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List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches. The Bison have had 21 coaches in their 128-season history.[1]

Bucknell's current head coach is John Griffin III. He was hired in March 2023[2] to replace Nathan Davis, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1895–1908 Student coaches 13 99–28 .780
1 1908–1911 George W. Hoskins 3 21–14 .600
2 1911–1912 C. Fulmer 1 10–6 .625
3 1912–1913 H. E. Zehner 1 4–13 .235
4 1913–1914 Dwite Shaffner 1 4–8 .333
5 1914–1917 George Cockill 3 26–19–1 .576
6 1917–1918
1919–1920
1925–1926
1932–1942
Malcolm Musser 13 110–99 .526
7 1918–1919 Haps Benfer 1 12–4 .750
8 1920–1923 Clarence Glass 3 29–25 .537
9 1923–1925 Moose McCormick 2 2–10 .167
10 1926–1932 John Plant 6 59–49 .546
11 1942–1943 John Sitarsky 1 5–8 .385
12 1943–1947 J. Ellwood Ludwig 4 36–29 .554
13 1947–1952 Jack Guy 5 29–80 .266
14 1952–1962 Ben Kribbs 10 97–124 .439
15 1962–1964 Gene Evans 2 15–29 .341
16 1964–1972 Don Smith 8 82–105 .439
17 1972–1975 Jim Valvano 3 33–42 .440
18 1975–1994 Charlie Woollum 19 318–221 .590
19 1994–2008 Pat Flannery 14 234–178 .568
20 2008–2015 Dave Paulsen 7 134–94 .588
21 2015–2023 Nathan Davis 8 139–115 .547
22 2023–present John Griffin III 1 0–0
Totals 22 coaches 128 seasons 1,488–1,300–1 .534
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bison Basketball History" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bucknell hires Grifin to lead men's basketball team". The Daily Item. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Nathan Davis out as Bucknell hoops coach after 8 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023.