2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–23 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach	John Griffin III (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Griffin; Branden McDonald; Jesse Flannery;
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy	17	–	1	.944	26	–	8	.765
Lehigh †	11	–	7	.611	18	–	17	.514
Colgate	11	–	7	.611	18	–	15	.545
Boston University	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
American	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Loyola	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Lafayette	8	–	10	.444	11	–	21	.344
Bucknell	6	–	12	.333	10	–	23	.303
Army	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Holy Cross	5	–	13	.278	11	–	22	.333

† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach John Griffin III, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 13–5 in Patriot League play, to finish as Patriot League regular season co-champions, alongside American.^[1] They defeated Loyola (MD),^[2] before being upset by Navy in the semifinals of the Patriot League tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 15, 2025, the Patriot League released their preseason poll. Bucknell was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

Patriot League Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Navy	79 (7)
2	Boston University	73 (2)
3	Colgate	64 (1)
4	American	47
5	Bucknell	44
6	Loyola (MD)	39
7	Lafayette	36
8	Lehigh	30
9	Holy Cross	23
10	Army	15
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Patrick O'Brien	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Bishop O'Connell High School	Warrenton, Virginia
G	1	Jacob Meachem	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	The Hill School	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
G	2	Jayden Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Blair Academy	Bronx, New York
G	3	Aleksander Pachucki	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Fordham	Scarborough, Ontario
F	4	Ruot Bijiek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Valley High School	Waukee, Iowa
F	5	Josh Fulton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Greater Atlanta Christian School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	7	Matt Lange	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Shipley School	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
G	10	Brandon McCreesh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Hotchkiss School	Bronx, New York
F	11	Brady Muller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Blair Academy	Wyckoff, New Jersey
G	12	Quin Berger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Saint Joseph's	Malvern, Pennsylvania
G	21	Pat Curtin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Glenelg Country School	Ellicott City, Maryland
F/C	22	Amon Dörries	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Schul- und Leistungssport Zentrum	Potsdam, Germany
C	23	Grgur Brcic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Toledo	Zagreb, Croatia
G	24	Achile Spadone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Davidson	Geneva, Switzerland
F	32	Kellen Welch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	St. Christopher's School	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

John Griffin III (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Griffin (Boston University)
Branden McDonald (Virginia Union)
Jesse Flannery (Johns Hopkins)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 11 Louisville Kentuckiana Friends of V Classic	L 76–99	–	KFC Yum! Center (13,840) Louisville, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	W 78–70	1–0	Sojka Pavilion (1,431) Lewisburg, PA
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 73–62	2–0	Knott Arena (2,821) Emmitsburg, MD
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton	L 63–73	2–1	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,134) Princeton, NJ
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hofstra	L 77–83	2–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,232) Lewisburg, PA
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 50–84	2–3	Petersen Events Center (4,674) Pittsburgh, PA
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, TNT/TruTV		at No. 14 St. John's	L 49–97	2–4	Carnesecca Arena (5,260) Queens, NY
November 24, 2025* 12:00 pm, PTB Live		vs. Bowling Green Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 66–71	2–5	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (682) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 1:30 pm, PTB Live		vs. Buffalo Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 71–73	2–6	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (621) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 72−101	2−7	Sojka Pavilion (861) Lewisburg, PA
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 77−97	2−8	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,508) Akron, OH
December 6, 2025* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	L 66–73	2–9	Sojka Pavilion (741) Lewisburg, PA
December 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 51–38	3–9	Alumni Gymnasium (1,216) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 20, 2025* 6:00 pm, BTN		vs. Iowa	L 39–94	3–10	Casey's Center (8,177) Des Moines, IA
Patriot League regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Holy Cross	L 58–65	3–11 (0–1)	Hart Center (1,124) Worcester, MA
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Lehigh	W 72–65	4–11 (1–1)	Sojka Pavilion (1,127) Lewisburg, PA
January 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	L 55–76	4–12 (1–2)	Alumni Hall (758) Annapolis, MD
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola (MD)	W 70–66	5–12 (2–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,582) Lewisburg, PA
January 14, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette	W 76–69	6–12 (3–2)	Sojka Pavilion (1,071) Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 76–95	6–13 (3–3)	Cotterell Court (596) Hamilton, NY
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	L 84–87	6–14 (3–4)	Sojka Pavilion (819) Lewisburg, PA
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	L 62–67	6–15 (3–5)	Reitz Arena (1,167) Baltimore, MD
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lafayette	L 79-81	6-16 (3-6)	Kirby Sports Center (1,168) Easton, PA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Boston University	W 103-97 ^{2 OT}	7-16 (4-6)	Sojka Pavilion (1,429) Lewisburg, PA
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 60-59	8-16 (5-6)	Bender Arena (953) Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Colgate	L 59-78	8-17 (5-7)	Sojka Pavilion (1,269) Lewisburg, PA
February 9, 2026 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Navy	L 60−76	8−18 (5−8)	Sojka Pavilion (1,417) Lewisburg, PA
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 69−82	8−19 (5−9)	Case Gym (733) Boston, MA
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	L 57−75	8−20 (5−10)	Sojka Pavilion (648) Lewisburg, PA
February 22, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Holy Cross	L 63−72	8−21 (5−11)	Sojka Pavilion (901) Lewisburg, PA
February 25, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Army	W 75−73	9−21 (6−11)	Christl Arena (543) West Point, NY
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 79−89	9−22 (6−12)	Stabler Arena (1,146) Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	(9) Army First round	W 65–55	10–22	Sojka Pavilion (606) Lewisburg, PA
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	at (1) Navy Quarterfinals	L 69–74	10–23	Alumni Hall (1,209) Annapolis, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Bucknell holds off Loyola Maryland 76-72 in OT in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball's Patriot League reign comes to an end". The Bucknellian. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
^ "Bucknell Bison 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[2] "Bucknell holds off Loyola Maryland 76-72 in OT in Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[3] "Men's Basketball's Patriot League reign comes to an end". The Bucknellian. Retrieved November 24, 2025.

[poll-4] "Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors presented by PenFed Credit Union (10.15.25)". Patriot League. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[6] "Bucknell Bison 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

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