A four-year letterman from 1979-1983, Ed Bona served as a team captain as a senior in 1982-1983, leading the Rams to the MAAC title.
 
As a junior in 1981-1982, Bona set a school single season field goal percentage record, converting 90 of 147 of his shots (.612), ranking him 21st in the nation that season. The mark is now third all-time at Fordham. He was named First Team All-MAAC as a junior that season.
 
Overall, Bona led the Rams to three straight NIT appearances from 1980-1983.
 
Despite missing part of his senior season due to injury, Bona graduated second on the Fordham career blocked shots list with 108, which currently ranks seventh. He also scored 908 career points and grabbed 564 rebounds, which ranks 21st on the Fordham career rebounding list. Bona made good on 314 of his 576 field goal attempts (.545) to record the third best career field goal percentage mark in school history.