2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	5–12 (2–2 Patriot)
Head coach	John Griffin III (1st season);
Associate head coach	Matt Griffin
Assistant coaches	Branden McDonald; Jesse Flannery;
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

2023–24 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	4	–	0	1.000	5	–	12	.294
American	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Colgate	3	–	1	.750	9	–	8	.529
Boston University	2	–	2	.500	7	–	10	.412
Navy	2	–	2	.500	6	–	9	.400
Bucknell	2	–	2	.500	5	–	12	.294
Army	1	–	3	.250	5	–	12	.294
Lehigh	1	–	3	.250	4	–	11	.267
Holy Cross	1	–	3	.250	4	–	13	.235
Loyola	1	–	3	.250	3	–	14	.176

† 2024 Patriot League tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first-year head coach John Griffin III, play 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

John Griffin III (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Griffin (Boston University)
Branden McDonald (Virginia Union)
Jesse Flannery (Johns Hopkins)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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			Case Gym Boston, MA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lafayette			Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army			Christl Arena West Point, NY
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at American			Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Boston University			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Lehigh			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate			Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross			Hart Center Worcester, MA
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Army			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 5–13, 2024 TBA, ESPN+/CBSSN	TBA			TBA TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

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

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[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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