2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

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2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Bucknell Bison wordmark.png
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionCentral Division
2020–21 record5–7 (4–6 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachPaul Harrison
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Meehan
  • Johnathan Brown
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Colgate † 11 – 1   .917 14 – 2   .875
Army 7 – 7   .500 12 – 10   .545
Boston University 6 – 10   .375 7 – 11   .389
Holy Cross 5 – 11   .313 5 – 11   .313
Central
Lafayette 9 – 5   .643 9 – 6   .600
Bucknell 4 – 6   .400 5 – 7   .417
Lehigh 4 – 10   .286 4 – 11   .267
South
Navy 12 – 1   .923 15 – 3   .833
American 4 – 5   .444 4 – 6   .400
Loyola 4 – 10   .286 6 – 11   .353
† 2021 Patriot League Tournament winner

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]

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[]

2020–21 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Paul Newman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Andrew's School Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Walter Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Granger, IN
F 3 Malachi Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So Wheeler HS Marietta, GA
G 4 Deuce Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Malvern Prep Coatesville, PA
G 5 Jordan Sechan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon New Canaan, CT
G 10 Andrew Funk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood HS Warrington, PA
G 11 Josh Adoh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Combine Academy Bellflower, CA
F 12 John Meeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr The Burlington School Burlington, NC
G 20 Miles Latimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Stony Brook Fairfax, VA
G 21 Xander Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So The Patrick School West Long Branch, NJ
C 23 Andre Screen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Alexandria, VA
G 25 Alek Delev 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Second English Language School Sofia, Bulgaria
F 32 Jake van der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ravenscroft School Raleigh, NC
C 40 Alex Timmerman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 267 lb (121 kg) So Crystal 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

Schedule and results[]

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.

Source[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Patriot League Plan on 2021 Basketball Season Starting in January". Patriot League. November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 7 Bucknell and No. 8 Lehigh Advance to the Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals". Patriot League. March 3, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Win and Advance! Bucknell Men Defeat American 64-59 to Move on to PL Semifinals". Bucknell University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Bucknell vs. Boston Univ. - Game Recap". ESPN. March 8, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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