The 2018–19 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 12th-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18-16, 12-6 in A-10 play for 4th place. They defeated George Mason and Rhode Island to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Louis.

Previous season The Bonnies finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. They defeated Richmond in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Davidson. They received one of the last four at-large bids to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UCLA in the First Four before losing in the first round to Florida.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Idris Taqqee 1 G 6'4" 195 Senior Snellville, GA Graduated Matt Mobley 2 G 6'3" 185 RS Senior Worcester, MA Graduated Jaylen Adams 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Ndene Gueye 12 C 6'10" 225 Junior Senegal Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley Izaiah Brockington 21 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Penn State Josh Ayeni 33 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Zaria, Nigeria Transferred to South Alabama

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Melkisedek Moreaux 12 F 6'8" 195 Junior Hamburg, Germany Junior college transferred from Northeast CC Bobby Planutis F 6'8" 190 Sophomore Hazleton, PA Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Planutis will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament

References