The Bona Wolf made its debut on Feb. 16, 1999 against Rhode Island. More than any welding-certificate jokes, the six returning players will have to battle the perception that they quit on the season last March. St Bonaventure's name is the "Bonnies" so the first three letters of the name followed by the third letter repeated and then "-ies.". St. Bonaventure Bonnies mascot, Bona Wolf. | St bonaventure basketball [20] Following a win in the Charleston Classic (in which the Bonnies defeated Boise State, Clemson and Marquette) the Bonnies reached as high as 16th in the national poll. Benevenuto-1977, Brown Indian Mascot-Bob committee examined in looking at various mascot possibilities were that it be Inside Bona's article states that the new mascot "Will lend a strong But how do I explain? On February 27, 2021 the Bonnies clinched the first ever outright Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history when Davidson defeated VCU 65-57. Brown Indian & Brown Squaw Mascot-1968. Lets Go Bonas! UScape. Bonas, old St. Bonas. ''When I heard about the note, I said, 'You're kidding, I just talked to him about this whole situation,' '' Coppola said. In the early 1900s, colleges began adopting nicknames for their sports teams. Before the Internet age, it used to be one of the few places in Olean where people complained about the coach or the team. How do I explain that its the Franciscan values that infect each one of us like an autumn day, that makes a Bonnie. However, they failed to advance, losing to #19 ranked Kentucky in double overtime in the first round. They defeated Colorado, Oklahoma and Virginia en route to an appearance at Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals versus Xavier. Head coach Jan van Breda Kolff, athletic director Gothard Lane, and school president Dr. Robert Wickenheiser were all ousted. St. Bonaventure 70, Marquette 54: Shaka Smart handed first - Yahoo! ''I think he felt he was a failure at the one thing, other than me, he loved the most.''. The unraveling of the basketball program began with the recruitment of Jamil Terrell. You're damn right it hit everybody hard.''. Tom Welch scored 16 points off of the bench to help lead Loyola Chicago past St. Bonaventure 67-55 on Saturday night. // --> . There was a certain group of alums and fans that wouldn't let go of this: 'You let us down.' Ships Free. Final Four. Now // -->