The 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Bonnies, led by tenth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Reilly Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the regular season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated

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in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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Previous season

The Bonnies finished the 2015–16 season 22–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Davidson. While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, the Bonnies were one of the "First Four Out" and instead received a top seed in the

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where they lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Preseason

The Bonnies were picked to finish fifth in the A-10 preseason poll. Jaylen Adams was selected the Preseason All-Conference First Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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St. Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; ; ; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he also serv ...