St. Bonaventure Basketball: Bonnies VS Rhode Island Rams, Jan. 17

TEAM ROSTERS ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

1

Kyrell Luc

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Assa Essamvous

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Mika Adams-Woods

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Moses Flowers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Daryl Banks III

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Charles Pride

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Miles Rose

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Duane Thompson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Jack DeRose

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Noel Brown

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Anthony Belardinelli

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Broek Ostrom

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Chad Venning

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

2 3 4 5 7 10 11 15 20 21 23 30 32

FIELD GOALS

HEAD COACH: Mark Schmidt

NO. PLAYER 0 Barry Evans

F, So., 6-8/215, Baltimore, MD G, Jr., 5-11/165, Dorcester, MA F, So., 6-6/210, Libreville, Gabon G, Gr., 6-3/180, Syracuse, NY G, R-Sr., 6-3/185, Dorcester, MA G, R-Sr., 6-3/175, Somerset, NJ G, Gr., 6-4/200, Syracuse, NY G, Fr., 6-4/190, Rochester, NY F, Fr., 6-8/205, Boston, MA G, Fr., 6-0/172, Olean, NY C, R-Jr., 6-11/265, Leesburg, VA Melian Martinez F/C, R-Fr., 6-10/225, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G, Sr., 6-3/185, Upper Saddle, NJ G, So., 6-2/185, Holley, NY F, R-Jr., 6-10/255, Brooklyn, NY

3-PT. FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS

FOULS

POINTS

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Sean neal -- ASSISTANT COACHES: chris lowe -- dana valentine -- Mike Schmidt

RHODE ISLAND RAMS

HEAD COACH: ARCHIE MILLER

NO. PLAYER 0 Zek Montgomery

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

1

Luis Kortright

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Jaden House

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Cam Estevez

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Always Wright

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Tyson Brown

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Jeremy Foumena

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Connor Dubsky

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Rory Stewart

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Brandon Weston

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Josaphat Bilau

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

David Green

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

David Fuchs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Jimmy Ball

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Ray Allen III

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

Jameson Smith

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5

2 4 5 10 11 14 15 20 21 23 24 30 34 35

G, Jr., 6-6/210, Louisville, KY G, Jr., 6-3/200, Manhattan, NY G, Jr., 6-4/205, Richmond, VA G, Fr., 6-3/195, Harlem, NY G, So., 6-3/178, Carthage, MO F, Jr., 6-9/225, Virginia Beach, VA C, R-Fr., 6-11/235, Montréal, QC G, Fr., 6-4/195, Woodbridge, VA F, So., 6-8/230, London, ENG G, R-So., 6-5/200, Brooklyn, NY F, R-Jr., 6-10/235, La Roche-surYon, FRA F, Jr., 6-7/230, Apopka, FL F, Fr., 6-9/245, Vienna, AUST G, So., 6-2/183, Medford, MA G, Fr., 6-1/190, Miami, FL G, Fr., 6-1/185, Falls Church, VA

FIELD GOALS

3-PT. FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS

FOULS

POINTS

ASSISTANT COACHES: AUSTIN CARROLL -- CHRISTEN CUNNINGHAM -- Kenny Johnson

2023-24 St. Bonaventure bonnies

2023-24 St. Bonaventure Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games

