# 2022–23 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Team represented Bucknell University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2021–22 season 9–23, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish tied for last place. As the 9 seed, they defeated 8 seed Lafayette in overtime in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament, before falling to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lebanon Valley | W 113–52 | 1–0 | Sojka Pavilion (1,412) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 68–50 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (1,264) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 71–82 | 2–1 | Run Baby Run Arena (612) Jersey City, NJ |
| November 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia Sunshine Slam campus-site game | L 61–65 | 2–2 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| November 21, 2022* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Presbyterian Sunshine Slam Semifinals | W 66–65 | 3–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 22, 2022* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Austin Peay Sunshine Slam Championship | W 79–65 | 4–2 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 54–60 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Sojka Pavilion (747) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 89–65 | 5–3 | Sojka Pavilion (847) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 79–63 | 6–3 | Wellness and Events Center (299) Newark, NJ |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 72–82 | 6–4 | Tom Gola Arena (1,362) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 61–55 | 7–4 | Sojka Pavilion (948) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSWA | | at Richmond | L 71–81 | 7–5 | Robins Center (5,803) Richmond, VA |
| December 23, 2022* 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 50–85 | 7–6 | Jersey Mike's Arena (6,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | L 58–60 | 7–7 (0–1) | Hart Center (1,424) Worcester, MA |
| January 2, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | L 61–69 | 7–8 (0–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,001) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lehigh | L 64–72 | 7–9 (0–3) | Sojka Pavilion (747) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafayette | L 67–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (0–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,696) Easton, PA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | L 57–67 | 7–11 (0–5) | Sojka Pavilion (846) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 65–71 | 7–12 (0–6) | Cotterell Court (785) Hamilton, NY |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | W 68–66 | 8–12 (1–6) | Christl Arena (537) West Point, NY |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | L 73–80 | 8–13 (1–7) | Sojka Pavilion (1,219) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | L 46–63 | 8–14 (1–8) | Sojka Pavilion (828) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | L 66–80 | 8–15 (1–9) | Reitz Arena (1,042) Baltimore, MD |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | W 78–71 | 9–15 (2–9) | Bender Arena (632) Washington, D.C. |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 73–67 | 10–15 (3–9) | Sojka Pavilion (1,639) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | L 65–71 | 10–16 (3–10) | Alumni Hall (1,207) Annapolis, MD |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | L 56–76 | 10–17 (3–11) | Sojka Pavilion (1,829) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | American | W 73–51 | 11–17 (4–11) | Sojka Pavilion (1,563) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 61–77 | 11–18 (4–12) | Case Gym (788) Boston, MA |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 62–78 | 11–19 (4–13) | Stabler Arena (908) Bethlehem, PA |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 75–65 | 12–19 (5–13) | Sojka Pavilion (1,562) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (7) American First round | L 59–64 | 12–20 | Bender Arena (1,019) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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