2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the regular season 23–8, 15–3 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship, their third straight title and sixth in seven years.[1] As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Army, Navy, and Lehigh to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they lost in the First Round to West Virginia.

2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Patriot League Tournament champions
Patriot League regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
2016–17 record26–9 (15–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Harrison
  • John Griffin
  • Joe Meehan
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell153 .833  269  .743
Lehigh126 .667  2012  .625
Boston University126 .667  1814  .563
Navy108 .556  1616  .500
Holy Cross99 .500  1517  .469
Loyola (MD)810 .444  1617  .485
Colgate810 .444  1022  .313
Army612 .333  1319  .406
Lafayette513 .278  921  .300
American513 .278  822  .267
2017 Patriot League Tournament winner
The Bison swept the Patriot League individual awards, with Nana Foulland winning Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year and Nathan Davis winning Coach of the Year.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship for the second consecutive year. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Holy Cross. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Monmouth.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Hass14G6'5"184SeniorPellston, MIGraduated
Matt Banas25F6'9"205SeniorHershey, PAGraduated
Ryan Frazier32G6'0"190SeniorSilver Springs, MDGraduated
Dom Hoffman50F6'7"222SeniorHawthorne, NJGraduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bruce Moore
#77 PF
Randallstown, MD McDonough High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 66
Ben Robertson
SF
High Point, NC High Point Christian Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Avi Toomer
SG
Atlanta, GA Grady High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.

    Roster

    2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 D. J. MacLeay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrRonald Reagan High School San Antonio, Texas
    G 1 Kimbal Mackenzie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoThe John Carroll School Oakville, Ontario, Canada
    G 2 Stephen Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrChrist Chapel Academy Manassas, Virginia
    F/C 4 Nate Sestina 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) SoCameron County High School Emporium, Pennsylvania
    G 5 John Azzinaro 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWilliam J. Brennan High School San Antonio, Texas
    G 11 Avi Toomer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrHenry W. Grady High School Atlanta, Georgia
    F 13 Bruce Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrMcDonogh School Owings Mills, Maryland
    G 14 Ben Robertson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrHigh Point Christian Academy High Point, North Carolina
    G 15 Nate Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRadford High School Radford, Virginia
    C 20 Nana Foulland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrBerks Catholic High School Reading, Pennsylvania
    G 22 Matt O'Reilley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoProlific Prep Academy Moraga, California
    F 23 Zach Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrOakdale High School Ijamsville, Maryland
    C 44 Ben Oberfeld 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)247 lb (112 kg) SrEastview High School Eagan, Minnesota
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Manhattan W 76–64  1–0
    Sojka Pavilion (2,763)
    Lewisburg, PA
    11/13/2016*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Wake Forest L 74–94  1–1
    LJVM Coliseum (6,541)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/16/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Robert Morris W 75–62  2–1
    Sojka Pavilion (2,205)
    Lewisburg, PA
    11/19/2016*
    1:00 pm, FSN
    at Butler
    Las Vegas Classic
    L 60–86  2–2
    Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,236)
    Indianapolis, IN
    11/21/2016*
    9:00 pm, SECN
    at Vanderbilt
    Las Vegas Classic
    W 75–72  3–2
    Memorial Gymnasium (8,243)
    Nashville, TN
    11/24/2016*
    2:30 pm
    vs. Norfolk State
    Las Vegas Classic semifinals
    W 84–58  4–2
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    11/25/2016*
    5:00 pm
    vs. Northern Colorado
    Las Vegas Classic
    W 75–63  5–2
    Orleans Arena (520)
    Paradise, NV
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Richmond W 73–68  6–2
    Sojka Pavilion (2,494)
    Lewisburg, PA
    12/03/2016*
    2:00 pm
    at La Salle L 73–83  6–3
    Tom Gola Arena (1,732)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/06/2016*
    7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
    at Fairfield W 75–64  7–3
    Webster Bank Arena (1,403)
    Bridgeport, CT
    12/17/2016*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Siena L 68–71  7–4
    Glens Falls Civic Center (3,490)
    Glens Falls, NY
    12/19/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Mount St. Mary's W 81–65  8–4
    Sojka Pavilion (1,952)
    Lewisburg, PA
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Princeton L 70–72  8–5
    Sojka Pavilion (3,216)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Patriot League regular season
    12/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Navy W 59–55  9–5
    (1–0)
    Alumni Hall (2,301)
    Annapolis, MD
    01/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    Army W 84–76  10–5
    (2–0)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,737)
    Lewisburg, PA
    01/05/2017
    7:30 pm
    at American W 69–60  11–5
    (3–0)
    Bender Arena (512)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/08/2017
    1:00 pm
    at Holy Cross W 68–49  12–5
    (4–0)
    Hart Center (1,503)
    Worcester, MA
    01/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    Lehigh L 71–82  12–6
    (4–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (2,254)
    Lewisburg, PA
    01/14/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Colgate W 83–69  13–6
    (5–1)
    Cotterell Court (840)
    Hamilton, NY
    01/18/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Loyola (MD) W 76–63  14–6
    (6–1)
    Reitz Arena (2,268)
    Baltimore, MD
    01/21/2017
    2:00 pm, ASN
    Boston University W 70–59  15–6
    (7–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (3,265)
    Lewisburg, PA
    01/25/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Lafayette W 78–55  16–6
    (8–1)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,549)
    Easton, PA
    01/28/2017
    3:00 pm
    at Army W 96–75  17–6
    (9–1)
    Christl Arena (1,808)
    West Point, NY
    02/01/2017
    7:00 pm
    American W 80–60  18–6
    (10–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,939)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/06/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Holy Cross W 82–68  19–6
    (11–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (2,615)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Lehigh L 71–79  19–7
    (11–2)
    Stabler Arena (1,241)
    Bethlehem, PA
    02/13/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Colgate W 75–58  20–7
    (12–2)
    Sojka Pavilion (2,008)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/15/2017
    7:30 pm
    Loyola (MD) L 77–78  20–8
    (12–3)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,071)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/18/2017
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Boston University W 86–66  21–8
    (13–3)
    Case Gym (940)
    Boston, MA
    02/22/2017
    7:00 pm
    Lafayette W 94–64  22–8
    (14–3)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,593)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/25/2017
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    Navy W 82–60  23–8
    (15–3)
    Sojka Pavilion (3,551)
    Lewisburg, PA
    Patriot League Tournament
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    (1) (8) Army
    Quarterfinals
    W 78–62  24–8
    Sojka Pavilion (2,151)
    Lewisburg, PA
    03/05/2017
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    (1) (4) Navy
    Semifinals
    W 70–65  25–8
    Sojka Pavilion (2,731)
    Lewisburg, PA
    03/08/2017
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    (1) (3) Lehigh
    Championship game
    W 81–65  26–8
    Sojka Pavilion (4,254)
    Lewisburg, PA
    NCAA Tournament
    03/16/2017*
    2:45 pm, CBS
    (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 13 West Virginia
    First Round
    L 80–86  26–9
    KeyBank Center (17,806)
    Buffalo, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.
    Source[2]

    See also

    References

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