Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes, Abdul-Jabbar mutters, as he breaks character. The. Want to receive notice about our circulation promotions and contests? 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. It didnt matter who it was.. Born Sept. 11,. We did what we had to do., College/high school sports enterprise reporter. Our digital products are available 24/7 and are accessible anywhere, anytime. While the Bonnies won the NIT in 1977, Southern Mississippi took that same crown in 1987 in defeating LaSalle in the championship game. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. It was the next-to-last game of his radio tenure that was recalled with fondness. Win #100 was denied by the same team upon which the win streak started: the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. Fast forward 178 games to his first post-season call. Walk-ons and incoming freshmen are scheduled to start training Monday at UB, and athletes from other select teams will begin a similar phased plan to return to campus for workouts starting Monday. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. For our guys to be able to go out and play a great UCLA team and beat them, to me, hopefully that helps the disappointment back in 1970.". The 5-9 junior guard for the Demon Deacons averaged 17 points per game, but wasnt the scoring leader for the squad. 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. Mr. Jester was born at St. Francis Hospital in. St. Bonaventure tied the score at 61 with 11:20 left, but Niagara surged ahead behind 70 percent shooting in the second half. Instead a 16-team NIT opportunity awaited. I think everybody thought they were going to win. Saint Louis began Monday at No. 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. Low 29F. If you are experiencing difficulties logging in or are a subscriber getting a paywall, please try one or more of the following steps. Though receiving one first-place vote, they placed behind the Buckeyes, Bradley, St. Johns, and Indiana. He was, in those years, a box-score stuffer with per-game averages of 2, The question is a slam dunk for any St. Bonaventure alumnus or any Western New York basketball fan who can remember, We played here 50 years ago, but it feels like 10, Billy Kalbaugh told a standing and cheering crowd of, St. Bonaventure will honor the 50th anniversary of the Final Four team on Saturday at the Reilly Center on a busy. ST. BONAVENTURE Eight of the top athletes in St. Bonaventure history have been tapped to join the school's Athletics Hall of Fame. He scored 19,248 points. Dan's passion for water sports has earned him the nickname, Aqua Dan, in the newsroom and taken him to multiple U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and many USA water polo events as a reporter. Tom Stith, the two-time All-American and runner-up national player of the year that season, scored 34 points, while Freddie Crawford added 29 points. We were kind of warriors in this trench together, and we had one focus: to win an NCAA title.
NBA on TNT remembers Bob Lanier pic.twitter.com/ecVMTRBiwe. 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. 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. In the same year, 1163 students were at St. Bonaventure University.
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Greater Olean, NY Local News | TAPinto I think that was the reason for our success., College/high school sports enterprise reporter. All of those guys were ready to take the next step, and that game showed them that they could do that.. Quick to steal the ball, he was the ultimate playmaker and team player. 2022-23 St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball Schedule Opens in new window Print Grid Text Add To Calendar Choose A Location: Go Season Go Season Record Overall 14-16 PCT .467 Conf 8-9 PCT .471 Streak W1 Home 11-4 Away 2-10 Neutral 1-2 Scheduled Games Nov 2 (Wed) 7:00 p.m. vs Alfred St. Bonaventure, N.Y. Reilly Center TV: ESPN+ Radio: WPIG W, 76-48 Sign up today! Sage Hill (16-9): Lightning will say goodbye to the San Joaquin League after this weeks games against St. Margarets and Webb. Earl Belcher
