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2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

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The 2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-year head coach Nathan Davis, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. With the creation of mini-divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they play in the Central Division.[1]

ConferencePatriot League
DivisionCentral Division
Record5–7 (4–6 Patriot)
Headcoach
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2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionCentral Division
Record5–7 (4–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachPaul Harrison
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Meehan
  • Johnathan Brown
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
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2020–21 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Colgate †11–1 .91714–2  .875
Army7–7 .50012–10  .545
Boston University6–10 .3757–11  .389
Holy Cross5–11 .3135–11  .313
Central
Lafayette9–5 .6439–6  .600
Bucknell4–6 .4005–7  .417
Lehigh4–10 .2864–11  .267
South
Navy12–1 .92315–3  .833
American4–5 .4444–6  .400
Loyola4–10 .2866–11  .353
† 2021 Patriot League tournament winner
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Previous season

The Bison finished the 2019–20 season 14–20, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Holy Cross[2] and American[3] to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament, where they lost to Boston University.[4]

Roster

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2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Paul Newman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSt. Andrew's School Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Walter Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBrewster Academy Granger, IN
F 3 Malachi Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)246 lb (112 kg) SoWheeler HS Marietta, GA
G 4 Deuce Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)181 lb (82 kg) FrMalvern Prep Coatesville, PA
G 5 Jordan Sechan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)179 lb (81 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon New Canaan, CT
G 10 Andrew Funk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrArchbishop Wood HS Warrington, PA
G 11 Josh Adoh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)219 lb (99 kg) FrCombine Academy Bellflower, CA
F 12 John Meeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)224 lb (102 kg) SrThe Burlington School Burlington, NC
G 20 Miles Latimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrStony Brook Fairfax, VA
G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) SoThe Patrick School West Long Branch, NJ
C 23 Andre Screen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)231 lb (105 kg) FrSt. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA
G 25 Alek Delev 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)140 lb (64 kg) FrSecond English Language School Sofia, Bulgaria
F 32 Jake van der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoRavenscroft School Raleigh, NC
C 40 Alex Timmerman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)267 lb (121 kg) SoCrystal Lake Central HS Crystal Lake, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 31, 2021

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Patriot League regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Navy L 69–78  0–1
(0–1)		 Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
January 3, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 Navy L 60–63  0–2
(0–2)		 Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lafayette L 60–83  0–3
(0–3)		 Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
January 10, 2021
6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 at Lafayette L 76–87  0–4
(0–4)		 Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, WQMY/ESPN+		 Lehigh W 75–70  1–4
(1–4)		 Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lehigh W 77–61  2–4
(2–4)		 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 23, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Colgate Postponed Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 24, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Colgate Postponed Cottrell Court 
Hamilton, NY
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lehigh W 84–70  3–4
(3–4)		 Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, WQMY/ESPN+		 Lehigh W 92–68  4–4
(4–4)		 Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Loyola (MD) Postponed Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD
February 8, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Loyola (MD) Postponed Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lafayette Postponed Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
February 21, 2021
6:00 pm, WQMY/ESPN+		 Lafayette Postponed Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 American L 71–78  4–5
(4–5)		 Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA
February 28, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN		 at American L 68–81  4–6
(4–6)		 Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
March 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (6) at (3) Lafayette
Quarterfinals		 W 92–84  5–6
 Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
March 10, 2021
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 (6) at (2) Colgate
Semifinals		 L 75–105  5–7
 Cottrell Court 
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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