Youve got to execute defensively, just like youve got to execute offensively.. 10. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please call our customer service team at716-372-3121, St. Bonaventure, NBA basketball legend Bob Lanier passes away, McKean County man jailed on over 880 felony counts of child porn, Police reports 3/2/23: Franklinville pair face drug charges after traffic stop, Eric Jones sculpts Gabby's dog Koda outside ECMC room, Carter Auction and Event Center in Allegany listed for sale, Warren, Pa. man killed by police in Finger Lakes city. 1. In the same year, 1163 students were at St. Bonaventure University. In the 1960-61 season, he scored 37 points against St. John's. Our digital products are available 24/7 and are accessible anywhere, anytime. Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. I knew the Bonnies had some good teams in the pre-Lanier era, but knew nothing about the 1960-1961 squad and wondered about this particular loss. With so many greats to wear the Bonaventure colors through the years, coming up with an All-Time Team stands as a daunting task. Crean Lutheran (18-3): Saints can clinch the Empire League title outright with a victory against Pacifica on Tuesday. Even before the final buzzer, Donovan walked to the Niagara bench to congratulate Gallagher, who got the game ball with Donovans approval. I didnt even know at the time I tore my knee up. Bremer ranks ninth on SBU's all-time scoring list with 1,732 points and led the Bonnies to three postseason appearances (NCAA Tournament in 2000 and NIT in 2001 and 2002). St. Bonaventure announces 2023 Hall Of Fame class | sbusports 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). He also became the first player in the history of the league to earn four straight Player of the Week awards. CHUCK POLLOCK Olean Times Herald ST. BONAVENTURE St. Bonaventure's men's basketball team couldn't have picked a better time to put up its biggest point total of the season and its junior guard, Daryl Banks Players: Daryl Banks III It hurt me to my heart that my guys were going (to the tourney) without me, Lanier said. High School Sports Scores and Schedules - Orange County Register He was the kind of guy who did all the dirty work. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. He helped Bona to three NIT berths and one NCAA Tournament and went on to play for the New York Knicks. Would you like to receive our ads to go? In an 83-79 win against Saint Louis, the Bonnies saw the Billikens outrebound them, outshoot them and outhustle them in the final seven minutes as Saint Louis cut a 15-point deficit to two with 30.6 seconds left. By the time that Stith joined the varsity squad in 1957, the streak of victories in the Olean (NY) Armory had gained national attention. He ranks third in school history in three-pointers with 223 and also stands sixth in career steals (185) and ninth in assists (334). Niagara and Duquesne upended St. Bonaventure toward the end of the regular season with the consecutive setbacks occurring within five days of each other. We were kind of warriors in this trench together, and we had one focus: to win an NCAA title. In 52 years, only his career points record has been surpassed by three men who played 29, 37 and 48 more games than Lanier did, when freshmen were allowed to play varsity (after 1972) and schedules grew larger. 54 jersey is retired. He had a better bank shot, with the hook or on mid-range shots, than any big man today. Bonas and Niagara seemed to have a good rapport with each other.. Though growing up closer to Olean than to Winston-Salem, Chappell took his high school experience from a small town near Johnstown, PA, to become a two-time ACC Player of the Year. In the championship played before 12,897 fans, Ohio State charged to a quick 5-0 lead behind a three-point play by Lucas and later led, 17-9. I was in a hospital bed and I watched them bust their butts against Artis (Gilmore) and Pembrook (Burrows) and I know that I could have helped them overcome that. "As fierce and as dominant as Bob was on the court, he was equally kind and impactful in the community," Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. Satalin led a 20-6 squad to Princeton, NJ, to face Rutgers, a matchup with a team that the Bonnies had lost to 374 days prior in the previous season. The students put me on their shoulders and carried me off the court, he recounted, adding that he almost hit his head on the overhang in exiting the Armory court. He played professionally with the Virginia Squires of the ABA and the New York Nets of the NBA before earning SBU Athletics Hall of Fame honors in 1974. Bob Lanier 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. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. When I got the job here 11 years ago, we heard the stories about 1970 and how disappointing it was that Lanier got hurt and they didn't have a chance to have a full team going to play Jacksonville," Schmidt said. Bremer also had memorable postseason performances - in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, he posted 17 points vs. Kentucky, then had 26 points vs. Pitt in the 2001 NIT and 29 points vs. Syracuse in the 2002 NIT. There was a problem saving your notification. By VINNY PEZZIMENTI Olean Times Herald Feb 19, 2023 ST. BONAVENTURE "Hope," St. Bonaventure basketball coach Mark Schmidt said, was all the Bonnies had left with 2.2 seconds left,. What made the victory more memorable was that it marked the Bonnies first return to post-season action since the 1983 NIT (a 90-76 loss to Iona). Quick to steal the ball, he was the ultimate playmaker and team player. The 55-point output by Bona against Pete Carrils Tigers was a season low, yet was two points more than opponents average against Princeton. Down 40-36 at halftime, the Bonnies faltered in the second half, facing an 11-point deficit with eight minutes remaining. What they got instead was the actual lights going out. 