The Franciscan Cup is an annual men's basketball contest played between the only two NCAA Division I Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities member schools.
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. 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 5–3 5,535 December 5, 2018 St. Bonaventure 82 Siena 40 Reilly Center 6–3 3,485 November 12, 2019 St. Bonaventure 65 Siena 78 Times Union Center 6–4 5,680 November 9, 2021 #23 St. Bonaventure 75 Siena 47 Reilly Center 7–4 4,617 December 19, 2022 St. Bonaventure 70 Siena 76 MVP Arena 7–5 5,616 December 9, 2023 St. Bonaventure 89 Siena 56 Reilly Center 8–5 4,022 December 17, 2024 St. Bonaventure 65 Siena 48 MVP Arena 9–5 5,101
Note: Due to Covid-19 there was no game played in the 2020–21 season.
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