VCU and St. Bonaventure are two A-10 teams who have consistently competed for a top spot in the league these last few seasons, but after a mass transfer exodus in Olean this offseason, can Mark Schmidt keep the Bonnies toward the top of the standings with the red-hot Rams?
VCU RAMS (16-5, 7-1)
ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES (10-11, 4-4)
A QUICK LOOK AT ST. BONAVENTURE
Kyle Lofton, Osun Osunniyi, Jaren Holmes, Dom Welch and Jalen Adaway put together one of the toughest group of A-10 starters the conference had to deal with the past few seasons and on paper this offseason, looked to be one of the best returning groups the A-10 was prepared to see. Then no one returned.
Adaway went pro, Holmes and Osun off to Iowa State, Lofton to Florida and Welch to Alabama and with that, Mark Schmidt found himself captain of the A-10’s largest rebuild. With 0.2% last last season’s minutes played returning the Bonnies look completely different, but Schmidt, arguably one of the A-10’s best coaches, is...
