2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	15–14 (11–5 Patriot)
Head coach	John Griffin III (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Matt Griffin
Assistant coaches	Branden McDonald; Jesse Flannery;
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	12	–	4	.750	18	–	11	.621
Bucknell	11	–	5	.688	15	–	14	.517
Army	10	–	7	.588	16	–	13	.552
Colgate	9	–	7	.563	12	–	17	.414
Boston University	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Navy	8	–	8	.500	11	–	18	.379
Lafayette	7	–	10	.412	12	–	18	.400
Loyola	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
Holy Cross	5	–	11	.313	13	–	16	.448
Lehigh	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370

† 2025 Patriot League tournament winner As of February 25, 2025

The 2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach John Griffin III, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 13–18, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for second place.^[1] As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated American in the first round before falling to eventual tournament champions Colgate.^[2]^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Patrick O'Brien	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Warrenton, Virginia
F	1	Ian Motta	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Allen, Texas
G	2	Jayden Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Bronx, New York
C	3	Noah Williamson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Riga, Latvia
G	4	Josh Fulton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	5	Elvin Edmonds IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hopewell, Virginia
G	7	Matt Lange	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Newtown Square, PA
G	10	Brandon McCreesh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	The Bronx, New York
F	11	Brady Muller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Wyckoff, New Jersey
G	12	Quin Berger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Malvern, Pennsylvania
G	13	Josh Bascoe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Milton, Ontario
F	22	Ruot Bijiek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Waukee, Iowa
F	23	Pip Ajayi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Calgary, Alberta
G	24	Achile Spadone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Geneva, Switzerland
G	32	Kellen Welch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

John Griffin III (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Griffin (Boston University)
Branden McDonald (Virginia Union)
Jesse Flannery (Johns Hopkins)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's	W 88–82		Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops	at Delaware	W 85–73	1–0	Bob Carpenter Center (1,775) Newark, DE
November 7, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana	W 75–69 ^OT	2–0	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,961) Evansville, IN
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at No. 23 Kentucky	L 72–100	2–1	Rupp Arena (20,048) Lexington, KY
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's	L 89–93 ^2OT	2–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,381) Lewisburg, PA
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Richmond	W 80–76 ^2OT	3–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,255) Lewisburg, PA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	NJIT	W 81–64	4–2	Sojka Pavilion (719) Lewisburg, PA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider	L 53–57	4–3	Sojka Pavilion (1,123) Lewisburg, PA
November 27, 2024* 4:30 pm, BTN	at Maryland	L 67–91	4–4	Xfinity Center (10,744) College Park, MD
November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. Siena	L 58–71	4–5	Mohegan Arena (3,079) Wilkes-Barre Township, PA
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure	L 47–64	4–6	Sojka Pavilion (934) Lewisburg, PA
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Radford	L 70–74 ^OT	4–7	Dedmon Center (1,118) Radford, VA
December 21, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 13 Gonzaga	L 65–86	4–8	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, The CW	at Syracuse	L 63–75	4–9	JMA Wireless Dome (15,987) Syracuse, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lehigh	L 64–66 ^OT	4–10 (0–1)	Stabler Arena (732) Bethlehem, PA
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Colgate	W 66–60	5–10 (1–1)	Sojka Pavilion (2,572) Lewisburg, PA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette	W 65–62 ^OT	6–10 (2–1)	Sojka Pavilion (1,074) Lewisburg, PA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at American	L 58–68	6–11 (2–2)	Bender Arena (2,528) Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Holy Cross	W 86–82	7–11 (3–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,024) Lewisburg, PA
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy	W 73–69	8–11 (4–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,464) Lewisburg, PA
January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colgate	L 80–87	8–12 (4–3)	Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Boston University	L 82–85 ^OT	8–13 (4–4)	Case Gym (905) Boston, MA
January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)	W 79–67	9–13 (5–4)	Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy	W 85–75	10–13 (6–4)	Alumni Hall (2,007) Annapolis, MD
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	American	W 71–49	11–13 (7–4)	Sojka Pavilion (1,365) Lewisburg, PA
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Army	L 110–116 ^2OT	11–14 (7–5)	Christl Arena (868) West Point, NY
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Boston University	W 76–60	12–14 (8–5)	Sojka Pavilion (894) Lewisburg, PA
February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lafyette	W 75–69	13–14 (9–5)	Kirby Sports Center (1,394) Easton, PA
February 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lehigh	W 67–50	14–14 (10–5)	Sojka Pavilion (1,379) Lewisburg, PA
February 23, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	Army	W 84–53	15–14 (11–5)	Sojka Pavilion (2,914) Lewisburg, PA
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola (MD)			Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Holy Cross			Hart Center Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
March 4–12, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	TBA			TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Bucknell Bison Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "Williamson scores 23 as Bucknell knocks off American 80-57 in Patriot League Tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "Bucknell men's basketball team falls in Patriot League semifinal thriller to Colgate". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Bucknell Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Bucknell Bison Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[2] "Williamson scores 23 as Bucknell knocks off American 80-57 in Patriot League Tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 7, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[3] "Bucknell men's basketball team falls in Patriot League semifinal thriller to Colgate". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. March 10, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Bucknell Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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