List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball seasons

Last updated July 30, 2025

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 129 season all in NCAA Division I.^[1]^[2]

Seasons

Conference champions *	Conference tournament champions †	Postseason berth ‡

Season	Head coach	Conference	Season results^[3]							Conference tournament	Postseason result
			Overall			Conference
			Wins	Losses	%	Wins	Losses	%	Finish
Bucknell Bison
1895–96	student coaches	Independent	1	3	.350	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1896–97			4	1	.800	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1897–98			4	4	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1898–99			3	5	.375	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1899–1900			6	3	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1900–01			12	1	.925	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1901–02			13	2	.867	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1902–03			10	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1903–04			7	5	.583	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1904–05			8	1	.889	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1905–06			10	2	.833	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1906–07			10	1	.909	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1907–08			12	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1908–09	Doc Hoskins		5	6	.445	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1909–10			10	6	.625	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1910–11			4	13	.235	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1911–12	C. Fulmer		4	8	.333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1912–13	H. E. Zehner		4	13	.235	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1913–14	DJ Staffer		4	8	.333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1914–15	George Cockill		5	11	.313	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1915–16			10	3	.769	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1916–17			11	5	.688	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1917–18	Malcolm Musser		11	3	.786	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1918–19	Henry Benfer		13	3	.813	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1919–20	Malcolm Musser		14	6	.700	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1920-21	Clarence Glass		12	4	.750	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1921–22			8	10	.444	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1922–23			9	11	.450	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1923–24	Moose McCormick		1	5	.167	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1924–25	Moose McCormick		1	4	.200	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1925–26	John Plant		8	4	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1926–27			14	4	.778	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1927–28			16	5	.762	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1928–29			10	8	.556	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1929–30			6	12	.333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1930–31			6	11	.353	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1931–32	Malcolm Mausser		7	9	.438	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1932–33			6	8	.429	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1933–34		EIC	2	16	.111	0	7	.000	6th	—	—	—	—
1934–35		Independent	0	14	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1935–36			13	4	.765	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1936–37			9	7	.563	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1937–38			7	6	.538	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1938-39			8	8	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—
1939–40			13	7	.588	—	—	—	—	—	—
1940–41			10	7	.588	—	—	—	—	—	—
1941–42			9	9	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—
1942–43	Woody Ludwig		5	8	.385	—	—	—	—	—	—
1943–44			9	3	.750	—	—	—	—	—	—
1944–45			10	7	.588	—	—	—	—	—	—
1945–46		MASC	6	11	.353	2	6	.250	4th	—	—
1946–47			11	8	.579	6	3	.667	4th	—	—
1947–48	Jack Guy		5	17	.227	2	6	.250	4th	—	—
1948–49			2	18	.100	0	8	.000	5th	—	—
