Bucknell Bison basketball history
Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA)
Sojka Pavilion
Patriot League
Current head coach: John Griffin III (2023-)
- Asst: Matt Griffin (2023-)
- Asst: Branden McDonald (2022-)
- Asst: Jesse Flannery (2023-)
- DPD: Mike Walley (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances:Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: Â 8Â (1987, 1989, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018)
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 2-8
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances: Â 3Â (2012, 2015, 2016)
- NIT Overall Record:Â 1-3
- Premo-Porretta National Championships:Â Â 1Â Â (1901)
Conference Titles (MASCN, Middle Atlantic, ECC, Patriot League):
- Patriot League Regular Season Championships: Â 13Â (1992, 1993, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- East Coast Regular Season Championships: Â 5Â (1979, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989)
- Patriot League Tournament Championships:Â Â 6Â (2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018)
- East Coast Tournament Championships: Â 2Â (1987, 1989)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans: Â 0
- Patriot League Player of the Year: Â 8Â (last = Zach Thomas, 2018)
- East Coast Player of the Year: Â 1Â (Jaye Andrews, 1985)
Bucknell head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| John Griffin III | 2023-Pres | 14-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Davis | 2015-23 | 129-115 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Paulsen | 2008-15 | 134-94 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Flannery | 1994-2008 | 233-179 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Woollum | 1975-94 | 318-221 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Valvano | 1972-75 | 33-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1964-72 | 82-105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Evans | 1962-64 | 15-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kribbs | 1952-62 | 97-124 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Guy | 1947-52 | 29-80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Ellwood “Woody” Ludwig | 1943-47 | 36-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Sitarski | 1942-43 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Musser | 1917-18, 19-20, 25-26, 32-42 | 110-99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Plant | 1926-32 | 59-49 | – | – | – |
| Moose McCormick | 1923-25 | 2-9 | – | – | – |
| Clarence Glass | 1920-23 | 29-25 | – | – | – |
| Henry Benfer | 1918-19 | 13-3 | – | – | – |
| George Cockill | 1914-17 | 26-19 | – | – | – |
| D. Schaffner | 1913-14 | 4-8 | – | – | – |
| H.E. Zehner | 1912-13 | 4-13 | – | – | – |
| C. Fulmer | 1911-12 | 10-6 | – | – | – |
| George “Doc” Hoskins | 1908-11 | 21-14 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1895-1908 | 98-28 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champion
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â
