2015 – 16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bonnies , led by ninth year head coach Mark Schmidt , played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 22 – 9 , 14 – 4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship . They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to Davidson . While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament , the Bonnies were one of the " First Four Out " and instead received a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wagner . It is widely known in many basketball circles that the reason for St. Bonaventure being left out of the NCAA Tournament is Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione 's relationship with the University of Tulsa . Despite St. Bonaventure being better in every statistical category than Tulsa , he picked Tulsa over Bonaventure
A-10 Tournament
2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team