY
Jan 3, 2018 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at Dayton	L 72–82	11–3 (1–1)	24 – Mobley	8 – Mobley	7 – Adams	UD Arena (12,188) Dayton, OH
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Saint Joseph's	L 78–85	11–4 (1–2)	19 – Adams	8 – Griffin	7 – Adams	Hagan Arena (4,061) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 77–61	12–4 (2–2)	21 – Griffin	14 – Griffin	6 – Kaputo	Reilly Center (3,133) Olean, NY
Jan 13, 2018 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Rhode Island	L 73–87	12–5 (2–3)	19 – Tied	9 – Stockard	2 – Stockard	Ryan Center (7,082) Kingston, RI
Jan 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Davidson	L 73–83	12–6 (2–4)	25 – Mobley	8 – Taqqee	4 – Mobley	John M. Belk Arena (4,305) Davidson, NC
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's	W 70–67	13–6 (3–4)	16 – Adams	13 – Stockard	5 – Mobley	Reilly Center (3,548) Olean, NY
Jan 28, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN		George Washington	W 70–52	14–6 (4–4)	24 – Mobley	7 – Stockard	8 – Adams	Reilly Centre (4,976) Olean, NY
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		at George Mason	W 85–69	15–6 (5–4)	35 – Mobley	11 – Mobley	8 – Adams	EagleBank Arena (3,024) Fairfax, VA
Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm, NBCSN		at Duquesne	W 84–81	16–6 (6–4)	40 – Adams	9 – Taqqee	7 – Adams	Palumbo Center (3,411) Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 79–56	17–6 (7–4)	44 – Adams	6 – Stockard	6 – Adams	Reilly Centre (3,448) Olean, NY
Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm		Richmond	W 97–88	18–6 (8–4)	24 – Tied	11 – Stockard	7 – Adams	Reilly Centre (5,480) Olean, NY
Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 79–68	19–6 (9–4)	30 – Mobley	9 – Mobley	5 – Adams	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 Rhode Island	W 77–74	20–6 (10–4)	26 – Mobley	9 – Mobley	8 – Adams	Reilly Center (5,480) Olean, NY
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		Duquesne	W 73–67	21–6 (11–4)	24 – Adams	10 – Ikpeze	5 – Adams	Reilly Center (5,089) Olean, NY
Feb 24, 2018 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at VCU	W 68–63	22–6 (12–4)	21 – Tied	14 – Stockard	6 – Adams	Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
Feb 27, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		Davidson	W 117–113 3OT	23–6 (13–4)	34 – Adams	8 – Tied	5 – Adams	Reilly Center (4,865) Olean, NY
Mar 3, 2018 8:00 pm		at Saint Louis	W 64–56	24–6 (14–4)	22 – Stockard	10 – Stockard	2 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (8,542) St. Louis, MO
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, NBCSN	(2)	vs. (7) Richmond Quarterfinals	W 83–77	25–6	29 – Mobley	11 – Griffin	6 – Adams	Capital One Arena (7,664) Washington, D.C.
Mar 10, 2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (3) Davidson Semifinals	L 70–82	25–7	20 – Adams	9 – Taqqee	8 – Adams	Capital One Arena (8,756) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 2018 9:10 pm, truTV	(11 E)	vs. (11 E) UCLA First Four	W 65–58	26–7	26 – Stockard	10 – Taqqee	3 – Tied	UD Arena (12,336) Dayton, OH
Mar 15, 2018 9:57 pm, truTV	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 23 Florida First Round	L 62–77	26–8	14 – Stockard	13 – Taqqee	2 – Tied	American Airlines Center (18,703) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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