Three other startersJohn Havlicek, Larry Siegfried, and Mel Nowellsubsequently played in the NBA. Ahead 37-36 at halftime, the Bonnies faced a persistent Wake Forest team that forced six lead changes in the second half. By this point in the season, the Bonnies were 21-1, losing only to the top ranked team in the country, Ohio State, in late December. For St. Bonaventure, there would be no rematch against Ohio State, which eventually suffered an overtime loss to Cincinnati in the NCAA championship game. They werent a great defensive team. Hollis scored 37 points27 in the first half alonebefore a capacity crowd in what was Jim Boeheims first year as the Orangemen head coach. Against Davidson in the first round, he finished with 17 points before adding 13 vs. N.C. State and 15 vs. Villanova. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane on salary cap, Gabe Davis expectations, Damar Hamlin update and more, Sabres place Alex Tuch on injured reserve; top-line winger's status is uncertain, Owner of Buffalo CPA firm denies claims of financial, workplace wrongdoing, Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier to take year off from coaching, Yellow Corp. to close two trucking terminals, Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from Vancouver for prospect Josh Bloom, 14 police agencies break up fights outside Boulevard Mall, Democrats explore blue-collar struggles as brand is 'damaged', Erie County comptroller calls for state to investigate Forest Lawn, Covid-19, Coronavirus, College Sports, College Football, St. Bonaventure prepares for athletes' return to campus amid pandemic, UB basketball delays start of on-campus, offseason workouts, St. Bonaventure men's basketball to host Dayton in Atlantic 10 schedule, Big 4 basketball coaches prepare to pivot as season approaches, UB to allow select football players to return to campus this week, 'Not a stretch': Reality dictates Covid-19 may hit college football programs, How Bills are planning for potentially reduced seating capacity at New Era Field, Oklahoma RB Eric Gray at the NFL scouting combine, Ohio State C Luke Wypler speaks at the NFL scouting combine, UB players mom sings stirring rendition of national anthem on senior night, Serena Williams says her daughter doesn't like playing tennis. 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. He actually played in the game. 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. I think thats what gave them the two-point advantage, he added. Sign Up Today! 49-40 (L) Brea Olinda vs. Orange Lutheran. The 201415 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 201415 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. A UB athletic spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to The News that the mens basketball program has not determined a report date for its players, m. Crawford was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. St. Bonaventure had its own challenge in the first round.
2014-15 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team Along with an online fan vote and at games this season resulting in over 2,000 votes, a group of Olean Times Herald columnist and former sports editor Chuck Pollock and former beat writer Mike Vaccaro '89 along with current Olean Times Herald sports editor JP Butler '07 and longtime voice of the Bonnies Gary Nease selected from a group of 60 players for All-Time Team consideration. Lanier's death was. (); :
He was 73. Santa Margarita (13-6): Eagles can clinch third in the Trinity League by defeating host Orange Lutheran on Wednesday. We get to the tournament and we were just rolling through people. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late.
The Latest St. Bonaventure Bonnies Basketball (Olean Times Herald) News AJ Bramah, a Robert Morris transfer and the first Bona target to announce a decision date, plans to verbally commit on Friday. He became the seventh player in the 35-year history of the league to earn both Rookie and Player of the Year honors and the first St. Bonaventure player to earn the top overall award since Earl Belcherwon two such honors in 1980 and 1981.
