# 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the regular season 23–8, 15–3 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship, their third straight title and sixth in seven years. As the No. 1 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Army, Navy, and Lehigh to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they lost in the first round to West Virginia.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the regular season championship for the second consecutive year. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to Holy Cross. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Monmouth.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Hass | 14 | G | 6'5" | 184 | Senior | Pellston, MI | Graduated |
| Matt Banas | 25 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | Hershey, PA | Graduated |
| Ryan Frazier | 32 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Silver Springs, MD | Graduated |
| Dom Hoffman | 50 | F | 6'7" | 222 | Senior | Hawthorne, NJ | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bruce Moore #77 PF | Randallstown, MD | McDonough High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Ben Robertson SF | High Point, NC | High Point Christian Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Avi Toomer SG | Atlanta, GA | Grady High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 76–64 | 1–0 | Sojka Pavilion (2,763) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Wake Forest | L 74–94 | 1–1 | LJVM Coliseum (6,541) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 75–62 | 2–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,205) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm, FSN | | at Butler Las Vegas Classic | L 60–86 | 2–2 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,236) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/21/2016* 9:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt Las Vegas Classic | W 75–72 | 3–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,243) Nashville, TN |
| 11/24/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Las Vegas Classic semifinals | W 84–58 | 4–2 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Las Vegas Classic | W 75–63 | 5–2 | Orleans Arena (520) Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 73–68 | 6–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,494) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 73–83 | 6–3 | Tom Gola Arena (1,732) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 75–64 | 7–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,403) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/17/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Siena | L 68–71 | 7–4 | Glens Falls Civic Center (3,490) Glens Falls, NY |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 81–65 | 8–4 | Sojka Pavilion (1,952) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | L 70–72 | 8–5 | Sojka Pavilion (3,216) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 59–55 | 9–5 (1–0) | Alumni Hall (2,301) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Army | W 84–76 | 10–5 (2–0) | Sojka Pavilion (1,737) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm | | at American | W 69–60 | 11–5 (3–0) | Bender Arena (512) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 68–49 | 12–5 (4–0) | Hart Center (1,503) Worcester, MA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 71–82 | 12–6 (4–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,254) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 83–69 | 13–6 (5–1) | Cotterell Court (840) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 76–63 | 14–6 (6–1) | Reitz Arena (2,268) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | | Boston University | W 70–59 | 15–6 (7–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,265) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 78–55 | 16–6 (8–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,549) Easton, PA |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm | | at Army | W 96–75 | 17–6 (9–1) | Christl Arena (1,808) West Point, NY |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | American | W 80–60 | 18–6 (10–1) | Sojka Pavilion (1,939) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Holy Cross | W 82–68 | 19–6 (11–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,615) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 71–79 | 19–7 (11–2) | Stabler Arena (1,241) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colgate | W 75–58 | 20–7 (12–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,008) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/15/2017 7:30 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 77–78 | 20–8 (12–3) | Sojka Pavilion (1,071) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/18/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boston University | W 86–66 | 21–8 (13–3) | Case Gym (940) Boston, MA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 94–64 | 22–8 (14–3) | Sojka Pavilion (1,593) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/25/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Navy | W 82–60 | 23–8 (15–3) | Sojka Pavilion (3,551) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Army Quarterfinals | W 78–62 | 24–8 | Sojka Pavilion (2,151) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/05/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (4) Navy Semifinals | W 70–65 | 25–8 | Sojka Pavilion (2,731) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/08/2017 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) | (3) Lehigh Championship | W 81–65 | 26–8 | Sojka Pavilion (4,254) Lewisburg, PA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 2:45 pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 13 West Virginia First Round | L 80–86 | 26–9 | KeyBank Center (17,806) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||