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Bucknell Bison men's basketball
| Bucknell Bison | |||
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| University | Bucknell University | ||
| Head coach | John Griffin III (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Patriot | ||
| Location | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
| Arena | Sojka Pavilion (capacity: 4,000) | ||
| Nickname | Bison | ||
| Colors | Blue and orange[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
| 1901 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 2005, 2006 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1987, 1989, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018 | |||
| 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 | |||
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] John Griffin III was appointed the program's 22nd head coach on March 21, 2023.[3]
Bucknell began varsity 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 the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[5] In the tournament era, the Bison have appeared eight times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2018.
- ^ "Bucknell University Brand Guidelines". Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Bucknell Bison men's basketball 2007-08 media guide Archived April 8, 2008, at the Wayback 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. 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.
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