# 2015–16 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion, and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 17–14, 14–4 in Patriot League play to win the regular season league championship. 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.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2014–15 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 10-year record of 134–94. On April 20, the school hired Nathan Davis as head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Joshea Singleton | 1 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Kinston, NC | Graduated |
| Steven Kasper | 3 | G | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Lakeland, TN | Graduated |
| J. C. Show | 12 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Freshman | Clarks Summit, PA | Transferred to Binghamton |
| Cory Starkey | 22 | F | 6'8" | 216 | Senior | Petoskey, MI | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nate Sestina #83 PF | Emporium, PA | Cameron County High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Kimbal Mackenzie PG | Oakville, ON | The John Carroll School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nate Jones SG | Radford, VA | Radford High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 class recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| 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 |||||||
| 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 27, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Shenandoah | W 107–61 | 1–0 | Sojka Pavilion (2,577) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/15/2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wake Forest | L 82–90 | 1–1 | Sojka Pavilion (3,247) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 81–76 | 2–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,602) Moon Township, PA |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 80–67 | 3–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,810) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | Siena | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Sojka Pavilion (2,295) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/28/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 58–62 | 3–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,097) University Park, PA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Columbia | L 61–72 | 3–4 | Sojka Pavilion (2,465) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/05/2015* 12:00 pm, RSN | | at NC State | L 86–99 | 3–5 | PNC Arena (16,378) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 73–81 | 3–6 | Knott Arena (1,789) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 77–89 | 3–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,049) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/27/2015* 2:00 pm | | Fairfield | L 91–101 | 3–8 | Sojka Pavilion (2,313) Lewisburg, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 88–58 | 4–8 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,914) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/02/2016 3:00 pm | | at Army | W 84–76 | 5–8 (2–0) | Christl Arena (1,597) West Point, NY |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | American | W 72–54 | 6–8 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,584) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 98–71 | 7–8 (4–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,111) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/11/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | W 82–76 | 8–8 (5–0) | Stabler Arena (1,042) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 73–84 | 8–9 (5–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,137) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Loyola (MD) | W 67–58 | 9–9 (6–1) | Reitz Arena (796) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/23/2016 1:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 74–71 | 10–9 (7–1) | Case Gym (791) Boston, MA |
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette | W 79–67 | 11–9 (8–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,640) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Army | W 94–66 | 12–9 (9–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,513) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at American | L 55–69 | 12–10 (9–2) | Bender Arena (759) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 77–52 | 13–10 (10–2) | Hart Center (2,647) Worcester, MA |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Lehigh | L 65–80 | 13–11 (10–3) | Sojka Pavilion (2,523) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/13/2016 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 81–91 | 13–12 (10–4) | Cotterell Court (N/A) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 87–52 | 14–12 (11–4) | Sojka Pavilion (2,493) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Boston University | W 80–59 | 15–12 (12–4) | Sojka Pavilion (3,044) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 86–83 $^{2OT}$ | 16–12 (13–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,664) Easton, PA |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | | at Navy | W 77–73 | 17–12 (14–4) | Alumni Hall (2,909) Annapolis, MD |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross Quarterfinals | L 72–77 $^{2OT}$ | 17–13 | Sojka Pavilion (2,700) Lewisburg, PA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/16* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Monmouth First round – Monmouth Bracket | L 80–90 | 17–14 | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,661) West Long Branch, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||