Jerry Trass/Olean Times Herald ALLEGANY, N.Y. Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. A Bonaventure athletic department spokesperson confirmed Thursday to The News that mens basketball players will return to campus July 18 and 19 for offseason workouts, and womens basketball players will return to campus July 25. Did the officials get the call correct? Would you like to receive our latest obituaries? How it found its way into my assortment of memorabilia was a mystery. You have permission to edit this article. A private, giving nature is one of the many qualities that local basketball dignitaries remembered about Lanier, a Buffalo native and a Bennet, The Bonnies will wear commemorative patches that bear Bob Laniers No. Bill Butler When the team went belly up in the A-10 tournment, it was like our hopes were dashed, he said. 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. Just make sure were talking on screens, because we knew they were going to come down and get a quick shot up. The backcourt dished out 14 assists, while both Hollis and Sanders fouled out of the game. His 247 steals were at the time a school record and a total that still ranks fourth in program history. St. Bonaventure forward Osun Osunniyi (21) attempts a shot over the outstretched arm of Saint Louis forward Francis Okoro (5). (); : He played professionally for the New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Buffalo Braves and Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA and his No. St. Bonaventure had won 99 straight games at home. 10. Theyll be in the Pacific Coast League next season. MAAC athletes must also sign a "Social Responsibility Pledge for Covid-19" as a condition of participating in championship competition. Matt Gantt That achievement belonged to the star 6-8 forward Len Chappellthe Tom Stith equivalent for Wake Forestwho had a 27 point per game average. A game that St. Bonaventure should have won, remarked Tommasino. 49-40 (L) Brea Olinda vs. Orange Lutheran. 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. 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He had a better bank shot, with the hook or on mid-range shots, than any big man today. Sanders performance earned him tournament MVP honors. He. This would drift to the gym, and, by the start of the second half, the teams would need radar to find the bench.. Others considered (listed alphabetically): Aliso Niguel, El Dorado, Kennedy, Santiago, Tustin, Valencia, Please send feedback on rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter and Instagram. You have permission to edit this article. 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. Quick to steal the ball, he was the ultimate playmaker and team player. After all, this first visit to the NCAA tournament featured a Bona team ranked as high as second in the country that season. 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. He helped the Bonnies reach the 1970 Final Four, but sustained a knee injury in a regional final against Villanova, and did not play in a loss to Jacksonville in a national semifinal. Providence (#15) upended St. Bonaventure, 82-75, before a Dick Vitale-coached Detroit squad (#19) defeated the Bonnies, 78-62, in the Motor City. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. Lanier returned to campus less than two years later, in December 2019, when Bona honored the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Final Four team. I have been a fan of St. Bonaventure mens basketball for as long as I can remember. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. His success in the ensuing seasons propelled the program to new heights, which prompted kids like me to become ardent Bona fans and to keep special memories in all kinds of ways for decades to come. We were good that year, Satalin recalled. Would you like to receive our breaking news? 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. They made us pay for it. Hagan was great at that, getting to the basket and getting [the ball] to the right guys. The 78-73 setback to Wake Forest in the NCAA East Regional semifinals at the Charlotte Coliseum was unique from the outset. 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. 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. Nope, nope, he said without a second thought. 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. I think we could have extended the game and had an opportunity to win, he said. He was 73. Having set an NCAA record for the highest freshman free throw percentage (88.4 percent) in 1979, Jones went on to become the seventh-leading scorer in program history at the time he finished his career. The captain of the 1959-60 team when he averaged 20.5 ppg, his No. "I talked to the team about it, Schmidt said. Thank you for reading! More than anything else, I was petrified that I wouldnt get on the air or something would go wrong. 6. There was a problem saving your notification. Three Bonnies averaged in double figures that same season: David Vanterpool, Nii Nelson-Richards, and Jeff Quackenbush. Sign Up Today! It was an obstacle that turned into an opportunity.. $3.00 Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. During his three years of varsity competition, he totaled 1,738 points and ranks eighth in program history. 