A new era begins at St. Bonaventure as Mike MacDonald takes over, signaling a shift toward roster-driven strategy, resource reallocation, and a modern approach to winning in college basketball’s evolving landscape.

A program rebuilt from scandal to sustained success, Mark Schmidt’s two-decade run defined an era at St. Bonaventure, one now giving way to the realities of a rapidly changing sport.

As power conferences consolidate control over college basketball, leagues like the Atlantic 10 are being legislated out of their ability...