An eight-time NBA All-Star and member of the 1970-71 All-Rookie team, Lanier scored more than 19,000 points over his 14-year career with Detroit and Milwaukee, averaging 20.1 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals while shooting 51.4 percent from the field. A UB athletic spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to The News that the mens basketball program has not determined a report date for its players, m. He. Mater Dei (19-3): Monarchs conclude regular season Friday at potentially undefeated Camarillo and UCLA-bound Gabriela Jaquez. Watch this highlight video of the Brea Olinda (Brea, CA) basketball team in its game Brea Olinda vs Canyon Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023 on Jan 13, 2023. 71. Despite the vast difference in school sizes, the Bonnies were not intimidated by the likes of Ohio State. "Becky" Millis Field, 59, of Olean, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at her home. A member of the 1970 NCAA Final Four team, Gantt scored 992 points and averaged 13.6 points per game during his career. St. Bonaventure rallied at the end, sparked byin Crawfords wordssome of Toms [Stith] legendary jump shots. Crawford remembered a key goaltending call against him being a decisive factor in the final seconds. ST. BONAVENTURE Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. The Billikens cut the lead to 81-79 with 30.6 seconds left on Thatchs free throws. To this point, it wasnt Stiths best moment in a Bona uniform. After the ensuing buzzer, Crawford felt cheated.. He was that kind of guy, he remembered. Preview of tonight's St. Bonaventure - Olean Times Herald | Facebook We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Game #179 would be fresh in his mind years later: Coach Jim Barons squad beat the University of Southern Mississippi for a first-round NIT victory, 75-70. Even with the strong offense, Crawford pointed to a solid defense as pivotal to the Bonnie success in forcing opponents to make passes and plays they didnt want to make., Both Crawford, a 6-4 sophomore forward, and 6-5 senior forward Tom Stith were the leading scorers for the 6-0 Bonnies entering the OSU game, as they had defeated teams that included Utah (#18), St. Joes, and Xavier. 1 seed in 2021, when the . 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. He was a consensus All-American each season. 1. 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. The win against Bradley, played before 15,497 in Madison Square Garden, came after it ended the Bonnies season in the 1960 NIT. 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. Providence (#15) upended St. Bonaventure, 82-75, before a Dick Vitale-coached Detroit squad (#19) defeated the Bonnies, 78-62, in the Motor City. But the win Monday should give the Bonnies a reminder that no lead is safe, especially as the regular season gets shorter. He scored his 2,000th career point and averaged a double-double in the final week of the 2011-12 season, posting 25.5 points and 11.0 rebounds. The Times Herald story related that Satalin juggled his lineup like a master magician.. Glenn Price All of those guys were ready to take the next step, and that game showed them that they could do that.. 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"The spirit of St. Bonaventure is bigger than any one man, but no singular soul in 164 years has ever brought more honor, dignity, glory and love to bear at Bonas than Bob Lanier, said Mike Vaccaro, a New York Post columnist and historian on Bonnies basketball who graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1989. St. Bonaventure forward Osun Osunniyi (21) attempts a shot over the outstretched arm of Saint Louis forward Francis Okoro (5). A win may have vaulted the team into the 32-team NCAA tournament. After all, this first visit to the NCAA tournament featured a Bona team ranked as high as second in the country that season. Its just that youre not there to help them. My first time on a plane (age 20) was flying from Bradford (PA) to Washington, DC, to see an SBU-GW game (sadly a 78-64 loss). When we looked at that game, I thought, This team is really good, and were going to have to score a lot of points to win this thing, but it should be a great game, he said. Coach Eddie Donovans squad handed DePaul their seventh straight loss, 78-69, on February 18 in the Buffalo Auditorium. 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. Ten first-half turnovers were a part of the five-point Bona deficit at halftime. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. Hollis layup at the buzzer electrified the Bona crowd in capping off its first post-season tournament championship. Over his career, Winn guided the Brown and White to 66 wins, an NIT berth in 1998, an appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game and a berth in the 2000 NCAA Tournament. In these cases, the average was taken. We missed a lot of open shots and free throws, said Bonas Dominick Welch, who scored 19 points and had four steals. That was our feeling. 