St. Bonaventure had its own challenge in the first round. Satalin led a 20-6 squad to Princeton, NJ, to face Rutgers, a matchup with a team that the Bonnies had lost to 374 days prior in the previous season. The key to SBU's 1970 Final Four team, his No. 1 overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 1970 NBA draft, after a season in which he averaged 29.1 points a game. A bronze pair of his sneakers remains in the Basketball Hall of Fame. ST. BONAVENTURE Bob Lanier, the greatest basketball player in St. Bonaventure University history, died early today surrounded by family in Arizona. 71. I cant sleep thinking about those memories . He ranks third in school history in three-pointers with 223 and also stands sixth in career steals (185) and ninth in assists (334). We played the best teams, which proved to me that I was right in saying that we were good enough to win this thing, he said. Ask Sam Stith, the legendary player who scored over 1100 points in his three varsity seasons at St. Bonaventure University (SBU) from 1957-60. Bob transcended race, united a campus and, by the way, was one of the best basketball players who ever lived. Ten first-half turnovers were a part of the five-point Bona deficit at halftime. Having set an NCAA record for the highest freshman free throw percentage (88.4 percent) in 1979, Jones went on to become the seventh-leading scorer in program history at the time he finished his career. Providence (#15) upended St. Bonaventure, 82-75, before a Dick Vitale-coached Detroit squad (#19) defeated the Bonnies, 78-62, in the Motor City. Bob Lanier thanks the current players after the St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball Final Four team was introduced at the end of the game at the Reilly Center at St. Bonaventure in Olean on Dec. 7, 2019. He also became the first player in the history of the league to earn four straight Player of the Week awards. With a 24-0 record to that point, the Scarlet Knights hadnt really been tested in their College Avenue Gymnasium. I think thats what gave them the two-point advantage, he added. $3.00 Named MVP of the 1977 NIT, he is St. Bonaventure's career leader in points with 2,238 (1974-78). The later assistant coach of the program was inducted to the SBU Hall of Fame in 1989. But when I ran back down the court and tried to pivot, my leg collapsed. Lanier graduated from St. Bonaventure in 1970 with a degree in business, and his name is on the basketball court at the Reilly Center in Allegany, an honor bestowed in 2007. Success! Hollis scored 37 points27 in the first half alonebefore a capacity crowd in what was Jim Boeheims first year as the Orangemen head coach. Instead a 16-team NIT opportunity awaited. A win may have vaulted the team into the 32-team NCAA tournament. The No. His 1,704 career points still rank 11th in Bona history while he is also seventh in assists (408) and fifth in steals (194). Meanwhile, Ohio State featured a powerful squad, highlighted by All-American and US Olympic star center Jerry Lucas who averaged 25 points and 18 rebounds a game. He was a 1961 graduate of Olean High School and a member of the U.S. National Guard. But it was Laniers three years with the Bonnies that helped solidify their spot in college basketball lore, and helped catapult Lanier to a Hall of Fame professional basketball career. His roll that postseason continued with 19 points and 18 rebounds vs. Villanova and he also scored 16 points in the Final Four vs. Jacksonville. In Fall 1976, Jim Satalin knew his team was good. Everyone completing the survey will be able to enter a contest to Win as our way of saying, "Thank You" for your time. Hagan led all scorers, including the Herron brothers of Villanova, with 26 points, and Barron added 13 points in only 22 minutes of play. He was honored as a Jim Staunton Champion for Character by the CIF-Southern Section in 2017. 54 jersey is retired. He earned a spot in the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. 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He didnt need to take any shots. As a senior in 2001-02, he averaged 24.6 points per game and scored 738 points that season alone. He specializes in football and all the aquatics but covers many different sports. Lanier finished his 75-game career as the St. Bonaventure record holder in seven categories: career scoring (2,067 points); career points per game (27.6); career rebounding (1,180); single-game scoring (51 points vs. Seton Hall); single-game rebounding (27 vs. Loyola, Md. