Stith, a subsequent Hall of Fame inductee at St. Bonaventure, was chosen as the second overall pick of the 1961 draft by the New York Knicks, while Washington selected Wake Forest player Norm Snead as its quarterback in the second spot of the NFL draft the very same year. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. He also knew that the end of the Bona season would mark the end of the announcing role, as he would be moving to Virginia for family reasons. Mater Dei (19-3): Monarchs conclude regular season Friday at potentially undefeated Camarillo and UCLA-bound Gabriela Jaquez. Mr. Jester was born at St. Francis Hospital in. On 2/9, the Brea Olinda varsity basketball team lost their home playoff game against Orange Lutheran (Orange, CA) by a score of 49-40. Bill Butler We still have to handle business, do our jobs.. The NCAA announced the cancellation of all winter and spring. From that list, a group of 20 program greats have earned selection to the Centennial Season All-Time Team. To activate digital access, you will need your account number. It took so much pressure off the other guys, he added. 4. But in the final five minutes, Saint Louis trailed 77-69 and attempted one more rally, despite Collins fouling out with 4:03 left. Coach Eddie Donovans squad handed DePaul their seventh straight loss, 78-69, on February 18 in the Buffalo Auditorium. Looking back, Satalin expressed pride in the four-game streak culminating in the championship. Combing through them uncovered an array of Bona gems. He pinned the shotit may have been taken by Havlicek against the backboard in being whistled for the violation. The lead story was about area flooding, though a top-page banner indicated that Niagara had used St. Bonaventure as a "stepping stone" to the NIT Tournament and . This would drift to the gym, and, by the start of the second half, the teams would need radar to find the bench.. access for current print subscribers. As a current print subscriber, you receive 24/7 access to our website and online e-edition at no additional charge. The dream had been realized fairly early in life: Tommasino said that getting the radio job for St. Bonaventure was his dream since second grade. The 55-point output by Bona against Pete Carrils Tigers was a season low, yet was two points more than opponents average against Princeton. He also writes about high school football recruiting, including The Register's annual FAB 15 teams that list the top high school football players in the Western U.S. before National Signing Day. Three of the seven Bona players fouled out as the team committed a season-high 24 fouls. The Bonnies made Bramah's list of three finalists . You have permission to edit this article. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Flynn, then nine years old, sat with his neighbor at midcourt in the Armory balcony. As a senior in 2001-02, he averaged 24.6 points per game and scored 738 points that season alone. Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. On March 16, 1995, the top pop song in the US was Madonnas Take a Bow. In 1960, Ohio State (OSU) enrolled about 18,000 undergraduate students. If I miss that shot, it means Im the goat, and keep in mind that it would have broken the Bona winning streak, Stith added. His 40 points hid one other key statistic: He collected a game-high 12 rebounds, an area of the game that some saw tilting toward Houston and its leading rebounder Mike Schultz prior the game. St. Bonaventure forward Osun Osunniyi (21) attempts a shot over the outstretched arm of Saint Louis forward Francis Okoro (5). Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Orangewood Academy (18-5): Spartans can win the San Joaquin League outright this week with wins against Fairmont Prep and Webb. He really had a terrific game, said Tommasino, and pulled the team through it., Looking back, Tommasino saw the season as a pivotal one, describing it as an uplifting year overall. After all, he noted, By those standards of the time, it [an 18-13 record] was a great turnaround for Bona basketball.. 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I think we could have extended the game and had an opportunity to win, he said. Fred Crawford Down 40-36 at halftime, the Bonnies faltered in the second half, facing an 11-point deficit with eight minutes remaining. ALLEGANY The St. Bonaventure mens basketball team likely let out a collective sigh of relief as the buzzer sounded Monday night at the Reilly Center. Posting up: Memories of St. Bonaventure basketball, December 1960: A chance to beat the #1 team in the country, Francis Tommasino: The NIT home win in 1995, The launching of Posting up: Memories of St. Bonaventure basketball. I didnt even know at the time I tore my knee up. An apparent late whistle against Baron on the steal affected the outcome. I think everybody thought they were going to win. Those players will remain on campus for the rest of the summer, and the remainder of Bonas athletes are scheduled to return to campus in August. 