2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	9–23 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Nathan Davis (7th season)
Associate head coach	Paul Harrison
Assistant coaches	Joe Meehan Johnathan Brown
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Colgate †	16	–	2		.889			23	–	12		.657
Navy	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Boston University	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Lehigh	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Army	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Loyola	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Holy Cross	7	–	11		.389			9	–	22		.290
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Bucknell	5	–	13		.278			9	–	23		.281
American	5	–	13		.278			10	–	22		.313
† 2022 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bison finished the 2020–21 season 5–7, 4–6 in Patriot League play to finish in second place in the Central Division. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they upset Lafayette in the quarterfinals,^[1] before losing to eventual tournament champions Colgate in the semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2021–22 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Ian Motta 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Allen Allen, TX F 3 Malachi Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Wheeler Marietta, GA G 5 Elvin Edmonds IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Hopewell Hopewell, VA G 10 Andrew Funk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Archbishop Wood Warrington, PA G 11 Josh Adoh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Combine Academy Bellflower, CA F 12 Brock Newton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Toronto Basketball Academy Fergus, ON G 13 Josh Bascoe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Milton, ON G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr The Patrick School West Long Branch, NJ C 23 Andre Screen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 251 lb (114 kg) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA G 25 Alek Delev 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Second English Language School Sofia, Bulgaria F 32 Jake van der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Ravenscroft Raleigh, NC C 40 Alex Timmerman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Crystal Lake Central Crystal Lake, IL	Head coach Nathan Davis (Randolph–Macon) Assistant coach(es) Paul Harrison (Washington and Lee) Joe Meehan (Lebanon Valley) Johnathan Brown (Dominican (NY)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ACCNX		at NC State	L 70–88	0–1	PNC Arena (13,131) Raleigh, NC
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Penn	L 68–73	0–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,406) Lewisburg, PA
November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 81–74	1–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,176) Lewisburg, PA
November 20, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State Cancún Challenge campus game	L 100–105 OT	1–3	Redbird Arena (2,576) Normal, IL
November 23, 2021* 3:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Mercer Cancún Challenge Mayan semifinal	L 68–78	1–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (133) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Rider Cancún Challenge Mayan consolation	L 79–85	1–5	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 65–56 OT	2–5	Sojka Pavilion (1,146) Lewisburg, PA
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 67–93	2–6	DeGol Arena (289) Loretto, PA
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 69–88	2–7	Mack Sports Complex (1,978) Hempstead, NY
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 69–82	2–8	Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY		La Salle	W 82–70	3–8	Sojka Pavilion (1,230) Lewisburg, PA
December 22, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 50–81	3–9	Robins Center (5,037) Richmond, VA
December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Albany	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		SEFCU Arena  Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 61–63	3–10 (0–1)	Case Gym (414) Boston, MA
January 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 89–96	3–11 (0–2)	Sojka Pavilion (807) Lewisburg, PA
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 55–73	3–12 (0–3)	Alumni Hall (1,008) Annapolis, MD
January 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 67–71	3–13 (0–4)	Reitz Arena (250) Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	L 64–97	3–14 (0–5)	Sojka Pavilion (684) Lewisburg, PA
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 55–63	3–15 (0–6)	Bender Arena (450) Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 56–75	3–16 (0–7)	Sojka Pavilion (874) Lewisburg, PA
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	W 68–65	4–16 (1–7)	Hart Center (191) Worcester, MA
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY		Navy	L 63–81	4–17 (1–8)	Sojka Pavilion (701) Lewisburg, PA
January 30, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Loyola (MD)	W 82–80 OT	5–17 (2–8)	Sojka Pavilion (771) Lewisburg, PA
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 69–83	5–18 (2–9)	Cotterell Court (405) Hamilton, NY
February 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 72–74 OT	5–19 (2–10)	Kirby Sports Center (1,667) Easton, PA
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 68–66	6–19 (3–10)	Sojka Pavilion (633) Lewisburg, PA
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+/WQMY		Holy Cross	L 72–78	6–20 (3–11)	Sojka Pavilion (947) Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Lehigh	L 77–86	6–21 (3–12)	Stabler Arena (659) Bethlehem, PA
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	W 92–89 OT	7–21 (4–12)	Sojka Pavilion (883) Lewisburg, PA
February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	L 60–73	7–22 (4–13)	Christl Arena (637) West Point, NY
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 89–78	8–22 (5–13)	Sojka Pavilion (1,031) Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (8) Lafayette First Round	W 82–81 OT	9–22	Kirby Sports Center (1,740) Easton, PA
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(9)	at (1) Colgate Quarterfinals	L 68–96	9–23	Cotterell Court (1,414) Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3][4]