2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–2 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachSean Neal
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReilly Center
2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 0 0   11 1   .917
Saint Louis 0 0   11 1   .917
St. Bonaventure 0 0   11 2   .846
Richmond 0 0   10 2   .833
Dayton 0 0   9 4   .692
Fordham 0 0   9 4   .692
George Washington 0 0   9 4   .692
Rhode Island 0 0   9 4   .692
VCU 0 0   9 4   .692
Davidson 0 0   8 4   .667
Duquesne 0 0   7 5   .583
Saint Joseph's 0 0   7 5   .583
La Salle 0 0   4 9   .308
Loyola Chicago 0 0   4 9   .308
† 2026 A-10 tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represents St. Bonaventure University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 19th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, play their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2024–25 season with a 22–12 record, going an even 9–9 in conference play.[1] St. Bonaventure entered the A-10 tournament as an 8th seed, defeating Duquesne in the second round,[2] before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.[3] The team was invited to the NIT as a 3 seed.[4] The Bonnies lost their first-round game to Kent State to end their season.[5]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the Atlantic 10 Conference released their preseason poll. St. Bonaventure was picked to finish eighth in the conference.[6]

Preseason rankings

Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 VCU 342 (11)
2 Saint Louis 341 (11)
3 Dayton 321 (3)
4 George Washington 296
5 Loyola Chicago 286 (2)
6 George Mason 254
7 Saint Joseph's 195
8 St. Bonaventure 185
9 Duquesne 155
10 Richmond 142
11 Davidson 107
12 Rhode Island 102
13 La Salle 56
14 Fordham 53
(#) first-place votes

Source:[6]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Teams
Team Player Year Position
Second Dasonte Bowen Senior Guard

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Frank Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Minnesota Toronto, Ontario
G 1 Ilia Ermakov 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr CSKA Moscow II Kursk, Russia
G 2 Amar'e Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Albany Montclair, New Jersey
F 3 Daniel Egbuniwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tennessee Tech Memphis, Tennessee
F 4 John Ikpotokin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Rothesay Netherwood School Dublin, Ireland
G 5 Dasonte Bowen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Iowa Boston, Massachusetts
G 7 Brayden Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Buffalo Milton, Ontario
G 8 Darryl Simmons II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Gardner–Webb Detroit, Michigan
G 15 Jack DeRose (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Olean High School Olean, New York
G 20 Achille Lonati 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Olimpia Milano Pavia, Italy
F/C 21 Xander Wedlow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So University Prepatory Academy Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Cayden Charles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr North Georgia Kennesaw, Georgia
G 30 Broek Ostrom (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Holley High School Holley, New York
F 32 Joe Grahovac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fullerton College Santa Ana, California
C 33 Andrew Osasuyi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr College Basket Borgomanero Magenta, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m.
Alfred W 101–40 
 –     –     –    Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
11:00 a.m., YouTube
vs. Bradley
Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon
W 69–63  1–0
 24  Simmons II   9  Mitchell   4  Simmons II  Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (749)
Rock Hill, SC
November 8, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Canisius W 89–70  2–0
 20  Mitchell   11  Mitchell   4  Bowen  Reilly Center (4,260)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Siena
Franciscan Cup
W 75–66  3–0
 25  Doty   10  Mitchell   5  Marshall  Reilly Center (3,451)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 15, 2025*
4:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Youngstown State W 84–80  4–0
 18  Charles   7  Mitchell   5  Bowen  Reilly Center (4,081)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 20, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Robert Morris W 75–61  5–0
 19  Mitchell   16  Mitchell   5  Tied  Reilly Center (3,353)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 25, 2025*
6:00 p.m., FS1
vs. No. 16 North Carolina
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division
L 70–85  5–1
 22  Simmons II   6  Tied   3  Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Ft. Myers, FL
November 27, 2025*
12:00 p.m., FS1
vs. East Carolina
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division
W 67–58  6–1
 17  Tied   12  Mitchell   4  Simmons II  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,342)
Ft. Myers, FL
November 30, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Florida Atlantic W 70–65  7–1
 16  Charles   11  Mitchell   4  Bowen  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bloomsburg (D-II) W 83–43  8–1
 19  Simmons II   11  Mitchell   5  Tied  Reilly Center (2,809)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Buffalo W 77–69  9–1
 15  Egbuniwe   13  Mitchell   5  Simmons II  Alumni Arena (5,616)
Buffalo, NY
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate W 85–77  10–1
 20  Charles   18  Mitchell   9  Bowen  Reilly Center (3,049)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 13, 2025*
5:00 p.m., PTB
vs. Ohio
Cleveland Hoops Showdown
L 83–88 OT 10–2
 27  Mitchell   14  Mitchell   5  Bowen  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
December 20, 2025*
1:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Le Moyne W 92–81  11–2
 21  Mitchell   10  Charles   4  Bowen  Reilly Center (3,638)
St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 regular season
December 31, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU       Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
January 7, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 10, 2026*
12:00 p.m., USA
Fordham       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 14, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's       Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2026*
2:30 p.m., USA
at La Salle       John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2026*
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Loyola Chicago       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 23, 2026*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2
Saint Louis       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 28, 2026*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne       UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2026*
6:30 p.m., USA
George Mason       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 3, 2026*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Dayton       UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
February 14, 2026*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham       Rose Hill Gymnasium 
The Bronx, NY
February 14, 2026*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 18, 2026*
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Saint Joseph's       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 21, 2026*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond       Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
February 25, 2026*
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+
Rhode Island       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 28, 2026*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason       EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
March 4, 2026*
TBA, ESPN+
at George Washington       Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2026*
12:00 p.m., USA
Davidson       Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
A-10 tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP [8]RV
Coaches

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bonnies overcome 13-point second half deficit to beat Duquesne 64-59". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "VCU kicks off Atlantic 10 Tournament with 76-59 win over St. Bonaventure". WTVR-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "What to know about the 2025 NIT: Bracket, schedule and how to watch the games". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Davis' 14 points help Kent State defeat St. Bonaventure 75-56 in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c "VCU Picked to Repeat as A-10 Men's Basketball Champions; 23 Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". St. Bonaventure Bonnies. Learfield. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  8. ^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved 2025-10-14.