High School Sports Scores and Schedules - Orange County Register None of the responses will be shared or used for any other purpose except to better serve our community. Instead a 16-team NIT opportunity awaited. No question, he said. 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 Bonnies went 14-10 in their 1975-1976 season. In Fall 1976, Jim Satalin knew his team was good. Get our expert short-term forecast, summary of the weather details and news of any severe weather. GIRLS BASKETBALL TOP 25. 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. The key to SBU's 1970 Final Four team, his No. Bob Lanier speaks at the dedication of the Reilly Center court to him in 2007. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, City mourns Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno as investigation into fatal fire launches, Buffalo firefighter makes 'ultimate sacrifice' in blaze that may have sparked backdraft, Paula's Donuts to move Clarence store that faced backlash for tax breaks to Amherst, Vandal damages 'brokenhearted' Russell Salvatore's tribute park in Lancaster, Chad Hall's departure from Buffalo Bills to Jaguars remains a bit of a mystery. 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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.". 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. 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. On March 16, 1995, the top pop song in the US was Madonnas Take a Bow. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. They lost their last regular season game at third-ranked Rutgers, 85-80, in a heartbreaking defeat. Since 2005, Lanier had been the NBA Cares Global Ambassador, routinely working with youth-serving programs that support education, youth, family development and health-related causes. In the closing minutes and the Bonnies down 87-86, Sanders made a 22-foot jumper from directly in front of the Bona bench. 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He's also seventh in career field goal percentage (.528) and fifth in scoring average at 20.8 points per game. Because I think that's really important -- legacies and tradition. Buffalo sports' greatest what-ifs: Would Bona have beaten UCLA in 1970 title game? Named MVP of the 1977 NIT, he is St. Bonaventure's career leader in points with 2,238 (1974-78). 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. 3. You have permission to edit this article. 10. St. Bonaventure will allow basketball players to begin returning to campus July 18. Athlete, coaches and staff members will be required to wear a mask provided by the school, and equipment such as basketballs will be cleaned before and after each practice or workout. Win #100 was denied by the same team upon which the win streak started: the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. He ranks third in school history in three-pointers with 223 and also stands sixth in career steals (185) and ninth in assists (334). The Hagan-Baron backcourt flourished against Villanova, which ultimately finished third in the tournament. He hauled in 706 rebounds over his career, averaging 8.5 per contest. "Becky" Millis Field, 59, of Olean, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at her home. If it was a different team that might have been able to milk the clock more or wanted to do that, that might have been [different]. Jan 30, 2023 @ 8:55pm. On top of the streak, it was Tom Stiths final home game in a Bona uniform. I wanted it because I messed up by fouling [the Niagara player]. Rebecca Field Obituary (2022) - Olean, NY - Olean Times Herald - Legacy.com St. Bonaventure, NBA basketball legend Bob Lanier passes away But in the final five minutes, Saint Louis trailed 77-69 and attempted one more rally, despite Collins fouling out with 4:03 left. He finished his four-year career at St. Bonaventure with 2,103 points, 887 rebounds and 244 blocks in 123 games (118 starts). The Holiday Festival championship was the firstand onlytime that St. Bonaventure faced Ohio State in the extensive basketball history of both schools. A game that St. Bonaventure should have won, remarked Tommasino. It was the Bonnies only victory in the final five games of the season, as they lost at Marquette in the ensuing round of the NIT despite Vanterpools 27-point performance. Mark Jones The 1994-1995 team brought impressive victories to the Reilly Center that included wins over SEC foes Mississippi State and Mississippi as well as over Louisville, Virginia Tech, and VCU. In fact, no college basketball fan can bring up St. Bonaventure without the association of Lanier, the larger-than-life Buffalo native. 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. Its just that youre not there to help them. The Bonnies had just come off consecutive road losses to two Top 20 teams. ALLEGANY - Rev. You have permission to edit this article. 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. Wake Forest lost its next game, the Eastern Regional finals, to a Jack Ramsay-coached St. Joes team. We just have to tighten up defensively, force them into some tough shots, and then go with it., In the moment, even Satalin didnt know that the spotlight was about to shift from Birdsong to SBU forward Greg Sanders. ); single-season rebounding (416); and average rebounds in one season (16) in 1969-1970. 