2023 CIF Southern Section Girls' Basketball Championships (California) Division 1. What they got instead was the actual lights going out. Quick to steal the ball, he was the ultimate playmaker and team player. Stith had an almost unstoppable hook shot and won more national attention for the program than any other player up to that time. The lead story was about area flooding, though a top-page banner indicated that Niagara had used St. Bonaventure as a stepping stone to the NIT Tournament and pointed to more stories in the sports section. Years later, Lanier was instrumental in bringing the Final Four team back to campus every few years for an under-the-radar reunion few people knew was happening. And then the worst thing in the world that could happen (vs. Villanova) Billys (Kalbaugh) going down on a break, I turn around, and boom, a guy falls into my knee. Then, they saw it Monday against the Billikens (17-8, 8-4). That gave us an opportunity to call timeout and say, OK, we have plenty of time here. I've worked in sports journalism since 1997 and I have covered everything from college football to the Stanley Cup playoffs, high school sports and the NCAA Tournament. Get our expert short-term forecast, summary of the weather details and news of any severe weather. My wife has never watched a St. Bonaventure (SBU) mens basketball game, but she deserves an assist on leading me to learn more about the loss that effectively ended the hopes of an NCAA championship on a gloomy St. Patricks Day in 1961. Would you like to receive our lifestyle headlines about food and wine, Olean living, local history and more? Havlicek won eight NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, and both he and Lucas were named to the 50 greatest NBA player list in 1997. He played professionally for the New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Buffalo Braves and Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA and his No. Lanier played for 14 seasons in the NBA, with the Pistons and Bucks, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. Otis Birdsong, the Houston star who was #4 in scoring in the nation and a UPI first team All-American, led the Cougars with 30 points. In only his fourth season as the Bonnies head coach, Jim Satalin found himself in the national spotlight against famed coached Guy Lewis. Hollis got into early foul trouble in the 85-72 loss. A four-year floor general, Winn was a program-changing recruit for Jim Baron. For the second consecutive year, the Bonnies accumulated a winning record but did not receive an invite the postseason; the team failed to qualify for 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.[1]. Even Eddie Jordan, a guard for Rutgers at the time, acknowledged as much on another website, He (Baron) took two dribbles, then a whistle blew, he said. According to the Bennett Alumni Associations Sports Hall of Fame page, Lanier was an All-High selection as a junior and as a senior for the Tigers, averaging 25 points per game his senior year. It may not have been the best shot selection on the possession, and Sanders admitted as much after the game in saying, If I had missed, I wasnt going to look at Coach., Satalin admired his confidence in shooting. In his first varsity season, the 6-11 Lanier and his teammates the legendary Iron Man Five of Lanier, Bill Butler, Billy Kalbaugh, John Hayes and Jim Satalin put together an undefeated regular season and a No. Saint Louis opened the second half with a 9-1 run in the first 2:31, which forced the Bonnies to call an early timeout. It was Crawford, however, who kept St. Bonaventure in the game, as he demonized Ohio States zone in scoring 18 points in the first half. To watch the All-Team Team Selection Show, please click here. The team lost 6-7 forward/center Bob Rozyczko and his 17 points per game average to graduation, but the foursome of Hollis, Baron, Hagan, and Sanders brought a 55 points-per-game average into the 76-77 season. The campaign for A Bolder Bonaventure Tour Stop: San Clemente, CA 4 March, 2023, 4 30 PM-7 30 PM Join us as we celebrate the beginning of Dr. Gingerich's tenure as president and launch the Campaign for A Bolder Bonaventure, the largest fundraising campaign in the university's history. The losswhat became the last setback of the 76-77 season may have been historic for St. Bonaventure. He rebounded.. You can find your account number on any recent subscription notice or bill. He went on to play in the NBA and later, a long and successful professional career overseas. The Billikens cut the lead to 81-79 with 30.6 seconds left on Thatchs free throws. No, we didnt think about that, Crawford said. After the ensuing buzzer, Crawford felt cheated.. 25 was retired in 2007. I feel that it was a turning point in my life. It hurt me to my heart that my guys were going (to the tourney) without me, Lanier said. 7. In the 1960-61 season, he scored 37 points against St. John's. (Records through Sunday, Jan. 30) 1. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. To this point, it wasnt Stiths best moment in a Bona uniform. A player in the NBA for Washington and New Jersey, Vanterpool today is a well-respected NBA assistant coach, today with Minnesota and previous with Portland. Although. Three Bonnies averaged in double figures that same season: David Vanterpool, Nii Nelson-Richards, and Jeff Quackenbush. 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Preview of tonight's St. Bonaventure men's basketball matchup against St. Louis They made me so proud. We get to the tournament and we were just rolling through people. He didnt need the ball at all. His enormous influence on the NBA was also seen during his time as President of the National Basketball Players Association, where he played a key role in the negotiation of a game-changing collective bargaining agreement. Thank you for signing in! He is the top scoring guard in school history with 1,912 points (sixth overall among all SBU players) and also ranks second on the team's all-time list for three-pointers (270) and third in assists (590). Afterward, according to an OTH story, both Bona and Niagara fans stopped by the Niagara locker room to say nice going to a nice guy. The story added that Gallagher was as gracious in beating the Bonnies than he was in his previous nine losses or so to them. In 2015, Dan received the Bud Dwyer Jr. media award from the Southern California High School Football Coaches Association. 2. The key to SBU's 1970 Final Four team, his No. The point guard of the 1977 NIT Championship team, Hagan established the career assists record for the program with 486 (4.7 apg), a total that still ranks fourth today. Dont foul. The Bonnies, led by eighth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.