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. We did what we had to do., College/high school sports enterprise reporter. Jan 30, 2023 @ 8:55pm. He carried a 26 points-per-game average during the tournament, yet prior to the Bona game, Lewis remarked, Hed be the first to tell you he hasnt had a good tournament. One high point of Birdsongs season was scoring 43 in a nationally televised loss to UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in January, proving that explosive games were possible. A bronze pair of his sneakers remains in the Basketball Hall of Fame. I didnt know at the time I had torn my MCL," Lanier in interview. The final OSU starter that evening, forward Bobby Knight, later became one of the most winning college basketball coaches in history. When the team went belly up in the A-10 tournment, it was like our hopes were dashed, he said. Vanterpool helped lead the Bonnies back to national respect, taking Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors in 1991-92. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. Lanier was awarded an honorary doctorate by his alma mater in 1985 and the Gaudete Medal, the universitys highest service award, in 2004. Crawford was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. The captain of the 1959-60 team when he averaged 20.5 ppg, his No. He was an intern at The Buffalo News in the summer of 2006, and served as an intern in the Sports Department of the Olean Times Herald his junior and senior years. Green ranks ninth all-time in school history scoring (1,734 points) and is first in 3-pointers made (281), assists (657) and steals (325). The way that [St. Joes game] ended, I thought, Thats itwe wont even get to the NIT.. Not a lot of people knew what they wanted to be at that age, but I did. (); : The Bonnies will play in the A-10 quarterfinals against a yet-to-be-determined opponent on Friday in Washington, D.C. Now starting five seniors, the Bonnies must win three games in three days to defend their title and return to the NCAA Tournament for the seco, Hes coached at the college and professional levels since 1975, a tenure defined by both success and controversy, but his coaching path brings, The senior guard finished 7 for 8 from the floor and 6 for 6 on free throws, and his 20 points helped the Bonnies bounce back from a 75-66 los, The Bonnies lived up to a big-game billing, but a late offensive surge couldn't lift the Bonnies in an 81-76 loss to Davidson, despite Jalen A. In what was St. Bonaventures tenth overall trip to the NIT, Coach Jim Satalin was a realistic optimist in his first look at the list of 16 teams in 1977, something he even remembers 45 years later. Boeheims assessment in the same story echoed respect for the Bona offensive threat in saying, We couldnt play zone here, not with the shooters they have., The Bona backcourt of Baron and Hagan got into early foul trouble, but Satalins squad got 18 bench points from Dan Viglianco (8 points), Delmar Harrod (5 points), and Nick Urzetta (5 points). Three of the seven Bona players fouled out as the team committed a season-high 24 fouls. On top of that, he hadnt made a basket the entire game. In three seasons at St. Bonaventure, the 6-foot-11 center became one of its most prolific players and became a hallmark not just of the basketball program but as the longtime face of the schools athletic program. He was inducted into the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. In an email to The News, the athletic department outlined its protocols for athletes who return to campus. George Carter Lanier returned to campus less than two years later, in December 2019, when Bona honored the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Final Four team. As a reserve on the Bona team in 1947-48, Donovan knew the history all too well. He scored 40 points in the NIT Championship Game in 1977 and had a career-high of 46 points against Detroit earlier that year, also pouring in 30 points in the second round of the NIT with a win over Oregon. Being called for a charge on that last shot, particularly after committing the foul to allow Niagara to take the lead, may have affected his subsequent time in a Bona uniform. 31 on their uniforms this season, the school's athletic department anno, Lanier made the NBA All-Star Game in seven of his first eight seasons. Stith and Crawford led the Bonnies with 35 and 24 points, respectively. The only thing is that I came close to charging the other player. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Ten first-half turnovers were a part of the five-point Bona deficit at halftime. 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. His 247 steals were at the time a school record and a total that still ranks fourth in program history. An Honorable Mention All-American selection by the Associated Press following his senior season, Adams' name is written throughout the Bonaventure record books. In 1982, he was the A-10's leading scorer at 18.0 ppg and was an all-conference first team selection. Theres no way in the world that someone would come into the Armory and beat us, Stith recalled. Rosary (13-7): Kaylee Byon had 30 points and seven assists in a 65-55 victory against Orange Lutheran last week. And win they dida first post-season tournament championship in a program dating to 1919-20. Having set an NCAA record for the highest freshman free throw percentage (88.4 percent) in 1979, Jones went on to become the seventh-leading scorer in program history at the time he finished his career. He served as captain his senior season of 1962-63 and was named All-East that year. He scored 2,067 points in three seasons at Bona, and was the No. He was a consensus All-American each season. access for current print subscribers. He had scholarship offers to more than 80 colleges to play basketball, but stayed close to home at Bona. But coming out of the media timeout, the Bonnies answered with a 7-2 run, then opened their lead to 15 points with less than 10 minutes left in the game. Sanders performance earned him tournament MVP honors. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Send us Feedback 2005- 2023 SportSpyder, LLC All rights reserved. Just ask the guy in the co-pilot's seat in 'Airplane!'. To this point, it wasnt Stiths best moment in a Bona uniform. We tried to create a lot. Syracuse got the subsequent NCAA bid (32 teams at the time) and lost in the second round to Charlotte, 81-59. A positive test will require each player and staff member on a team to also be tested. 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He finished his career third in rebounds and still stands there with 922, an average of 12.1 per game over 76 contests. As a senior in 201112, Nicholson earned Atlantic 10 Player of the Year honors in addition to All-American Honorable Mention, and First Team All-Atlantic 10 and All-Defensive team honors. They responded. Glenn Price I enjoyed the enthusiasm and the friendships that were formed. Tom Stith They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Dayton. On your next view you will be asked to log in to your subscriber account or create an account and subscribepurchase a subscription to continue reading. On top of the streak, it was Tom Stiths final home game in a Bona uniform. The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team is doing more than taking on the Richmond Spiders on Saturday in an Atlantic 10 matchup. He will be synonymous with St. Bonaventure eternally.. You can find your account number on any recent subscription notice or bill. He just looked at it and thought, Im making this thingits my time and Im making this and thats it. And he didhe had the game of his life.. 31 jersey that brought the University national fame hangs in the Reilly Center rafters and he was inducted into SBU's Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? Born Sept. 11,. Birdsongs scoring prowess hadnt declined during the Cougars run. Adaway (17 points, six rebounds) missed a dunk attempt with less than four minutes left, and Gibson Jimersons free throws cut the lead to six with 3:26 left. But when I ran back down the court and tried to pivot, my leg collapsed. His 281 three-pointers are the most in school history while he shot 38.5 percent from distance for his career, good for sixth in program history. Sign up today! 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team, 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, 201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings, 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team, "201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team", Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=201415_St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball_team&oldid=1115582051. Was there pressure in the moment with such a long win streak on the line? Recruited out of Buffalos Bennett High School by Coach Larry Weise, Lanier grew as a freshman into his legendary size-22 sneakers, leading St. Bonaventure back into the national spotlight during his sophomore season in 1967-68. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Sanders basket, likely the most critical basket in the 2238 points of his Bona career, was crushing for Houston. "As an ambassador for both the Pistons organization and the NBA, he represented our league, our franchise and our fans with great passion and integrity.". However, the Little Three matchup was not a game to be taken lightly. The catalyst of the celebrated St. Bonaventure "nervous defense," he helped to initiate a total change in defense which later led to the zone press. Last time I saw Pistons superstar BOB LANIER was several years ago when he spent the weekend at my house as he attended my Gala. 6. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The 78-73 setback to Wake Forest in the NCAA East Regional semifinals at the Charlotte Coliseum was unique from the outset. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Santa Margarita (13-6): Eagles can clinch third in the Trinity League by defeating host Orange Lutheran on Wednesday. No question, he said. We werent in the right places at the right time. He was a 1961 graduate of Olean High School and a member of the U.S. National Guard. 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. Raised in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem, Crawford found the Holiday Festival experience to be a coming home of sorts, and playing at the Garden was a particularly special memory, especially in 1960. Thank you for reading! This weeks Orange County high school girls basketball rankings. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. He helped the Bonnies reach the 1970 Final Four, but sustained a knee injury in a regional final against Villanova, and did not play in a loss to Jacksonville in a national semifinal. I learned so much from Bob by simply watching how he connected with people," Silver said. That achievement belonged to the star 6-8 forward Len Chappellthe Tom Stith equivalent for Wake Forestwho had a 27 point per game average. A look at the front page of The Olean Times Herald (OTH) on Monday, February 27, 1961, revealed little about the tumultuous event that took place two days prior at the Olean Armory. The men's basketball team's 2019-20 season ended March 12, before it played its first game in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Despite the vast difference in school sizes, the Bonnies were not intimidated by the likes of Ohio State. They werent built that way. The Bonnies had just come off consecutive road losses to two Top 20 teams. Stith had an almost unstoppable hook shot and won more national attention for the program than any other player up to that time. Sorry, no promotional deals were found matching that code. Lettuce, tomato, onionsa nd sour cream will be included. While the Bonnies won the NIT in 1977, Southern Mississippi took that same crown in 1987 in defeating LaSalle in the championship game. He actually played in the game. A distinguished guard for the Bona basketball program, he was co-captain of the NCAA Final Four team of 1970. Maggio: What to expect (and what not to count on) this St. Bonaventure Bob Lanier, St. Bonaventure and NBA legend, dies at 73. J.R. Bremer UMass 71, St. Bonaventure 60 | Agate | thecourierexpress.com Each player added eight rebounds apiece. 