2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2021 A10 Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2020–21 record	9–2 (7–2 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Curran; Tray Woodall; Sean Neal;
Home arena	Reilly Center

The 2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 14th-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 2019–20 season 19–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Robert Carpenter	2	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Pearl River Community College
Matt Johnson	4	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Bobby Planudis	10	F	6'8"	190	RS Sophomore	Hazleton, PA	Transferred to Purdue Fort Wayne
Malik Lacewell	23	G	6'2"	160	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Northwest Kansas Technical College
Amadi Ikpeze	32	C	6'10"	240	Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Eddie Creal	2	G	6'4"	210	Junior	Joliet, IL	Junior college transferred from Moberly Area Community College.
Anthony Roberts	4	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Detroit, MI	Transferred from Kent State. Granted transfer waiver and will have immediate eligibility for the 2020-21 season.
Jalen Shaw	40	F/C	6'10"	248	Junior	Elgin, IL	Junior college transferred from Triton College.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Bell SG	Frederick, MD	Saint John's Catholic Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 5, 2020
Josh Bell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jermaine Taggart SG	Rochester, NY	McQuaid Jesuit High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Jun 30, 2020
Jermaine Taggart SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kyle Lofton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Hillside, New Jersey
G	1	Dominick Welch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	SPIRE Institute	Buffalo, New York
G	2	Eddie Creal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Moberly Area CC	Joliet, Illinois
G	3	Alpha Okoli	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. John Bosco High School	Los Angeles, California
G	4	Anthony Roberts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Kent State	Detroit, Michigan
G	5	Jaren Holmes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Ranger College	Romulus, Michigan
G	10	Alejandro Vasquez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	The Patrick School	Queens, New York
G	11	Josh Bell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Saint John's Catholic Prep	Frederick, Maryland
F/C	21	Osun Osunniyi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Pleasantville, New Jersey
G	23	Jermaine Taggart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Fr	McQuaid Jesuit High School	Rochester, New York
G	33	Jalen Adaway	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Miami (OH)	Logansport, Indiana
F/C	40	Jalen Shaw	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Triton College	Elgin, Illinois

Head coach

Mark Schmidt (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Curran (Merrimack)
Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's)
Sean Neal (La Salle)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 12, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Francis (PA)	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Reilly Center Olean, NY
December 15, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Akron	W 81–74	1–0	25 – Osunniyi	8 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (150) Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Hofstra	W 77–69	2–0	16 – Lofton	12 – Osunniyi	9 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Reilly Center Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island	L 57–63	2–1 (0–1)	13 – Lofton	7 – Welch	4 – Roberts	Ryan Center (0) Kingston, RI
January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Richmond	W 69–66	3–1 (1–1)	17 – Holmes	13 – Osunniyi	3 – Lofton	Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Joseph's	W 83–57	4–1 (2–1)	38 – Holmes	12 – Osunniyi	11 – Lofton	Reilly Center (0) Olean, NY
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., NBCSN	George Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Fordham	W 68–54	5–1 (3–1)	26 – Holmes	14 – Welch	7 – Osunniyi	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Duquesne	W 62–48	6–1 (4–1)	28 – Lofton	12 – Osunniyi	2 – Lofton	Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	VCU	W 70–54	7–1 (5–1)	19 – Welch	9 – Tied	4 – Osunniyi	Reilly Center Olean, NY
January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne	W 65–61	8–1 (6–1)	17 – Lofton	10 – Tied	5 – Lofton	Kerr Fitness Center McCandless, PA
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	George Mason	W 84–67	9–1 (7–1)	22 – Welch	15 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Louis	L 59–70	9–2 (7–2)	17 – Lofton	8 – Osunniyi	5 – Lofton	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	La Salle						Reilly Center Olean, NY
February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., NBCSN	at UMass						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 21, 2021 2:30 p.m., NBCSN	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, DC
February 28, 2021 TBA, ESPNU	Dayton						Reilly Center Olean, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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