TEAM STATISTICS Game Records Record

Overall

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Home

10-5 1-2 9-3

Team Box Score No. Player

GP-GS

Score by Periods Team 2-2 St. Bonaventure 0-0 Opponents 2-2

Away

5-2 0-1 5-1

Neutral

3-1 1-1 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG

MIN

32 VENNING, Chad

15-15 360:26 24.0

89-165

.539

0-3

.000

35-48

.729

3 ADAMS-WOODS, Mika

15-15 451:49 30.1

75-143

.524

25-52

.481

34-40

7 PRIDE, Charles

12-12 384:34 32.0

47-106

.443

25-56

.446

28-33

4 FLOWERS, Moses

14-0

305:07 21.8

47-106

.443

30-65

.462

5 BANKS III, Daryl

15-15 444:55 29.7

34-117

.291

17-64

2 ESSAMVOUS, Assa

15-15 416:02 27.7

35-87

.402

20 BROWN, Noel

15-0

215:50 14.4

35-46

1 LUC, Kyrell

10-0

111:21 11.1

0 EVANS, Barry

15-3

10 ROSE, Miles

Page 1/1 as of Jan 13, 2024

1st 543 445

2nd 566 549

PF DQ

A

OT 0 0

TOT 1109 994

TO BLK STL PTS

AVG

25

47

72

4.8

53

3

9

40

24

8

213 14.2

.850

6

32

38

2.5

17

0

54

22

3

8

209 13.9

.848

28

58

86

7.2

17

0

23

6

1 17

147 12.3

22-29

.759

7

24

31

2.2

28

2

14

15

1 10

146 10.4

.266

30-33

.909

2

24

26

1.7

19

0

34

26

3 11

115

7.7

19-57

.333

12-17

.706

21

63

84

5.6

40

2

15

9

6 14

101

6.7

.761

0-0

.000

24-29

.828

17

16

33

2.2

30

1

8

19

4

3

94

6.3

13-32

.406

2-10

.200

4-5

.800

3

13

16

1.6

10

0

18

9

3

5

32

3.2

267:13 17.8

18-37

.486

3-13

.231

3-8

.375

21

61

82

5.5

26

0

18

9

8 16

42

2.8

1-0

10:35 10.6

1-5

.200

0-1

.000

0-2

.000

1

1

2

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

2.0

21 MARTINEZ, Melian

4-0

10:53

2.7

2-5

.400

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0

2

2

0.5

5

0

0

2

1

1

4

1.0

30 OSTROM, Broek

4-0

09:25

2.4

1-3

.333

0-2

.000

0-0

.000

0

3

3

0.8

1

0

0

1

1

0

2

0.5

23 BELARDINELLI, Anthony

4-0

06:04

1.5

1-2

.500

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

1

0

1

0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0.5

15 DEROSE, Jack

4-0

05:47

1.4

0-1

.000

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

16

14

30

Team

8

Total

15

3000

398-855 .465 121-325

.372 192-244 .787 148 358 506 33.7 246

8 193 166 55 94 1109 73.9

Opponents

15

3000

353-807 .437

.305 190-277 .686 129 327 456 30.4 231

0 201 192 42 68

Team Statistics

98-321

SBU

Scoring Points per game Scoring margin

OPP

1109 73.9 +7.7

Field goals-att Field goal pct

Date

994 66.3 -

398-855 .465

3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game

Team Results

121-325

11/06/2023 11/11/2023 11/16/2023 11/17/2023 353-807 11/22/2023 .437 11/25/2023 98-321 12/02/2023 .305 12/06/2023 6.5 12/09/2023 190-277 12/16/2023 .686 12/22/2023 12.7 12/30/2023 456 01/03/2024

by Periods 30.4 Score Neutral 01/06/2024 Team 0-3 01/13/2024 Rhode Island 201 0-0 Opponents 13.4 0-3

Opponent

TEAM STATISTICS 12.8

Rebounds

Game Records Rebounds per game Record

Overall

Rebounding margin

ALL GAMES Assists CONFERENCE Assists per game NON-CONFERENCE

Steals 23 GREEN, David

perJaden game 2 Steals HOUSE,

9-7 3-0 6-7

GP-GS 4-2

MIN

1 KORTRIGHT, Luis

24 FUCHS, David Attendance

8-2 2-0 6-2

506 33.7 Away +3.3 1-2

193 1-0 12.9 0-2

166 192 11.1 12.8 Total +1.7 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds 1.0 FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG AVG FG-FGA FG%1.2 3FG-3FGA 3FG%

.48794 6-12

68 .500

55 16-51 3.7

.314 .348

103:06 25.8

19-39

16-16 446:04 27.9

83-178

.4666.3 21-60

63-143

.441

16-15 495:59 31.0

59-128

.461

15-4

308:08 20.5

42-94

13-13 287:12 22.1

39-75

Blocks 0 MONTGOMERY, Zek 16-14 444:38 27.8 Blocks per game Winning streak 4 Home ESTEVEZ, Cam win streak

Home

16-46

0 .447 0 23-53

.520 27163

2-7

7-3880 3-11 .519

36-54

545

619

PF DQ

A

1164

0

TO BLK STL PTS

AVG

20

5.0

14

0

6

2

1

4

61 15.3

.714

8

45

53

3.3

44

1

25

33

4

11

237 14.8

.667

19

52

71

4.4

27

0

30

27

6

5

178 11.1

42-61

.689

9

47

56

3.5

25

0

50

27

6

14

176 11.0

16-21

.762

5

27

32

2.1

9

0

15

18

4

9

123

.286 17785 4-4446 .273 4-6332 .471

21-37

.568

31

68

99

7.6

28

1

19

18

1

6

101

7.8

9-26

.346

29

37

66

4.1

27

1

7

11

11

3

92

5.8

.434-

50-70

Page 1/1 as of Jan 13, 2024

15

42 2.8

.586

3577 4850 5524 4849 3497 3433 3324 1494 4022 2745 3965 12211 6348 6619 TOT 3819 1192

5

4.5 .350

17-29

Att.

