St. Bonaventure Bonnies | |
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University | St. Bonaventure University |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Tim Kenney |
Location | St. Bonaventure, New York |
Varsity teams | 14 (7 men's, 7 women's) |
Basketball arena | Reilly Center |
Baseball stadium | Fred Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field |
Soccer stadium | Tom and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex |
Lacrosse stadium | Tom and Michelle Marra Athletics Field Complex |
Mascot | The Bona Wolf |
Nickname | Bonnies |
Fight song | "Unfurl the Brown and White" |
Colors | Brown and White |
Website | www |
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (formerly the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, from 1927 to 1992) are the varsity intercollegiate athletic programs of St. Bonaventure University, based in Allegany, New York, United States. The Bonnies compete in the National Collegiate Athletics Association's Division I Atlantic 10 Conference, of which it has been a member since 1979. The school's athletic director is Tim Kenney, who was hired in early 2015. The programs' mascot is the Bona Wolf and colors are brown and white.
A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, St. Bonaventure University sponsors teams in seven men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
Men's lacrosse is slated to be added as a varsity sport in spring 2019.
In addition, the Bonnies field an ice hockey team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association ("club" level hockey). The hockey Bonnies play at the William O. Smith Recreation Center in Olean and are members of the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League, primarily playing other area colleges' second-tier club squads.
The men's basketball program has enjoyed success on and off throughout its history, including an NCAA Final Four appearance in 1970, and an NIT Championship in 1977. St. Bonaventure's most recent NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2012, a 66–63 loss to Florida State. Currently, St. Bonaventure's head men's basketball coach is Mark Schmidt.