st. Bonaventure, NY – The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team will face six teams that advanced to the national postseason last year as part of his newly announced 2022-23 non-conference schedule.
Bonnies will host St. Francis, Pennsylvania in their home opener on November 7, when the new team makes its debut at the Riley Center. Other home games include a game against Bowling Green (November 19) and Southern Indiana (November 22). As part of Gotham Classic.
Bonaz will face challenges from two programs in the next two home tilts following a year of success. Bonnies moved to Central Tennessee on November 30 as the Blue Raiders finished his 26-11 campaign, where he posted a 13-5 record in Conference USA, before advancing to the CBI Championship Game. Welcome to western New York.
St. Bonaventure will also play at home to Cleveland State on December 7th. The Vikings reached the semi-finals of the Horizon League Tournament a year ago when he was already one of his 20-win teams and en route to the NIT bid.
The SBU’s home non-conference finale is scheduled to hit the Florida Gulf Coast on Friday, December 16th. FGCU finished last year with his 22-12 record, including his 10-6 with ASUN.
Road non-meeting action will see Bonnie’s travel to canisius (November 12) vs South Dakota (November 15) Held at the Sanford Pentagon, a neutral site contest by definition, is only a little over 50 miles from the SDSU campus. SDSU achieved a perfect record inside the Summit League last year, winning an automatic bid to his NCAA Tournament in that conference after a 30-win season.
bona makes Second trip to Buffalo Dec 3 in UB On December 19th, they will also travel to Siena to compete in the Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup rivalry.th Between Bonnie and the Saints there is a constant matchup in the Franciscan Cup competition starting in 2010. Since then, Bonnie has owned the Cup after defeating Francisco on his court last year, where he went 7-4 in his Cup matches.
The non-conference finale takes place on December 22, when Bonnie visits northern Iowa. Last year he was a 20-win team, but the Panthers put him in the top 100 in the NET and advanced to the second round of the NIT.
Two marquee neutral court games It also highlights Bonnie’s non-conference schedule as she makes two trips to the Big Apple. First he will face Notre Dame at the Gotham Classic at UBS Arena on November 25th and Barclays at his center on December 11th against Iona. Both teams fought their way forward last year with the Irish taking his two wins in the NCAA Tournament, and Iona bidding for his NIT with his 25-8 record.
Season ticket renewals are available now for existing Bonnies season ticket holders. Season tickets go on general sale later this month.
Tickets for the Gotham Classic Showcase Game vs. Notre Dame will also be available at the SBU ticket office at a later date.
| date | partner | Note |
| November 2 | Alfred | exhibition game |
| November 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | Opening game |
| November 12th | in Canisius | 170th tournament in total |
| November 15th | vs South Dakota | SDSU 30-5, 18-0 Summit League. 67 Net |
| November 19th | bowling green | Gotham Classic Qualifying Round |
| November 22 | southern indiana | Gotham Classic Qualifying Round |
| November 25 | against Notre Dame | gotham classic showcase game |
| November 30th | middle tennessee | Last year MTSU 26-11, 13-5 C-USA. 95 net |
| December 3rd | in buffalo | UB 19-11, 13-6 MAC last year |
| December 7 | Cleveland | CSU 20-11, 15-6 Horizon; Knit |
| December 11th | versus Iona | Hall of Fame Invitational (Barclays Center) |
| December 16th | FGCU | FGCU 22-12, 10-6 ASUN last year |
| December 19th | in Siena | Br. Ed Coughlin Franciscan Cup |
| December 22nd | Uni | UNI 20-12, 14-4 MVC; 98 net |
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