2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 28–6, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Patriot League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Butler.

2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions
Patriot League regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePatriot League
2012–13 record28–6 (12–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2012–13 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell †122 .857  286  .824
Lehigh104 .714  2110  .677
Lafayette104 .714  1915  .559
Army86 .571  1615  .516
American59 .357  1020  .333
Colgate59 .357  1121  .344
Holy Cross410 .286  1218  .400
Navy212 .143  823  .258
2013 Patriot League Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Joshea Singleton Guard 6–3 212 Sophomore Kinston, North Carolina
3 Steven Kasper Guard 6–2 181 Sophomore Lakeland, Tennessee
5 Colin Kiebon Forward 6–8 233 Junior Shamokin, Pennsylvania
10 Brian Fitzpatrick Forward 6–8 238 Senior Cheshire, Connecticut
11 Ryan Hill Guard 6–3 202 Junior Steelton, Pennsylvania
12 Bryson Johnson Guard 6–2 194 Senior Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia
15 Joe Willman Forward 6–7 217 Senior Tinton Falls, New Jersey
22 Cory Starkey Forward 6–7 208 Sophomore Petoskey, Michigan
25 Matt Banas Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Hershey, Pennsylvania
31 Mike Muscala Forward/Center 6–11 234 Senior Roseville, Minnesota
32 Ryan Frazier Guard 6–0 185 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
33 Ben Brackney Guard 6–6 208 Junior Lincoln, Illinois
42 Cameron Ayers Guard 6–5 203 Junior Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
50 Don Hoffman Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Hawthorne, New Jersey

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm
at Purdue
2K Sports Classic
W 70–65  1–0
Mackey Arena (13,090)
West Lafayette, IN
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
George Mason W 61–56  2–0
Sojka Pavilion (3,272)
Lewisburg, PA
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
at Niagara
2k Sports Classic
W 88–71  3–0
Gallagher Center (1,814)
Lewiston, NY
11/17/2012*
5:30 pm
vs. New Mexico State
2k Sports Classic
W 62–49  4–0
Gallagher Center (645)
Lewiston, NY
11/18/2012*
1:30 pm
vs. West Alabama
2k Sports Classic
W 69–52  5–0
Gallagher Center (1,593)
Lewiston, NY
11/23/2012*
4:30 pm
at Penn State L 57–60  5–1
Bryce Jordan Center (7,713)
University Park, PA
11/27/2012*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 62–49  6–1
Sojka Pavilion (2,729)
Lewisburg, PA
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 65–57  7–1
Levien Gymnasium (N/A)
New York City, NY
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
Kent State W 76–60  8–1
Sojka Pavilion (2,646)
Lewisburg, PA
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm
La Salle W 74–66  9–1
Sojka Pavilion (3,402)
Lewisburg, PA
12/17/2012*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 76–49  10–1
DeGol Arena (721)
Loretto, PA
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Marist W 71–65  11–1
Sojka Pavilion (2,724)
Lewisburg, PA
12/22/2012*
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 67–79  11–2
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,090)
Princeton, NY
12/28/2012*
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 66–46  12–2
Reitz Arena (2,100)
Baltimore, MD
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm
at Cornell W 72–56  13–2
Newman Arena (1,471)
Ithaca, NY
01/05/2013*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 12 Missouri L 64–66  13–3
Mizzou Arena (13,856)
Columbia, MO
01/12/2013
7:00 pm
Army W 76–55  14–3 (1–0)
Sojka Pavilion (3,782)
Lewisburg, PA
01/16/2013
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 73–59  15–3 (2–0)
Cotterell Court (612)
Hamilton, NY
01/19/2013
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 66–51  16–3 (3–0)
Sojka Pavilion (3,719)
Lewisburg, PA
01/23/2013
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh L 62–65  16–4 (3–1)
Sojka Pavilion (3,964)
Lewisburg, PA
01/26/2013
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Holy Cross W 65–58  17–4 (4–1)
Hart Center (3,229)
Worcester, MA
01/30/2013
7:30 pm
at American W 56–55  18–4 (5–1)
Bender Arena (1,428)
Washington, D.C.
02/02/2013
7:00 pm
Navy W 69–54  19–4 (6–1)
Sojka Pavilion (3,716)
Lewisburg, PA
02/09/2013
4:00 pm
at Army W 60–58  20–4 (7–1)
Christl Arena (2,188)
West Point, NY
02/13/2013
7:00 pm
Colgate W 69–61  21–4 (8–1)
Sojka Pavilion (2,956)
Lewisburg, PA
02/16/2013
2:00 pm
at Lafayette L 62–63  21–5 (8–2)
Kirby Sports Center (3,244)
Easton, PA
02/18/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh W 61–55  22–5 (9–2)
Stabler Arena (3,774)
Bethlehem, PA
02/24/2013
12:00 pm
Holy Cross W 74–57  23–5 (10–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,497)
Lewisburg, PA
02/27/2013
7:00 pm
American W 66–47  24–5 (11–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,084)
Lewisburg, PA
03/02/2013
7:00 pm
at Navy W 62–46  25–5 (12–2)
Alumni Hall (4,833)
Annapolis, MD
2013 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2013
7:00 pm
Navy
Quarterfinals
W 58–42  26–5
Sojka Pavilion (2,663)
Lewisburg, PA
03/09/2013
4:30 pm, CBSSN
Army
Semifinals
W 78–70  27–5
Sojka Pavilion (2,784)
Lewisberg, PA
03/13/2013
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Lafayette
Championship Game
W 64–56  28–5
Sojka Pavilion (3,645)
Lewisberg, PA
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013*
12:40 pm, truTv
No. (11) vs. No. (6) Butler
Second Round
L 56–68  28–6
Rupp Arena (14,622)
Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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