W 73-69 L 67-70 W 66-64 L 60-77 W 67-61 W 90-60 W 80-65 W 94-60 W 89-56 L 54-64 W 90-64 W 62-61 W 89-78 L 2nd54-65 OT L 626 74-80 0

2023-24 .372 Rhode Island Men's Basketball 8.1 Combined Team Statistics 192-244 All games .787

Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game

Turnovers Team Box Score Turnovers per game Turnover margin No. Player Assist/turnover ratio

Score

Longwood Canisius vs Oklahoma St. vs Auburn Bucknell Miami (OH) at Buffalo at Niagara Siena vs Fla. Atlantic Binghamton vs Akron at VCU at Richmond 1st Fordham 566

2023-24 rhode island rams

994 66.3

8.2

games-Avg/Game 11 Home FOUMENA, Jeremy 16-0 site-Avg/Game 20 Neutral WESTON, Brandon

218:21 13.6

40-77

13-0

195:36 15.0

22-49

.449 - 8-17

11-11

1.000

5

20

25

1.9

19

0

14

10

2

7

63

4.8

10 BROWN, Tyson

16-11 270:38 16.9

32-54

.593

0-0

.000

10-26

.385

22

39

61

3.8

33

0

7

20

15

10

74

4.6

21 BILAU, Josaphat

6-1

74:09 12.4

10-16

.625

0-1

.000

1-3

.333

6

26

32

5.3

4

0

5

4

5

3

21

3.5

5 WRIGHT, Always

16-4

266:53 16.7

14-34

.412

4-17

.235

6-11

.545

4

21

25

1.6

22

1

34

19

2

11

38

2.4

34 ALLEN III, Ray

1-0

02:06

2.1

1-2

.500

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

1

0

1

2

2.0

35 SMITH, Jameson

1-0

02:06

2.1

1-2

.500

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

1

0

1

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2.0

30 BALL, Jimmy

1-0

02:29

2.5

1-2

.500

0-1

.000

0-0

.000

0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2.0

14 DUBSKY, Connor

7-0

38:40

5.5

3-10

.300

3-9

.333

3-6

.500

0

0

0

0.0

5

0

4

2

0

0

12

1.7

15 STEWART, Rory

6-0

43:55

7.3

4-6

.667

2-4

.500

0-0

.000

4

6

10

1.7

2

0

3

5

0

0

10

1.7

36

33

69

Team

9

Total

16

3200

433-909 .476 104-291

.357 222-355

.625 184 436 620 38.8 259

4 219 206 57

Opponents

16

3200

427-993 .430 127-368

.345 183-273

.670 181 362 543 33.9 296

6 210 155 72 116 1164 72.8

Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin

URI

1192 74.5 +1.8

OPP

1164 72.8 -

Team Results Date

11/06/2023 11/09/2023 11/14/2023

Opponent

Central Conn. St. Fairfield Wagner

W W W

84 1192 74.5

Score

81-70 93-80 69-53

Att.

4118 4155 3795

GAME NOTES

• St. Bonaventure looks to bounce back after losing its last two games.

• Losing back-to-back A-10 home games has been rare for the Bonnies: A three-game skid last year was the first time they lost consecutive conference games at The RC since the 2018-19 season when they lost two games nearly two weeks apart Jan. 19 & Feb. 1, 2019. The last time the Bonnies lost back-to-back A-10 home games without a road game in between: Jan. 12 (vs.

VCU) and Jan. 16, 2013 (vs. Xavier).

• SBU produced a 9-3 non-conference record, the best for the program since going 10-2 in 2017-18 en route to an NCAA Tournament bid that year.

• The Bonnies have produced a winning Atlantic 10 record in eight of the past nine years, averaging over 11 A-10 wins per year since 2014-15.

