# 2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first-year head coach John Griffin III, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.
On March 3, 2023, the school fired head coach Nathan Davis. On March 21, the school named former Bucknell player and Saint Joseph's assistant coach John Griffin III the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's Behan Strong Exhibition Game | L 67–72 $^{2OT}$ | | Knott Arena (850) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware | L 57–78 | 0–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,427) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 61–80 | 0–2 | The Palestra (1,571) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 73–64 | 1–2 | Gallagher Center (1,239) Lewiston, NY |
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. La Salle Blue Devil Challenge | L 57–69 | 1–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,612) Durham, NC |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCNX | | at No. 9 Duke Blue Devil Challenge | L 60–90 | 1–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Indiana Blue Devil Challenge | W 67–56 | 2–4 | Sojka Pavilion (692) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 61–67 | 2–5 | Reilly Center (3,497) Olean, NY |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 49–73 | 2–6 | McCann Arena (952) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Princeton | L 71–85 | 2–7 | Sojka Pavilion (834) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 2, 2023* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | W 76–67 | 3–7 | Bryce Jordan Center (8,590) University Park, PA |
| December 16, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | L 63–70 | 3–8 | Sojka Pavilion (892) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Merrimack | L 52–68 | 3–9 | Hammel Court (587) North Andover, MA |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 58–67 | 3–10 | Sojka Pavilion (814) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 70–58 | 4–10 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (824) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | American | L 63–71 | 4–11 (1–1) | Sojka Pavilion (634) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 86–80 | 5–11 (2–1) | Stabler Arena (751) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 73–84 | 5–12 (2–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,347) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | W 73–57 | 6–12 (3–2) | Case Gym (1,101) Boston, MA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–13 (3–3) | Kirby Sports Center (1,293) Easton, PA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 71–63 | 7–13 (4–3) | Sojka Pavilion (984) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 66–56 | 8–13 (5–3) | Christl Arena (1,200) West Point, NY |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 67–52 | 9–13 (6–3) | Sojka Pavilion (865) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | L 66–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (6–4) | Bender Arena (1,257) Washington, D.C. |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 80–67 | 10–14 (7–4) | Alumni Hall (1,404) Annapolis, MD |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 62–77 | 10–15 (7–5) | Sojka Pavilion (1,493) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 12, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | L 63–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (7–6) | Sojka Pavilion (1,398) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 50–62 | 10–17 (7–7) | Cotterell Court (1,023) Hamilton, NY |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 59–73 | 10–18 (7–8) | Hart Center (1,469) Worcester, MA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 54–41 | 11–18 (8–8) | Sojka Pavilion (1,207) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 68–46 | 12–18 (9–8) | Reitz Arena (508) Baltimore, MD |
| March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 60–50 | 13–18 (10–8) | Sojka Pavilion (1,328) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) American Quarterfinals | W 80–57 | 14–18 | Bender Arena (1,172) Washington, D.C. |
| March 10, 2024 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (5) | at (1) Colgate Semifinals | L 65–68 | 14–19 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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