ST. BONAVENTURE vs. POINT PARK
Saturday, Oct. 24 – 4:00 p.m.
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Reilly Center

The St. Bonaventure University men's basketball team hosts Division II Point Park University for it final exhibition contest of the preseason Saturday, Oct. 24. Tipoff is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

TICKETS
Tickets are available for Saturday's exhibition for $5 through the St. Bonaventure Ticket Office. You can purchase tickets for Saturday game by clicking here or calling the SBU Ticket Office at 716-375-2500.

All fans are invited to enjoy the Hall of Fame hospitality area where light snacks and a cash bar will be available. The Hall of Fame room will open one hour (3:00 p.m.) prior to tipoff per usual.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies battled Penn State Saturday, Oct. 17 in the Greenlight Networks Preseason Showcase at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., falling to the Nittany Lions, 68-65.

Bona's led for over 35 minutes of last Saturday's matchup with Penn State but were unable to overcome a cold-shooting second half.

Taj Au-Duke had nine points and four assists for the Brown and White while Benjamin Bill and Zach Philipkoski had eight points each for the Bonnies.

BONNIES ON YES
St. Bonaventure Athletics and YES Network have once again partnered to air five home games this season on YES and streamed live on the DAZN app.

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.

IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
The Bonnies will be featured on national television 11 times this season, including five games from inside the Reilly Center.

Bona's will be featured on ESPN2 for all three games of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, Fla. against Appalachian State, Wright State and Belmont Nov. 23-25.

The Brown and White will be on CBS Sports Network four times against VCU (Dec. 30), Saint Louis (Jan. 2), Dayton (Jan. 16) and VCU (Feb. 23).

Bona's will also be on USA four times this season, including matchups against Florida Atlantic (Dec. 5), George Washington (Jan. 23) and twice against Richmond (Feb. 6/Feb. 20).

POINT PARK NOTES

• Point Park finished last season 8-19 overall and 5-15 against Mountain East Conference opponents. Grant Welch is the Pioneers returning leading scorer, averaging 11.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game last season.
• Joe Long is in his first season at the helm of the Pioneers after serving as an assistant coach for one season under Ryan Grandits who departed to for the Daemen head coaching position following the departure of new Bonnies head coach Mike MacDonald.

UP NEXT
The Bonnies officially kick off the 2026-27 season Monday, Nov. 2 against Youngstown State. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at the Reilly Center.

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