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Men's basketball team of Bucknell University

For all Bucknell University sports, seeBucknell Bison.

Bucknell Bison men's basketball

2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

University

Bucknell University

Head coach

John Griffin III (3rd season)

Conference

Patriot

Location

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Arena

Sojka Pavilion
(capacity: 4,000)

Nickname

Bison

Colors

Blue and orange^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament round of 32

2005, 2006

NCAA tournament appearances

1987, 1989, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions

1901

Conference tournament champions

ECC: 1987, 1989
Patriot League: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018

Conference regular-season champions

ECC: 1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989
Patriot League: 1992, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025

TheBucknell Bison men's basketball team representsBucknell University inLewisburg,Pennsylvania inNCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in thePatriot League and plays home games inSojka Pavilion.^[2]Former Bucknell starJohn Griffin III was appointed the program's 22nd head coach on March 21, 2023.^[3]

Bucknell beganvarsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1896.^[4] The Bison were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1900–01 season by thePremo-Porretta Power Poll.^[5] In the tournament era, the Bison have appeared eight times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2018.

Postseason

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Bucknell has appeared in 11 postseason tournaments, with three wins in total. In 2005, Bucknell defeated #3 seedKansas in the first round as a #14 seed, in the biggest upset of the2005 NCAA Tournament. They received the award for "Best Upset" at the2005 ESPY Awards.The following year, they received a #9 seed (highest in Patriot League history) and defeated the #8 seededArkansas in the first round.

NCAA tournament results

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The Bison have appeared in eightNCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–8.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1987	#16	First Round	#1 Georgetown	L 53–75
1989	#15	First Round	#2 Syracuse	L 81–104
2005	#14	First Round Second Round	#3 Kansas #6 Wisconsin	W 64–63 L 62–71
2006	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Arkansas #1 Memphis	W 59–55 L 56–72
2011	#14	First Round	#3 UConn	L 52–81
2013	#11	First Round	#6 Butler	L 56–68
2017	#13	First Round	#4 West Virginia	L 80–86
2018	#14	First Round	#3 Michigan State	L 78–82

From 2011–2015 the round of 64 was known as the Second Round

NIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

Seasons

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Main article:List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball seasons

Records

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Main article:Bucknell Bison men's basketball statistical leaders

Award winners

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Conference Player of the Year

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Nana Foulland (left) andZach Thomas (right) won back-to-backPatriot League Player of the Year awards as teammates in 2017 and 2018.

Year	Player	Conference
1985	Jaye Andrews	East Coast Conference
1992	Patrick King	Patriot League
1993	Mike Bright	Patriot League
2006	Charles Lee	Patriot League
2011	Mike Muscala	Patriot League
2013	Mike Muscala (2)	Patriot League
2014	Cameron Ayers	Patriot League
2017	Nana Foulland	Patriot League
2018	Zach Thomas	Patriot League
2025	Noah Williamson	Patriot League

Conference Coach of the Year

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Year	Player	Conference
1984	Charlie Woollum	East Coast Conference
1985	Charlie Woollum (2)	East Coast Conference
1987	Charlie Woollum (3)	East Coast Conference
1993	Charlie Woollum (4)	Patriot League
1995	Pat Flannery	Patriot League
1997	Pat Flannery (2)	Patriot League
2006	Pat Flannery (3)	Patriot League
2011	Dave Paulsen	Patriot League
2012	Dave Paulsen (2)	Patriot League
2016	Nathan Davis	Patriot League
2017	Nathan Davis (2)	Patriot League
2025	John Griffin III	Patriot League

Retired numbers

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The Bison have retired three jersey numbers in program history.^[6]

No.	Player	Years
22	Al Leslie	1977–1981
31	Mike Muscala	2009–2013
44	Hal Danzig	1956–1959

NBA draft

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Bucknell has had three players drafted into theNational Basketball Association (NBA).Mike Muscala is the only current active Bison playing in the NBA.

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

Bisons in international leagues

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Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player
John Meeks (born 1999), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Nate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in theIsraeli Basketball Premier League

References

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^"Bucknell University Brand Guidelines". RetrievedMarch 16, 2018.
^Bucknell Bison men's basketball 2007-08 media guide Archived April 8, 2008, at theWayback Machine. Accessed April 19, 2008.
^"John Griffin III ’08 Named Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Bucknell," Bucknell University Athletics, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
^"Bucknell Bison".basketball-reference.com. RetrievedMay 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.
^"Bucknell to Retire Jerseys of Former Basketball Stars Hal Danzig, Al Leslie".CBS Sports. February 6, 2006. Archived fromthe original on September 3, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 3, 2018.

External links

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Official website

v t e Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Venues	Tustin Gymnasium (1895–1938) Davis Gym (1938–2003) Sojka Pavilion (2003–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold

v t e 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Bucknell University
Located in:Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Academics	College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering School of Management
Student life	The Bucknellian Bucknell University Press Miller Run WVBU-FM West Branch
Athletics	Bucknell Bison Football Basketball Men Women Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Softball Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Sojka Pavilion Eugene B. Depew Field Davis Gym Patriot League
People	Alumni List of presidents
Founded: 1846

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