Franciscan Cup

Franciscan Cup
Teams	St. Bonaventure Bonnies; Siena Saints;
First meeting	1939 ; St. Bonaventure, 51–43
Latest meeting	December 19, 2022, ; Siena, 76–70
Next meeting	December 9, 2023; Olean, New York
Trophy	Franciscan Cup
Statistics
Meetings total	32
All-time series	St. Bonaventure leads 25–8
Current win streak	Siena, 1 (2022–present)

The Franciscan Cup is an annual men's basketball contest played between two of the three NCAA Division I Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities member schools.^[1]

The annual non-conference men's basketball game allows the winner between Siena and St. Bonaventure to retain the Franciscan Cup until the following year's game.

Prior to the creation of the Franciscan Cup, the two teams had played semi-regularly with St. Bonaventure leading the series with a 25–8 record.^[2] The first ever meeting occurred during the 1939–1940 season with St. Bonaventure earning a 51–43 victory.

Cup History

FRANCISCAN CUP HISTORY
Date	Score				Location	Series	Attendance
December 28, 2010	St. Bonaventure	82	Siena	79	Reilly Center	1–0	3,679
November 21, 2011	St. Bonaventure	64	Siena	58	Times Union Center	2–0	6,067
December 4, 2012	St. Bonaventure	58	Siena	43	Reilly Center	3–0	3,482
November 19, 2013	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	72	Times Union Center	3–1	5,654
November 19, 2014	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	73	Reilly Center	3–2	3,291
December 22, 2015	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	73	Times Union Center	3–3	6,593
November 30, 2016	St. Bonaventure	81	Siena	74	Reilly Center	4–3	3,859
November 29, 2017	St. Bonaventure	75	Siena	55	Times Union Center^[3]	5–3	5,535
December 5, 2018	St. Bonaventure	82	Siena	40	Reilly Center^[4]	6–3	3,485
November 12, 2019	St. Bonaventure	65	Siena	78	Times Union Center	6–4	5,680 ^[5]
November 9, 2021	#23 St. Bonaventure	75	Siena	47	Reilly Center	7–4	4,617 ^[6]
December 19, 2022	St. Bonaventure	70	Siena	76	MVP Arena	7–5	5,616 ^[7]
December 9, 2023	St. Bonaventure	89	Siena	56	Reilly Center	8–5	4,022

Note: Due to Covid-19 there was no game played in the 2020–21 season.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball to Defend Franciscan Cup Monday". GoBonnies.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
↑ "St. Bonaventure" (PDF). St. Bonaventure. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
↑ "Bonnies Stifle Siena, 75-55, To Retain Franciscan Cup". St. Bonaventure. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
↑ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/5/2018 - Box Score". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
↑ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 11/12/2019 - Box Score".
↑ "Men's Basketball vs #23 St. Bonaventure on 11/9/2021 - Box Score".
↑ "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/19/2022 - Box Score".

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Men's Basketball to Defend Franciscan Cup Monday". GoBonnies.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

[2] "St. Bonaventure" (PDF). St. Bonaventure. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[3] "Bonnies Stifle Siena, 75-55, To Retain Franciscan Cup". St. Bonaventure. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[4] "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/5/2018 - Box Score". Siena College Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

[5] "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 11/12/2019 - Box Score".

[6] "Men's Basketball vs #23 St. Bonaventure on 11/9/2021 - Box Score".

[7] "Men's Basketball vs St. Bonaventure on 12/19/2022 - Box Score".

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

Siena Saints men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Recreation Center (1974–1990) MVP Arena (1990–present)
Rivalries	Albany St. Bonaventure
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
Venues	Olean Armory (1916, 1946–1966) Butler Gym (1919–1945) Reilly Center (1966–present) Blue Cross Arena (alternate)
Rivalries	Siena
Culture & lore	Roc City Hoops Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics