The countdown to the 2022-23 St. Bonaventure men’s basketball season can officially begin as the first action of the campaign has been announced with the Bonnies hosting Saint Francis Monday, Nov. 7 at the Reilly Center.
The two programs have an extensive history, meeting 44 times previously. St. Bonaventure owns a 32-12 all-time series advantage. This year’s meeting will be the first between the Bonnies and Red Flash since a 92-82 Bona victory at the Reilly Center in 2016. The teams were slated to meet in 2020, but that contest was canceled due to the pandemic.
With nine new faces on the roster this year, including six with previous Division I experience, the Bonnies will have a new look this season, but aim to continue familiar success. St. Bonaventure enters the season having averaged 20 wins per year over the past seven campaigns. The Bonnies also own the longest active streak of double-digit win seasons in Atlantic 10 play of any conference program, having accomplished that feat in eight straight years.