# 2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 28–6, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. However, they lost in the second round to Butler.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Joshea Singleton | Guard | 6–3 | 212 | Sophomore | Kinston, North Carolina |
| 3 | Steven Kasper | Guard | 6–2 | 181 | Sophomore | Lakeland, Tennessee |
| 5 | Colin Kiebon | Forward | 6–8 | 233 | Junior | Shamokin, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Forward | 6–8 | 238 | Senior | Cheshire, Connecticut |
| 11 | Ryan Hill | Guard | 6–3 | 202 | Junior | Steelton, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Bryson Johnson | Guard | 6–2 | 194 | Senior | Lyons Brook, Nova Scotia |
| 15 | Joe Willman | Forward | 6–7 | 217 | Senior | Tinton Falls, New Jersey |
| 22 | Cory Starkey | Forward | 6–7 | 208 | Sophomore | Petoskey, Michigan |
| 25 | Matt Banas | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 31 | Mike Muscala | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 234 | Senior | Roseville, Minnesota |
| 32 | Ryan Frazier | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 33 | Ben Brackney | Guard | 6–6 | 208 | Junior | Lincoln, Illinois |
| 42 | Cameron Ayers | Guard | 6–5 | 203 | Junior | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania |
| 50 | Don Hoffman | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Hawthorne, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Purdue 2K Sports Classic | W 70–65 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (13,090) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | George Mason | W 61–56 | 2–0 | Sojka Pavilion (3,272) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Niagara 2k Sports Classic | W 88–71 | 3–0 | Gallagher Center (1,814) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/17/2012* 5:30 pm | | vs. New Mexico State 2k Sports Classic | W 62–49 | 4–0 | Gallagher Center (645) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/18/2012* 1:30 pm | | vs. West Alabama 2k Sports Classic | W 69–52 | 5–0 | Gallagher Center (1,593) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/23/2012* 4:30 pm | | at Penn State | L 57–60 | 5–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,713) University Park, PA |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 62–49 | 6–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,729) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 65–57 | 7–1 | Levien Gymnasium (N/A) New York City, NY |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | Kent State | W 76–60 | 8–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,646) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 74–66 | 9–1 | Sojka Pavilion (3,402) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 76–49 | 10–1 | DeGol Arena (721) Loretto, PA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 71–65 | 11–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,724) Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 67–79 | 11–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,090) Princeton, NY |
| 12/28/2012* 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 66–46 | 12–2 | Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 72–56 | 13–2 | Newman Arena (1,471) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/05/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 12 Missouri | L 64–66 | 13–3 | Mizzou Arena (13,856) Columbia, MO |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | | Army | W 76–55 | 14–3 (1–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,782) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 73–59 | 15–3 (2–0) | Cotterell Court (612) Hamilton, NY |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 66–51 | 16–3 (3–0) | Sojka Pavilion (3,719) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/23/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | L 62–65 | 16–4 (3–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,964) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Holy Cross | W 65–58 | 17–4 (4–1) | Hart Center (3,229) Worcester, MA |
| 01/30/2013 7:30 pm | | at American | W 56–55 | 18–4 (5–1) | Bender Arena (1,428) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | | Navy | W 69–54 | 19–4 (6–1) | Sojka Pavilion (3,716) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | | at Army | W 60–58 | 20–4 (7–1) | Christl Arena (2,188) West Point, NY |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 69–61 | 21–4 (8–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,956) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 62–63 | 21–5 (8–2) | Kirby Sports Center (3,244) Easton, PA |
| 02/18/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | W 61–55 | 22–5 (9–2) | Stabler Arena (3,774) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/24/2013 12:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 74–57 | 23–5 (10–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,497) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | | American | W 66–47 | 24–5 (11–2) | Sojka Pavilion (3,084) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 62–46 | 25–5 (12–2) | Alumni Hall (4,833) Annapolis, MD |
| 2013 Patriot League men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | | Navy Quarterfinals | W 58–42 | 26–5 | Sojka Pavilion (2,663) Lewisburg, PA |
| 03/09/2013 4:30 pm, CBSSN | | Army Semifinals | W 78–70 | 27–5 | Sojka Pavilion (2,784) Lewisberg, PA |
| 03/13/2013 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | Lafayette Championship Game | W 64–56 | 28–5 | Sojka Pavilion (3,645) Lewisberg, PA |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 12:40 pm, truTv | No. (11) | vs. No. (6) Butler Second Round | L 56–68 | 28–6 | Rupp Arena (14,622) Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||