St. Bonaventure earned an impressive First Four win against UCLA in Dayton on Tuesday night - its first NCAA Tournament win since 1970 - and head coach Mark Schmidt - a Xavier University assistant coach from 1994 to 2001 - shared a history lesson and honored a Basketball Hall of Famer with his remarks immediately following the win.
"It can't get better. Our guys just fought, we persevered. ... In 1970, you know, Bob Lanier got hurt, and didn't have a chance to play UCLA and ... this is for him," Schmidt insisted.
In 1970, Lanier led the Bonnies to the Final Four.