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. ", NBA Commissioner Adam Silvers statement regarding the passing of Bob Lanier. In launching this blog, I hope that fans enjoy the memories of some special games, both wins and losses, through the years. Category: Posting up: Memories of St. Bonaventure basketball (Records through Sunday, Jan. 30) 1. College basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices at the end of September, and the regular season is scheduled to open Nov. 10. The New Years Eve matchup served as the most memorable game in the Bona career of Fred Crawford, who was later named as one of the best players in the schools longstanding basketball history. We get to the tournament and we were just rolling through people. Though the Bonnies survived with a narrow victory over Niagara, 69-66, the streak appeared to be coming to an end in the final seconds of regulation. He became an eight-time NBA All-Star who averaged more than 20 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, and had his uniform number (16) retired by the Pistons and the Bucks. They werent a great defensive team. But Houston was not like that. Its just that youre not there to help them. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. No, we didnt think about that, Crawford said. In addition, only five baskets were scored from the field by both teams in the final nine minutes of regulation. RIP BOB! Each player added eight rebounds apiece. Brea Olinda vs Canyon Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023. Orange Lutheran (17-7): Lancers play JSerra, Santa Margarita and Anaheim this week. Orangewood Academy (18-5): Spartans can win the San Joaquin League outright this week with wins against Fairmont Prep and Webb. 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. He began his career at Agway-Felmont Industries and retired from St. Bonaventure University, where he did. "It was a labor of love for Bob, who was one of the kindest and most genuine people I have ever been around. Rosary (13-7): Kaylee Byon had 30 points and seven assists in a 65-55 victory against Orange Lutheran last week. He was 73. ); : St. Bonaventure started 0-3 before win streaks of four and five games boosted them in the home stretch of the season. Laniers touch would have made him great in any era. He was all an A-10 All-Defensive Team pick in three straight seasons. Essie Hollis 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. 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. We get to the tournament and we were just rolling through people. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). 2014-15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team 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. Cloudy. I found the Bob Lanier autograph taken to my first grade class in 1968. Vanterpool helped lead the Bonnies back to national respect, taking Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors in 1991-92. Then, they saw it Monday against the Billikens (17-8, 8-4). In the latter story, Coach Donovan conceded, We were called with an unusually large number of traveling violations, but I guess we were traveling., The Bona defeat was also mentioned in a 1968 Sports Illustrated story by Curry Kirkpatrick, who described it as a game still remembered for its odd officiating and for a Wake Forest fast break started by the coach from his bench. That specific second-half play, as related in an article years later in The Buffalo News, had the Wake Forest coach taking the ball from one of the Bona guards, who was about to offer an in-bounds pass, and throwing it to Packer for a basket. Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. The Bonnies were 90th on Monday, and should move up with the win. 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 Winn is also second all-time in steals with 319 and first in steals per game at 3.0 - he's also third all-time in Atlantic 10 career steals. Success! 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. Satalin pointed to the Bona free throw shooting (32-46) that resulted from Houstons 29 fouls. In the closing minutes and the Bonnies down 87-86, Sanders made a 22-foot jumper from directly in front of the Bona bench. 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. He is tied for the SBU single game record for assists with 14, and second in steals for a game with seven. A consensus All-American twice (1969, '70), Lanier finished his career as the St. Bonaventure record holder in seven categories including points (2,067), rebounding (1,180), single-game scoring (51 points vs. Seton Hall), single-game rebounding (27 vs. Loyola MD), single-season rebounding (416), single-season shooting percentage (.586) and average rebounds in one season (16.0 rpg) in 1969-70. 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. Lanier was also known for his legendary extra-large sneakers, size 22, one of which has been on display at the Buffalo History Museum. Crawford didnt remember a unique strategy designed to stop Lucas and the other Ohio State stars. Preview of tonight's St. Bonaventure men's basketball matchup against St. Louis During football season, he partners with Steve Fryer and Jonathan Khamis on OCVarsity's Gridiron Show and hosts a weekly podcast on Trinity League football. Birdsongs scoring prowess hadnt declined during the Cougars run. 3. We kind of almost gave him that [center] position and hoped that he could handle it. What they got instead was the actual lights going out. 