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. 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.
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 Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Chris Hass 14 G 6'5" 184 Senior Pellston, MI Graduated Matt Banas 25 F 6'9" 205 Senior Hershey, PA Graduated Ryan Frazier 32 G 6'0" 190 Senior Silver Springs, MD Graduated Dom Hoffman 50 F 6'7" 222 Senior Hawthorne, NJ Graduated
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Patriot League tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
See also List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball seasons
References