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

2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2025–26 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	11–2 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Mark Schmidt (18th season);
Associate head coach	Sean Neal
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowe; Nick Schmidt;
Home arena	Reilly 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

Mark Schmidt (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Neal (La Salle)
Chris Lowe (UMass)
Nick Schmidt (Alfred State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP ^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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

[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.

[poll-6] "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.

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St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
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