ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - The first chance to see the new-look St. Bonaventure men's basketball team will be Tuesday, Sept. 27 when the Bonnies Athletics Department brings back Select Your Seat Day inside the Reilly Center.

The Bonnies will have an open practice from 5 p.m. through 8 p.m. in The RC that night as part of the first official day of practicing for the 2022-23 season. 

Head coach Mark Schmidt and his staff have added a talented recruiting class to join returners Justin Ndjock-Tadjore and redshirts Anouar Mellouk and Brett Rumpel.

The new faces include freshmen forwards Melian Martinez,  Barry Evans Jr. and Yann Farell as well as transfer guards Kyrell Luc (Holy Cross), Moses Flowers (Hartford), Daryl Banks III (Saint Peter's) and forwards Max Amadasun (Pittsburgh), Chad Venning (Morgan State) and Anquan Hill (Fairleigh Dickinson).

Season tickets for Bonnies women's basketball will also be available for purchase at the event. 

Bonnies women's basketball head coach Jesse Fleming welcomes back seven players from the 2021-22 squad in Nikki Oppenheimer, I'yanna Lops, Tianna Johnson, Kaitlyn Parker, Claire Cody, Maddie Dziezgowski and Taylor Napper.
 
The Bonnies also have a wealth of newcomers on the team for the upcoming year. The six new Bonnies include transfers Flo Vinerte (San Diego State), Payton Fields (Western Nebraska CC), Nedechka Laccen (Tyler JC) as well as freshmen Breauna Ware, Kirah Dandridge and Aaniya Webb.

All seats available for season ticket purchase will be labeled and available for purchase throughout the event. 

Fans who are looking to purchase Flex Packs are also encouraged to attend and preview seats as any labeled seats not purchased Sept. 27 will be available for Flex Pack purchase beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28. Flex Packs require a minimum purchase of three games and allow a maximum of 10 games including a 15 percent savings from single-game pricing.

Complimentary pizza and beverages will be available in the Reilly Center Hall of Fame as long as supplies last.