The Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represents

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in Lewisburg,

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Division I competition. The school's team competes in the

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and plays home games in

Sojka Pavilion Sojka Pavilion is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2003 and is home to the Bucknell University Bison basketball teams, replacing nearby Davis Gym. It is named for Dr. Gary Allan Sojka, a former presid ...

.Bucknell Bison men's basketball 2007-08 media guide
. Accessed April 19, 2008. Bucknell began

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intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1896. The Bison were retroactively recognized as the pre- NCAA tournament national champion for the 1900–01 season by the

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Postseason

Bucknell has appeared in 11 postseason tournaments, with three wins in total. In 2005, Bucknell defeated #3 seed

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in the first round as a #14 seed, in the biggest upset of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. They received the award for "Best Upset" at the

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. The following year, they received a #9 seed (highest in Patriot League history) and defeated the #8 seeded

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in the first round.

NCAA tournament results

The Bison have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–8. From 2011–2015 the round of 64 was known as the Second Round

NIT results

The Bison have appeared in the

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(NIT) three times. Their record is 1–3.

Seasons

Records

Award winners

Conference Player of the Year

Conference Coach of the Year

Retired numbers

The Bison have retired three jersey numbers in program history.

NBA draft

Bucknell has had three players drafted into the

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(NBA). Mike Muscala is the only current active Bison playing in the NBA.

Bisons in international leagues

* Bryan Cohen (born 1989), American-Israeli basketball player * Nate Sestina (born 1997), basketball player in the

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References

External links

* {{Pennsylvania-basketball-team-stub