By: Scott Eddy, Assistant Athletics Director for Strategic Communications
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure Athletics and the YES Network have agreed to renew their programming agreement to broadcast Bonnies basketball during the 2026-27 season with a set of 10 broadcasts.
This season will mark the third consecutive year of the Bonnies airing games on the YES Network. A matching set of five men's and women's games each will broadcast live from the Reilly Center with all games appearing on the YES Network and streamed live on the DAZN app.
"St. Bonaventure has a historic basketball program and an incredibly passionate alumni base," said Sean Sullivan, Manager of Programming, YES Network. "We are proud to continue our partnership with the Bonnies and excited to feature them as a cornerstone of our college basketball lineup."
The first contest slated to broadcast via the YES Network will be one of Western New York's top rivalries as the Bonnies men's team hosts Buffalo Thursday, Nov. 19. One month later, the Bonnies' contest vs. Mercyhurst Dec. 19 will air on YES as well as the head coach Mike MacDonald era gets fully underway.
During Atlantic 10 play, Bonnies games vs. George Mason (Feb. 3), Fordham (Feb. 13) and Duquesne (Feb. 27) will all have the YES Network platform.
The Bona women's program will aim to continue its resurgence this season, also benefiting from the YES Network spotlight. One season after returning to the national postseason and scoring a victory in the opening round of the WNIT, head coach Jim Crowley's squad will have five A10 games on YES: vs. Richmond (Jan. 2), Rhode Island (Jan. 13), Fordham (Jan. 30), VCU (Feb. 20) and Duquesne (Feb. 24).
"The tremendous television exposure provided by our partnership with YES Network is invaluable. As the leading Regional Sports Network with a national reach, every YES Network broadcast serves as an opportunity to showcase our student-athletes, elevate our university's profile, and share the story of our program with fans across the country," said Bob Beretta, St. Bonaventure Vice President and Director of Athletics. "In addition to our 12 national television appearances on ESPN, CBS Sports Network and USA Sports, the "Bonnies on YES" package gives our student-athletes and university a national platform and showcases the energy, passion, and pride surrounding St. Bonaventure University and Bonnies Basketball."
The YES Network, America's pre-eminent regional sports network, owns the exclusive regional media rights of the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets. In addition to live Yankees and Nets games and related pregame and postgame coverage, YES televises numerous Yankees- and Nets-themed original programs such as its Homegrown series, The Stadium, Yankees Magazine and Nets Magazine. The network also airs Yankees minor league games, original biography, interview and magazine programs, college sports and AC Milan.
All Bonnies games airing through the YES Network will also simulcast on ESPN+.