1949–50		Independent	5	16	.238	—	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51			9	13	.409	—	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52			8	16	.333	—	—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Ben Gribbs		3	16	.158	—	—	—	—	—	—
1953–54			4	16	.200	—	—	—	—	—	—
1954–55			3	18	.143	—	—	—	—	—	—
1955–56			10	14	.417	—	—	—	—	—	—
1956–57			16	8	.667	—	—	—	—	—	—
1957–58			16	8	.617	—	—	—	—	—	—
1958–59		Mid-Atlantic	16	7	.696	6	5	.545	4th	—	—
1959–60			10	11	.476	6	5	.545	5th	—	—
1960–61			12	11	.522	5	6	.454	T-6th	—	—
1961–62			7	15	.318	2	9	.182	9th	—	—
1962–63	Gene Evans		7	16	.304	2	8	.200	8th	—	—
1963–64	Gene Evans		8	13	.318	3	7	.300	7th	—	—
1964–65	Don Smith		11	13	.458	**	**	**	**	—	—
1965–66			15	10	.600	**	**	**	**	—	—
1966–67			11	11	.500	**	**	**	**	—	—
1967–68			12	11	.522	**	**	**	**	—	—
1968–69			13	11	.542	**	**	**	**	—	—
1969–70			6	17	.261	3	7	.300	5th (West)	—	—
1970–71			9	14	.391	4	6	.400	T-4th (West)	—	—
1971–72			5	18	.217	3	7	.300	T-4th (West)	—	—
1972–73	Jim Valvano		11	14	.440	6	4	.600	T-2nd (West)	—	—
1973–74			8	16	.333	2	8	.200	T-5th (West)	—	—
1974–75		ECC	14	12	.538	4	4	.500	T-3rd (West)	—	—
1975–76	Charles Woollum		13	13	.500	5	5	.500	T-3rd (West)	—	—
1976–77			10	15	.400	5	5	.500	4th (West)	—	—
1977–78			13	15	.464	5	5	.500	T-2nd (West)	—	—
1978–79			18	9	.667	12	6	.667	1st (West)	—	—
1979–80			20	7	.741	13	3	.813	T-1st (West)	—	—
1980–81			12	16	.429	6	10	.375	T-3rd (West)	—	—
1981–82			7	20	.295	3	13	.188	T-5th (West)	—	—
1982–83			17	11	.607	8	5	.615	2nd (West)	—	—
1983–84			24	5	.828	12	2	.875	1st (West)	—	—
1984–85			19	10	.665	10	4	.714	1st (West)	—	—
1985–86			17	13	.567	8	6	.571	2nd (West)	—	—
1986–87			22	9	.710	11	3	.786	1st (West)	Champions	NCAA first round
1987–88			16	12	.571	7	7	.500	5th	—	—
1988–89			23	8	.742	11	3	.786	1st	Champions	NCAA first round
1989–90			15	14	.517	6	8	.428	7th	—	—
1990–91		Patriot League	18	13	.581	7	5	.583	4th	—	—
1991–92			21	9	.700	11	3	.786	T-1st	—	—
1992–93			23	6	.793	13	1	.929	1st	—	—
1993–94			10	17	.370	6	8	.429	T-4th	—	—
1994–95	Pat Flannery		13	14	.418	11	3	.786	1st	Runners-up	—
1995–96			17	11	.607	8	4	.667	T-2nd	—	—
1996–97			18	11	.621	9	3	.750	2nd	Runners-up	—
1997–98			13	15	.464	8	4	.667	3rd	Runners-up	—
1998–99			16	13	.552	9	3	.750	T-2nd	—	—
1999–2000			17	11	.607	8	4	.667	3rd	—	—
2000–01			14	15	.483	4	8	.333	6th	—	—
2001–02			13	16	.448	8	6	.571	T-3rd	—	—
2002–03			14	15	.438	7	7	.500	5th	—	—
2003–04			14	15	.448	9	5	.643	T-4th	—	—
2004–05			23	10	.697	10	4	.713	2nd	Champions	NCAA second round
2005–06			27	5	.844	14	0	1.000	1st	Champions	NCAA second round
2006–07			22	9	.710	13	1	.929	T-1st	—	—
2007–08			12	19	.387	6	8	.429	7th	—	—
2008–09	Dave Paulsen		7	23	.223	4	10	.286	7th	—	—
2009–10			14	17	.462	9	5	.643	2nd	—	—
2010–11			25	9	.735	13	1	.929	1st	Champions	NCAA second round
2011–12			25	10	.714	12	2	.857	1st	Runners-up	NIT second round
2012–13			28	6	.824	12	2	.857	1st	Champions	NCAA second round
2013–14			16	14	.533	11	7	.611	4th	—	—
2014–15			19	15	.559	13	5	.722	1st	—	NIT first round
2015–16	Nathan Davis		17	14	.548	14	4	.778	1st	—	NIT first round
2016–17			26	8	.758	15	3	.833	1st	Champions	NCAA tournament
2017–18			25	10	.714	16	2	.889	1st	Champions	NCAA tournament
2018–19			21	12	.636	13	5	.722	T-1st	Runners-up	—
2019–20			14	20	.412	8	10	.444	T-6th	Semifinals	—
2020–21			5	7	.417	4	6	.400	2nd (Central)	Semifinals	—
2021–22			9	23	.281	5	13	.278	9th	Quarterfinals	—
2022–23			12	20	.375	5	13	.278	10th	First round	—
2023–24	John Griffin III		14	19	.424	10	8	.556	T-2nd	Semifinals	—
2024–25	John Griffin III		18	15	.545	13	5	.722	T-1st	Semifinals	—
Total			1,520	1,332	.533

References

↑ "Bucknell Bison". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
↑ "Bucknell Bison School History". sports-ref. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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[1] "Bucknell Bison". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

[2] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[3] "Bucknell Bison School History". sports-ref. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.

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