# 2010–11 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–9, 13–1 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Patriot League Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to eventual National champion Connecticut in the Round of 64.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at No. 6 Villanova | L 52–68 | 0–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 14, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at Marquette CBE Classic | L 61–72 | 0–2 | Bradley Center (13,783) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 17, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 66–38 | 1–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,489) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 67–68 | 1–3 | DeGol Arena (1,426) Loretto, PA |
| Nov 22, 2010* 4:30 pm | | vs. Presbyterian CBE Classic | W 71–47 | 2–3 | JMU Convocation Center (3,113) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 23, 2010* 4:30 pm | | vs. Princeton CBE Classic | L 55–66 | 2–4 | JMU Convocation Center (3,084) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison CBE Classic | L 75–85 | 2–5 | JMU Convocation Center (3,481) Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 73–77 | 2–6 | Sojka Pavilion (1,963) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | W 73–68 | 3–6 | Sojka Pavilion (1,849) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 4, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 52–49 | 4–6 | Sojka Pavilion (2,765) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 17, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 89–77 | 5–6 | Tom Gola Arena (1,305) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 75–64 | 6–6 | Newman Arena (2,605) Ithaca, NY |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Boston College | L 80–84 | 6–7 | Silvio O. Conte Forum (4,118) Boston, MA |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 70–59 | 7–7 | Reitz Arena (783) Baltimore, MD |
| December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 74–57 | 8–7 | Sojka Pavilion (3,176) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 2, 2011* 4:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 62–61 | 9–7 | Robins Center (5,426) Richmond, VA |
| Patriot League Regular Season ||||||
| January 8, 2011 8:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | at Navy | W 71–64 | 10–7 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (3,818) Annapolis, MD |
| January 12, 2011 7:30 pm | | at American | W 75–60 | 11–7 (2–0) | Bender Arena (2,520) Washington, D.C. |
| January 16, 2011 2:00 pm, CBS College Sports | | Holy Cross | W 74–72 | 12–7 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,317) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 75–56 | 13–7 (4–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,935) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 22, 2011 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 76–49 | 14–7 (5–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,827) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | W 81–68 | 15–7 (6–0) | Stabler Arena (555) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 29, 2011 4:00 pm | | at Army | L 70–90 | 15–8 (6–1) | Christl Arena (1,072) West Point, NY |
| February 5, 2011 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 75–49 | 16–8 (7–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,773) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 9, 2011 7:00 pm | | American | W 66–60 | 17–8 (8–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,114) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 12, 2011 3:30 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 60–56 | 18–8 (9–1) | Hart Center (3,624) Worcestr, MA |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 74–69 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (10–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,944) Easton, PA |
| February 20, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 77–69 | 20–8 (11–1) | Cotterell Court (1,013) Hamilton, NY |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 72–55 | 21–8 (12–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,014) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 26, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Army | W 78–64 | 22–8 (13–1) | Sojka Pavilion (4,148) Lewisburg, PA |
| 2011 Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Army Quarterfinals | W 78–51 | 23–8 | Sojka Pavilion (3,192) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 6, 2011* 7:30 pm, CBS College Sports | | Lehigh Semifinals | W 66–64 | 24–8 | Sojka Pavilion (4,029) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 11, 2011* 4:45 pm, ESPN2 | | Lafayette Championship Game | W 72–57 | 25–8 | Sojka Pavilion (4,271) Lewisburg, PA |
| 2011 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2011* 7:20 pm, TNT | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 9 Connecticut First Round | L 52–81 | 25–9 | Verizon Center (17,706) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||