List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches. The Bison have had 21 coaches in their 128-season history.^[1]

Bucknell's current head coach is John Griffin III. He was hired in March 2023^[2] to replace Nathan Davis, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1895–1908	Student coaches	13	99–28	.780
1	1908–1911	George W. Hoskins	3	21–14	.600
2	1911–1912	C. Fulmer	1	10–6	.625
3	1912–1913	H. E. Zehner	1	4–13	.235
4	1913–1914	Dwite Shaffner	1	4–8	.333
5	1914–1917	George Cockill	3	26–19–1	.576
6	1917–1918 1919–1920 1925–1926 1932–1942	Malcolm Musser	13	110–99	.526
7	1918–1919	Haps Benfer	1	12–4	.750
8	1920–1923	Clarence Glass	3	29–25	.537
9	1923–1925	Moose McCormick	2	2–10	.167
10	1926–1932	John Plant	6	59–49	.546
11	1942–1943	John Sitarsky	1	5–8	.385
12	1943–1947	J. Ellwood Ludwig	4	36–29	.554
13	1947–1952	Jack Guy	5	29–80	.266
14	1952–1962	Ben Kribbs	10	97–124	.439
15	1962–1964	Gene Evans	2	15–29	.341
16	1964–1972	Don Smith	8	82–105	.439
17	1972–1975	Jim Valvano	3	33–42	.440
18	1975–1994	Charlie Woollum	19	318–221	.590
19	1994–2008	Pat Flannery	14	234–178	.568
20	2008–2015	Dave Paulsen	7	134–94	.588
21	2015–2023	Nathan Davis	8	139–115	.547
22	2023–present	John Griffin III	1	0–0	–
Totals		22 coaches	128 seasons	1,488–1,300–1	.534
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

References

1 2 "Bison Basketball History" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ "Bucknell hires Grifin to lead men's basketball team". The Daily Item . March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
↑ "Nathan Davis out as Bucknell hoops coach after 8 seasons". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Bison Basketball History" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] "Bucknell hires Grifin to lead men's basketball team". The Daily Item . March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[3] "Nathan Davis out as Bucknell hoops coach after 8 seasons". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

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