SBUnfurled and Friends is taking a break from summer... well, break... to get you ready for St. Bonaventure's first alumni team appearance in The Basketball Tournament. Steve Marcus, who's a former Bonnies student manager, joins us to talk about coaching The Brown and White. Be sure to follow us on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn and several other locations! Search for us on your favorite podcast app!

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Episode 29: Previewing the Brown & White in TBT

Come celebrate your 2021 Atlantic 10 double champion St. Bonaventure Bonnies with SBUnfurled and Friends! Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down how the Bonnies defeated VCU in the title game and what it felt like to finally see Bona basketball in person at Dayton (5:41). The guys also talk about the controversy postgame after a security guard wrongfully grabbed the team's official videographer and the Selection Sunday experience after winning A10s (19:47). We then get you ready for LSU and talk about where the Bonnies matchup well and don't (29:25). Finally, the guys briefly go through the rest of the East region and how it could shake out (45:16).

Episode 28: Geaux Bonnies

SBUnfurled and Friends is fired up after a couple dominating performances in the A10 quarterfinals and semifinals! After an all-time epic introduction, Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down how the Bonnies were able to overpower a very physical St. Louis team (14:35). They also get into why Duquesne is becoming a much more hated rival lately (27:42). The guys then do a deep dive on the team's celebration dance in the locker room after beating St. Louis (33:52). Finally, we get you ready for the Bonnies to play their third game of the season against VCU in the 2021 Atlantic 10 Championship (40:04)!

Episode 27: Atlantic 10 Super Bowl Week

We're getting you ready for the Bonnies trip to Richmond for what will hopefully be the first two of three Atlantic 10 tournament games! Proud SBU alum and New York Post sportswriter Mike Vaccaro joins us for some historical perspective on the regular season champion Bonnies in 2020-21 (0:47). He also gets into the keys for the Bonnies offense and tries to settle a debate among former and current players about which 21st century team is the best (13:26). We also get some very hot takes from one of Vac's dogs and how this season could set the program's future (20:12). SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X take you through possible matchups with Richmond or Duquesne in the A10 quarterfinals (29:08). They also break down potential semifinal opponents like Cinderella-in-waiting St. Joseph's and possibly overrated UMass (41:00). The guys also talk about the most likely semifinal opponent in a rematch with Saint Louis (49:34). Finally, a look at the weather in Richmond in the (semi) Final Fourcast (59:01)!

Episode 26: Ready for Richmond (and Other Teams)

After a brief segment from ODNN (One Dayton News Network), SBUnfurled and Friends celebrates with an instant reaction after the Bonnies escape from North Carolina and earn their second win over Davidson in four days! Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down the keys to victory in both games and how they (relatively) contained Davidson's sharpshooters (3:43). The guys then get you ready for the two teams that stand in the way of the Bonnies and their first Atlantic 10 outright regular season title. First, the mayhem is finally coming to the Reilly Center and the guys talk about how George Washington will be trickier than you might think at first (23:28). Then, we talk about Dayton, who followed up blowing out one of the best Atlantic 10 teams by... getting blown out by the worst team in the conference while we recorded this (33:09). Finally, we take a look at what all of this means for SBU's Atlantic 10 and NCAA tournament chances (39:57).

Episode 25: The Davidson Double

This episode of SBUnfurled and Friends gets off to a rough start after it's interrupted by a stalker who REALLY likes geography for some reason. SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X discuss how the Bonnies lost a really close one at VCU (4:37). We also announce the 1st Annual Schmidty Award winners, including at least one surprise (15:32). The guys are joined by someone despised by many Bona fans after the 2016 A10 Tournament: former Davidson star Jack Gibbs (21:53). We talk about that infamous night in the Barclays Center and how he's gotten hate from Bonnies fans on Twitter at least four years later. The guys also talk with Gibbs about how his professional career is going, which Southern Conference places are worse to travel to than Olean (ok, ok, St. Bonaventure) and what he would have done if the Browns and Bills played in the AFC Championship. Finally, SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X talk about the keys to the Bonnies winning a huge game against Davidson in the Reilly Center (43:14).

Episode 24: The Cats' Pause

It's always sunny on SBUnfurled and Friends, even after a Bonnies loss! SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X break down how the Bonnies lost to Saint Louis on Saturday (3:13). We then have the second and final part of the Schmidty Awards with three loaded categories (13:12). We are joined by the guys from The Gola Standard podcast, who are A10 Twitter phenoms. They help us talk about La Salle's inconsistent season and depth (25:44). We also get into the Sheetz/Wawa debate and how Gritty has become so iconic (43:48). Finally, Unfurled and Lil Bona X get you ready for the surprise game on Friday at VCU (50:39).

Episode 23: The L.A.S.A.L.L.E. System

It's the 1st anniversary of SBUnfurled and Friends and no expense was spared to bring in some enormous guests for this special: Stugotz and Greg Cote from The Dan LeBatard Show! Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down the Bonnies dominant win over George Mason (4:32). We also celebrate our first year with the debut of The Schmidty Awards (10:02)! Our first three categories are Best A10 Fan, Best Segment and Best Fake Mark Schmidt. Before getting into the showdown against Saint Louis, the guys take a quick call from someone who's a little too reckless with all the WallStreetBets action on the stock market (20:14). Then, we're joined by Zac Miller from The House That Rick Built podcast to get ready for Saturday's Bonnies-Billikens matchup (23:23). After some more words for his most hated Bonnie, Miller explains why the Richmond-SLU game was postponed (30:53). Then, he and SBUnfurled state their cases for why the Evil Bills or the Bonnies will win (38:00).

