2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball

Patriot League Regular Season Champions Patriot League Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament East Region 11 Seed
Conference	Patriot League
2012–13 record	28–6 (12–2 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Paulsen (5th year)
Assistant coach	Dane Fischer
Assistant coach	Aaron Kelly
Assistant coach	Charles Lee
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	12	–	2	.857	28	–	6	.824
Lehigh	10	–	4	.714	21	–	10	.677
Lafayette	10	–	4	.714	19	–	15	.559
Army	8	–	6	.571	16	–	15	.516
American	5	–	9	.357	10	–	20	.333
Colgate	5	–	9	.357	11	–	21	.344
Holy Cross	4	–	10	.286	12	–	18	.400
Navy	2	–	12	.143	8	–	23	.258

† 2013 Patriot League Tournament winner As of March 19, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represeted Bucknell University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 28–6, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Patriot League Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Butler.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Joshea Singleton	Guard	6–3	212	Sophomore	Kinston, North Carolina
3	Steven Kasper	Guard	6–2	181	Sophomore	Lakeland, Tennessee
5	Colin Kiebon	Forward	6–8	233	Junior	Shamokin, Pennsylvania
10	Brian Fitzpatrick	Forward	6–8	238	Senior	Cheshire, Connecticut
11	Ryan Hill	Guard	6–3	202	Junior	Steelton, Pennsylvania
12	Bryson Johnson	Guard	6–2	194	Senior	Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia
15	Joe Willman	Forward	6–7	217	Senior	Tinton Falls, New Jersey
22	Cory Starkey	Forward	6–7	208	Sophomore	Petoskey, Michigan
25	Matt Banas	Forward	6–8	220	Freshman	Hershey, Pennsylvania
31	Mike Muscala	Forward/Center	6–11	234	Senior	Roseville, Minnesota
32	Ryan Frazier	Guard	6–0	185	Freshman	Silver Spring, Maryland
33	Ben Brackney	Guard	6–6	208	Junior	Lincoln, Illinois
42	Cameron Ayers	Guard	6–5	203	Junior	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
50	Don Hoffman	Forward	6–7	220	Freshman	Hawthorne, New Jersey

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*		at Purdue (2K Sports Classic)	W 70–65	1–0	Mackey Arena (13,090)
11/13/2012*		George Mason	W 61–56	2–0	Sojka Pavilion (3,272)
11/16/2012*		at Niagara (2k Sports Classic)	W 88–71	3–0	Gallagher Center (1,814)
11/17/2012*		vs. New Mexico State (2k Sports Classic)	W 62–49	4–0	Gallagher Center (645)
11/18/2012*		vs. West Alabama (2k Sports Classic)	W 69–52	5–0	Gallagher Center (1,593)
11/23/2012*		at Penn State	L 57–60	5–1	Bryce Jordan Center (7,713)
11/27/2012*		Dartmouth	W 62–49	6–1	Sojka Pavilion (2,729)
12/01/2012*		at Columbia	W 65–57	7–1	Levien Gymnasium (N/A)
12/04/2012*		Kent State	W 76–60	8–1	Sojka Pavilion (2,646)
12/15/2012*		La Salle	W 74–66	9–1	Sojka Pavilion (3,402)
12/17/2012*		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 76–49	10–1	DeGol Arena (721)
12/19/2012*		Marist	W 71–65	11–1	Sojka Pavilion (2,724)
12/22/2012*		at Princeton	L 67–79	11–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,090)
12/28/2012*		at Loyola (MD)	W 66–46	12–2	Reitz Arena (2,100)
01/02/2013*		at Cornell	W 72–56	13–2	Newman Arena (1,471)
01/05/2013*		at #12 Missouri	L 64–66	13–3	Mizzou Arena (13,856)
01/12/2013		Army	W 76–55	14–3 (1–0)	Sojka Pavilion (3,782)
01/16/2013		at Colgate	W 73–59	15–3 (2–0)	Cotterell Court (612)
01/19/2013		Lafayette	W 66–51	16–3 (3–0)	Sojka Pavilion (3,719)
01/23/2013		Lehigh	L 62–65	16–4 (3–1)	Sojka Pavilion (3,964)
01/26/2013		at Holy Cross	W 65–58	17–4 (4–1)	Hart Center (3,229)
01/30/2013		at American	W 56–55	18–4 (5–1)	Bender Arena (1,428)
02/02/2013		Navy	W 69–54	19–4 (6–1)	Sojka Pavilion (3,716)
02/09/2013		at Army	W 60–58	20–4 (7–1)	Christl Arena (2,188)
02/13/2013		Colgate	W 69–61	21–4 (8–1)	Sojka Pavilion (2,956)
02/16/2013		at Lafayette	L 62–63	21–5 (8–2)	Kirby Sports Center (3,244)
02/18/2013		at Lehigh	W 61–55	22–5 (9–2)	Stabler Arena (3,774)
02/24/2013		Holy Cross	W 74–57	23–5 (10–2)	Sojka Pavilion (3,497)
02/27/2013		American	W 66–47	24–5 (11–2)	Sojka Pavilion (3,084)
03/02/2013		at Navy	W 62–46	25–5 (12–2)	Alumni Hall (4,833)
2013 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2013		Navy (Quarterfinals)	W 58–42	26–5	Sojka Pavilion (2,663)
03/09/2013		Army (Semifinals)	W 78–70	27–5	Sojka Pavilion (2,784)
03/13/2013		Lafayette (Championship Game)	W 64–56	28–5	Sojka Pavilion (3,645)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013*	#(11)	vs. #(6) Butler (Second Round)	L 56–68	28–6	Rupp Arena (14,622)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Bucknell Bison men's basketball

Venues	Sojka Pavilion (2003–present)

Culture & lore	"Ray Bucknell"

People	Head coaches

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