ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – An introductory news conference for newly hired St. Bonaventure head men's basketball coach Mike MacDonald has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at the Reilly Center. The event will begin at 11 a.m. ET. 
 
The news conference will be open to the public, with the east side of the Reilly Center Arena open for seating and concessions.
 
Dr. Jeff Gingerich, university president, and Bob Beretta, vice president and director of Athletics, will introduce MacDonald. Following the introduction, MacDonald, Gingerich and Beretta will be available for questions from attending media.
 
If you are unable to attend in person, the news conference will also be live streamed here.
 
On Tuesday (March 31), MacDonald was announced as St. Bonaventure's 20^th head coach of men's basketball. A 1988 alumnus of St. Bona's, he returns to the Enchanted Mountains after building a national championship-contending program at Division II Daemen University. 
 
"Mike is a skilled leader with an incredible work ethic and tremendous passion for the game," Beretta said in Tuesday's announcement. "He is an elite tactician whose teams play with great purpose and intensity. He is widely respected among coaches at every level for his innovative offensive sets and fierce defenses. Another thing that became readily apparent throughout the search process is the large impact Mike has made not only on his players and assistant coaches, but also those throughout the basketball community. We look forward to welcoming Mike's wife, Maura, and sons Matt, Patrick, Nick and Mark to the Bona family."