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Although they could have waited until this transfer market plays out
#15. St. Bonaventure BonniesIt's not easy to gauge how good the Bonnies really were this past season. They only played two nonconference games, against Akron and Hofstra, and then were hardly competitive against LSU in the NCAA tournament. But they mostly rolled through the Atlantic 10 with only a few bumps in the road and looked dominant in the conference tournament. And Mark Schmidt has everyone back from that team. Kyle Lofton is a star in the backcourt, and all five starters -- Lofton, Jaren Holmes, Dominick Welch, Jalen Adaway, Osun Osunniyi -- averaged double figures. One of the issues Schmidt had was a lack of production outside his starting five. The Bonnies have addressed that early in the transfer market, adding high-major transfers Quadry Adams (Wake Forest) and Karim Coulibaly (Pittsburgh). Neither is expected to be a huge impact player, but if they can provide depth and versatility, that's all Schmidt needs. Projected starting lineup:Kyle Lofton (14.4 PPG, 5.5 APG)
Jaren Holmes (13.8 PPG)
Dominick Welch (11.4 PPG)
Jalen Adaway (12.2 PPG)
Osun Osunniyi (10.7 PPG, 9.4 RPG)
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Certainly appears as if 2021-22 could likely be Mark Schmidt's final season in Olean. Should be moving up.
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Crazy that with so many defections we are right in the middle in terms of returning PPG
Charley Neisner @charleyneisner30m
Atlantic 10 teams ranked by returning points per game:
Saint Joe’s: 69
St. Bonaventure: 64.7
VCU: 64.3
UMass: 54.3
Rhode Island: 53.4
La Salle: 50.4
George Washington: 44.8
Richmond: 43.4
Davidson: 42.7
Fordham: 41.9
St. Louis: 36.3
Dayton: 32.9
Duquesne: 29.9
George Mason: 25.7
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GW0509 wrote:
Crazy that with so many defections we are right in the middle in terms of returning PPG
Charley Neisner @charleyneisner30m
Atlantic 10 teams ranked by returning points per game:
Saint Joe’s: 69
St. Bonaventure: 64.7
VCU: 64.3
UMass: 54.3
Rhode Island: 53.4
La Salle: 50.4
George Washington: 44.8
Richmond: 43.4
Davidson: 42.7
Fordham: 41.9
St. Louis: 36.3
Dayton: 32.9
Duquesne: 29.9
George Mason: 25.7
Interesting. Not sure what to make of it, but it is interesting.
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GW0509 wrote:
Crazy that with so many defections we are right in the middle in terms of returning PPG
Charley Neisner @charleyneisner30m
Atlantic 10 teams ranked by returning points per game:
Saint Joe’s: 69
St. Bonaventure: 64.7
VCU: 64.3
UMass: 54.3
Rhode Island: 53.4
La Salle: 50.4
George Washington: 44.8
Richmond: 43.4
Davidson: 42.7
Fordham: 41.9
St. Louis: 36.3
Dayton: 32.9
Duquesne: 29.9
George Mason: 25.7
Wrong. He may have Paar returning. I see 39.5 ppg. Also note that using ppg is a bit odd when you have so much disruption during the season. If you add all our ppgs from last season, you get 93.2 ppg vs the 64.6 that we actually scored a game.