The following is a list of results, conference championships and post-season tournaments accomplished by the Bucknell Bison men's basketball team over the last 129 season all in NCAA Division I.
Seasons Conferencechampions* Conference tournamentchampions† Postseasonberth‡
Season Head coach Conference Season results Conference tournament Postseason result Overall Conference Wins Losses % Wins Losses % FinishBucknell Bison 1895–96 student coaches Independent 1 3 .350 — — — — — — — — 1896–97 4 1 .800 — — — — — — — — 1897–98 4 4 .500 — — — — — — — — 1898–99 3 5 .375 — — — — — — — — 1899–1900 6 3 .667 — — — — — — — — 1900–01 12 1 .925 — — — — — — — — 1901–02 13 2 .867 — — — — — — — — 1902–03 10 0 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1903–04 7 5 .583 — — — — — — — — 1904–05 8 1 .889 — — — — — — — — 1905–06 10 2 .833 — — — — — — — — 1906–07 10 1 .909 — — — — — — — — 1907–08 12 0 1.000 — — — — — — — — 1908–09 Doc Hoskins 5 6 .445 — — — — — — — — 1909–10 10 6 .625 — — — — — — — — 1910–11 4 13 .235 — — — — — — — — 1911–12 C. Fulmer 4 8 .333 — — — — — — — — 1912–13 H. E. Zehner 4 13 .235 — — — — — — — — 1913–14 DJ Staffer 4 8 .333 — — — — — — — — 1914–15 George Cockill 5 11 .313 — — — — — — — — 1915–16 10 3 .769 — — — — — — — — 1916–17 11 5 .688 — — — — — — — — 1917–18 Malcolm Musser 11 3 .786 — — — — — — — — 1918–19 Henry Benfer 13 3 .813 — — — — — — — — 1919–20 Malcolm Musser 14 6 .700 — — — — — — — — 1920-21 Clarence Glass 12 4 .750 — — — — — — — — 1921–22 8 10 .444 — — — — — — — — 1922–23 9 11 .450 — — — — — — — — 1923–24 Moose McCormick 1 5 .167 — — — — — — — — 1924–25 1 4 .200 — — — — — — — — 1925–26 John Plant 8 4 .667 — — — — — — — — 1926–27 14 4 .778 — — — — — — — — 1927–28 16 5 .762 — — — — — — — — 1928–29 10 8 .556 — — — — — — — — 1929–30 6 12 .333 — — — — — — — — 1930–31 6 11 .353 — — — — — — — — 1931–32 Malcolm Mausser 7 9 .438 — — — — — — — — 1932–33 6 8 .429 — — — — — — — — 1933–34 EIC 2 16 .111 0 7 .000 6th — — — — 1934–35 Independent 0 14 .000 — — — — — — — — 1935–36 13 4 .765 — — — — — — — — 1936–37 9 7 .563 — — — — — — — — 1937–38 7 6 .538 — — — — — — — — 1938-39 8 8 .500 — — — — — — 1939–40 13 7 .588 — — — — — — 1940–41 10 7 .588 — — — — — — 1941–42 9 9 .500 — — — — — — 1942–43 Woody Ludwig 5 8 .385 — — — — — — 1943–44 9 3 .750 — — — — — — 1944–45 10 7 .588 — — — — — — 1945–46 MASC 6 11 .353 2 6 .250 4th — — 1946–47 11 8 .579 6 3 .667 4th — — 1947–48 Jack Guy 5 17 .227 2 6 .250 4th — — 1948–49 2 18 .100 0 8 .000 5th — — 1949–50 Independent 5 16 .238 — — — — — — 1950–51 9 13 .409 — — — — — — 1951–52 8 16 .333 — — — — — — 1952–53 Ben Gribbs 3 16 .158 — — — — — — 1953–54 4 16 .200 — — — — — — 1954–55 3 18 .143 — — — — — — 1955–56 10 14 .417 — — — — — — 1956–57 16 8 .667 — — — — — — 1957–58 16 8 .617 — — — — — — 1958–59 Mid-Atlantic 16 7 .696 6 5 .545 4th — — 1959–60 10 11 .476 6 5 .545 5th — — 1960–61 12 11 .522 5 6 .454 T-6th — — 1961–62 7 15 .318 2 9 .182 9th — — 1962–63 