BUCKNELL 21-11 BISON BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 21: Bucknell (13-7, 4- PL) vs. Colgate (3-15, 1-3 PL) Saturday, January 22, 211 Lewisburg, Pa. Sojka Pavilion (4,) SCHEDULE/RESULTS N12 at #6 Villanova (ESPN3) 68-52 L N14 at Marquette# 72-61 L N17 BINGHAMTON 66-38 W N2 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 68-67 L N22 vs. Presbyterian+ 71-47 W N23 vs. Princeton+ 66-55 L N24 at James Madison+ 85-75 L N29 WAGNER 77-73 L D1 COLUMBIA 73-68 W D4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 52-49 W D17 at La Salle 89-77 W D2 at Cornell 75-64 W D22 at Boston College 84-8 L D28 at Loyola (Md.) 7-59 W D3 DARTMOUTH 74-57 W J2 at Richmond 62-61 W J8 at (CBS-CS) 71-64 W J12 at American* 75-6 W J16 HOLY CROSS* (CBS-CS) 74-72 W J19 LAFAYETTE* 75-56 W J22 COLGATE* 7 p.m. J26 at 7 p.m. J29 at 4 p.m. F5 NAVY* 7 p.m. F9 AMERICAN* 7 p.m. F12 at 3:3 p.m. F16 at Lafayette* 7 p.m. F2 at 2 p.m. F23 LEHIGH* 7 p.m. F26 ARMY* 4 p.m. M2 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals~ 7 p.m. M6 Patriot League Tournament Semifinals~ (CBS-CS) TBA M11 Patriot League Championship~ (ESPN2) 4:45 p.m. All Times Eastern * Patriot League game # CBE Classic at Milwaukee, Wis. + CBE Classic at Harrisonburg, Va. ~ All PL Tournament games at home of higher seed BUCKNELL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director of Athletic Comm.: Jon Terry Office: (57) 577-3121 Cell: (57) 85-963 Fax: (57) 577-166 E-Mail: terry@bucknell.edu Web Site: www.bucknellbison.com Twitter: @BisonSports Assistant SID: Todd Merriett Assistant SID: Becky Hart GAME INFORMATION Tip...7 p.m. EST TV...None Internet Video... Bison Vision Radio... Bison Sports Network Flagship... Eagle 17 (WEGH 17.3 FM) Play-by-Play...Doug Birdsong Color...Ed Sigl Internet Audio...SportsJuice.com Series... Bucknell leads, 54-4 First Game...1/8/2 (C, 56-38) Last Bucknell Win...2/21/1 (69-49) Last Colgate Win...2/4/9 (68-57) Current Streak...Bucknell 2 BUCKNELL PROBABLE STARTERS 31 22 BRYAN COHEN 6-5 22 Jr. Huntingdon Valley, Pa. PTS REB AST MIN 7.1 4.5 2.6 28.3 13 MIKE MUSCALA 6-11 232 So. Roseville, Minn. PTS REB BLK MIN 15.5 6.9 1.6 27.5 14 12 JOE WILLMAN 6-7 27 So. Tinton Falls, N.J. PTS REB AST MIN 7.8 4.9 1.3 21.4 BRYSON JOHNSON 6-1 186 So. Pictou, Nova Scotia PTS REB AST MIN 1.7 1.9 1.2 28.1 DARRYL SHAZIER 6-178 Sr. Newport News, Va. PTS REB AST MIN 8.7 3.3 5.6 32.9 BUCKNELL RESERVES BUCKNELL BISON Record... 13-7 Patriot League... 4-29-1...14-17 (9-5 PL) Head Coach...Dave Paulsen At Bucknell...34-47 (3rd) Overall...296-167 (17th) Location...Lewisburg, Pa. Enrollment...3,583 Colors... Orange & Blue President... Dr. John C. Bravman AD... John P. Hardt Web Site...BucknellBison.com C F G G G COLGATE RAIDERS Record... 3-15 Patriot League... 1-3 29-1...1-19 (6-8 PL) Head Coach...Emmett Davis At Colgate...161-24 (13th) Overall...161-24 (13th) Location... Hamilton, N.Y. Enrollment...2,8 Colors... Maroon, Gray & White President... Jeffrey Herbst AD... David Roach Web Site...goColgateRaiders.com NOTES: Named to 29-1 All-Patriot League Second Team and Patriot League All-Rookie Team... 21-11 Preseason All-PL... has seven 2-pt. games this season, including a career-high 33-point game at American... team s scoring and rebounding leader... hit buzzer-beaters to beat Richmond and Holy Cross... last week s National Player of Week... 22. ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.5 bpg in PL play. NOTES: One of three Bison to make the Patriot League All-Rookie Team last season... this season had big game at Marquette with 11 pts., 9 reb., 4 asst.... scored 15 pts., all in 2nd half, and had 9 reb. in win at Cornell... 16 pts., all in 2nd half, in win at Loyola... 12 pts., 8 reb. at AU... averaging 11.3 ppg and is shooting 57.6% in PL play. NOTES: Reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... career-high 6 asst. vs. Villanova and Saint Francis... had one of best games of career at La Salle with 19 pts. (7-11 FG), 3 asst., then followed with 17 at Cornell... shooting 44.4% from 3FG on season... in win at American helped hold PL scoring leader Vlad Moldoveanu to 7 pts. NOTES: Another of Bucknell s three 29-1 Patriot League All-Rookie Team selections... sharp-shooting guard who set a Bucknell rookie record with 67 3FGs last season... that total was T-7th in school history... led all scorers with 18 pts. at Marquette... hit 7-12 3FGs and scored career-high 25 pts. at BC... 47. 3FG% on season (No. 1 in PL and No. 11 in D-I)... 