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? St. Bonaventure will allow basketball players to begin returning to campus July 18. Each ballot cast counted as one vote - each panelist vote counted as one while the top 20 from the fan vote counted as a single ballot as well. No one can mention the 1970 St. Bonaventure men's basketball team without bringing up Bob Lanier. Vanterpool stands 14th all-time in career scoring with 1,474 points and is also among the program's leaders in assists (401, eighth), rebounding (630, 22nd) and three-pointers (106, 19th). A cause of death was not immediately given, but Lanier had been battling bladder cancer in the last few years, and had also undergone various surgeries on his neck and knees. A look at the front page of The Olean Times Herald (OTH) on Monday, February 27, 1961, revealed little about the tumultuous event that took place two days prior at the Olean Armory. Wake Forest lost its next game, the Eastern Regional finals, to a Jack Ramsay-coached St. Joes team. J.R. Bremer Fred Crawford AJ Bramah, a Robert Morris transfer and the first Bona target to announce a decision date, plans to verbally commit on Friday. I thought there was enough time left, he recalled. 2. Pacifica Christian (18-5): The top-ranked team in Division 4A closes the regular season against 2A Rancho Christian on Saturday. An upset against the second-ranked Bonnies would add to its resume. Sparked by Francis Okoros inside play and Yuri Collins passing Collins had five of his 10 assists in the first five minutes of the second half the Billikens cut Bonas lead to 55-49. Tim Winn St. Bonaventure tied the score at 61 with 11:20 left, but Niagara surged ahead behind 70 percent shooting in the second half. The Bonnies led, 45-42, at halftime, but, by midway through the second half, he had already scored 36 points with Houston leading, 73-63. St. Bonaventure guard Kyle Lofton scores two points over Richmond Spiders forward Nathan Cayo last February. A player in the NBA for Washington and New Jersey, Vanterpool today is a well-respected NBA assistant coach, today with Minnesota and previous with Portland. St. Bonaventure basketball fans came to the Reilly Center hoping to see their team shoot the lights out in its first win of the season. The men's basketball team's 2019-20 season ended March 12, before it played its first game in the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament. It was the next-to-last game of his radio tenure that was recalled with fondness. Jump to Sections of this page Bona's Final Four team basks in Reilly Center glow on its 50th anniversary, What we said 50 years ago when St. Bonaventure made Final Four, Remembering Bob Lanier: His trademark soft touch made him an all-time great, Oklahoma RB Eric Gray at the NFL scouting combine, Ohio State C Luke Wypler speaks at the NFL scouting combine, UB players mom sings stirring rendition of national anthem on senior night, Serena Williams says her daughter doesn't like playing tennis. His 10 three-pointers in February 2018 vs. Saint Louis stands as the program's all-time single-game record while his 14 assists in a game - twice - are tied for the program record. Tom Stith College basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices at the end of September, and the regular season is scheduled to open Nov. 10. Saint Louis opened the second half with a 9-1 run in the first 2:31, which forced the Bonnies to call an early timeout. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. 3 national ranking before losing to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tourney. The 73-point output by St. Bonaventure was the lowest of the season. A UB athletic spokesperson confirmed Tuesday to The News that the mens basketball program has not determined a report date for its players, m. Three of the seven Bona players fouled out as the team committed a season-high 24 fouls. Still the Purple Eagles of Niagara nearly sent SBU fans home from the Armory in shock. Thank you for signing in! Bob Lanier, St. Bonaventure and NBA legend, dies at 73. Bremer ranks ninth on SBU's all-time scoring list with 1,732 points and led the Bonnies to three postseason appearances (NCAA Tournament in 2000 and NIT in 2001 and 2002). In fact, I dont think we ever went into a game not thinking that we had the opportunity to win.. A game that St. Bonaventure should have won, remarked Tommasino. His No. The Bob Lanier Center for Educational, Physical and Cultural Development is a childrens and youth service in Buffalo, founded in 1994. I've worked in sports journalism since 1997 and I have covered everything from college football to the Stanley Cup playoffs, high school sports and the NCAA Tournament. It was the little engine that could in St. Bonaventure going against Ohio State, Crawford summarized. