The Bonnies Baseline feature series focuses on Bona players in each home game program during the season, taking a look at their personalities on and off the court. Game programs are free for fans to pick up at Reilly Center entrances.
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If there were a crown for being the Big 4 Queen, it would currently reside with St. Bonaventure graduate student Aaliyah Parker.
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Frank Mitchell is a man of many talents.Â
Senior Cayden Charles started his career on the bench at Division II North Georgia, but built himself into a complete player for a national title contender before taking the leap to Division I for his final collegiate season.
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Dasonte Bowen had the Bonnies rolling in his first season as the team's point guard, off to a 9-1 start and gaining national attention. Then, a foot injury changed the trajectory of both the Bonnies' season as well as Bowen's career.
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Graduate transfer Laycee Drake is making the most of her opportunity with the Bonnies women's basketball team to enjoy the breakout season that has been a long time coming.
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For many Division I college basketball players, the recruiting process comes naturally. Prospective student-athletes begin to withdraw from competing in other sports as programs show interest and coaches battle to position themselves as front runners for commits. For St. Bonaventure men's basketball senior Broek Ostrom, this was not the case.
After a season's worth of work, things were starting to come together for Xander Wedlow. The 18-year-old faced a steep learning curve in his first year at the Division I level but built his way from a handful of minutes off the bench into a vital role in the Bonaventure frontcourt.
Most players who don the St. Bonaventure basketball colors gain their first introduction to the Bonnies from watching a game on TV or getting a call from the coaching staff. For Bonnies junior guard Jack DeRose, however, some of his earliest childhood memories involve cheering on the team from inside a raucous Reilly Center.
