# 2014–15 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament where they lost to Lafayette. As a regular season league 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 Temple.
On March 30, head coach Dave Paulson resigned to take the same position at George Mason. He finished at Bucknell with a 7-year record of 134–94.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | D.J. MacLeay | Forward | 6–7 | 207 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1 | Joshea Singleton | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Senior | Kinston, North Carolina |
| 2 | Stephen Brown | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Freshman | Manassas, Virginia |
| 3 | Steven Kasper | Guard | 6–3 | 192 | Senior | Lakeland, Tennessee |
| 5 | John Azzinaro | Guard | 5–11 | 169 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 12 | J. C. Show | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Chris Hass | Guard | 6–5 | 184 | Junior | Pellston, Michigan |
| 20 | Nana Foulland | Center | 6–9 | 220 | Freshman | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Cory Starkey | Forward | 6–8 | 216 | Senior | Petoskey, Michigan |
| 23 | Zach Thomas | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Freshman | Ijamsville, Maryland |
| 25 | Matt Banas | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Junior | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Ryan Frazier | Guard | 6–0 | 186 | Junior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 44 | Ben Oberfeld | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Sophomore | Eagan, Minnesota |
| 50 | Don Hoffman | Forward | 6–7 | 214 | Junior | Hawthorne, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 75–72 | 1–0 | Sojka Pavilion (3,102) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/17/2014* 8:00 pm | | at No. 24 Michigan Legends Classic | L 53–77 | 1–1 | Crisler Center (12,181) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 11/20/2014* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 12 Villanova Legends Classic | L 65–72 | 1–2 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 69–73 | 1–3 | Sojka Pavilion (3,027) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Toledo Legends Classic | L 65–92 | 1–4 | Savage Arena (4,419) Toledo, OH |
| 11/25/2014* 4:30 pm | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Legends Classic | W 58–55 | 2–4 | Savage Arena (4,148) Toledo, OH |
| 11/28/2014* 4:00 pm | | Penn State | L 80–88 | 2–5 | Sojka Pavilion (4,257) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Webster Bank Arena (1,226) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Columbia | L 39–62 | 3–6 | Levien Gymnasium (1,606) New York CIty, NY |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm | | Albany | W 61–58 | 4–6 | Sojka Pavilion (2,216) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | Case Western Reserve | W 88–65 | 5–6 | Sojka Pavilion (2,105) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest | L 53–60 | 5–7 | LJVM Coliseum (9,739) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Siena | L 71–73 | 5–8 | Times Union Center (6,113) Albany, NY |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2014 2:30 pm | | American | W 57–47 | 6–8 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,559) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 62–68 | 6–9 (1–1) | Cotterell Court (739) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 79–69 | 7–9 (2–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,983) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/10/2015 3:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (2–2) | Hart Center (1,686) Worcester, MA |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 65–63 | 8–10 (3–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,467) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | | Army | W 81–75 | 9–10 (4–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,298) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Loyola (MD) | W 75–61 | 10–10 (5–2) | Reitz Arena (924) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 92–77 | 11–10 (6–2) | Agganis Arena (690) Boston, MA |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 68–62 | 12–10 (7–2) | Sojka Pavilion (2,932) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 69–71 | 12–11 (7–3) | Sojka Pavilion (3,741) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 74–84 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (7–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,812) Easton, PA |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Holy Cross | W 70–57 | 13–12 (8–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,895) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 52–51 | 14–12 (9–4) | Alumni Hall (863) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Army | W 78–75 | 15–12 (10–4) | Christl Arena (1,337) West Point, NY |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 61–50 | 16–12 (11–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,619) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm | | Boston University | W 78–69 | 17–12 (12–4) | Sojka Pavilion (3,156) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 65–84 | 17–13 (12–5) | Stabler Arena (1,521) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/28/2015 12:00 pm | | at American | W 71–69 | 18–13 (13–5) | Bender Arena (2,386) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross Quarterfinals | W 90–83 $^{OT}$ | 19–13 | Sojka Pavilion (2,133) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/08/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette Semifinals | L 74–80 | 19–14 | Sojka Pavilion (2,388) Lewisburg, PA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Temple First round | L 67–73 | 19–15 | Liacouras Center (3,882) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||