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Otis Birdsong, the Houston star who was #4 in scoring in the nation and a UPI first team All-American, led the Cougars with 30 points. He began his career at Agway-Felmont Industries and retired from St. Bonaventure University, where he did. In his first varsity season, the 6-11 Lanier and his teammates the legendary Iron Man Five of Lanier, Bill Butler, Billy Kalbaugh, John Hayes and Jim Satalin put together an undefeated regular season and a No. Bob Lanier (right) hugs friend and roommate Bill Kalbaugh after the two seniors left the court for the final time in their last home game at St. Bonaventure in 1970. He was 73. At that point, once we got ahead of them, that was going to be hard for them to come back, Satalin said. Satalin remembers the call 46 years later. The following games against Oregon and Villanova featured three- and four-point wins, respectively. OC Varsity Scores and Schedules If you have any comments, questions, feedback or corrections for the information related to the scores or schedules, please contact our high school sports department 2023 CIF Southern Section Girls' Basketball Championships (California) Division 1. He was inducted into the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990. Hollis got into early foul trouble in the 85-72 loss. We were good that year, Satalin recalled. He was an intern at The Buffalo News in the summer of 2006, and served as an intern in the Sports Department of the Olean Times Herald his junior and senior years. 12 hrs ago. And then the worst thing in the world that could happen (vs. Villanova) Billys (Kalbaugh) going down on a break, I turn around, and boom, a guy falls into my knee. We get to the tournament and we were just rolling through people. One team in the field was the University of Houston Cougars, coached by Guy Lewis, who ended up winning nearly 600 games in his 30 years as its head coach. He also knew that the end of the Bona season would mark the end of the announcing role, as he would be moving to Virginia for family reasons. Welcome! The Reilly Center Arena court where the Bonnies have played since 1966 was named after Lanier in 2007. For our guys to be able to go out and play a great UCLA team and beat them, to me, hopefully that helps the disappointment back in 1970.". In 1982, he was the A-10's leading scorer at 18.0 ppg and was an all-conference first team selection. They didn't get an opportunity to show their talent.". In an interview on the day of the Reilly Center Arena floor dedication in 2007, Lanier wept recalling how devastated he was not being able to play in the Final Four. 25 was retired in 2007. In the 1961 NCAA Tournament, he posted 34 points and 16 rebounds in a first round win over Rhode Island, then had 19 points and 10 boards in a second round setback vs. Wake Forest and scored in double figures in every postseason game he played. Being called for a charge on that last shot, particularly after committing the foul to allow Niagara to take the lead, may have affected his subsequent time in a Bona uniform. A part of that seemed to be the respect given to Coach Gallagher, who was carried off the floor by Niagara fans after the game. I lived and died with Bonas, he added. The losswhat became the last setback of the 76-77 season may have been historic for St. Bonaventure. But Houston was not like that. "As an ambassador for both the Pistons organization and the NBA, he represented our league, our franchise and our fans with great passion and integrity.". That was a major factor in the game. If athletes are flagged from the screening, they will be evaluated by a physician. Lanier returned to campus less than two years later, in December 2019, when Bona honored the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Final Four team. Walk-ons and incoming freshmen are scheduled to start training Monday at UB, and athletes from other select teams will begin a similar phased plan to return to campus for workouts starting Monday. He was that kind of guy, he remembered. Bob transcended race, united a campus and, by the way, was one of the best basketball players who ever lived. The final AP poll placed St. Bonaventure at #3 in the country, two spots behind the NCAA champion Ohio State team that featured Jerry Lucas, Larry Siegfried, Mel Nowell, John Havlicek, and Bobby Knight. Love u big guy . He really had a terrific game, said Tommasino, and pulled the team through it., Looking back, Tommasino saw the season as a pivotal one, describing it as an uplifting year overall. After all, he noted, By those standards of the time, it [an 18-13 record] was a great turnaround for Bona basketball.. I was in a hospital bed and I watched them bust their butts against Artis (Gilmore) and Pembrook (Burrows) and I know that I could have helped them overcome that. He would play for his hometown New York Knicks and was a member of the inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame class. Promotional Rates were found for your code. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. In March 2018, St. Bonaventure won its first NCAA Tournament game since the 1970 win against Villanova, a 65-58 victory against UCLA in a First Four game in Dayton, Ohio. In only his fourth season as the Bonnies head coach, Jim Satalin found himself in the national spotlight against famed coached Guy Lewis. You can find your account number on any recent subscription notice or bill. We kind of almost gave him that [center] position and hoped that he could handle it. I found the Bob Lanier autograph taken to my first grade class in 1968. Though the Bonnies survived with a narrow victory over Niagara, 69-66, the streak appeared to be coming to an end in the final seconds of regulation. That was our feeling. There was an error