St. Bonaventure and Kent State face-off on Tuesday in men’s college basketball NIT action.
The Reilly Center is set to host the exciting mid-week matchup between St. Bonaventure and Kent State on Tuesday in the opening round of the NIT. The Bonnies put together a postseason resume with a 22-11 overall record and will be the No. 3 seed in the NIT’s San Francisco Region. The winner of Tuesday’s game will advance to face the winner of the first round matchup between No. 2 seed Stanford and CSUN. Other teams in the Bonnies bracket include top seed San Francisco (24-9), who will take on Utah Valley (25-8), as well as San Jose State (15-19), who will host Loyola Chicago (22-11).
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Game Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPNU
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Kent State finished the season 22-11 as well, recording an 11-7 mark in Mid-American Conference play. The Golden Flashes reached the semifinals of the MAC Tournament this past weekend.
Like the Bonnies, Kent is a veteran-led team with a trio of All-MAC seniors on the roster. VonCameron Davis earned selection to the All-MAC First Team, while classmates Jalen Sullinger (Second Team) and Cli’Ron Hornbeak (All-Defensive Team) were also MAC All-Conference honorees.
This season’s entry marks the 18th NIT appearance in program history for the Bonnies and first since reaching the semifinals in 2022. That season, the Bonnies went on a memorable run with three straight road victories at Power 4 conference foes.
Playing as an unseeded squad, the Bonnies won at Colorado, at top-seeded Oklahoma and at Virginia before falling to eventual champion Xavier in the final four.
St. Bonaventure won the NIT championship in 1977.
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