Bucknell Bison men's basketball

Bucknell Bison
Bucknell Bison
	2015–16 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
University	Bucknell University
Conference	Patriot League
Location	Lewisburg, PA
Head coach	Nathan Davis (1st year)
Arena	Sojka Pavilion; (Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname	Bison
Colors	Orange and Blue;
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 (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.^[1]

Bucknell began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1896.^[2] The Bison were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1900–01 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[3]

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) two times. Their record is 1–2.

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

References

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↑ Bucknell Bison men's basketball 2007-08 media guide. Accessed April 19, 2008.
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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
Premo-Porretta national championships 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 1999–00 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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2006 NCAA Tournament

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