2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2011–12 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Bison wordmark.png 250 Patriot League Patriot 25–10 12–2 Dave Paulsen 4th Dane Fischer Michael Cotton Aaron Kelly Sojka Pavilion Patriot League regular season champions NIT Second Round The 2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth-year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–10, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the Patriot League Basketball tournament to Lehigh.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/03/07/patriot-league-title-lehigh-beats-bucknell-82-77-2/ Patriot League title: Lehigh beats Bucknell 82-77 Chicago Tribune March 7, 2012 February 29, 2024 As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Arizona in the first round before falling in the second round to Nevada. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Probese Leo Forward/center 6–9 230 Senior Nassau, Bahamas 3 Steven Kasper Guard 6–2 181 Freshman Lakeland, Tennessee 4 Bryan Cohen Guard 6–6 213 Senior Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 5 Colin Kiebon Forward 6–8 233 Junior Shamokin, Pennsylvania 10 Brian Fitzpatrick Forward 6–8 238 Junior Cheshire, Connecticut 11 Joshea Singleton Guard 6–3 212 Freshman Kinston, North Carolina 12 Bryson Johnson Guard 6–2 194 Junior Pictou, Nova Scotia 15 Joe Willman Forward 6–7 217 Junior Tinton Falls, New Jersey 21 Enoch Andoh Forward/center 6–8 252 Senior San Jose, California 22 Cory Starkey Forward 6–7 208 Freshman Petoskey, Michigan 24 Ryan Hill Guard 6–3 202 Sophomore Steelton, Pennsylvania 31 Mike Muscala Forward/center 6–11 234 Junior Roseville, Minnesota 33 Ben Brackney Guard 6–6 208 Sophomore Lincoln, Illinois 42 Cameron Ayers Guard 6–5 203 Sophomore Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 11,976 58–70 0–1 11/15/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Legends Classic 12,543 68–80 0–2 11/19/2011 7:00 pm yes Saint Francis (PA) Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,242 73–42 1–2 11/22/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 1,168 74–68 2–2 11/25/2011 6:00 pm yes Princeton Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Legends Classic 2,488 62–56 3–2 11/26/2011 4:30 pm yes West Alabama Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Legends Classic 2,185 87–50 4–2 11/27/2011 4:30 pm yes Morehead State Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Legends Classic 2,256 54–50 5–2 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 5,057 MASN 57–61 5–3 12/03/2011 4:00 pm yes yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 1,823 52–78 5–4 12/06/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY 2,078 77–63 6–4 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes Richmond Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,140 79–65 7–4 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Syracuse 1 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 17,302 ESPNU 61–80 7–5 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 703 75–61 8–5 12/28/2011 7:00 pm yes Loyola (MD) Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,348 67–72 8–6 12/31/2011 2:00 pm yes Cornell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 2,649 63–60 9–6 01/03/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, NH 744 67–59 10–6 01/07/2012 7:00 pm yes Army Christl Arena West Point, NY 1,357 75–59 11–6 (1–0) 01/11/2012 7:00 pm Colgate Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 2,416 70–57 12–6 (2–0) 01/14/2012 1:00 pm yes Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 2,515 79–65 13–6 (3–0) 01/18/2012 7:00 pm yes Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA 1,795 68–61 14–6 (4–0) 01/21/2012 7:00 pm Holy Cross Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,983 75–41 15–6 (5–0) 01/25/2012 7:00 pm American Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 2,867 67–61 16–6 (6–0) 01/28/2012 7:00 pm yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 3,718 66–51 17–6 (7–0) 02/04/2012 7:00 pm Army Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,769 81–68 18–6 (8–0) 02/08/2012 7:00 pm yes Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY 584 66–50 19–6 (9–0) 02/11/2012 7:00 pm Lafayette Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,482 90–78 20–6 (10–0) 02/16/2012 7:00 pm Lehigh Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,347 CBSSN 53–56 20–7 (10–1) 02/18/2012 4:00 pm yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 3,372 52–54 20–8 (10–2) 02/23/2012 7:00 pm yes American Bender Arena Washington, D.C. 1,653 CBSSN 55–50 21–8 (11–2) 02/25/2012 4:00 pm Navy Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 3,894 64–55 22–8 (12–2) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Patriot League men's basketball tournament 02/29/2012 7:00 pm 1 Navy 8 Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Quarterfinals 2,709 87–63 23–8 03/03/2012 4:30 pm 1 Lafayette 5 Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Semifinals 3,823 CBSSN 79–52 24–8 03/07/2012 7:00 pm 1 Lehigh 2 Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA Championship Game 4,267 CBSSN 77–82 24–9 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NIT 03/14/2012 9:00 pm yes yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ First Round 8,433 ESPN2 65–54 25–9 03/18/2012 3:00 pm yes yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV Second Round 6,927 ESPNU 67–75 25–10 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Bucknell Bison men's basketball seasons Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bison Bucknell Bison