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. Thats exactly what the Bonnies did that evening in the Reilly Center, and it was Francis Tommasinos most memorable Bona game behind the microphone in his Bona tenure. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. That Madison Square Garden tilt on New Years Eve 1960 found the Bonnies down by 11 points in the second half before losing, 84-82. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament, he posted 34 points and 16 rebounds in a first round win over Rhode Island, then had 19 points and 10 boards in a second round setback vs. Wake Forest and scored in double figures in every postseason game he played. Syracuse got the subsequent NCAA bid (32 teams at the time) and lost in the second round to Charlotte, 81-59. Ohio State entered the in-season tournament ranked #1 in the country, while the Bonnies were fifth in the UPI poll. He helped Bona to three NIT berths and one NCAA Tournament and went on to play for the New York Knicks. (); : Siena visited the Armory on February 23. He will be synonymous with St. Bonaventure eternally.. No one can mention the 1970 St. Bonaventure men's basketball team without bringing up Bob Lanier. Marques Green Welcome! Subscribe now. 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. Flynn said that he cried like a baby after the Niagara loss. He was also A-10 second team in 1983 and the captain of the 1983 NIT team before being selected to the SBU Hall of Fame in 1995. An Honorable Mention All-American selection by the Associated Press following his senior season, Adams' name is written throughout the Bonaventure record books. "I talked to the team about it, Schmidt said. The Class of 2023 is headlined by former men's . It was just so unbelievable that they lost that game. Yet, to the surprise of many, they did get an NIT invite. The native of Silver Creek, N.Y. averaged 18 points per game during his ABA and NBA careers spanning between 1967 and 1976. He's the school record-holder in both assists (657) and steals (325) - ranking second in Atlantic 10 history for steals and eighth in assists. The Reilly Center fans were energized for the post-season matchup with Southern Mississippi. I lived and died with Bonas, he added. We probably should have gone to the NCAAbut I looked at the whole field and thought, Were as good as anybody in this field.. And the NIT game with Southern Mississippi was significant on a number of levels, according to Tommasino. It was a labor of love for Bob, who was one of the kindest and most genuine people I have ever been around. Hagan led all scorers, including the Herron brothers of Villanova, with 26 points, and Barron added 13 points in only 22 minutes of play. In fact, the Bonnies accepted the NCAA bid a month before the tournament started. 2. The following games against Oregon and Villanova featured three- and four-point wins, respectively. John Kendzior Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Olean, NY - Olean Times Herald Ask Sam Stith, the legendary player who scored over 1100 points in his three varsity seasons at St. Bonaventure University (SBU) from 1957-60. The games were often the topic of wintertime conversations at school, the neighbors hoop, the dinner table, and really anywhere in the community. 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. 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. The Olean Times Herald storyheadlined Pipe-Dreamer Couldnt Have Improved on Bonas Victorycredited that basket with 15 seconds left as deciding the game and keeping the streak alive. He was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. It hurt me to my heart that my guys were going (to the tourney) without me, Lanier said. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. During NCAA Tournament runs in 1968 and 1970, he scored in double figures in every game he played with dominating performances. He was named by Look Magazine to the All-District Team the same season. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. I survivedI got through it. Thank you for reading! I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. 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. While the Bonnies won the NIT in 1977, Southern Mississippi took that same crown in 1987 in defeating LaSalle in the championship game. 5. Green left St. Bonaventure as one of the best guards in program history. 7. Buffalo sports' greatest what-ifs: Would Bona have beaten UCLA in 1970 title game? Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. Would you like to receive our latest obituaries? The following season in the NCAA Tournament, he poured in 19 points vs. Penn. The backcourt dished out 14 assists, while both Hollis and Sanders fouled out of the game. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. The Bonnies led, 45-42, at halftime, but, by midway through the second half, he had already scored 36 points with Houston leading, 73-63. Bonaventure announced Tuesday that it will begin its fall academic semester Aug. 24. As part of the St. Bonaventure Basketball Centennial Season celebration, the Athletics Department gathered voting from fans and partnered with some of the most well-versed individuals on the history of the program to create an All-Time Team. The Niagara loss in the Olean Armory ended SBUs 99-game home winning streak that dated to 1948, while the Dukes upset the Bonnies in overtime, 79-74, in Pittsburgh.