Coach Fleming needs to be evaluated
Published on April 15, 2021 in OPINION by Opinion Staff
By Bryce Kelly, Staff Writer St. Bonaventure University basketball has a storied history. The men’s basketball team went to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament in 1970. The Bonnies that season led by future number one NBA draft pick Bob Lanier. The Bonnies won the NIT in 1977 and have experienced a revival under coach Mark Schmidt. Schmidt’s team won the 2012 Atlantic-10 championship, led by NBA first-round pick Andrew Nicholson. The men’s program has been to two NCAA tournaments in the past four years, earning a number nine seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament after the team won the A-10 regular season and postseason title.