2016 – 17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men 's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bonnies , led by tenth-year head coach Mark Schmidt , played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean , New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the regular season 20 – 12 , 11 – 7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place . They received the No. 5 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they defeated UMass in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Rhode Island The Bonnies finished the 2015 – 16 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
A-10 Tournament
2016 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team