Esports is now a club sport
Serious gamers who wish to compete against students at other colleges and universities may wish to check out our varsity esports team, which competes in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). Learn more
St. Bonaventure’s recreational Gaming Club began as a hub for competitive Super Smash Brothers 4 players and has expanded significantly with the encouragement of students and the university alike.
The Game Room
Gaming center getting state-of-the-art upgrade
The Gaming Club has a
dedicated gaming space on the 2nd floor of the Reilly Center, referred to as
The Game Room. The space is currently
undergoing a total transformation
into a state-of-the-art gaming center.
The Game Room presently has two Xbox One setups, two PS4 setups, two Nintendo Switch setups and 6 Intel Core i7-9700KF| GeForce RTX 2070 | 16 GB computers. All are available and free for any student to use.
The Game Room is also available on
a daily basis for “open play hours” for any student who wishes to use the room.
The Gaming Club hosts a variety of tournaments, the staple being a bi-weekly Smash Ultimate Tournament. On the off weeks, the club hosts tournaments such
as League of Legends, Fortnite, Pokémon Showdown, Mario Kart, NBA 2K and many more.
The club invites players of all skill levels to compete in entry level tournaments and for-glory eliminations alike, catering to every play style at St. Bonaventure.
The club also has a stream account via Twitch where it streams
all of its tournaments. In addition to tournament streams, members of the club’s executive board also participate in weekly streams.
For information:
email cgreer@sbu.edu
Twitch: BonaventureEsports
Twitter: @bonaventuregam1
