ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure males’s basketball staff will look to construct on a 9-1 begin to the season with a weekday matchup in opposition to Colgate on Wednesday evening (Dec. 10) on the Reilly Heart. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the sport will probably be streamed dwell on ESPN+.
To Be Frank
St. Bonaventure ahead Frank Mitchell continued his exceptional begin to the 2025-26 season with an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double in Saturday’s (Dec. 6) win at Buffalo.
Mitchell posted his fourth consecutive double-double within the win. He’s averaging 12.8 factors and 11.8 rebounds per sport in the course of the streak.
The Toronto native is the primary Bonnie to document 4 straight double-doubles since Dion Wright in 2016. If he posts one other double-double on Wednesday in opposition to Colgate, Mitchell will change into the primary St. Bonaventure participant to have 5 consecutive double-doubles since SBU Corridor-of-famer and fellow Canadian Andrew Nicholson did so in 2010.
The senior’s streak of consecutive double-doubles is the second-longest lively streak within the nation. Washington freshman Hannes Steinbach at the moment has 5 straight double-doubles, though Steinbach’s double-doubles didn’t happen in consecutive video games after he missed time as a result of harm.
Mitchell’s seven double-doubles on the season are tied for second most in Division I, trailing solely Delricco Gillespie of Kent State. He has probably the most double-doubles amongst Atlantic 10 gamers. Just one different participant within the Atlantic 10 — Rikus Schulte of Fordham — has greater than two.
Mitchell is averaging 10.6 rebounds per sport, greater than another participant within the convention by 1.7 rebounds, on common.
With 106 rebounds, Mitchell is one among seven gamers within the nation to eclipse the century mark to this point this season as of Monday (Dec. 8). He surpassed the 600 profession rebound mark in Saturday’s win at Buffalo.
Wonderful Egbuniwe
All through the Bonnies’ four-game win streak, Daniel Egbuniwe has change into a key contributor off the bench. After lacking three video games in November with an harm, the senior ahead has discovered his stride within the St. Bonaventure frontcourt rotation.
Egbuniwe is averaging 12.5 factors, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals over his final 4 video games. He has been extraordinarily environment friendly, capturing 63 p.c (20-for-32) from the sector and 47 p.c (7-for-15) from past the arc.
The Memphis, Tenn., native has come off the bench to steer the Bonnies in scoring twice this season: in wins over East Carolina (Nov. 27) and at Buffalo.
Egbuniwe has the second most made three-pointers on St. Bonaventure’s roster regardless of taking part in solely seven of the Bonnies’ 10 video games. He has 10 triples on the season, trailing solely Buddy Simmons II’s 24.
Dasonte Delivers
Level guard Dasonte Bowen has supplied the Bonnies a gradual hand in operating the offense lately.
Over his final 4 video games, Bowen has reached double figures thrice, scoring 10 factors in wins vs. East Carolina and at FAU (Nov. 30) earlier than posting a season-best 11 factors at Buffalo.
Bowen is capturing 57.1 p.c from the sector throughout his present sizzling streak whereas averaging 3.5 assists and a couple of.0 rebounds per sport.
Bowen’s 36 assists to 13 turnovers give him an assist-turnover ratio of two.77, the best within the Atlantic 10 and tied for 81st amongst all Division I gamers.
Ermakov’s Emergence
With an growing position off the bench in current video games, freshman guard Ilia Ermakov has risen to the event.
After lacking the primary 5 video games of the season, Ermakov’s increasing position culminated on Saturday with 12 factors off the bench. The freshman shot 5-for-8 from the sector and added two assists.
Ermakov has shot 45.5 p.c (5-for-11) from past the arc since getting into the rotation. The Russian guard has an efficient area objective proportion of .676, the best on the staff.
Sharing the Wealth
In Saturday’s win at Buffalo, six St. Bonaventure gamers scored in double figures: Egbuniwe (15 factors), Cayden Charles (14), Ermakov (12), Simmons II (12), Mitchell (11) and Bowen (11).
It was the second time this season that the Bonnies have had at the least six gamers attain double figures. On Nov. 8 in opposition to Canisius, six SBU gamers scored 10-plus factors in an 89-70 win.
The feat had not been achieved by a St. Bonaventure staff since March 13, 2024. The Bonnies went the complete 2024-25 season with out getting six-or-more gamers in double figures.
St. Bonaventure scored 29 bench factors at Buffalo. It was the fifth time this season and the fourth straight sport that the Bonnies have scored at the least 24 factors off the bench.
Colgate Notes
- The Raiders enter Wednesday’s sport with a 6-4 document.
- Two of Colgate’s 4 losses got here on the highway in opposition to Large Ten opponents: at Michigan State on Nov. 3 and at Illinois on Nov. 14.
- The Raiders picked up a key 72-62 win over Atlantic 10 member Fordham (Nov. 30) within the Northern Basic championship sport.
- Junior guard Jalen Cox leads the Raiders each factors (15.0 PPG) and assists (5.4 APG).
- Colgate is likely one of the extra environment friendly scoring groups within the nation, capturing 50.5 p.c from the sector which ranks thirtieth in all of Division I.
- Colgate leads the all-time collection with St. Bonaventure, 7-4. Nevertheless, the Bonnies are 3-1 in opposition to Colgate in video games that passed off after the 1929-30 season.
- St. Bonaventure and Colgate haven’t met for the reason that 1996-97 season.
- The Bonnies took down Colgate, 70-55, in a impartial web site sport at HSBC Enviornment on Feb. 17, 1997.
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