ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team will play its first Atlantic 10 home game of the season on Wednesday (Jan. 7) against Richmond at the Reilly Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
Keep It Frank
St. Bonaventure forward Frank Mitchell has been one of the most productive players in the country this season. The senior forward posted a team-best 24 points and seven rebounds in the Bonnies' last game at VCU (Dec. 31). Mitchell was named to the Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll for his efforts.
 
With nine double-doubles on the season, Mitchell is tied for fifth most in the country and leads the Atlantic 10 as of Monday (Jan. 5). 
 
Mitchell is averaging 11.1 rebounds per game, which leads all players in the Atlantic 10 conference and ranks seventh nationally. He is tied for sixth in the nation with 155 total rebounds.
 
A remarkable number of Mitchell's rebounds have come on the offensive end. His 71 total offensive rebounds (5.07 per game) lead all of Division I.
 
Most Offensive Rebounds Per Game in NCAA Div. I
Rank                          Name                                          School                       #  
1                                  Frank Mitchell                         St. Bonaventure    5.07 
2                                  Duke Brennan                          Villanova                  4.77
3                                  JT Toppin                                   Texas Tech               4.69
4                                  Giovanni Emejuru                  East Carolina          4.57
5                                  Hannes Steinbach                  Washington            4.45
 
Mitchell has tallied double-digit offensive rebounds two games this season, with a season-best 11 against Colgate (Dec. 10) and 10 vs. Ohio (Dec. 13).
 
Mitchell's total rebounding percentage of 20.0 and offensive rebounding percentage of 18.4 would both be school records if the season ended today, with the latter being the highest in school history by 5.4 percentage points. 
 
Mitchell is no stranger to the top of the national rebounding leaderboards. In 2023-24 with Canisius, he averaged 11.6 rebounds per game, the fourth-most in Division I.
 
In the scoring column, Mitchell has scored in double figures in all 14 games this season. He has scored 20-or-more points in each of his last three games.
 
Buckets from Bowen
Dasonte Bowen as emerged as a reliable scoring threat for the Bonnies. Despite not reaching double figures in the first six games of the season, Bowen has scored 10-or-more points in seven of his last eight games, including each of the last five.
 
During that stretch, Bowen has shot 48.4 percent (30-for-62) from the floor and 90.3 percent (28-for-31) from the free throw line.
 
The Boston native has also been an extremely effective playmaker, averaging 4.21 assists per game. The mark is fourth most in the Atlantic 10.
 
Bowen also leads the Atlantic 10 conference in Assist-to-turnover ratio with 59 assists to just 18 turnovers (3.28 A/TO). 
 
The point guard has recorded three-or-more assists in 13-of-14 games this seasyet has only logged three turnovers or more in two games.
 
Buddy Ball
Buddy Simmons II returned to early-season form with a stellar performance at VCU. The junior posted 22 points and a career-best seven assists while shooting 9-for-16 from the field and 4-for-5 from three-point range.
 
It was Simmons II's fourth game with 20-or-more points scored this season, and his first since Nov. 25 vs. then-no. 16-ranked North Carolina. 
 
Simmons II has made twice as many three-pointers (34) as the next closest St. Bonaventure player (Daniel Egbuniwe, 17) while shooting 40.5 (34-for-84) percent from long range. 
 
The Detroit native also leads the Bonnies in free throw percentage, shooting 90.6 percent (29-for-32).
 
Squashing the Spiders
The Bonnies have had a remarkable run of success against Richmond in recent years. Since 2018, St. Bonaventure holds a 9-2 record over the Spiders.
 
The Reilly Center has not been kind to Richmond, as St. Bonaventure is on an six-game home winning streak against UR. In fact, Richmond has not won at the Reilly Center since Feb. 18, 2015, nearly 11 years ago. 
 
Legends on the Sidelines
Wednesday's game will feature the two longest-tenured coaches in the Atlantic 10. Bonnies' coach Mark Schmidt (19th season) will face off with Richmond coach Chris Mooney (21st season) for the 25th time at their respective schools.
 
The two have each logged at least 10 more seasons of A-10 experience at their respective destinations than the next closest coach in the conference (Dayton's Anthony Grant, 9th season).
 
While Mooney holds a slight edge in A-10 wins (Mooney 180, Schmidt 167) and overall wins at their current school (Mooney 369, Schmidt 335), Schmidt has more overall wins (Schmidt 417, Mooney 387). 
 
The Nerd Corner
In the latest NET rankings published by the NCAA on Sunday (Jan. 4), the Bonnies ranked 104th. In TeamRankings.com's RPI rankings, St. Bonaventure was ranked 33rd in the country.
 
The Bonnies ranked 40th in FaktorSports' KPI rating, a metric used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.
 
Richmond Notes:

• The Spiders enter Wednesday's matchup at 11-4, with a 1-1 record in the Atlantic 10.
• Richmond is led by A.J. Lopez, who averages 12.4 points per game.
• Freshman Aidan Argabright averages 10.2 points per game and has been named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice (Nov. 24 and Dec. 8).
• The Bonnies have a 15-19 all-time record against Richmond.
• In the last matchup between the two teams on Jan. 15, 2025, St. Bonaventure defeated Richmond, 63-49. Melvin Council Jr., Chance Moore and Jonah Hinton led the way for the Bonnies, each reaching double figures and playing all 40 minutes.