Bucknell Bison men's basketball

Bucknell Bison

2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

University

Bucknell University

Conference

Patriot League

Location

Lewisburg, PA

Head coach

Nathan Davis (2nd year)

Arena

Sojka Pavilion
(Capacity: 4,000)

Nickname

Bison

Colors

Blue and Orange^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions

1901

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2005, 2006

NCAA Tournament appearances

1987, 1989, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013

Conference tournament champions

1987, 1989 (ECC)
2005, 2006, 2011, 2013 (Patriot League)

Conference regular season champions

1987, 1989 (ECC)
1992 (co-champion), 1993, 1995 (co-champion), 2006, 2007 (co-champion), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 (Patriot League)

The Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represents Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Patriot League and plays home games in Sojka Pavilion.^[2]

Bucknell began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1896.^[3] The Bison were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1900–01 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Bison have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1987	16	First Round	#1 Georgetown	L 75–53
1989	15	First Round	#2 Syracuse	L 104–81
2005	14	First Round Second Round	#3 Kansas #6 Wisconsin	W 64–63 L 71–62
2006	9	First Round Second Round	#8 Arkansas #1 Memphis	W 59–55 L 72–56
2011	14	First Round	#3 UConn	L 81–52
2013	11	First Round	#6 Butler	L 68–56

2005 NCAA Tournament

In 2005, Bucknell defeated #3 seed Kansas in the first round as a #14 seed, in the biggest upset of that tournament. They were defeated by Wisconsin the second round. They received the award for "Best Upset" at the 2005 ESPY Awards.

2006 NCAA Tournament

The 2006 Bucknell Bison received a #9 seed (lowest in Patriot League history) and defeated the #8 seeded Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round. They were defeated by #1 seeded Memphis Tigers in the second round.

NIT results

The Bison have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2012	First round Second round	Arizona Nevada	W 65–54 L 67–75
2015	First round	Temple	L 67–73
2016	First round	Monmouth	L 80–90

NBA draft

Player	Draft	Round	Pick	Team	Notes
Mike Muscala	2013	2	44	Atlanta Hawks	Only Active Bison in NBA
Jaye Andrews	1985	7	169	Philadelphia 76ers	—
Al Leslie	1981	2	37	Indiana Pacers	Highest drafted in program history

References

↑ "Athletics logos". Retrieved 2016-04-07.
↑ Bucknell Bison men's basketball 2007-08 media guide Archived April 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Accessed April 19, 2008.
↑ "Bucknell Bison". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

External links

Official website

Bucknell Bison men's basketball

Venues	Sojka Pavilion (2003–present)

Culture & lore	"Ray Bucknell"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

Patriot League men's basketball

Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen

Championships & awards	Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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