Gene Evans 7 16 .304 2 8 .200 8th — — 1963–64 8 13 .318 3 7 .300 7th — — 1964–65 Don Smith 11 13 .458 ** ** ** ** — — 1965–66 15 10 .600 ** ** ** ** — — 1966–67 11 11 .500 ** ** ** ** — — 1967–68 12 11 .522 ** ** ** ** — — 1968–69 13 11 .542 ** ** ** ** — — 1969–70 6 17 .261 3 7 .300 5th (West) — — 1970–71 9 14 .391 4 6 .400 T-4th (West) — — 1971–72 5 18 .217 3 7 .300 T-4th (West) — — 1972–73 Jim Valvano 11 14 .440 6 4 .600 T-2nd (West) — — 1973–74 8 16 .333 2 8 .200 T-5th (West) — — 1974–75 ECC 14 12 .538 4 4 .500 T-3rd (West) — — 1975–76 Charles Woollum 13 13 .500 5 5 .500 T-3rd (West) — — 1976–77 10 15 .400 5 5 .500 4th (West) — — 1977–78 13 15 .464 5 5 .500 T-2nd (West) — — 1978–79 18 9 .667 12 6 .667 1st (West) — — 1979–80 20 7 .741 13 3 .813 T-1st (West) — — 1980–81 12 16 .429 6 10 .375 T-3rd (West) — — 1981–82 7 20 .295 3 13 .188 T-5th (West) — — 1982–83 17 11 .607 8 5 .615 2nd (West) — — 1983–84 24 5 .828 12 2 .875 1st (West) — — 1984–85 19 10 .665 10 4 .714 1st (West) — — 1985–86 17 13 .567 8 6 .571 2nd (West) — — 1986–87 22 9 .710 11 3 .786 1st (West) Champions NCAA first round 1987–88 16 12 .571 7 7 .500 5th — — 1988–89 23 8 .742 11 3 .786 1st Champions NCAA first round 1989–90 15 14 .517 6 8 .428 7th — — 1990–91 Patriot League 18 13 .581 7 5 .583 4th — — 1991–92 21 9 .700 11 3 .786 T-1st — — 1992–93 23 6 .793 13 1 .929 1st — — 1993–94 10 17 .370 6 8 .429 T-4th — — 1994–95 Pat Flannery 13 14 .418 11 3 .786 1st Runners-up — 1995–96 17 11 .607 8 4 .667 T-2nd — — 1996–97 18 11 .621 9 3 .750 2nd Runners-up — 1997–98 13 15 .464 8 4 .667 3rd Runners-up — 1998–99 16 13 .552 9 3 .750 T-2nd — — 1999–2000 17 11 .607 8 4 .667 3rd — — 2000–01 14 15 .483 4 8 .333 6th — — 2001–02 13 16 .448 8 6 .571 T-3rd — — 2002–03 14 15 .438 7 7 .500 5th — — 2003–04 14 15 .448 9 5 .643 T-4th — — 2004–05 23 10 .697 10 4 .713 2nd Champions NCAA second round 2005–06 27 5 .844 14 0 1.000 1st Champions NCAA second round 2006–07 22 9 .710 13 1 .929 T-1st — — 2007–08 12 19 .387 6 8 .429 7th — — 2008–09 Dave Paulsen 7 23 .223 4 10 .286 7th — — 2009–10 14 17 .462 9 5 .643 2nd — — 2010–11 25 9 .735 13 1 .929 1st Champions NCAA second round 2011–12 25 10 .714 12 2 .857 1st Runners-up NIT second round 2012–13 28 6 .824 12 2 .857 1st Champions NCAA second round 2013–14 16 14 .533 11 7 .611 4th — — 2014–15 19 15 .559 13 5 .722 1st — NIT first round 2015–16 Nathan Davis 17 14 .548 14 4 .778 1st — NIT first round 2016–17 26 8 .758 15 3 .833 1st Champions NCAA tournament 2017–18 25 10 .714 16 2 .889 1st Champions NCAA tournament 2018–19 21 12 .636 13 5 .722 T-1st Runners-up — 2019–20 14 20 8 10 T-6th Semifinals — 2020–21 5 7 4 6 2nd (Central) Semifinals — 2021–22 9 23 5 13 9th Quarterfinals — 2022–23 12 20 5 13 10th First round — 2023–24 John Griffin III 14 19 10 8 T-2nd Semifinals — 2024–25 18 15 13 5 T-1st Semifinals — 2025–26 10 23 6 12 8th Quarterfinals — Total 1,530 1,355
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