# 2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–10, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the Patriot League Basketball tournament to Lehigh. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Arizona in the first round before falling in the second round to Nevada.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Probese Leo | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Nassau, Bahamas |
| 3 | Steven Kasper | Guard | 6–2 | 181 | Freshman | Lakeland, Tennessee |
| 4 | Bryan Cohen | Guard | 6–6 | 213 | Senior | Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Colin Kiebon | Forward | 6–8 | 233 | Junior | Shamokin, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Forward | 6–8 | 238 | Junior | Cheshire, Connecticut |
| 11 | Joshea Singleton | Guard | 6–3 | 212 | Freshman | Kinston, North Carolina |
| 12 | Bryson Johnson | Guard | 6–2 | 194 | Junior | Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| 15 | Joe Willman | Forward | 6–7 | 217 | Junior | Tinton Falls, New Jersey |
| 21 | Enoch Andoh | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 252 | Senior | San Jose, California |
| 22 | Cory Starkey | Forward | 6–7 | 208 | Freshman | Petoskey, Michigan |
| 24 | Ryan Hill | Guard | 6–3 | 202 | Sophomore | Steelton, Pennsylvania |
| 31 | Mike Muscala | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 234 | Junior | Roseville, Minnesota |
| 33 | Ben Brackney | Guard | 6–6 | 208 | Sophomore | Lincoln, Illinois |
| 42 | Cameron Ayers | Guard | 6–5 | 203 | Sophomore | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 58–70 | 0–1 | Williams Arena (11,976) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/15/2011* 8:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt Legends Classic | L 68–80 | 0–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (12,543) Nashville, TN |
| 11/19/2011* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 73–42 | 1–2 | Sojka Pavilion (3,242) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 74–68 | 2–2 | McCann Field House (1,168) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 11/25/2011* 6:00 pm | | Princeton Legends Classic | W 62–56 | 3–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,488) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/26/2011* 4:30 pm | | West Alabama Legends Classic | W 87–50 | 4–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,185) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/27/2011* 4:30 pm | | Morehead State Legends Classic | W 54–50 | 5–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,256) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at George Mason | L 57–61 | 5–3 | Patriot Center (5,057) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/03/2011* 4:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 52–78 | 5–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,823) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 77–63 | 6–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,078) Vestal, NY |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 79–65 | 7–4 | Sojka Pavilion (3,140) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 1 Syracuse | L 61–80 | 7–5 | Carrier Dome (17,302) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 75–61 | 8–5 | Case Gym (703) Boston, MA |
| 12/28/2011* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 67–72 | 8–6 | Sojka Pavilion (3,348) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/31/2011* 2:00 pm | | Cornell | W 63–60 | 9–6 | Sojka Pavilion (2,649) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/03/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 67–59 | 10–6 | Leede Arena (744) Hanover, NH |
| 01/07/2012 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 75–59 | 11–6 (1–0) | Christl Arena (1,357) West Point, NY |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 70–57 | 12–6 (2–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,416) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/14/2012 1:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 79–65 | 13–6 (3–0) | Kirby Sports Center (2,515) Easton, PA |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 68–61 | 14–6 (4–0) | Stabler Arena (1,795) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/21/2012 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 75–41 | 15–6 (5–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,983) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/25/2012 7:00 pm | | American | W 67–61 | 16–6 (6–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,867) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 66–51 | 17–6 (7–0) | Alumni Hall (3,718) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm | | Army | W 81–68 | 18–6 (8–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,769) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 66–50 | 19–6 (9–0) | Cotterell Court (584) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/11/2012 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 90–78 | 20–6 (10–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,482) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/16/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | L 53–56 | 20–7 (10–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,347) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/18/2012 4:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 52–54 | 20–8 (10–2) | Hart Center (3,372) Worcester, MA |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at American | W 55–50 | 21–8 (11–2) | Bender Arena (1,653) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2012 4:00 pm | | Navy | W 64–55 | 22–8 (12–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,894) Lewisburg, PA |
| 2012 Patriot League men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Navy Quarterfinals | W 87–63 | 23–8 | Sojka Pavilion (2,709) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/03/2012 4:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (5) Lafayette Semifinals | W 79–52 | 24–8 | Sojka Pavilion (3,823) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/07/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (2) Lehigh Championship Game | L 77–82 | 24–9 | Sojka Pavilion (4,267) Lewisburg, PA |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona First Round | W 65–54 | 25–9 | McKale Center (8,433) Tucson, AZ |
| 03/18/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nevada Second Round | L 67–75 | 25–10 | Lawlor Events Center (6,927) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||