St. Bonaventure officially signs Achille Lonati
BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
St. Bonaventure has officially secured an international talent for their roster next season.
The Bonnies have signed Italian guard Achille Lonati to their program, they announced Tuesday.
Lonati played for Olimpia Milano, a prestigious club in Italy, where he played under revered coach Ettore Messina.
“We are thrilled to welcome Achille and his family to St. Bonaventure University. He is among the most accomplished young guards in Europe and a player that we believe has been well-prepared to become a key member of our program,” St. Bonaventure General Manager Adrian Wojnarowski said in a statement. “Achille has shown a penchant for big-game performances in clutch moments with the Italian national teams and Olimpia Milano, but it is his consistency of work, preparation and poise that has us especially excited about his future. We are working to recruit players from successful, winning programs with outstanding culture and Achille has been a beneficiary of his time with Olimpia Milano under legendary coach and executive Ettore Messina. Also, Achille’s representative, Andrea Grossi of Wasserman, was an exemplary partner in the recruiting process. We are eager to extend our recruiting imprint into Europe and Achille represents an exciting first step for Bonnies basketball.”
Lonati has experience competing against some of the 2025 recruiting class’s brightest stars. In a gold medal game including the likes of Duke commits Cameron and Cayden Boozer and BYU commit AJ Dybantsa Lonati scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting and 6-for-6 shooting from 3.
“Achille brings outstanding shooting, playmaking, an ability to finish at the rim with either hand and an unselfish mindset to our program. He is able to get his shot in a variety of ways, possesses deep range and that gives us the opportunity to be creative with Achille on the offensive end,” St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt said. “He has played for outstanding coaches, with great teammates and against tough competition in Europe and we expect that he’ll eventually become an impact player in the Atlantic 10 Conference. We want Bonnies who love the game, value the work necessary on the court and in the classroom and Achille is all about those attributes.”
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