I wanted it because I messed up by fouling [the Niagara player]. 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. For more information on the Centennial Season celebration, visit GoBonnies.com/100. Yes, I had them, too, not to mention a collection of Bona game programs from my time as a sports information intern in the early 1980s. We probably should have gone to the NCAAbut I looked at the whole field and thought, Were as good as anybody in this field.. The consecutive home victory streak, started in 1948, had neared triple digits. St. Bonaventure basketball fans came to the Reilly Center hoping to see their team shoot the lights out in its first win of the season. We had so much fun together over the years in Motown . The college transitioned to distance learning and online classes in March. There was a problem saving your notification. In an interview on the day of the Reilly Center Arena floor dedication in 2007, Lanier wept recalling how devastated he was not being able to play in the Final Four. I think about the lasting memories and the lasting friendships I have to this day because of those guys I was in a trench with for so long.. Probably five or so at least.. 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. Hagan was great at that, getting to the basket and getting [the ball] to the right guys. Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. "For more than 30 years, Bob served as our global ambassador and as a special assistant to David Stern and to me, traveling the world to teach the game's value and make a positive impact on young people everywhere," Silver said in the statement. Of course I had kept the copy of The Olean Times Herald on the day after SBU beat Houston for the 1977 NIT championship. If I went one more step, I would have run into him. Buffalo sports' greatest what-ifs: Would Bona have beaten UCLA in 1970 title game? In fact, no college basketball fan can bring up St. Bonaventure without the association of Lanier, the larger-than-life Buffalo native. We kind of almost gave him that [center] position and hoped that he could handle it. He was that kind of guy, he remembered. Both teams were similar in one way. As a senior, he helped the Bonnies to the NCAA Tournament and First Four win over UCLA as well as a school-record 26 victories. Its just that youre not there to help them. Orange Lutheran (17-7): Lancers play JSerra, Santa Margarita and Anaheim this week. 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. Vanterpool stands 14th all-time in career scoring with 1,474 points and is also among the program's leaders in assists (401, eighth), rebounding (630, 22nd) and three-pointers (106, 19th). They made us pay for it. The defensive guy played me for the charge, so I pulled up and banked it off the backboard, Stith remembered. In their first-round game, a sophomore named Larry Bird nearly derailed Houstons season.
With a Digital Only subscription, you'll receive unlimited access to our website and e-edition. They finished the season 1813, 108 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.
Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt made sure to honor Lanier during his postgame media session. Nick Mogavero, the coach who cut Lanier, told The News in 1990 that he wanted Laniers stamina and coordination to catch up with his 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame. 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.
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access for current print subscribers. 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. The Bonnies were 90th on Monday, and should move up with the win. Thank you for reading! It hurt me to my heart that my guys were going (to the tourney) without me, Lanier said, wiping tears from his cheek. In the preview story, an OTH reporter wrote, Its practically unanimous that the hapless men of Siena will be the 99th Armory victim. The reporter was correct: The Saints were marched out of Olean, 99-57. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Send us Feedback 2005- 2023 SportSpyder, LLC All rights reserved. In only his fourth season as the Bonnies head coach, Jim Satalin found himself in the national spotlight against famed coached Guy Lewis. 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. Coach Eddie Donovans squad handed DePaul their seventh straight loss, 78-69, on February 18 in the Buffalo Auditorium. The Bonnies managed the game for nearly the entire contest before a controversial foul in the closing seconds sealed the Rutgers victory. The Universitys webpage of Stith offers an apt description: When the game was on the line, he became the Go To Guy, and he seldom disappointed. Win #73 included. Sign Up Today! With 21.7 seconds remaining, Saint Louis called a timeout.
He even has a mention in pop culture, in the movie "Airplane!," when a young fan recognizes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar disguised as a co-pilot named Roger Murdock and insists the Los Angeles Lakers center doesnt give enough effort. I think we could have extended the game and had an opportunity to win, he said. 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. "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.". Bonnies coach Mark. (This brief stretch may be the only consecutive three-game run of facing top 20 teams in Bona history.). 2. 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. Donovan, however, kept Stith on the floor and instructed the Bonnies to run a set play. With a 24-0 record to that point, the Scarlet Knights hadnt really been tested in their College Avenue Gymnasium. Her directive to me was clear: In preparing to move, my childhood boxes collecting dust in the basement needed to be sorted out. He took over mid-season for Don McLean, whose career covered 33 seasons, and found himself at Rutgers announcing his first game at the age of 24. 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. He also was a longtime spokesperson and chairman of the NBA's "Stay in School" program, later renamed "Read to Achieve," a reading-engagement initiative supported by NBA and WNBA teams. They werent built that way. He didnt want Lanier to get hurt playing against older, more skilled players.
