The Bona Podcast

Adam, Brendan, Reggie and Carson break down St. Bonaventure's 88-64 victory over Cornell on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 in the Reilly Center.The guys discuss Benjamin Bill's outstanding performance, Ari Fulton's continued emergence, Zach Philipkoski's unselfishness, head coach Mike MacDonald's in-game adjustments against a unique system, and so much more.

Adam, Reggie, Brendan and Carson recap St. Bonaventure's 88-49 victory at Canisius and Mike MacDonald's first win as St. Bonaventure head coach on Saturday, November 7 from the Koessler Center in Buffalo.For live press conferences with SBU players Ari Fulton and Zach Philipkoski, along with Canisius coach Jim Christian and St. Bonaventure coach Mike MacDonald, check out the livestream on our YouTube page.

Adam, Brendan, Reggie and Carson break down St. Bonaventure's 79-71 season-opening loss to Youngstown State on Monday, November 2, 2026.

Adam, Brendan and Reggie sit down with Carson to preview Week 1 of St. Bonaventure's 2026-2027 men's basketball season, including games vs. Youngstown State and at Canisius.

Adam, Brendan, Reggie and Carson recap the final exhibition game of the Bonnies preseason, a 94-49 victory over Point Park. The four also discuss preseason trends, lackluster attendance at the game, the potential starting lineup and rotations to begin the regular season, and much more!

Adam and Carson are joined by Jonah Bronstein, who has launched a new Substack on St. Bonaventure men's basketball called "Reilly Centered." The three discuss the new outlet, Jonah's thoughts on Mike MacDonald coming to Bonaventure, the prognosis for this year's team, starting lineups and rotations beginning to take form, and they wrap up the exhibition game vs. Penn State as we begin to look forward to the start of the regular season.LINK TO REILLY CENTERED SUBSTACK BY JONAH BRONSTEIN: https://reillycentered.substack.com/

Live from KeyBank Center - Adam, Reggie and Brendan recap St. Bonaventure's 68-65 exhibition game loss to Penn State on Saturday, October 17. Audio improves as the episode goes on.

Adam, Brendan and Reggie take your preseason questions as we get ready for the 2026-2027 St. Bonaventure men's basketball season! Will the team shoot more threes this year? Where do the Bonnies stand with their NIL fundraising efforts? What are realistic expectations for the team and the strengths and weaknesses of the roster this season? How does the preseason work? Will the Reilly Center get back to the environment it used to be? It's all in this week's episode!

Ron Bertovich, former commissioner of the Atlantic 10 Conference, joins Adam, Brendan, Reggie and Carson for a conversation on the Atlantic 10, the Bonnies, surviving the new era of college sports, and much more. Ron shares stories from his time as commissioner, and lends his expertise on the direction of college basketball, college athletics as a whole, and how the Bonnies can continue to thrive in the A-10.

St. Bonaventure graduate and former ESPN Senior VP of Communications Chris LaPlaca joins Adam, Reggie and Brendan to discuss his memories of being floor mates with some of the greatest Bona basketball players in program history, his 43 years at ESPN helping to create America's largest and most successful cable sports television channel, navigating through change in his career and how that translates to college basketball in this time, his thoughts on St. Bonaventure's current situation, and MUCH MORE!