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St. Bonaventure Bonnies
RECORD: 21-10 COACH: Jim Baron | SEASON RESULTS | SEASON STATS
OUTLOOK
  • First round: Lost to Kentucky, 85-80
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    After suffering through a mini-slump in the middle of the regular season, St. Bonaventure righted its ship to cruise into the field of 64. Getting by Xavier and Dayton in the Atlantic 10 tournament, the Bonnies came up empty against Temple in the final.

    The Bonnies should be able to get over that bump. Tim Winn, a lightning-quick point guard, is equally adept on the defensive end (he averaged 3.3 steals per game) as he is on offense (13.7 points, 4.1 assists per game). Caswell Cyrus is a defensive force inside, but St. Bonaventure has always hoped for more offense out of the 6-foot-9 center.

    There's scoring depth here, with six players averaging 8.4 or more points per game. Peter Van Passen gives the Bonnies another scoring option in the frontcourt, who upped his scoring average from 6.9 last season to 10.2.

    Every year since 1988, a 12 seed knocks off a No. 5. For the Bonnies to keep that trend alive, they'll need to put pressure on Kentucky's guards and keep Jamaal Magloire off the boards. -- Greg Collins, ESPN.com

    ROSTER
    No Name Position Height Weight Class Rebounds Assists Points
    -Andy StinsonF------
    -Bob DziengeleskiF---0.60.60.3
    -Caswell CyrusC---6.20.712.1
    -David Messiah CapersG---3.81.810.7
    -Elton RuddockF------
    -Eric SiegristG---2.40.82.4
    -Ernest BremerG---3.02.09.4
    -Hamilton RuckerF---1.00.01.3
    -Patricio PratoGF---3.72.08.4
    -Peter Van PaassenFC---7.20.810.2
    -Robert CheeksGF---1.90.22.0
    -Tim WinnG---3.84.113.7
    -Vidal MassiahGF---2.30.32.5


    PROBABLE STARTERS
    F -- Patricio Prato (6-4, Fr., 8.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg)
    F -- Peter Van Paassen (6-11, Jr., 10.2, 7.2, 0.8)
    C -- Caswell Cyrus (6-9, Sr., 12.1, 6.2, 0.7)
    G -- Tim Winn (5-10, Sr., 13.7, 3.8, 4.1)
    G -- David Messiah Capers (6-3, Sr., 10.7, 3.8, 1.8)
     
    TOP RESERVES
    F -- Robert Cheeks (6-6, So., 2.0, 1.9, 0.2)
    G -- Vidal Massiah (6-6, So., 2.5, 2.3, 0.3)
    G -- Ernest Bremer (6-2, So., 9.4, 3.0, 2.1)

    NOTABLE
    Seed, Region and Bid: 12, Midwest, At-large
    Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 5
    NCAA Tournament Record: 6-6 (.500)
    Final Four Appearances: 1
    NCAA Tournament Championships: 0
    Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National semifinals (1970)
    Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: NR
    Final Asscoiated Press ranking: NR Final Ratings Percentage Index: 40
    Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 46

    RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (1-2)
    Jan. 15 -- Beat No. 20 Temple, 57-56
    Feb. 24 -- Lost to No. 12 Temple, 75-58
    Mar. 11 -- Lost to No. 7 Temple, 65-44
    (Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day)

    TOURNAMENT HISTORY
    Overall record: 6-6

    1978--East Region
    Lost to Pennsylvania in first round, 92-83

    1970--East Region
    Defeated Davidson in first round, 85-72
    Defeated North Carolina State in regional semifinal, 80-68
    Defeated Villanova in regional final, 97-74
    Lost to Jacksonville in National Semifinal, 91-83
    Lost to New Mexico State for National Third Place, 79-73

    1968--East Region
    Defeated Boston College in first round, 102-93
    Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 91-72
    Lost to Columbia for regional third place, 95-75

    1961--East Region
    Defeated Rhode Island in first round, 86-76
    Lost to Wake Forest in regional final, 78-73
    Defeated Princeton for regional third place, 85-67

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