processing your request. But this was the Armorywhere a loss hadnt been known since Truman was president. Would you like to receive our breaking news? The. Glenn Price As part of the St. Bonaventure Basketball Centennial Season celebration, the Athletics Department gathered voting from fans and partnered with some of the most well-versed individuals on the history of the program to create an All-Time Team. That 1970 team, Schmidt said, was the greatest Bona team that ever played. Edit Close We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. I dont mean this to be trite: We honestly loved each other and would go through the wall for each other, Lanier said, recalling the preseason goal the team had set for itself over beers and burgers at The Burton. I'm a college/high school sports enterprise reporter at The Buffalo News. Win #100 was denied by the same team upon which the win streak started: the Purple Eagles of Niagara University. "As fierce and as dominant as Bob was on the court, he was equally kind and impactful in the community," Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores said in a statement. I've worked in sports journalism since 1997 and I have covered everything from college football to the Stanley Cup playoffs, high school sports and the NCAA Tournament. A silky-smooth left-hander with a lethal hook shot and mid-range jumper, Lanier averaged 27.2 points and 15.5 rebounds a game his junior year and 29.1 points and 16 rebounds his senior season. JSerra (10-11): Lions finish the regular season against Orange Lutheran and Mater Dei, so reaching .500 will be a challenge. After he retired, Lanier served as the NBA Cares Global Ambassador, working with programs that supported education, family development, youth and health-related causes. Riding a seven-game win streak into the NIT, Indiana State relied on the high-scoring forward who averaged 33 points per game that season, but fell to Houston on the road. Butler finished his career with 1,462 points during his career and grabbed 650 rebounds, also delivering 34 points in an NCAA Tournament win over Boston College in 1968. Bonaventure will require its athletes to be tested at testing centers in their hometowns, and it is asking athletes to self-quarantine for two weeks before returning to the Allegany campus. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. As a current print subscriber, you receive 24/7 access to our website and online e-edition at no additional charge. In the closing minutes and the Bonnies down 87-86, Sanders made a 22-foot jumper from directly in front of the Bona bench. Bill Butler St. Bonaventure started 0-3 before win streaks of four and five games boosted them in the home stretch of the season. 10. No question, he said. The University at Buffalo began allowing football players who are from Western New York and who remained on campus during the spring semester to return to campus for voluntary workouts June 15, followed by players who live out of town. Hagan also posted 13 points in a win over Oregon as well as 14 points in the championship game win over Houston. An Honorable Mention All-American selection by the Associated Press following his senior season, Adams' name is written throughout the Bonaventure record books. Crawford was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970. The lead story was about area flooding, though a top-page banner indicated that Niagara had used St. Bonaventure as a "stepping stone" to the NIT Tournament and . RIP BOB! . I think people realized, Well, hes not Don, but hes going to do all right.. The native of Silver Creek, N.Y. averaged 18 points per game during his ABA and NBA careers spanning between 1967 and 1976. St. Bonaventure forward Osun Osunniyi (21) attempts a shot over the outstretched arm of Saint Louis forward Francis Okoro (5). In three seasons at St. Bonaventure, the 6-foot-11 center became one of its most prolific players and became a hallmark not just of the basketball program but as the longtime face of the schools athletic program. Yes, Wake Forest upset St. Bonaventure on March 17, 1961, in the NCAA Eastern Regional semifinal game before a capacity crowd of 12,000 in Charlotte, NC, a profound disappointment to Bona fans thinking about a national championship. Since 2005, Lanier had been the NBA Cares Global Ambassador, routinely working with youth-serving programs that support education, youth, family development and health-related causes. Birdsongs scoring prowess hadnt declined during the Cougars run. Lanier played for 14 seasons in the NBA, with the Pistons and Bucks, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He carried a 26 points-per-game average during the tournament, yet prior to the Bona game, Lewis remarked, Hed be the first to tell you he hasnt had a good tournament. One high point of Birdsongs season was scoring 43 in a nationally televised loss to UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in January, proving that explosive games were possible.
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