2014–15 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette. As a regular season league 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 Temple.

2014–15 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Patriot League regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferencePatriot League
Record19–15 (13–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 13 5   .722 19 15   .559
Colgate 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Lehigh 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Lafayette 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Boston University 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
American 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Holy Cross 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Navy 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
Army 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
2015 Patriot League tournament winner

On March 30, head coach Dave Paulson resigned to take the same position at George Mason.[1] He finished at Bucknell with a 7-year record of 134–94.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 D.J. MacLeay Forward 6–7 207 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas
1 Joshea Singleton Guard 6–3 205 Senior Kinston, North Carolina
2 Stephen Brown Guard 5–10 165 Freshman Manassas, Virginia
3 Steven Kasper Guard 6–3 192 Senior Lakeland, Tennessee
5 John Azzinaro Guard 5–11 169 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas
12 J. C. Show Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
14 Chris Hass Guard 6–5 184 Junior Pellston, Michigan
20 Nana Foulland Center 6–9 220 Freshman Reading, Pennsylvania
22 Cory Starkey Forward 6–8 216 Senior Petoskey, Michigan
23 Zach Thomas Forward 6–6 185 Freshman Ijamsville, Maryland
25 Matt Banas Forward 6–9 205 Junior Hershey, Pennsylvania
32 Ryan Frazier Guard 6–0 186 Junior Silver Spring, Maryland
44 Ben Oberfeld Center 6–9 240 Sophomore Eagan, Minnesota
50 Don Hoffman Forward 6–7 214 Junior Hawthorne, New Jersey

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Marist W 75–72  1–0
Sojka Pavilion (3,102)
Lewisburg, PA
11/17/2014*
8:00 pm
at No. 24 Michigan
Legends Classic
L 53–77  1–1
Crisler Center (12,181)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/20/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 12 Villanova
Legends Classic
L 65–72  1–2
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 69–73  1–3
Sojka Pavilion (3,027)
Lewisburg, PA
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
at Toledo
Legends Classic
L 65–92  1–4
Savage Arena (4,419)
Toledo, OH
11/25/2014*
4:30 pm
vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
Legends Classic
W 58–55  2–4
Savage Arena (4,148)
Toledo, OH
11/28/2014*
4:00 pm
Penn State L 80–88  2–5
Sojka Pavilion (4,257)
Lewisburg, PA
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm
at Fairfield W 72–66 OT 3–5
Webster Bank Arena (1,226)
Bridgeport, CT
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Columbia L 39–62  3–6
Levien Gymnasium (1,606)
New York CIty, NY
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
Albany W 61–58  4–6
Sojka Pavilion (2,216)
Lewisburg, PA
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Case Western Reserve W 88–65  5–6
Sojka Pavilion (2,105)
Lewisburg, PA
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 53–60  5–7
LJVM Coliseum (9,739)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm
at Siena L 71–73  5–8
Times Union Center (6,113)
Albany, NY
Conference regular season
12/31/2014
2:30 pm
American W 57–47  6–8 (1–0)
Sojka Pavilion (2,559)
Lewisburg, PA
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 62–68  6–9 (1–1)
Cotterell Court (739)
Hamilton, NY
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
Lafayette W 79–69  7–9 (2–1)
Sojka Pavilion (2,983)
Lewisburg, PA
01/10/2015
3:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 62–65 OT 7–10 (2–2)
Hart Center (1,686)
Worcester, MA
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
Navy W 65–63  8–10 (3–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,467)
Lewisburg, PA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
Army W 81–75  9–10 (4–2)
Sojka Pavilion (3,298)
Lewisburg, PA
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
at Loyola (MD) W 75–61  10–10 (5–2)
Reitz Arena (924)
Baltimore, MD
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
at Boston University W 92–77  11–10 (6–2)
Agganis Arena (690)
Boston, MA
01/28/2015
7:00 pm
Lehigh W 68–62  12–10 (7–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,932)
Lewisburg, PA
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
Colgate L 69–71  12–11 (7–3)
Sojka Pavilion (3,741)
Lewisburg, PA
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 74–84 OT 12–12 (7–4)
Kirby Sports Center (1,812)
Easton, PA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross W 70–57  13–12 (8–4)
Sojka Pavilion (2,895)
Lewisburg, PA
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
at Navy W 52–51  14–12 (9–4)
Alumni Hall (863)
Annapolis, MD
02/14/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Army W 78–75  15–12 (10–4)
Christl Arena (1,337)
West Point, NY
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 61–50  16–12 (11–4)
Sojka Pavilion (2,619)
Lewisburg, PA
02/22/2015
12:00 pm
Boston University W 78–69  17–12 (12–4)
Sojka Pavilion (3,156)
Lewisburg, PA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 65–84  17–13 (12–5)
Stabler Arena (1,521)
Bethlehem, PA
02/28/2015
12:00 pm
at American W 71–69  18–13 (13–5)
Bender Arena (2,386)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
Holy Cross
Quarterfinals
W 90–83 OT 19–13
Sojka Pavilion (2,133)
Lewisburg, PA
03/08/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Lafayette
Semifinals
L 74–80  19–14
Sojka Pavilion (2,388)
Lewisburg, PA
NIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) Temple
First round
L 67–73  19–15
Liacouras Center (3,882)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

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  1. ^ "George Mason University Names Dave Paulsen Head Men's Basketball Coach".
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".