List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball seasons

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The following is a list of results, conference championships and post-season tournaments accomplished by the Bucknell Bison men's basketball team over the last 122 season all in NCAA Division I. [1] [2]

Seasons

Conference
champions

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Conference tournament
champions

Postseason
berth

SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason results [3] Conference tournamentPostseason result
OverallConference
WinsLosses %WinsLosses %Finish
Bucknell Bison
1895–96 student coachesIndependent13.350
1896–97 41.800
1897–98 44.500
1898–99 35.375
1899–1900 63.667
1900–01 121.925
1901–02 132.867
1902–03 1001.000
1903–04 75.583
1904–05 81.889
1905–06 102.833
1906–07 101.909
1907–08 1201.000
1908–09Doc Hoskins56.445
1909–10106.625
1910–11413.235
1911–12C. Fulmer48.333
1912–13H. E. Zehner413.235
1913–14DJ Staffer48.333
1914–15George Cockill511.313
1915–16103.769
1916–17115.688
1917–18 Malcolm Musser 113.786
1918–19Henry Benfer133.813
1919–20Malcolm Musser146.700
1920-21Clarence Glass124.750
1921–22810.444
1922–23911.450
1923–24Moose McCormick15.167
1924–2514.200
1925–26 John Plant 84.667
1926–27144.778
1927–28165.762
1928–29108.556
1929–30612.333
1930–31611.353
1931–32 Malcolm Mausser 79.438
1932–3368.429
1933–34 EIC 216.11107.0006th
1934–35Independent014.000
1935–36134.765
1936–3797.563
1937–3876.538
1938-3988.500
1939–40137.588
1940–41107.588
1941–4299.500
1942–43 Woody Ludwig 58.385
1943–4493.750
1944–45107.588
1945–46 MASC 611.35326.2504th
1946–47118.57963.6674th
1947–48 Jack Guy 517.22726.2504th
1948–49218.10008.0005th
1949–50Independent516.238
1950–51913.409
1951–52816.333
1952–53 Ben Gribbs 316.158
1953–54416.200
1954–55318.143
1955–561014.417
1956–57168.667
1957–58168.617
1958–59 Mid-Atlantic 167.69665.5454th
1959–601011.47665.5455th
1960–611211.52256.454T-6th
1961–62715.31829.1829th
1962–63 Gene Evans 716.30428.2008th
1963–64813.31837.3007th
1964–65 Don Smith 1113.458********
1965–661510.600********
1966–671111.500********
1967–681211.522********
1968–691311.542********
1969–70617.26137.3005th (West)
1970–71914.39146.400T-4th (West)
1971–72518.21737.300T-4th (West)
1972–73 Jim Valvano 1114.44064.600T-2nd (West)
1973–74816.33328.200T-5th (West)
1974–75 ECC 1412.53844.500T-3rd (West)
1975–76 Charles Woollum 1313.50055.500T-3rd (West)
1976–771015.40055.5004th (West)
1977–781315.46455.500T-2nd (West)
1978–79189.667126.6671st (West)
1979–80207.741133.813T-1st (West)
1980–811216.429610.375T-3rd (West)
1981–82720.295313.188T-5th (West)
1982–831711.60785.6152nd (West)
1983–84245.828122.8751st (West)
1984–851910.665104.7141st (West)
1985–861713.56786.5712nd (West)
1986–87229.710113.7861st (West)Champions NCAA first round
1987–881612.57177.5005th
1988–89238.742113.7861stChampions NCAA first round
1989–901514.51768.4287th
1990–91 Patriot League 1813.58175.5834th
1991–92219.700113.786T-1st
1992–93236.793131.9291st
1993–941017.37068.429T-4th
1994–95 Pat Flannery 1314.418113.7861stRunners-up
1995–961711.60784.667T-2nd
1996–971811.62193.7502ndRunners-up
1997–981315.46484.6673rdRunners-up
1998–991613.55293.750T-2nd
1999–20001711.60784.6673rd
2000–011415.48348.3336th
2001–021316.44886.571T-3rd
2002–031415.43877.5005th
2003–041415.44895.643T-4th
2004–052310.697104.7132ndChampions NCAA second round
2005–06275.8441401.0001stChampions NCAA second round
2006–07229.710131.929T-1st
2007–081219.38768.4297th
2008–09 Dave Paulsen 723.223410.2867th
2009–101417.46295.6432nd
2010–11259.735131.9291stChampions NCAA second round
2011–12 2510.714122.8571stRunners-up NIT second round
2012–13 286.824122.8571stChampions NCAA second round
2013–14 1614.533117.6114th
2014–15 1915.559135.7221st NIT first round
2015–16 Nathan Davis 1714.548144.7781st NIT first round
2016–17 268.758153.8331stChampions NCAA tournament
2017–18 2510.714162.8891stChampions NCAA tournament
2018–19 2112.636135.722T-1stRunners-up
2019–20 21.667
Total1,4501,229.541

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