• Chad Venning is on this week’s Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll after posting 22 points and seven rebounds Saturday vs. Fordham. He went 8-for-14 from the floor and 6-for-7 at the foul line and his 22 points came just one point shy of his career-high of 23 set twice on the road, though it matched his highest scoring output inside the Reilly Center (he also tallied 22 points in an overtime game vs. George Washington at home last year).

• The Bonnies allowing 80 points in Saturday’s loss vs. Fordham is cause for headlines - it marked the first time that the Bonnies allowed 80 points in regulation to an Atlantic 10 foe since Feb. 1, 2022 vs. Davidson. Since the 2020-21 season, that Davidson game is the only time prior to last Saturday that an A-10 team has scored 80 or more points in regulation vs. the Bonnies.

• Charles Pride has just six turnovers in over 384 minutes of game time, ranking 11th nationally in turnover rate. Mika Adams-Woods also has 54 assists against 22 turnovers.

• Pride is one of only two guards nationally with over 1,600 career points and 800 rebounds, joining Creighton’s Baylor Scheierman in that elite group.

• Pride recorded his first double-double of the season (18 points, 11 rebounds) in Saturday’s game. For his career, though, it was his 20th double-double as he achieved the feat 19 times in four seasons at Bryant.

• The Bonnies enjoy one of college basketball’s greatest home court advantages when playing in the Reilly Center. Since 2015-16, the Bonnies are 52-15 at home in Atlantic 10 games.

TRENDING NUMBERS 3 – The Bonnies are doing well both in shooting from beyond the arc as well as limiting opponents from deep. Bona ranks fourth among A-10 squads in three-point percentage at 37.2% while holding opponents to 30.5% in their long range attempts. For three-point percentage defense, only Richmond has been better at limiting teams in 3-point tries (29.5%).

7 – Three Bonnies rank in the top-7 among all A-10 players for 3-point percentage this season: Adams-Woods (48.1%, 4th), Moses Flowers (46.2%, 6th) and Pride (44.6%, 7th).

7.2 – Charles Pride is averaging 7.2 rebounds per game, ranking eighth among all A-10 players this year. Among guards, only GW’s Maximus Edwards averages more (7.4 rpg).

11 – Bona is averaging 11 turnovers per game, which stands 88th in the country out of 362 Division I teams for fewest miscues per contest.

16 – Chad Venning has at least one block in 16 straight games dating back to last year. He also has at least one swat in 24 of the last 25 contests. He recorded his 100th career block at Richmond.

31.6% – Per KenPom.com’s offensive percentage of possessions used - measure of personal possessions used while the player is on the court, assigning credit or blame to a player when his actions end a possession, either by making a shot, missing a shot that isn’t rebounded by the offense, or committing a turnover - Chad Venning is among the nation’s most used players on his team’s offensive possessions, accounting for over 31.6% of Bona’s possessions which ranks 20th among all players nationally.

78.6% – St. Bonaventure ranks sixth nationally so far this year in free throw percentage at 78.6% on the season, including going 20-for-22 Saturday vs. Fordham. Daryl Banks III is best on the team, sinking 91% of his tries at the line (30-33), which is 33rd among all players in the country.

177 – St. Bonaventure has an active streak of 177 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made dating to Nov. 25, 2017. The last time Bona finished a game without a trey was the day before, a win over Maryland on a neutral court Nov. 24, 2017.

2023-24 St. bonaventure men’s basketball

GAME SCHEDULE decEMBER

NOVEMBER

1 vs. Alfred (Exhibition) ��� W, 80-41 6 vs. Longwood ��������������� W, 73-69 11 vs. Canisius ����������������������L, 70-67 16 vs. Oklahoma State # ������� W, 66-64 17 Auburn # �����������������������������L, 77-60 22 vs. Bucknell ������������������ W, 67-61 25 vs. Miami (OH) ���������������W, 90-60 All game start times are listed in Eastern Time and are subject to change.

