St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball

St. Bonaventure Bonnies
St. Bonaventure Bonnies
	2024–25 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team
University	St. Bonaventure University
Head coach	Jim Crowley (2nd season in 2nd stint, 18th overall season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	St. Bonaventure, New York
Arena	Reilly Center ; (capacity: 5,480)
Nickname	Bonnies
Student section	Bonnie Nation
Colors	Brown and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2012
NCAA tournament second round
	2012, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
	2012, 2016

Last updated November 22, 2024

The St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Squaws)^[2] is the women's basketball team that represents St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York. The team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Bonnies' head coach is Jim Crowley, who returned for a second stint with the team in March 2023.^[3]

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Bonnies have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Florida Gulf Coast #13 Marist #1 Notre Dame	W 72–65 W 66–63 L 35–79
2016	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Oklahoma State #2 Oregon State	W 65–54 L 40–69

NCAA tournament seeding history

Year →	'12	'16
Seed →	5	10

NIT results

The Bonnies have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals	West Virginia Wisconsin South Florida	W 68–63 W 56–51 L 66–80
2010	First Round Second Round	Robert Morris Northwestern	W 76–50 L 62–66
2011	First Round Second Round	Lehigh Syracuse	W 77–43 L 63–50
2014	First Round Second Round	Charlotte Bowling Green	W 81–62 L 65–76

Season-by-season record

As of the 2016–17 season, the Bonnies have a 572–587 record, with a 183–306 Atlantic-10 Conference record. It was a club sport at St. Bonaventure from 1959–1971. They have made the WNIT in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014, going to the Quarterfinals in 2009. They made the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2016, going to the Sweet 16 in 2012 and the Round of 32 in 2016.^[4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. Bonaventure Bonnies (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2000–present)
2000–01	St. Bonaventure	7–21	3–13
2001–02	St. Bonaventure	13–15	7–9	9th
2002–03	St. Bonaventure	6–22	3–13	12th
2003–04	St. Bonaventure	9–19	5–11	9th
2004–05	St. Bonaventure	9–19	4–12	T-11th
2005–06	St. Bonaventure	8–19	3–12	14th
2006–07	St. Bonaventure	16–15	6–8	10th
2007–08	St. Bonaventure	18–12	6–8	T-7th
2008–09	St. Bonaventure	23–11	10–6	T-4th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2009–10	St. Bonaventure	23–10	9–5	T-4th	WNIT second round
2010–11	St. Bonaventure	21–12	9–5	T-3rd	WNIT second round
2011–12	St. Bonaventure	31–4	14–0	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2012–13	St. Bonaventure	10–19	3–11	14th
2013–14	St. Bonaventure	24–11	11–5	T–2nd	WNIT second round
2014–15	St. Bonaventure	15–15	5–11	T–9th
2015–16	St. Bonaventure	24–8	12–4	4th	NCAA Division I Round of 32
2016–17	St. Bonaventure	9–20	4–12	T-11th
2017–18	St. Bonaventure	8–22	3–13	T-12th
2018–19	St. Bonaventure	8–22	5–11	12th
2019–20	St. Bonaventure	7–23	4–12	12th
2020–21	St. Bonaventure	6–15	5–12	T-10th
Total:		-–- (–)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Broadcasting

WGWE/Little Valley, NY was the broadcast home of the team from 2014 until the station shut down in 2021. WGWE's morning host (Mike Smith from 2014 to 2016, and Chris Russell from 2016 to 2021) served as play-by-play voice throughout that time frame. In 2024, the team announced that WBRR/Bradford, Pennsylvania would serve as the team's flagship, with Russell returning; games not heard on WBRR would be carried on student radio station WSBU with student announcers.^[5] The university also signed an agreement with YES Network to televise four games, with streaming rights to those games held by the "Gotham Sports App" joint venture between YES and MSG Networks.

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The 2023–24 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by head coach Jim Crowley in the first season of his second stint, played their home games at the Reilly Center in St. Bonaventure, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

References

↑ St. Bonaventure University Brand Style Guide (PDF). May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
↑ "Respect Native Women – Stop Using the S-Word – Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
↑ "Crowley returns for 2nd stint as Bonnies coach". ESPN.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
↑ "St. Bonaventure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
↑ "SBU hoops games return to terrestrial radio". Olean Times Herald. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

External links

Official website

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[1] St. Bonaventure University Brand Style Guide (PDF). May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[2] "Respect Native Women – Stop Using the S-Word – Indian Country Media Network". indiancountrymedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

[3] "Crowley returns for 2nd stint as Bonnies coach". ESPN.com. 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

[4] "St. Bonaventure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25.

[5] "SBU hoops games return to terrestrial radio". Olean Times Herald. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

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v t e St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball
Venues	Reilly Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Siena
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Atlantic 10 Conference women's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens UMass Minutewomen (leaving in 2025) VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Located in: St. Bonaventure, New York
Media	The Acorn The Bona Venture WSBU
Athletics	Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer
Campus	Forness Stadium Handler Park Reilly Center
People	List of alumni Founder
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