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. He was the near-unanimous MVP of the tournament. NBA on TNT remembers Bob Lanier pic.twitter.com/ecVMTRBiwe. 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. On top of that, he hadnt made a basket the entire game. For St. Bonaventure, there would be no rematch against Ohio State, which eventually suffered an overtime loss to Cincinnati in the NCAA championship game. I lived and died with Bonas, he added. 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 earned All-American honors in 1977 and was an eighth round draft choice of the New York Knicks in 1978. It was an evening where David nearly beat Goliath, and, thanks in large part to Crawfords talents, where a small school from Western New York almost beat the top-ranked team in the country. St. Bonaventure needs to capitalize on the remainder of their schedule, including four games against teams that are in the bottom half of the , Starting this weekend, spectators who attend basketball games at St. Bonaventure won't be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination for e. 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 was the interim head coach for the Golden State Warriors for 37 games in 1994-95, after Don Nelson stepped down. Sign Up Today! The captain of the 1959-60 team when he averaged 20.5 ppg, his No. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, City mourns Buffalo firefighter Jason Arno as investigation into fatal fire launches, Buffalo firefighter makes 'ultimate sacrifice' in blaze that may have sparked backdraft, Paula's Donuts to move Clarence store that faced backlash for tax breaks to Amherst, Vandal damages 'brokenhearted' Russell Salvatore's tribute park in Lancaster, Chad Hall's departure from Buffalo Bills to Jaguars remains a bit of a mystery. The University's first consensus All-American, he ranks fifth in program history with 2,052 points including the '59-60 season when he averaged 31.5 ppg, the all-time program record. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. 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.. The New York Times account described the Bona duo as the most dazzling practitioners among the six teams that day in playing with startling acrobatics.. The standing room only crowd was an estimated 2300. The good thing was that they played a style that was similar to ours in that they loved to get up and down [the court]. The St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians) team is the college basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University, located near the city of Olean, New York.The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference and plays its home games at the Reilly Center.The Bonnies are currently coached by all-time coaching wins leader Mark . Hollis scored 27 of Bonnies first 50 points as they headed into halftime with a comfortable 52-33 lead. But the All-American center suffered a serious knee injury in the 1970 East Regional title win over Villanova and the game but short-handed Bonnies couldnt overcome his absence in a 91-83 loss to Jacksonville in the national semifinal. In fact, I dont think we ever went into a game not thinking that we had the opportunity to win.. He scored 19,248 points. ", NBA Commissioner Adam Silvers statement regarding the passing of Bob Lanier. Billy Packer, the famed Wellsville (NY)-born television analyst who covered 34 consecutive Final Fours, wouldnt have been courtside at that point. Each team shot 34 free throws with Wake Forest sinking five more than Coach Eddie Donovans squad. Of course not, Crawford replied without a second thought. 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. 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. 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 losswhat became the last setback of the 76-77 season may have been historic for St. Bonaventure. In fact, I distinctly recall listening to the championship victory in the 2012 A-10 tournament from a hotel in Armenia. Since that setback, Houston went 20-4 with the most recent loss to #7 Arkansas in the championship of Southwest Conference tournament. His 22.5 points per game is still good for third all-time among Bona players. The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team is doing more than taking on the Richmond Spiders on Saturday in an Atlantic 10 matchup. Tim Winn He more than handled it for us. The native of Silver Creek, N.Y. averaged 18 points per game during his ABA and NBA careers spanning between 1967 and 1976. An upset loss to Wake Forest in the 1961 NCAA tournament prevented any Bona hopes for a rematch with Ohio State. Abdul-Jabbar said Wednesday in a statement that he and Lanier will be "forever linked" by the Milwaukee Bucks, for whom they both played, and the scene in "Airplane!". Love u big guy . As a current print subscriber, you receive 24/7 access to our website and online e-edition at no additional charge. He was picked to the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988 and his No. 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. He will be synonymous with St. Bonaventure eternally.. While Birdsong went quiet offensively, Sanders was just starting his barrage. 