4. . He finished his career third in rebounds and still stands there with 922, an average of 12.1 per game over 76 contests. The Latest St. Bonaventure Bonnies Basketball News | SportSpyder The defensive guy played me for the charge, so I pulled up and banked it off the backboard, Stith remembered. 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. He also writes about high school football recruiting, including The Register's annual FAB 15 teams that list the top high school football players in the Western U.S. before National Signing Day. My gratitude goes to the people featured in the blogs for sharing their memories and to Dennis Frank, SBU Archivist. The standing room only crowd was an estimated 2300. pic.twitter.com/a3ynIFGshp. There was an error processing your request. That whole dynamic was very interesting., The Bonnies entered the Holiday Festival with the third most potent offense in the country, averaging 92 points a game. He went on to play in the NBA and later, a long and successful professional career overseas. George Carter Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He helped Bona to three NIT berths and one NCAA Tournament and went on to play for the New York Knicks. In fact, the Bonnies accepted the NCAA bid a month before the tournament started. Bonaventure will require its athletes to be tested at testing centers in their hometowns, and it is asking athletes to self-quarantine for two weeks before returning to the Allegany campus. 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. To me, it was the best job in the world, he said. The final 14 seconds were sweat-producing, as described by The Times Herald, and found Weise, the 5-11 senior guard and subsequent Bona head coach, sinking two foul shots in the final two seconds to seal the win. As a kid growing up in Olean (NY), I recall the excitement of getting the cardboard schedule of the upcoming season and filling in the results as the year progressed. Tournament Game. As a senior, he averaged 17.5 ppg and was named First Team All-A-10. More importantly, he led the 1994-95 team to the NIT - the first for the program since 1983. However, according to an Associated Press writer, many fans in the inevitable capacity crowds of 2000 would smoke in the outside foyer during halftime. Please help local businesses by taking an online survey to help us navigate through these unprecedented times. St. Bonaventure, NBA basketball legend Bob Lanier passes away 1 seed in 2021, when the . 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. All of those guys were ready to take the next step, and that game showed them that they could do that.. A UB athletic spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to The News that the mens basketball program has not determined a report date for its players, m. Hagan helped clinch the 1977 NIT Championship with clutch efforts in the postseason: He knocked in the game-winning shot for a win over Rutgers, finishing with 26 points. Hollis layup at the buzzer electrified the Bona crowd in capping off its first post-season tournament championship. In 1982, he was the A-10's leading scorer at 18.0 ppg and was an all-conference first team selection. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Each team shot 34 free throws with Wake Forest sinking five more than Coach Eddie Donovans squad. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? 5. 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. Winn is also second all-time in steals with 319 and first in steals per game at 3.0 - he's also third all-time in Atlantic 10 career steals. College basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices at the end of September, and the regular season is scheduled to open Nov. 10. And the NIT game with Southern Mississippi was significant on a number of levels, according to Tommasino. We had so much fun together over the years in Motown . The Hagan-Baron backcourt flourished against Villanova, which ultimately finished third in the tournament. 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. Crawford was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. The front page had no story of the consecutive home wins. We had been doing pretty good, so we werent about to change our gameplan, he said. Bonas mens basketball players will return to campus July 18 and 19 for offseason workouts, and womens basketball players will return July 25. Win #73 was pivotal to Stiths career. Any athlete who tests positive while on campus will be tested a second time at a local testing center and will be quarantined on campus. Stith, who passed the 2000-point mark in the subsequent consolation victory over Princeton, saw his spectacular career at St. Bonaventure come to an end, and, just two months after the Wake Forest loss, Donovan accepted a head coaching position with the New York Knicks. 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. According to the OTH writer, they were dazed as though in disbelief that a dear friend had departed from this life.. 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. