ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team will close its regular season schedule against Davidson on Saturday (March 7) at the Reilly Center. Tipoff is scheduled for noon ET, and the game will be televised live on the USA Network. 
 
Before the game, a senior day ceremony will be held for six graduating players: Amar'e Marshall, Daniel Egbuniwe, Cayden Charles, Frank Mitchell, Broek Ostrom and Dasonte Bowen.
 
BUDDY BUCKETS
Buddy Simmons II has emerged as an elite scoring option in Atlantic 10 play, averaging 18.2 points while shooting 47.3 percent (114-for-241) from the floor and 46.6 percent (55-for-118) from beyond the arc.
 
Simmons II has scored at least 14 points in 13-of-17 A-10 matchups, with 20-or-more points in six of those games and two 30-plus point performances.
 
The Detroit native is tied for the conference lead with 85 three-pointers made on the season. He has made multiple three-pointers in each of his last 12 games, and in 25 of the Bonnies' 30 total games. Simmons II's 85 triples is the eighth most in a season by a St. Bonaventure player.
 
In conference play, Simmons II has made 55 triples, the most in the A-10. His 37.1 minutes per game lead the league, and he has played a full 40 minutes in eight of SBU's 17 conference game so far.
 
Simmons II surpassed 1,000 career points in the Bonnies' win at Fordham (Feb. 7). He reached the millennium mark with five points in the first half before surging for 18 in the second half to lead the Bonnies to the win.
 
Simmons II scored 628 points over two years at Gardner-Webb before posting a team-best 449 through 27 games this season. He tallied 539 of his 628 points with the Runnin' Bulldogs during his sophomore season (2024-25).
 
TO BE FRANK
St. Bonaventure forward Frank Mitchell has been one of the most productive players on the boards in the country this season. 
 
Mitchell is averaging 10.4 rebounds per game, which leads all players in the Atlantic 10 conference. As of Thursday (March 5), he ranks ninth in Division I with 311 rebounds. He has already climbed to sixth in the Bonnies' leaderboard for total rebounds in a season. He has the most rebounds by a St. Bonaventure player since Tim Waterman's 314 boards in 1978-79.
 
A remarkable number of Mitchell's rebounds have come on the offensive end. His 4.47 offensive rebounds per game and 134 total offensive boards lead the nation.
 
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). The forward has at least four offensive boards in each of his last four games.
 
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. He reached 800 career rebounds in the Bonnies' loss at George Washington on Wednesday (March 4).
 
In the scoring column, Mitchell has scored in double figures in 26 of 30 games this season, with 20-or-more points in 10 of those games.
 
Mitchell has posted six straight double-doubles entering Saturday's game. After tallying 15 points and 16 rebounds against George Mason, Mitchell recorded 22 points and 18 rebounds at George Washington on Wednesday, combining for 37 points and 34 rebounds in his last two games.
 
It is Mitchell's second streak of six consecutive double-doubles this season. Prior to this season, a St. Bonaventure player had not posted five straight double-doubles in a season since Andrew Nicholson in 2010.
 
The Toronto native now more than twice as many double-doubles (18) as the next leading players in the Atlantic 10 (Rafael Castro, GW & Rikus Schulte, Fordham; 8).
 
SWAT TEAM
Andrew Osasuyi and Joe Grahovac have provided much-needed rim protection off bench this season. Both rank in the top five in the Atlantic 10 in blocked shots per game, with Grahovac ranking third (1.67 BPG) and Osasuyi ranking fourth (1.66 BPG).
 
Grahovac and Osasuyi have 50 and 48 blocks on the season, respectively, becoming the only two St. Bonaventure teammates to post 30-or-more blocks in the same season during Mark Schmidt's tenure (2007-present). The two have combined for four-or-more blocks in six of their last seven games.
 
Osasuyi has been on a tear in his last seven games, averaging 7.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. He is shooting 74.2 percent (23-for-31) from the floor during that span.
 
DAVIDSON NOTES:

• Davidson enters Saturday's matchup at 18-12, with a 9-8 record in Atlantic 10 play.
• The Wildcats are led by their defense. They give up just 67.8 points per game, second-best in the Atlantic 10.
• Davidson is led by Roberts Blums, who averages 12.0 points per game.
• St. Bonaventure won the last game between the two schools, 64-61, in what was last season's regular season finale. 
• The Bonnies are 5-3 against Davidson in the Reilly Center.
• Coach Mark Schmidt is 7-10 against Davidson in his career.