2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record9–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachPaul Harrison
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Meehan
  • Johnathan Brown
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colgate162 .8892312  .657
Navy126 .6672111  .656
Boston University117 .6112213  .629
Lehigh108 .5561319  .406
Army99 .5001516  .484
Loyola810 .4441416  .467
Holy Cross711 .389922  .290
Lafayette711 .3891020  .333
Bucknell513 .278923  .281
American513 .2781022  .313
2022 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bison finished the 2020–21 season 5–7, 4–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place in the Central Division. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they upset Lafayette in the quarterfinals,[1] before losing to eventual tournament champions Colgate in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Ian Motta 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrAllen Allen, TX
F 3 Malachi Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)233 lb (106 kg) JrWheeler Marietta, GA
G 5 Elvin Edmonds IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrHopewell Hopewell, VA
G 10 Andrew Funk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) SrArchbishop Wood Warrington, PA
G 11 Josh Adoh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)206 lb (93 kg) SoCombine Academy Bellflower, CA
F 12 Brock Newton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrToronto Basketball Academy Fergus, ON
G 13 Josh Bascoe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPutnam Science Academy Milton, ON
G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThe Patrick School West Long Branch, NJ
C 23 Andre Screen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)251 lb (114 kg) SoSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA
G 25 Alek Delev 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)140 lb (64 kg) SoSecond English Language School Sofia, Bulgaria
F 32 Jake van der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrRavenscroft Raleigh, NC
C 40 Alex Timmerman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrCrystal Lake Central Crystal Lake, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 pm, ACCNX
at NC State L 70–88  0–1
PNC Arena (13,131)
Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Penn L 68–73  0–2
Sojka Pavilion (1,406)
Lewisburg, PA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Rider W 81–74  1–2
Sojka Pavilion (1,176)
Lewisburg, PA
November 20, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State
Cancún Challenge campus game
L 100–105 OT 1–3
Redbird Arena (2,576)
Normal, IL
November 23, 2021*
3:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Mercer
Cancún Challenge Mayan semifinal
L 68–78  1–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (133)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Rider
Cancún Challenge Mayan consolation
L 79–85  1–5
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103)
Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena W 65–56 OT 2–5
Sojka Pavilion (1,146)
Lewisburg, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Saint Francis (PA) L 67–93  2–6
DeGol Arena (289)
Loretto, PA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops
at Hofstra L 69–88  2–7
Mack Sports Complex (1,978)
Hempstead, NY
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Princeton L 69–82  2–8
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY
La Salle W 82–70  3–8
Sojka Pavilion (1,230)
Lewisburg, PA
December 22, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 50–81  3–9
Robins Center (5,037)
Richmond, VA
December 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany Postponed due to COVID-19 issues SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 61–63  3–10
(0–1)
Case Gym (414)
Boston, MA
January 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Army L 89–96  3–11
(0–2)
Sojka Pavilion (807)
Lewisburg, PA
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Navy L 55–73  3–12
(0–3)
Alumni Hall (1,008)
Annapolis, MD
January 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) L 67–71  3–13
(0–4)
Reitz Arena (250)
Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lehigh L 64–97  3–14
(0–5)
Sojka Pavilion (684)
Lewisburg, PA
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at American L 55–63  3–15
(0–6)
Bender Arena (450)
Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colgate L 56–75  3–16
(0–7)
Sojka Pavilion (874)
Lewisburg, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Holy Cross W 68–65  4–16
(1–7)
Hart Center (191)
Worcester, MA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY
Navy L 63–81  4–17
(1–8)
Sojka Pavilion (701)
Lewisburg, PA
January 30, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola (MD) W 82–80 OT 5–17
(2–8)
Sojka Pavilion (771)
Lewisburg, PA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate L 69–83  5–18
(2–9)
Cotterell Court (405)
Hamilton, NY
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lafayette L 72–74 OT 5–19
(2–10)
Kirby Sports Center (1,667)
Easton, PA
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 68–66  6–19
(3–10)
Sojka Pavilion (633)
Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY
Holy Cross L 72–78  6–20
(3–11)
Sojka Pavilion (947)
Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Lehigh L 77–86  6–21
(3–12)
Stabler Arena (659)
Bethlehem, PA
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Lafayette W 92–89 OT 7–21
(4–12)
Sojka Pavilion (883)
Lewisburg, PA
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Army L 60–73  7–22
(4–13)
Christl Arena (637)
West Point, NY
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston University W 89–78  8–22
(5–13)
Sojka Pavilion (1,031)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) at (8) Lafayette
First Round
W 82–81 OT 9–22
Kirby Sports Center (1,740)
Easton, PA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) at (1) Colgate
Quarterfinals
L 68–96  9–23
Cotterell Court (1,414)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[3][4]

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Headed Back to Patriot League Semifinals after 92–84 Win at Lafayette". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. "No. 2 Raiders and No. 9 Greyhounds Advance to the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Men's Basketball Championship Game". Patriot League. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. "2021–22 Bucknell Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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