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. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. 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. 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. Playing at a time in college basketball when players werent eligible to play at the varsity level until their sophomore year, Stith also collected 620 rebounds, rather impressive for a 6-2 guard/forward. He would play for his hometown New York Knicks and was a member of the inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame class. 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, St. Bonaventure class of 1989, New York Post columnist and the foremost historian on Bonnies basketball. His #22 jersey was raised to the Reilly Center rafters upon his 1969 induction to the Universitys Athletics Hall of Fame. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. Woollard averaged just four points per game that season, yet his performance against St. Bonaventure was pivotal in dashing NCAA championship dreams. (); : That was our feeling. He compiles the Hot 150 list of football players to watch in Orange County before each season. But when I ran back down the court and tried to pivot, my leg collapsed. 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. He began his career at Agway-Felmont Industries and retired from St. Bonaventure University, where he did. An All-Atlantic 10 selection as both a junior and a senior, including first team honors and All-Defensive status in 1999-2000, he ranks 18th in all-time scoring with 1,407 career points. We were good that year, Satalin recalled. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Glenn Hagan Dan Albano has been a high school sports writer at The Orange County Register since 1993. The Atlantic 10 announced the pairings Thursday. Bob Lanier (right) hugs friend and roommate Bill Kalbaugh after the two seniors left the court for the final time in their last home game at St. Bonaventure in 1970. A post-game commentary in The Bona Venture concluded, When a coach is allowed to pass the ball into one of his players and this results in a score for his team, it is apparent that the officials either dont care or are blindor both., On top of this, a story in the Charlotte Observer referred to a clock malfunction in the scoreboard in the final minutes of regulation, leading to anxious inquiries about the time remaining.. ST. BONAVENTURE Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. ST. BONAVENTURE (14-17) You have permission to edit this article. They made us pay for it. 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 73-point output by St. Bonaventure was the lowest of the season. 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. Unique in its own way, the Armory offered something special for those sitting in the first row of the courtside bleachers: Their feet actually straddled the out-of-bounds lines. Earl Belcher "And everybody talks about if Lanier was healthy, they would have taken on UCLA. 5. Orange Lutheran (17-7): Lancers play JSerra, Santa Margarita and Anaheim this week. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Quick to steal the ball, he was the ultimate playmaker and team player. 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. 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. St. Bonaventure Basketball Centennial Season All-Time Team Announced Flynn said that he cried like a baby after the Niagara loss. For more information on the Centennial Season celebration, visit GoBonnies.com/100. According to a Sports Illustrated account from February 1961, St. Bonaventure was the first independent team chosen for the 1961 NCAA tournament. To this point, it wasnt Stiths best moment in a Bona uniform. Donovan called a timeout, and Stith headed to the team huddle with his head down, thinking that he was being pulled from the game for committing the foul. The Bonnies were badly outrebounded, 42-23, with Oregon star and second team USBWA All-American Greg Ballard nearly matching the Bona total with 15 rebounds. A member of the 1970 NCAA Final Four team, Gantt scored 992 points and averaged 13.6 points per game during his career. They made me so proud. 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. As a reserve on the Bona team in 1947-48, Donovan knew the history all too well. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In a game with likely NCAA implications, Syracuse enacted revenge in the ECAC tournament game at the Manley Field House in Syracuse in early March. He was 73. The Latest St. Bonaventure Bonnies Basketball News | SportSpyder His No. Providence (#15) upended St. Bonaventure, 82-75, before a Dick Vitale-coached Detroit squad (#19) defeated the Bonnies, 78-62, in the Motor City. The Bonnies prevailed despite 17 turnovers, the last of which could have been most costly. 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). St. Bonaventure forward Osun Osunniyi (21) attempts a shot over the outstretched arm of Saint Louis forward Francis Okoro (5). Thank you for reading! Youve got to execute defensively, just like youve got to execute offensively.. Fast forward 178 games to his first post-season call. Born Sept. 11,. 