The Bonnies headed to the NCAA Tournament with Atlantic 10 Championship victory over VCU
BY TOM SEIPP, MANAGING EDITOR.
DAYTON, OHIO – Just two years ago, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies were one shot away from winning the Atlantic 10 Championship and making the NCAA Tournament.
Sunday, the Bonnies didn’t need a last-second heave to determine their fate.
St. Bonaventure defeated VCU, 74-65, in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Bonnies are seeded as a No 9 seed, as they will match up against No. 8 LSU in the NCAA Tournament Saturday.
“It’s bittersweet. I’m really proud of our guys, it’s a little bit surreal. When Dr. DePerro passed, we honored him. This season was in his honor,” St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt said. “The smiles on our guys’ faces, that’s what you coach for. Those types of experiences, those are the memories that will last a lifetime… For them, this is a dream come true. This is
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Picked as a No. 3 seed for the fifth time in program history, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make its 31st-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The nation’s longest-active streak, and the best all-time, will start against the No. 14-seed Eastern Washington Eagles in the West Region on Saturday, March 20 at 12:15 p.m., CT inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
Kansas posted a 20-8 overall record throughout the 2020-21 season to this point, while going 12-6 in Big 12 play for a second-place regular-season finish. Eastern Washington held a 15-8 overall record and 12-3 in conference during the 2020-21 season, winning the Big Sky Conference Tournament for an automatic qualifier bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles have won 13 of their last 14 games after a 1-4 start to the season.
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