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2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record14–19 (10–8 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachMatt Griffin
Assistant coaches
  • Branden McDonald
  • Jesse Flannery
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Boston University 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485
Lafayette 10 – 8   .556 11 – 21   .344
American 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Bucknell 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
Lehigh 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Navy 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Army 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 10 – 23   .303
Loyola 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first-year head coach John Griffin III, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.[1]

On March 3, 2023, the school fired head coach Nathan Davis.[2] On March 21, the school named former Bucknell player and Saint Joseph's assistant coach John Griffin III the team's new head coach.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Patrick O'Brien 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Warrenton, Virginia
F 1 Ian Motta 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Allen, Texas
F 2 Brady Muller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Wyckoff, New Jersey
C 3 Noah Williamson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Riga, Latvia
G 4 Josh Fulton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 5 Elvin Edmonds IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Hopewell, Virginia
G 10 Brandon McCreesh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr The Bronx, New York
G 11 Josh Adoh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bellflower, California
G 12 Quin Berger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Malvern, Pennsylvania
G 13 Josh Bascoe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Milton, Ontario
F 22 Ruot Bijiek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Waukee, Iowa
F 23 Pip Ajayi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Calgary, Alberta
G 24 Jack Forrest 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
G 25 Alek Delev 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 152 lb (69 kg) Sr Sofia, Bulgaria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
4:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's
Behan Strong Exhibition Game 		L 67–72 2OT
Knott Arena (850)
Emmitsburg, MD
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Delaware L 57–78  0–1
 Sojka Pavilion (2,427)
Lewisburg, PA
November 12, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn L 61–80  0–2
 The Palestra (1,571)
Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 73–64  1–2
 Gallagher Center (1,239)
Lewiston, NY
November 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. La Salle
Blue Devil Challenge 		L 57–69  1–3
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,612)
Durham, NC
November 17, 2023*
6:00 pm, ACCNX 		at No. 9 Duke
Blue Devil Challenge 		L 60–90  1–4
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
November 20, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana
Blue Devil Challenge 		W 67–56  2–4
 Sojka Pavilion (692)
Lewisburg, PA
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at St. Bonaventure L 61–67  2–5
 Reilly Center (3,497)
Olean, NY
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist L 49–73  2–6
 McCann Arena (952)
Poughkeepsie, NY
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Princeton L 71–85  2–7
 Sojka Pavilion (834)
Lewisburg, PA
December 2, 2023*
12:00 pm, BTN 		at Penn State W 76–67  3–7
 Bryce Jordan Center (8,590)
University Park, PA
December 16, 2023*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Radford L 63–70  3–8
 Sojka Pavilion (892)
Lewisburg, PA
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Merrimack L 52–68  3–9
 Hammel Court (587)
North Andover, MA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's L 58–67  3–10
 Sojka Pavilion (814)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Holy Cross W 70–58  4–10
(1–0) 		Sojka Pavilion (824)
Lewisburg, PA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		American L 63–71  4–11
(1–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (634)
Lewisburg, PA
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lehigh W 86–80  5–11
(2–1) 		Stabler Arena (751)
Bethlehem, PA
January 13, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate L 73–84  5–12
(2–2) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,347)
Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Boston University W 73–57  6–12
(3–2) 		Case Gym (1,101)
Boston, MA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette L 72–75 OT 6–13
(3–3) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,293)
Easton, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy W 71–63  7–13
(4–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (984)
Lewisburg, PA
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Army W 66–56  8–13
(5–3) 		Christl Arena (1,200)
West Point, NY
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) W 67–52  9–13
(6–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (865)
Lewisburg, PA
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at American L 66–75 OT 9–14
(6–4) 		Bender Arena (1,257)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Navy W 80–67  10–14
(7–4) 		Alumni Hall (1,404)
Annapolis, MD
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University L 62–77  10–15
(7–5) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,493)
Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Lehigh L 63–71 OT 10–16
(7–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,398)
Lewisburg, PA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colgate L 50–62  10–17
(7–7) 		Cotterell Court (1,023)
Hamilton, NY
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 59–73  10–18
(7–8) 		Hart Center (1,469)
Worcester, MA
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Army W 54–41  11–18
(8–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,207)
Lewisburg, PA
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Loyola (MD) W 68–46  12–18
(9–8) 		Reitz Arena (508)
Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lafayette W 60–50  13–18
(10–8) 		Sojka Pavilion (1,328)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) at (4) American
Quarterfinals 		W 80–57  14–18
 Bender Arena (1,172)
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2024
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		(5) at (1) Colgate
Semifinals 		L 65–68  14–19
 Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Bucknell Bison Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Nathan Davis out as Bucknell men's basketball coach". AP NEWS. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ^ Database, Coaches (2023-03-22). "John Griffin III hired as Bucknell head coach". Coaches Database. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Bucknell Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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