2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Bucknell Bison
Conference:Patriot League
Short Conf:Patriot
Record:26–9
Conf Record:15–3
Head Coach:Nathan Davis
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Paul Harrison
Asst Coach2:John Griffin
Asst Coach3:Joe Meehan
Stadium:Sojka Pavilion
Champion:Patriot League tournament champions
Patriot League regular season champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the regular season 23–8, 15–3 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship, their third straight title and sixth in seven years.[1] As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Army, Navy, and Lehigh to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they lost in the first round to West Virginia.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship for the second consecutive year. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Monmouth.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
14 G 6'5" 184 Senior Graduated
Matt Banas 25 F 6'9" 205 Senior Graduated
Ryan Frazier 32 G 6'0" 190 Senior Graduated
Dom Hoffman 50 F 6'7" 222 Senior Graduated

2016 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League Men's Basketball Notebook (2.22.17). Patriot League. en. 2017-02-23.