# 2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-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 2023–24 season 13–18, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated American in the first round before falling to eventual tournament champions Colgate.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 88–82 | | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 85–73 | 1–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,775) Newark, DE |
| November 7, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,961) Evansville, IN |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 23 Kentucky | L 72–100 | 2–1 | Rupp Arena (20,048) Lexington, KY |
| November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | L 89–93 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,381) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 80–76 $^{2OT}$ | 3–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,255) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 81–64 | 4–2 | Sojka Pavilion (719) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 53–57 | 4–3 | Sojka Pavilion (1,123) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 27, 2024* 4:30 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 67–91 | 4–4 | Xfinity Center (10,744) College Park, MD |
| November 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Siena | L 58–71 | 4–5 | Mohegan Arena (3,079) Wilkes-Barre Township, PA |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | L 47–64 | 4–6 | Sojka Pavilion (934) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 4–7 | Dedmon Center (1,118) Radford, VA |
| December 21, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Gonzaga | L 65–86 | 4–8 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, The CW | | at Syracuse | L 63–75 | 4–9 | JMA Wireless Dome (15,987) Syracuse, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 (0–1) | Stabler Arena (732) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 66–60 | 5–10 (1–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,572) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,074) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at American | L 58–68 | 6–11 (2–2) | Bender Arena (2,528) Washington, D.C. |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Holy Cross | W 86–82 | 7–11 (3–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,024) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Navy | W 73–69 | 8–11 (4–2) | Sojka Pavilion (1,464) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colgate | L 80–87 | 8–12 (4–3) | Cotterell Court (814) Hamilton, NY |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (4–4) | Case Gym (905) Boston, MA |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 79–67 | 9–13 (5–4) | Sojka Pavilion (1,007) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Navy | W 85–75 | 10–13 (6–4) | Alumni Hall (2,007) Annapolis, MD |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | American | W 71–49 | 11–13 (7–4) | Sojka Pavilion (1,365) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Army | L 110–116 $^{2OT}$ | 11–14 (7–5) | Christl Arena (868) West Point, NY |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Boston University | W 76–60 | 12–14 (8–5) | Sojka Pavilion (894) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lafyette | W 75–69 | 13–14 (9–5) | Kirby Sports Center (1,394) Easton, PA |
| February 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lehigh | W 67–50 | 14–14 (10–5) | Sojka Pavilion (1,379) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 23, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Army | W 84–53 | 15–14 (11–5) | Sojka Pavilion (2,914) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Loyola (MD) | W 70–67 | 16–14 (12–5) | Reitz Arena (924) Baltimore, MD |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Holy Cross | W 94–81 | 17–14 (13–5) | Hart Center (1,227) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (8) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Sojka Pavilion (2,898) Lewisburg, PA |
| March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (5) Navy Semifinals | L 77–83 | 18–15 | Sojka Pavilion (2,608) Lewisburg, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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