31-59 3FG (.525) in last 9G. NOTES: Team co-captain for 2nd straight year... in 4th season as Bucknell s starting point guard... this year became fourth player in school history with 4 career assists... leading PL in assists and No. 1 in nation in asst/to ratio this year... had 1 asst., TO at Boston College... 9 asst., TO last Sunday vs. Holy Cross... career-high 28 pts. at Navy... has played in 112 straight games. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notable 1 Probese Leo C Jr. 6-9 226.3.4 Bahamas native has played in 6G this season 5 Colin Klebon F So. 6-8 225 2.1 1.7 Has played in every game, 48.7 FG% 1 Brian Fitzpatrick F Jr. 6-8 228 Penn transfer sitting out 1-11 season 15 Stephen Tyree G Sr. 6-3 18 1. 1. Has played in 2G on torn ACL 21 G.W. Boon G/F Sr. 6-4 216 1. 3.6 Scored 24 pts. at Saint Francis 24 Ryan Hill G Fr. 6-3 194.8.6 Played in all but 1G, 6.3 mpg 32 Enoch Andoh F/C Jr. 6-8 24 1.3.8 Played in all 3G as a freshman, 18 last year 33 Ben Brackney G Fr. 6-4 25 1.1.8 6 pts. vs. Presbyterian 42 Cameron Ayers G Fr. 6-5 2 5.9 2.1 4 double-figure scoring games
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 2 HEAD COACH DAVE PAULSEN Dave Paulsen was named Bucknell s 2th men s basketball coach on May 2, 28. A 1987 Williams College graduate and a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, Paulsen has worked in every level of college basketball over the last 21 years, has won nearly 64 percent of his games as a head coach, and is considered a highly sought-after consultant on the principles of the motion offense. Prior to his arrival at Bucknell, Paulsen compiled a 17-53 (.762) record at Williams, his alma mater. He led the Ephs to the Division III national championship in 22-3 and a national runner-up finish a year later. Paulsen also spent three seasons as head coach at St. Lawrence, guiding the Saints to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996 and 1997, and three more campaigns at Le Moyne. In 1989-9, Paulsen was a graduate assistant coach on Steve Fisher s staff at Michigan. He was part of a Wolverines team that went 23-8 and went to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. From 199-94, he was the senior assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cleveland State, where he helped the Vikings to a 64-5 record, including a 22-6 record (15-1 Mid-Continent Conference) in 1992-93. Known as an offensive innovator, Paulsen has produced four acclaimed instructional videos on the motion offense and has been a featured clinician at more than 5 developmental camps and coaches conventions. Paulsen, 46, and his wife, Kathy, have three daughters: Claire (15), Sara (11) and Molly (8). Head Coach: Dave Paulsen (Williams 87) Overall Record: 296-167 (17th season) Record at St. Lawrence: 5-28 (3 seasons) 1994-95 1-15 1995-96 18-9 NCAA Tournament 1996-97 22-4 NCAA Tournament Record at Le Moyne: 42-39 (3 seasons) 1997-98 2-8 1998-99 13-14 1999-2 9-17 Record at Williams: 17-53 (8 seasons) 2-1 21-7 ECAC NE Champs 21-2 22-6 NCAA Tournament 22-3 31-1 NCAA Champs 23-4 3-2 NCAA Runner-Up 24-5 16-9 25-6 17-8 26-7 16-12 NCAA Tournament 27-8 17-8 Record at Bucknell: 34-47 (3rd season) 28-9 7-23 29-1 14-17 21-11 13-7 Assistant Coaches: Dane Fischer, Michael Cotton, Aaron Kelly Manager of Basketball Operations: Thomas Joyce BISON NOTES & NOTABLES With a Win over Colgate, Bucknell Would...... win its eighth game in a row and its 12th in the last 13 outings.... start 5- in Patriot League play for the first time since 25-6, when it went 14-.... maintain sole possession of first place in the Patriot League standings.... improve to 7-1 at home this season.... defeat the Raiders at home for the eighth year in a row.... improve to 54-12 at Sojka Pavilion against Patriot League competition and 77-29 all-time at Sojka. Hot Topics Bucknell looks to keep its recent hot streak going when it hosts Colgate on Saturday night at Sojka Pavilion. The Bison come into the game sitting alone in first place in the Patriot League with a 4- record. After a 1-15 start, the Raiders have won two straight, beating Dartmouth on Monday in a non-league game followed by an 8-79 win over defending champion Lehigh on Wednesday. Bucknell is in the midst of its best stretch of basketball in coach Dave Paulsen s three seasons, winning seven straight and 11 of its last 12 games. The Bison went 6-1 in December, then started off 211 on a high note with a 62-61 win at Richmond, followed by the four Patriot League wins over Navy, American, Holy Cross and Lafayette. Of the 11 wins in this current hot streak, six have come on the road, including two against Atlantic 1 programs in Richmond and La Salle. The Bison are in the midst of their best 12-game stretch (11-1) since winning 14 straight games in 26-7. The current seven-game winning streak is also the longest since 26-7. The Bison have been strong offensively since the end of the final exam break in December, averaging 74.5 points while shooting 48.1% from the field, 44.