Thursday, November 15, 2007

National Signing Day

It’s never too early to look toward next season, seeing as today is the first day of the fall signing period. I would like to welcome the newest Bonnie, Marquise Simmons to St. Bonaventure University. From everything I’ve read about this individual, he should provide quality depth off the bench next season. He has the opportunity to develop into a shooting guard with the ability to slash and attack the basket under Schmidt’s improved, high-scoring offense.

One question which does linger is when will verbally-committed center Andrew Nicholson offically signs. I’m sure some one in the athletics department just has to write up the paper work in order to get things moving in the right direction.

Ok, now back to the current season, I don't know a ton about the teams in the upcoming Traveler’s Invitational. This is due to the fact that I don’t follow a lot of teams out West, college or otherwise. Call it East Coast bias.

Loyola Marymount is currently winless and is struggling. The team only scored 13 points in the first half of their home-opening loss to University of Arkansas-Little Rock. The final score was 71-40. It is a young team, starting two true freshmen, one red-shirt freshman and one sophomore.

It will be a good test for the D’Lancy Carter and Michael Lee because the Lions have two forwards with similar size like the Bonnies.

I expect good things to continue for the Bonnies, especially if Zarryon Fereti can establish himself as a consistent scorer and Relph continues to distribute the rock to his teammates.

-Michael T. Licata

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