2000-01 record: 18-12; 9-7 in A-10 (5th) Final Ranking: NR Postseason: Lost to Pittsburgh, 84-75 in first round of NIT. RETURNING LEADERS Points: Bremer 16.6 ppg | Rebounds: Massiah 4.7 rpg | Assists: Green 4.4 apg | FG %: Massiah 46.5% | 3pt %: Bremer 37.6% | FT %: Green 80.4% 00-01 Stats: Bonnies | A-10

		Tuesday, Oct. 30 The single biggest key for St. Bonaventure will be J.R. Bremer, and the adjustment to the new style of Jan Van Breda Kolff. Bremer will have the ultimate green light, and can get by people and be hard to guard. The Bonnies will run and play faster, but to play faster you also need to play smarter.

Outlook
New coach Jan van Breda Kolff has a distinct Duke flavor on his bench -- two of his assistants, Billy McCaffrey and Kenny Blakeney, played for Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski -- but not much of it on the floor.

Only two starters return from last season's 18-12 team, including 6-foot-2 senior guard J.R. Bremer, who averaged 16.6 points and 4.2 assists a year ago. The other starter back is 6-6 senior forward Victor Massiah (9.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg), one of four players on roster from Ontario. Massiah ought to be ready to do more than score at a nine-point clip, which he got last season as the team's No. 4 option on offense. This season, he will be the second choice to score behind Bremer.

Beyond those two, the Bonnies will count heavily on newcomers, but at least there are plenty of choices. Six new players join the roster this season, five of them freshmen. The best of that quintet could be 6-4 guard Mike Gansey, the runner-up for Ohio's Mr. Basketball last year. An intriguing freshman is 6-8 Lithuanian Saulis Dumbliauskas, while 6-9 Nevada transfer Marlon Miller might start right away, and if so, be counted on for rebounding and defense, if not scoring.

As for other returning players, keep an eye on 5-7 sophomore Marques Green, who averaged 6.2 points and 4.4 assists last season, and 6-4 Argentine junior Patricio Prato (6.0 ppg, 3.4 rebounds).

What we like: The backcourt could be a strength, led by Bremer but also featuring Gansey, Prato and Green. Van Breda Kolff had a 174-128 combined record at Cornell, Vanderbilt and, most recently, Pepperdine, so the man can coach a bit.

What we don't like: The frontcourt is a huge question mark, and the fact that van Breda Kolff expects to rely heavily on a Nevada transfer (Miller) who averaged 0.8 points two years ago is a bad sign.

The bottom line: This team could be good for another 18 or so wins, but the freshman class will need to play well.

Key Players Returning
Player	Yr.	Pos.	Ht./Wt.	Comment
J.R. Bremer	Sr.	G	6-2/190	PTS: 16.6 | REB: 3.9 | AST: 4.2
Marques Green	So.	G	5-7/150	PTS: 6.2 | REB: 1.6 | AST: 4.4
Vidal Massiah	Sr.	F	6-6/215	PTS: 9.1 | REB: 4.6 | AST: 1.0
Patricio Prato	Jr.	G	6-4/200	PTS: 6.0 | REB: 3.4 | AST: 1.2

Key Losses
Player	Pos.	Ht./Wt.	Comment
Kevin Houston	F	6-4/210	PTS: 19.5 | REB: 6.9 | AST: 0.7
Peter Van Paassen	F	6-11/265	PTS: 14.2 | REB: 6.1 | AST: 0.9

St. Bonaventure Signings
Player	Pos.	Ht.	High School/College
Mike Gansey	G	6-4	Ohio/Olmsted Falls
Patrick Methot-Lottin	F	6-6	Cameroon/Maine Central Inst./Archibishop Carroll (D.C.)
Saulis Dumbliauskas	F	6-8	Lithuania/Lynchburg, Va.
Jabulah Murray	G	6-2	Toronto, Ontario/Bathurst