9. Satalin remembers the call 46 years later. The spirit of St. Bonaventure is bigger than any one man, but no singular soul in 164 years has ever brought more honor, dignity, glory and love to bear at Bonas than Bob Lanier, said Mike Vaccaro, St. Bonaventure class of 1989, New York Post columnist and the foremost historian on Bonnies basketball. Sign Up Today! The message among the Bonnies was about fundamentals. The college transitioned to distance learning and online classes in March. Every time they [St. Bonaventure] rallied, there was Butler hitting a shot, Flynn said. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes, Abdul-Jabbar mutters, as he breaks character. The 55-point output by Bona against Pete Carrils Tigers was a season low, yet was two points more than opponents average against Princeton. But this was the Armorywhere a loss hadnt been known since Truman was president. My wife has never watched a St. Bonaventure (SBU) mens basketball game, but she deserves an assist on leading me to learn more about the loss that effectively ended the hopes of an NCAA championship on a gloomy St. Patricks Day in 1961. He helped the Bonnies reach the 1970 Final Four, but sustained a knee injury in a regional final against Villanova, and did not play in a loss to Jacksonville in a national semifinal. Others considered (listed alphabetically): Aliso Niguel, El Dorado, Kennedy, Santiago, Tustin, Valencia, Please send feedback on rankings to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter and Instagram. He was named to the Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992. Boeheims assessment in the same story echoed respect for the Bona offensive threat in saying, We couldnt play zone here, not with the shooters they have., The Bona backcourt of Baron and Hagan got into early foul trouble, but Satalins squad got 18 bench points from Dan Viglianco (8 points), Delmar Harrod (5 points), and Nick Urzetta (5 points). Even with the strong offense, Crawford pointed to a solid defense as pivotal to the Bonnie success in forcing opponents to make passes and plays they didnt want to make., Both Crawford, a 6-4 sophomore forward, and 6-5 senior forward Tom Stith were the leading scorers for the 6-0 Bonnies entering the OSU game, as they had defeated teams that included Utah (#18), St. Joes, and Xavier. Bob transcended race, united a campus and, by the way, was one of the best basketball players who ever lived. Billy Packer, the famed Wellsville (NY)-born television analyst who covered 34 consecutive Final Fours, wouldnt have been courtside at that point. From that list, a group of 20 program greats have earned selection to the Centennial Season All-Time Team.