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. He would play for his hometown New York Knicks and was a member of the inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame class. Niagara just had control of the game., Final score: Niagara 87, St. Bonaventure 77. Timmy was our only size to speak of, Satalin said. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. (); : Belcher averaged 19.9 points per game and was a member of the NCAA Tournament team in 1978, and also played on the 1979 NIT team. The NBA confirmed Lanier's death in a statement by commissioner Adam Silver, which was posted to social media early Wednesday morning. He blocked out. 53 is retired and he was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. Bona also retired his uniform number, 31. The St. Bonaventure Basketball Centennial Season All-Time Team: Jaylen Adams Dan is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where he worked at The Daily Titan as a news reporter, sports reporter, managing editor and opinion editor. ST. BONAVENTURE Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. The NCAA Division I council approved a plan last month that allows for required summer activities for up to eight hours a week in basketball to begin July 20, and to last up to eight weeks or until the schools first day of classes. Then, they saw it Monday against the Billikens (17-8, 8-4). Tommasino, the voice of the Bonnies from 1988-1995, called 180 games over that span. We missed a lot of open shots and free throws, said Bonas Dominick Welch, who scored 19 points and had four steals. 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. Instead the win over Niagara became a signature game for Stith en route to the Bona Athletics Hall of Fame honor. The 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. I think thats what gave them the two-point advantage, he added. Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt made sure to honor Lanier during his postgame media session. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Would you like to receive our breaking news? In the lone game St. Bonaventure has ever played against Oregon, Sanders only missed five shots, going 11 of 16 from the field and a perfect eight-for-eight from the free throw line. Marques Green I cant sleep thinking about those memories . pic.twitter.com/a3ynIFGshp. While Bonaventure fans were devastated they lost that game, Flynn remembered, they probably would have been more upset if it had been someone like Canisius. Laniers touch would have made him great in any era. Yes, Wake Forest upset St. Bonaventure on March 17, 1961, in the NCAA Eastern Regional semifinal game before a capacity crowd of 12,000 in Charlotte, NC, a profound disappointment to Bona fans thinking about a national championship. After he retired, Lanier served as the NBA Cares Global Ambassador, working with programs that supported education, family development, youth and health-related causes. St. Bonaventure won convincingly at Niagara, 88-68, about six weeks prior. He didnt want Lanier to get hurt playing against older, more skilled players. 1 overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 1970 NBA draft, after a season in which he averaged 29.1 points a game. With a 24-0 record to that point, the Scarlet Knights hadnt really been tested in their College Avenue Gymnasium. 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. Bob Lanier thanks the current players after the St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball Final Four team was introduced at the end of the game at the Reilly Center at St. Bonaventure in Olean on Dec. 7, 2019. 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. According to The New York Times, Houston guard Ken Williams hurried downcourt after the turnover and took a shot, seemingly in panic, instead of slowing down the game and setting up a play. Bona center Tim Waterman grabbed the rebound and headed to the foul line, making one free throw. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy. He was picked to the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988 and his No. The losswhat became the last setback of the 76-77 season may have been historic for St. Bonaventure. During NCAA Tournament runs in 1968 and 1970, he scored in double figures in every game he played with dominating performances. He is tied for the SBU single game record for assists with 14, and second in steals for a game with seven. Would you like to receive our sports news? There was an error processing your request. A prolific scorer, Crawford established the SBU men's basketball scoring record for sophomores with 614 points in 1960-61. ); : The survey is at: www.pulsepoll.com They lost their last two regular season games before falling in double overtime to St. Joes in the Atlantic 10 tournament and finding themselves with a record of 17-12. I think everybody thought they were going to win. ", NBA Commissioner Adam Silvers statement regarding the passing of Bob Lanier. In this Dec. 7, 2019 file photo, Bob Lanier speaks during a celebration of the 1969-70 St. Bonaventure mens basketball team as teammate Billy Kalbaugh looks on Saturday at the Reilly Center.

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