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced Monday that it will not allow athletes to return to campus in June or July for offseason workouts and that the MAAC will begin its fall sports competition Sept. 11. Bad rotations on the defensive end and unnecessary fouls put them in the 1-and-1 (on free throws).. He's played as a pro overseas for 15 years. Nonetheless, St. Bonaventure left the Garden with a 76-73 victory. We missed a lot of open shots and free throws, said Bonas Dominick Welch, who scored 19 points and had four steals. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. It highlighted two players who went on to become the second picks in the first round of a professional draft. He earned All-American honors in 1977 and was an eighth round draft choice of the New York Knicks in 1978. Neil O'Connell Obituary (1937 - 2022) - Allegany, NY - Olean Times Herald He was that kind of guy, he remembered. 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. Satalin remembers the call 46 years later. Dont foul. On top of the streak, it was Tom Stiths final home game in a Bona uniform. Looking back, Satalin expressed pride in the four-game streak culminating in the championship. 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. In their first-round game, a sophomore named Larry Bird nearly derailed Houstons season. The 5-9 junior guard for the Demon Deacons averaged 17 points per game, but wasnt the scoring leader for the squad. 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. Despite an overall winning record that included an upset over top-ranked Saint Louis in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, the Bonnies were not invited to a postseason bid due to an inability to come to an agreement with the College Basketball Invitational. I dont mean this to be trite: We honestly loved each other and would go through the wall for each other, Lanier said, recalling the preseason goal the team had set for itself over beers and burgers at The Burton. The Bonnies reeled off another four straight victories to end the regular season at 20-5. His No. His No. What he did was incredible down that stretch., One of the most famous baskets in Bona basketball history followed. Bremer also had memorable postseason performances - in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, he posted 17 points vs. Kentucky, then had 26 points vs. Pitt in the 2001 NIT and 29 points vs. Syracuse in the 2002 NIT. Combing through them uncovered an array of Bona gems. 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 . Bona's Final Four team basks in Reilly Center glow on its 50th anniversary, What we said 50 years ago when St. Bonaventure made Final Four, Remembering Bob Lanier: His trademark soft touch made him an all-time great, 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 more than handled it for us. As a reserve on the Bona team in 1947-48, Donovan knew the history all too well. Sign Up Today! His 1,704 career points still rank 11th in Bona history while he is also seventh in assists (408) and fifth in steals (194). St. Bonaventure, NBA basketball legend Bob Lanier passes away St. Bonaventure will allow basketball players to begin returning to campus July 18. 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. The final OSU starter that evening, forward Bobby Knight, later became one of the most winning college basketball coaches in history. A distinguished guard for the Bona basketball program, he was co-captain of the NCAA Final Four team of 1970. A shower of rain or wet snow possible late. Ask Sam Stith, the legendary player who scored over 1100 points in his three varsity seasons at St. Bonaventure University (SBU) from 1957-60. "Becky" Millis Field, 59, of Olean, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, at her home. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. They made me so proud. A cause of death was not immediately given, but Lanier had been battling bladder cancer in the last few years, and had also undergone various surgeries on his neck and knees. Pacifica Christian (18-5): The top-ranked team in Division 4A closes the regular season against 2A Rancho Christian on Saturday. Marques Green An upset loss to Wake Forest in the 1961 NCAA tournament prevented any Bona hopes for a rematch with Ohio State. We werent in the right places at the right time. Olean Times Herald Obituaries - Legacy.com Category: Posting up: Memories of St. Bonaventure basketball More Videos. Thosewho have donned the Brown and White over the past 100 years have created memories to last a lifetime with fans of the program. During his time with the Bonnies, he sank 192 three-pointers, good for fourth in program history. And win they dida first post-season tournament championship in a program dating to 1919-20. Both The Bona Venture and Olean Times Herald reports of the game referred to numerous traveling infractions called against the Bonnies. Athletics | St. Bonaventure University Mark Jones High School Sports Scores and Schedules - Orange County Register 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.
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