Episode 22: The Schmidty Awards

We celebrate our 21st with some Pepto-Bismol and a regular season sweep of Duquesne! SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X break down last weekend's victory over the Dukes, which was a little closer than the first game (2:51). The guys then talk about how the bench can contribute when the starting five dominates the minutes played (15:24). Lil Bona X then tells you about the first Schmidty Awards (21:22)! The guys then get you ready for a hastily scheduled George Mason game on Saturday (27:23). Then, we talk about how the A10 tournament is moving to Richmond, despite our sales pitch to have it at Bonaventure (37:33). We cap off the pod with your Final Fourcast on a cold winter across the conference (44:23)!

Episode 21: Dickie V's Pepto Problem

An instant reaction podcast after a tremendous second half surge by the Bonnies to crush VCU! After hearing from one of the most reviled VCU fans, SBUnfurled reads some halftime tweets when many Bonnies fans were giving up hope (3:03). The guys then break down the keys to that victory over the Rams and if there is a new Iron Five forming at Bonaventure (8:17). Lil Bona X then reveals his sales pitch to the Atlantic 10 to get the conference tournament to move to the Reilly Center (24:13). Finally, the guys get you ready for a somewhat surprise game on the road against Duquesne and what Bona's can improve after playing the Dukes a week ago (29:35).

Episode 20: St. Dunkaventure

SBUnfurled and Friends is back after a week full of mayhem on and off the court. Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down the Holmes and Adaway show that was the Bonnies win over St. Joe's that was played at an awkward time (3:14). Then, George Washington superfan Ryan Puleo joins the guys to explain himself as to why the Colonials only took a 48-hour pause to cancel their trip to Olean (10:26). He also talks about who has the most mayhem in the Atlantic 10 and why GW's head coach has unusual PPE. The guys also get you ready for the Fordham and Duquesne games this week after those two played a very bad game against each other over the weekend (18:21). Finally, with the NFL showing a playoff game on Nickelodeon, they talk about what A10 basketball would look like on Nick (32:07). This is especially for the 90s kids, as they also talk about who in the A10 reminds them of Nick characters. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sbunfurled-and-friends/message Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=e2tbJ4vBsn-A_sIhtVFwEqy9Jbd-sQEC8CQhDfI0bTjyNeV9XnUgKVwg9JwIN1JNm-JKuzYUywZR8xtI)

Episode 19: Are You Afraid of the Bonnies?

SBUnfurled and Friends is back after a Christmas break for the first episode of 2021! SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X talk about if Mark Schmidt will go to Boston College and a certain jump shot hit by Kyle Lofton at Richmond (1:53). They also talk about how Justin Winston's departure has affected the Bonnies, including the loss at Rhode Island, as well as how other players have stepped up since then (14:32). The guys are joined by Noah Goldberg from the Spider Scoop podcast on ESPN Richmond (25:23). They get his instant reaction to the crushing defeat for his Spiders, don't worry, no tears were shed. They also talk about what the first game could show about the return matchup at the Reilly Center in a few weeks and where both teams stand in the early part of the Atlantic 10 season. Finally, SBUnfurled and Lil Bona X preview the Bonnies games against St. Joseph's and George Washington (48:27). They may seem like easy home wins at first, but there could be a couple tricky matchups.

Episode 18: Bonnies Scoop the Spiders

SBUnfurled and Friends is back after the first two Bonnies games were not only successfully played, but ended in two Bona wins! Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled have a complete breakdown of the Bonnies' wins over Akron and Hofstra (2:42). They also talk about what it felt like watching the first Reilly Center basketball game without fans (20:17). The guys the shift to the final (?) game of the nonconference schedule against the SUNY-Amherst Bulls (20:17). They give you a preview of how the Bonnies match up with them and debate if this has become a rivalry (26:01). Finally, we take your questions about the growth of some of the new players on the team (40:44).

Episode 17: Airing of Grievances About SUNY-Amherst

SBUnfurled and Friends is back with what we hope is finally our first pregame preview podcast of the 2020-21 Bonnies season! Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled break down how the Bonnies matchup with the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash (5:48). They also discuss what's expected to be a huge showdown at point guard between the Bonnies and Akron Zips. The guys also talk about what it will be like in the Reilly Center with only virtual or cardboard fans (26:01). They also take some of your hard-hitting questions (32:46). Finally, it's the first Final Forecast of the season and it's a warm one (37:13)!

Episode 16: SBUnfurled's Christmas Vacation

SBUnfurled and Friends is back after COVID-19 forces the Bonnies to pause their season. Lil Bona X and SBUnfurled react to the cancelation of the Bonnies' trip to Mohegan Sun and what games they could end up playing in December (1:44). Bonnies legend Andrew Nicholson joins the guys to talk about his time at Bonaventure, the NBA and China (11:26). Drew also talks about making great TikTok videos in quarantine and the 2012 Atlantic 10 title run (24:52). They also talk about possibly playing on The Brown and White TBT squad and how he's getting ready to resume playing basketball in China (36:10).

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