# 2019–20 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 14–20, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Holy Cross and American to advance to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Boston University.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 13–5 to earn a share of the regular season Patriot League championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Holy Cross and Lehigh before losing to Colgate in the championship game. They were not selected for postseason play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | W 68–64 | 1–0 | Webster Bank Arena (1,063) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Vermont | L 63–66 | 1–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,321) Lewisburg, PA |
| Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 86–71 | 2–1 | Sojka Pavilion (1,952) Lewisburg, PA |
| Nov 16, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 81–83 | 2–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (984) Buffalo, NY |
| Nov 19, 2019* 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Penn State NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game | L 70–98 | 2–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,797) University Park, PA |
| Nov 23, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game | L 46–97 | 2–4 | Carrier Dome (2,579) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 25, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Seattle NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Subregional | W 77–70 | 3–4 | HP Field House (250) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 26, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Yale NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Bracket | L 61–81 | 3–5 | HP Field House (250) Orlando, FL |
| Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Princeton | L 77–87 | 3–6 | Sojka Pavilion (1,959) Lewisburg, PA |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 69–89 | 3–7 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,403) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Dec 7, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Albany | W 65–64 | 4–7 | Sojka Pavilion (2,059) Lewisburg, PA |
| Dec 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 71–81 | 4–8 | Times Union Center (5,505) Albany, NY |
| Dec 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 59–71 | 4–9 | Tom Gola Arena (2,558) Philadelphia, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm | | Army | W 67–65 | 5–9 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (1,870) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 5, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 78–66 | 6–9 (2–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,502) Easton, PA |
| Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 56–60 | 6–10 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,338) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 75–60 | 7–10 (3–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,575) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | at American | L 60–61 | 7–11 (3–2) | Bender Arena (683) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 18, 2020 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 72–56 | 8–11 (4–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,339) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 20, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Colgate | L 65–80 | 8–12 (4–3) | Cotterell Court (1,315) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 25, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Loyola (MD) | W 98–83 | 9–12 (5–3) | Sojka Pavilion (2,588) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 29, 2020 11:00 am | | at Army | L 59–68 | 9–13 (5–4) | Christl Arena (2,962) West Point, NY |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm | | Boston University | L 57–77 | 9–14 (5–5) | Sojka Pavilion (2,417) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 3, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette | L 62–65 | 9–15 (5–6) | Sojka Pavilion (2,011) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 8, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–78 | 9–16 (5–7) | Reitz Arena (1,107) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 59–60 | 9–17 (5–8) | Alumni Hall (660) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, Stadium | | American | W 72–68 | 10–17 (6–8) | Sojka Pavilion (2,785) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 17, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 69–48 | 11–17 (7–8) | Hart Center (1,333) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 23, 2020 12:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 60–69 | 11–18 (7–9) | Stabler Arena (1,626) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 71–70 | 12–18 (8–9) | Sojka Pavilion (2,497) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 29, 2020 12:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 71–74 | 12–19 (8–10) | Case Gym (908) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (7) | (10) Holy Cross First round | W 65–62 | 13–19 | Sojka Pavilion (1,507) Lewisburg, PA |
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, PLN | (7) | at (2) American Quarterfinals | W 64–59 | 14–19 | Bender Arena (1,039) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 8, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (7) | at (3) Boston University Semifinals | L 61–64 | 14–20 | Case Gym (1,334) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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