# 1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Charles Woollum, played their home games at Davis Gym and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 11–3 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* 8:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | L 68–69 | 0–1 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Nov 28, 1988* 8:00 p.m. | | Susquehanna | W 89–68 | 1–1 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Nov 30, 1988* 8:00 p.m. | | Duquesne | W 86–83 | 2–1 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Dec 3, 1988* 7:30 p.m. | | at St. Bonaventure | L 73–75 | 2–2 | |
| Dec 5, 1988* 8:00 p.m. | | Lycoming | W 82–55 | 3–2 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Dec 7, 1988* 8:00 p.m. | | Mount St. Mary's | W 90–69 | 4–2 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Dec 20, 1988* | | at Evansville | L 54–79 | 4–3 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 4, 1989* 7:30 p.m. | | at Yale | L 76–81 | 4–4 | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| Jan 6, 1989* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Manhattan Naismith-Holiday Inn Classic | W 75–56 | 5–4 | |
| Jan 7, 1989* 8:00 p.m. | | vs. Keene State Naismith-Holiday Inn Classic | W 78–66 | 6–4 | |
| Jan 11, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | Lehigh | W 100–91 | 7–4 (1–0) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 14, 1989 2:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | W 86–74 | 8–4 (2–0) | |
| Jan 16, 1989* 8:00 p.m. | | Army | W 79–77 | 9–4 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 18, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | Drexel | W 79–77 | 10–4 (3–0) | Davis Gym (2,137) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | Rider | W 80–62 | 11–4 (4–0) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 25, 1989 7:30 p.m. | | at Towson | W 77–72 | 12–4 (5–0) | |
| Jan 28, 1989 3:15 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 88–102 | 12–5 (5–1) | Delaware Field House Newark, DE |
| Jan 30, 1989* 7:30 p.m. | | at Cornell | W 69–67 | 13–5 | Barton Hall Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 1, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | Lafayette | W 77–64 | 14–5 (6–1) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 4, 1989 3:00 p.m. | | at Lehigh | W 81–73 | 15–5 (7–1) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 8, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | W 89–70 | 16–5 (8–1) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 11, 1989 2:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | L 65–88 | 16–6 (8–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,310) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 15, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | at Rider | W 81–75 | 17–6 (9–2) | |
| Feb 18, 1989 7:30 p.m. | | Towson | L 83–93 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (9–3) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 20, 1989* 8:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis | W 108–94 | 18–7 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 22, 1989 8:00 p.m. | | Delaware | W 81–76 | 19–7 (10–3) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 25, 1989 3:00 p.m. | | at Lafayette | W 69–50 | 20–7 (11–3) | Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, PA |
| ECC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1989* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Rider ECC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 106–80 | 21–7 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Mar 5, 1989* | | vs. Hofstra ECC Tournament Semifinal | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| Mar 7, 1989* 7:35 p.m. | | vs. Lafayette ECC tournament championship | W 71–65 | 23–7 | Towson Center Towson, Maryland |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* 1:07 p.m. | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Syracuse | L 81–104 | 23–8 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||