ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team will look to build on a 9-1 start to the season with a weekday matchup against Colgate on Wednesday night (Dec. 10) at the Reilly Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
To Be Frank
St. Bonaventure forward Frank Mitchell continued his remarkable start to the 2025-26 season with an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double in Saturday's (Dec. 6) win at Buffalo. 
 
Mitchell posted his fourth consecutive double-double in the win. He is averaging 12.8 points and 11.8 rebounds per game during the streak. 
 
The Toronto native is the first Bonnie to record four straight double-doubles since Dion Wright in 2016. If he posts another double-double on Wednesday against Colgate, Mitchell will become the first St. Bonaventure player to have five consecutive double-doubles since SBU Hall-of-famer and fellow Canadian Andrew Nicholson did so in 2010.
 
The senior's streak of consecutive double-doubles is the second-longest active streak in the country. Washington freshman Hannes Steinbach currently has five straight double-doubles, although Steinbach's double-doubles did not occur in consecutive games after he missed time due to injury.
 
Mitchell's seven double-doubles on the season are tied for second most in Division I, trailing only Delricco Gillespie of Kent State. He has the most double-doubles among Atlantic 10 players. Only one other player in the Atlantic 10 -- Rikus Schulte of Fordham -- has more than two.
 
Mitchell is averaging 10.6 rebounds per game, more than any other player in the conference by 1.7 rebounds, on average.
 
With 106 rebounds, Mitchell is one of seven players in the nation to eclipse the century mark so far this season as of Monday (Dec. 8). He surpassed the 600 career rebound mark in Saturday's win at Buffalo.

Excellent Egbuniwe
Throughout the Bonnies' four-game win streak, Daniel Egbuniwe has become a key contributor off the bench. After missing three games in November with an injury, the senior forward has found his stride in the St. Bonaventure frontcourt rotation.
 
Egbuniwe is averaging 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals over his last four games. He has been extremely efficient, shooting 63 percent (20-for-32) from the field and 47 percent (7-for-15) from beyond the arc.
 
The Memphis, Tenn., native has come off the bench to lead the Bonnies in scoring twice this season: in wins over East Carolina (Nov. 27) and at Buffalo.
 
Egbuniwe has the second most made three-pointers on St. Bonaventure's roster despite playing only seven of the Bonnies' 10 games. He has 10 triples on the season, trailing only Buddy Simmons II's 24.
 
Dasonte Delivers
Point guard Dasonte Bowen has offered the Bonnies a steady hand in running the offense recently.
 
Over his last four games, Bowen has reached double figures three times, scoring 10 points in wins vs. East Carolina and at FAU (Nov. 30) before posting a season-best 11 points at Buffalo.
 
Bowen is shooting 57.1 percent from the field during his current hot streak while averaging 3.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game.
 
Bowen's 36 assists to 13 turnovers give him an assist-turnover ratio of 2.77, the highest in the Atlantic 10 and tied for 81st among all Division I players.
 
Ermakov's Emergence
With an increasing role off the bench in recent games, freshman guard Ilia Ermakov has risen to the occasion.
 
After missing the first five games of the season, Ermakov's expanding role culminated on Saturday with 12 points off the bench. The freshman shot 5-for-8 from the field and added two assists.
 
Ermakov has shot 45.5 percent (5-for-11) from beyond the arc since entering the rotation. The Russian guard has an effective field goal percentage of .676, the highest on the team.
 
Sharing the Wealth
In Saturday's win at Buffalo, six St. Bonaventure players scored in double figures: Egbuniwe (15 points), Cayden Charles (14), Ermakov (12), Simmons II (12), Mitchell (11) and Bowen (11).
 
It was the second time this season that the Bonnies have had at least six players reach double figures. On Nov. 8 against Canisius, six SBU players scored 10-plus points in an 89-70 win.
 
The feat had not been achieved by a St. Bonaventure team since March 13, 2024. The Bonnies went the entire 2024-25 season without getting six-or-more players in double figures.
 
St. Bonaventure scored 29 bench points at Buffalo. It was the fifth time this season and the fourth straight game that the Bonnies have scored at least 24 points off the bench.

Colgate Notes

• The Raiders enter Wednesday's game with a 6-4 record. 
• Two of Colgate's four losses came on the road against Big Ten opponents: at Michigan State on Nov. 3 and at Illinois on Nov. 14.
• The Raiders picked up a key 72-62 win over Atlantic 10 member Fordham (Nov. 30) in the Northern Classic championship game.
• Junior guard Jalen Cox leads the Raiders both points (15.0 PPG) and assists (5.4 APG).
• Colgate is one of the more efficient scoring teams in the country, shooting 50.5 percent from the field which ranks 30th in all of Division I.
• Colgate leads the all-time series with St. Bonaventure, 7-4. However, the Bonnies are 3-1 against Colgate in games that took place after the 1929-30 season.
• St. Bonaventure and Colgate have not met since the 1996-97 season.
• The Bonnies took down Colgate, 70-55, in a neutral site game at HSBC Arena on Feb. 17, 1997.

Fans will have their last chance this season to purchase a winning streak ticket ahead of Wednesday's game against Colgate. Bonnies fans may purchase a $25 ticket to the St. Bonaventure vs. Colgate game on Dec. 10. If the Bonnies win, fans automatically receive a free ticket to the Bonnies next home game vs. Le Moyne on Dec. 20. 
 
As long as the Bonnies keep winning at home, participating fans keep receiving a free ticket to the next home game! Purchase a winning streak ticket here.