Home games in bold

# = Legends Classic % = Basketball Hall of Fame Classic

2 at Buffalo ������������������������� W, 80-65 6 at Niagara ������������������������ W, 94-60 9 vs. Siena ������������������������ W, 89-56 16 vs. Florida Atlantic % �����������L, 64-54 22 vs. Binghamton ����������� W, 90-64 30 vs. Akron �������������������������� W, 62-61

january

3 at VCU ����������������������������� W, 89-78 6 at Richmond ������������������������L, 65-54 13 vs. Fordham ���������������������L, 80-74 17 vs. Rhode Island �������������7:00 pm 20 at George Mason ����������������2:00 pm 23 at Duquesne ����������������������7:00 pm 26 vs. Saint Joseph’s �����������8:30 pm 30 vs. VCU �����������������������������7:00 pm

february

2 at Dayton ����������������������������7:00 pm 7 vs. Massachusetts ����������7:00 pm 10 vs. Duquesne ������������������2:00 pm 14 at Fordham �������������������������7:00 pm 17 vs. Davidson ��������������������3:30 pm 21 at LaSalle ����������������������������6:30 pm 24 at Massachusetts ����������������2:30 pm 27 vs. Loyola Chicago ����������7:00 pm

march

6 at George Washington �������7:00 pm 9 vs. Saint Louis �������������� 12:30 pm 12 Atlantic 10 Tournament ������������� TBD

GAME NOTES SERIES HISTORY The Bonnies and Rams meet for the 75th time with Rhode Island having won seven of the last 10 meetings, a rare Atlantic 10 team the Bonnies have struggled with over an extended stretch in recent seasons.

Much of that is due to St. Bonaventure’s struggles when traveling to the Ocean State where they have lost six in a row in Rhody’s Ryan Center, including last year’s 68-67 heartbreaker. The Bonnies have not won at Rhode Island since February 2013.

Bona has had a little better luck inside the Reilly Center, including a win the last time these two teams met here, 73-55, on Jan. 22, 2022. The Bonnies have won three of the last four vs. URI on home court, including a thrilling 77-74 victory over what was then a nationally-ranked Rhode Island squad Feb. 16, 2018, just weeks before the Bonnies earned an atlarge berth into the NCAA Tournament that year. In all, the Bonnies are 20-15 vs.

Rhode Island at home.

ABOUT RHODE ISLAND

STATS COMPARISON Bonnies

RI

Record

10-5

7-8

Streak

L-2

L-1

Points Per Game

73.9

76.2

Scoring Defense

66.3

74.4

Scoring Margin

+7.7

+1.8

Field Goal Percentage .465

.414

FG Pct. Defense

.437

.435

3-Pt. FG/Game

8.1

5.8

3-Pt. FG Percentage

.372

.348

Free Throw Percentage .787

.658

Rebound Margin

+3.2

+1.6

Assists Per Game

12.9

14.0

Turnovers Per Game

11.1

14.6

Turnover Margin

+1.7

+1.2

• Rhode Island appears well on its way to surpassing its selection of 14th in the Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll as the Rams are one of three undefeated teams in the conference after starting A-10 play at 3-0 to stand tied with Dayton and Richmond atop the standings.

• Rhody went just 6-7 in non-conference play, but immediately turned the tide with an impressive win over what was a 10-3 Saint Joseph’s squad on the opening night of A-10 action. The Rams followed that up with a 79-74 win at Davidson and then beat UMass on home court by 12 on Saturday afternoon.

• The Rams will be tested this week as they play back-to-back road games at St. Bonaventure and at Dayton, two teams picked to finish third and first respectively in the league preseason poll.

• Rhode Island is 4-0 since junior forward David Green debuted with the squad, with him averaging over 15 points per game. He started the season ineligible as a two-time transfer after previously playing at Hofstra and Louisiana Tech. Following a change in NCAA transfer rules, he made his debut at the end of non-conference play.

• URI is one of the A-10’s top scoring teams since the turn of the calendar, averaging 82 points per game in conference play thus far. Jaden House’s 19.5 ppg leads the way while Luis Kortright checks in at 16.5 ppg. The club is shooting nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc in three A-10 games so far.

• Freshman forward David Fuchs has double-doubles in three of his last four games played.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The GoBonnies.com Student-Athletes of the Week presented by CPL are women’s basketball senior Nadechka Laccen and men’s basketball redshirt junior Chad Venning.

Laccen averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists against La Salle and George Washington last week.

Against the Explorers Wednesday evening, Laccen tallied 11 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

She followed that performance with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals against GW Sunday. nadechka laccen

For the season, Laccen is averaging 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 12 starts.

Venning led the Bonnies with 22 points and 7 rebounds last Saturday vs. Fordham.

He went 8-for-14 from the floor and 6-for-7 at the foul line, also registering a block and a steal. He was just one point off his previous career-high of 23 points set earlier this year at Buffalo as well as last season at Saint Louis.

chad venning

For Venning, it was his 12th game this season in double figures as he now leads the team with 14.2 points per game.

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