As a current print subscriber, you receive 24/7 access to our website and online e-edition at no additional charge. Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Mater Dei (19-3): Monarchs conclude regular season Friday at potentially undefeated Camarillo and UCLA-bound Gabriela Jaquez. He had a better bank shot, with the hook or on mid-range shots, than any big man today. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Mark Jones
Each ballot cast counted as one vote - each panelist vote counted as one while the top 20 from the fan vote counted as a single ballot as well. A win may have vaulted the team into the 32-team NCAA tournament. 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. The 78-73 setback to Wake Forest in the NCAA East Regional semifinals at the Charlotte Coliseum was unique from the outset. 25 was retired in 2007. The referees were no doubt busy in the 40 minutes of play, though the game must have been far longer. The front page had no story of the consecutive home wins. Ask Sam Stith, the legendary player who scored over 1100 points in his three varsity seasons at St. Bonaventure University (SBU) from 1957-60. He will be synonymous with St. Bonaventure eternally.. Brea Olinda vs Canyon Game Highlights - Jan. 13, 2023.
MAAC athletes must also sign a "Social Responsibility Pledge for Covid-19" as a condition of participating in championship competition. Down 40-36 at halftime, the Bonnies faltered in the second half, facing an 11-point deficit with eight minutes remaining. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. 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 . Laniers touch would have made him great in any era. 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. In late December of that year, the two universities met for the championship of the highly regarded annual Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden.
After all, the game was played a month before I was born, well before I remember listening to Don McLean call games as a kid. The losswhat became the last setback of the 76-77 season may have been historic for St. Bonaventure. Did the officials get the call correct? 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. Three of the seven Bona players fouled out as the team committed a season-high 24 fouls. What he did was incredible down that stretch., One of the most famous baskets in Bona basketball history followed. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 18.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in 30.1 minutes per game. There was a problem saving your notification.
Brea Olinda High School (CA) Girls Varsity Basketball - MaxPreps.com 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. As many college basketball fans know, the St. Bonaventure basketball fan base is a special one: dedicated, loyal, and vocal. Southern Mississippi took the lead in the second half, in part due to the Bonnies poor foul shooting (20-38), but the team prevailed behind Nelson-Richards. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Lanier tearfully recounted his emotions during that time in an interview on the day of the Reilly Center Arena floor dedication, which was shared by St. Bonaventure.
Brea Olinda High School (CA) Varsity Basketball - MaxPreps.com Keep reading with unlimited digital access. Both teams were undefeated. 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. The OTH called it the upset of upsets in Little Three basketball history. And win #100 was never reached. Orangewood Academy (18-5): Spartans can win the San Joaquin League outright this week with wins against Fairmont Prep and Webb. The pair of wins against the Billikens should pay dividends for the Bonnies (15-7, 7-4 Atlantic 10 Conference), who completed the season sweep in a rare back-to-back, home-and-home series that started Friday with Bonas 68-61 win at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo. From the days of Butler Gymnasium and the Olean Armory through to the past five decades in the Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure basketball has remained a constant in the University community for the last century. You can find your account number on any recent subscription notice or bill. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy. One team in the field was the University of Houston Cougars, coached by Guy Lewis, who ended up winning nearly 600 games in his 30 years as its head coach. "It was a labor of love for Bob, who was one of the kindest and most genuine people I have ever been around.
OLEAN - Frank S. Jester, 76, passed away Sunday (Feb. 26, 2023) at home, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. "He was a close friend who I will miss dearly, as will so many of his colleagues across the NBA who were inspired by his generosity. Syracuse started the game in an uncharacteristic man-to-man defense instead of a 2-3 zone, something that surprised Satalin according to an Olean Times Herald post-game story. Satalin remembers the call 46 years later. 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 played the best teams, which proved to me that I was right in saying that we were good enough to win this thing, he said. Even after Jordan Nesbitt missed a 3-point attempt that clanked off the rim with less than six seconds left, the Bonnies couldnt let up until after Jalen Adaway hit the front end of two free throws with 5.1 seconds left, which cemented the final margin and helped the Bonnies avoid completely squandering a comfortable, double-digit lead. I thought there was enough time left, he recalled. pic.twitter.com/a3ynIFGshp. The Times Herald story related that Satalin juggled his lineup like a master magician.. 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.