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. That achievement belonged to the star 6-8 forward Len Chappellthe Tom Stith equivalent for Wake Forestwho had a 27 point per game average. Asked about the most memorable games in his Bona career, Stith pointed to consecutive home win #73. Mater Dei (19-3): Monarchs conclude regular season Friday at potentially undefeated Camarillo and UCLA-bound Gabriela Jaquez. Preview of tonight's St. Bonaventure men's basketball matchup against St. Louis My four years here were the best of my lifetime, Lanier told a capacity crowd at the Reilly Center. We werent in the right places at the right time. The Bonnies finished the season with an overall record of 1815, with a record of 610 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for a ninth-place finish. The basketball success in that era was known for something else during Stiths playing days: a prominent home-game win streak. Would you like to receive our latest obituaries? 3 national ranking before losing to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tourney. Win #73 was pivotal to Stiths career. 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. Called the best team in the East, the story related that the enterprising Bonnies could get a rematch against Ohio State, the only team to beat them to that point in the season. 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 I didnt even know at the time I tore my knee up. Every time they [St. Bonaventure] rallied, there was Butler hitting a shot, Flynn said. JSerra (10-11): Lions finish the regular season against Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei, so reaching .500 will be a challenge. Theyll be in the Pacific Coast League next season. For the upcoming season, Ill be St. Bonaventures #1 fan in Dubai. 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. I think we could have extended the game and had an opportunity to win, he said. They didn't get an opportunity to show their talent.". He was inducted into the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. I found the Bob Lanier autograph taken to my first grade class in 1968. He is tied for the SBU single game record for assists with 14, and second in steals for a game with seven. St. Bonaventure basketball fans came - Olean Times Herald - Facebook Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Looking back, Satalin expressed pride in the four-game streak culminating in the championship. Nope, nope, he said without a second thought. 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. The Reilly Center fans were energized for the post-season matchup with Southern Mississippi. Olean Times Herald Obituaries - Legacy.com "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. The first round of the NCAA, played as part of a tripleheader before 18,000 fans in Madison Square Garden, saw the Bonnies rally over Rhode Island. This outcome was different, however, with Glenn Hagan scoring the winning shot in the 79-77 overtime win. ); : St. Bonaventure basketball players return to campus this month 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. 25 jersey was retired in 2007. 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. Looking back 45 years later, Satalin recalled, It was certainly a challenge for me to coach against someone of that stature, but I felt ok going into the game. Even before the final buzzer, Donovan walked to the Niagara bench to congratulate Gallagher, who got the game ball with Donovans approval. Bird, the #3 scoring leader in the nation, poured in 44 points in the 83-82 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. 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. After the ensuing buzzer, Crawford felt cheated.. But it was Laniers three years with the Bonnies that helped solidify their spot in college basketball lore, and helped catapult Lanier to a Hall of Fame professional basketball career. Entering the game, Birdsong and the size of Houstons roster were on Satalins mind, but there was a key factor that he liked. After all, losing wasnt common to Stiths career at SBU. Athletes also will be tested when they arrive on campus, and they will complete a daily health screen through an app before they attend classes or team activities. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Thank you for reading! The men's basketball team's 2019-20 season ended March 12, before it played its first game in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. Bonnies coach Mark. Hagan also posted 13 points in a win over Oregon as well as 14 points in the championship game win over Houston. We hope that you enjoy our free content. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy. St. Bonaventure basketball players return to campus this month. Although. Matt Gantt The Reilly Center Arena court where the Bonnies have played since 1966 was named after Lanier in 2007. Olean, NY REBECCA FIELD OBITUARY Rebecca A. Millis Field OLEAN - Rebecca A. His 247 steals were at the time a school record and a total that still ranks fourth in program history. AJ Bramah, a Robert Morris transfer and the first Bona target to announce a decision date, plans to verbally commit on Friday. John Kendzior Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Olean, NY - Olean Times Herald
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