Post by Copenhagen on May 23, 2009 22:11:23 GMT -5
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A way too early preview of the 2009-10 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball season: 9-5th place
9. St. Bonaventure- Mark Schmidt’s second season at the helm as coach of the Bonnies has to be looked at as a successful one as the Bonnies went 15-15 on the year to have their best record since before the devastating scandal involving Jamil Terrell. The Bonnies also went 6-10 in conference play, a marked improvement from the last few seasons. The Bonnies have a centerpiece to build around in center Andrew Nicholson. While Nicholson had problems at times avoiding foul trouble, he showed that he has the potential to be an all-conference player in the future. Role players Tyler Benson and D’Lancy Carter graduate, and Ray Blackburn and Maurice Thomas have transferred from St. Bonaventure, but an impressive core remains in place. St. Bonaventure will gain the services of Lewis Leonard, Jake Houseknecht, and Marquise Simmons, as well as junior college transfer point guard Ogo Adegboye and freshman recruit Demitrius Conger. With the services of the five new players Schmidt will have to utilize, along with Nicholson, Chris Matthews, Jonathan Hall, and Michael Davenport, the Bonnies have a great chance of improving on last season’s results if they can get either Adegboye or Malcolm Eleby to give them solid play at the point guard position.