% from the 3-point stripe and 79.2% from the foul line over their last 1 games. Bucknell has three players scoring in double figures and six averaging at least 7.8 points per game over that span, led by Mike Muscala at 17.6 ppg. Muscala has seven 2-point games this season and continues to lead the team in scoring (15.5), rebounding (6.9) and blocked shots (1.6). After producing 56 points, 23 rebounds and eight blocks in two games last week, Muscala was named the Susquehanna Valley Limousine Bison Athlete of the Week, the Patriot League Player of the Week and the Oscar Roberston National Player of the Week. Hot-shooting sophomore Bryson Johnson (1.7) and senior G.W. Boon (1.) are also scoring in double figures, and seven Bison are scoring at least 5.9 points per game. Senior point guard Darryl Shazier is leading the Patriot League in assists (5.6) and again ranks No. 1 in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.96). Shazier scored a career-high 28 points in the win over Navy, and last weekend he had a nine-assist, no-turnover game against Holy Cross. Johnson is 31-for-59 (.525) from long range in the last nine games, including a 7-for-12 showing at Boston College and a 5-for-7 effort at Richmond. Johnson leads the league and ranks 1th nationally in 3FG percentage on the season (.47). As a team, Bucknell is leading the Patriot League in field-goal percentage (.453) and 3-point percentage (.45) while ranking a close second to Lafayette in free-throw percentage (.778). Among the national leaders, the Bison are sixth in FT%, 14th in 3FG% and 11th in fewest turnovers per game (11.). Colgate comes in averaging 6.9 ppg while allowing 74.8 ppg. The Raiders top scorer is Yaw Gyawu at 12.7 ppg. Joe Hoban averages 9.1 ppg and Mike Venezia, just back from an injury, checks in at 8.4 ppg. How to Get the Game The Bucknell-Colgate game will not be televised, however a live Webcast will be available on Bison Vision at BucknellBison. com (subscription required). The game can be heard in the Susquehanna Valley on the radio on Eagle 17 (WEGH 17.3 FM), with Doug Birdsong and Ed Sigl on the call. The pregame show begins 3 minutes before tip-off. The audio feed is also available online free of charge via BucknellBison.com and SportsJuice.com. Live statistics are available on GameTracker via BucknellBison.com. Suits & Sneakers Saturday night Dave Paulsen and the Bison coaching staff will be participating in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers Weekend. Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. Each year coaches across the country unite in the common effort to raise cancer awareness in their communities by wearing sneakers along with their suits on gameday. Coach Paulsen is encouraging fans to take part by wearing sneakers to the game. In addition, members of the Bucknell men s basketball team in conjunction with the Bucknell chapter of Colleges Against Cancer have been selling Coaches vs. Cancer tee shirts and wrist bands in the Elaine Langone Center Mall as well as at Sojka Pavilion on Saturday night. Donation cards are also available, with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Bucknell vs. Colgate Series Notes This will be the 95th all-time meeting between Bucknell and Colgate in a series that dates back to 192. The Bison have a 54-4 series lead. As Patriot League rivals, Bucknell has won 33 of the 46 meetings, including 17 of 2 in Lewisburg. Bucknell is 7-1 against Colgate at Sojka Pavilion. The Raiders won here in the arena s inaugural season (22-3), but since then the Bison have won seven in a row, three of which have been decided by four points or less. Bucknell is 9-4 in its last 13 games in Hamilton. The Bison had won four straight at Cotterell Court before falling there in the 28 postseason.
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 3 PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bucknell 4-1. 13-7.65 American 3-1.75 13-6.684 Holy Cross 3-1.75 4-14.222 Army 2-2.5 1-9.526 Lafayette 2-2.5 7-12.368 Lehigh 1-3.25 1-9.526 Colgate 1-3.25 3-15.167 Navy -4. 5-15.25 RECENTLY Jan. 15 at Lafayette 76, Navy 73 American 66, at Colgate 57 Army 75, at Lehigh 72 Jan. 16 at Bucknell 74, Holy Cross 72 Jan. 17 at Colgate 67, Dartmouth 64 Jan. 19 Lehigh at Colgate, 7 Holy Cross at Navy, 7 Lafayette at Bucknell, 7 Army at American, 7:3 THIS WEEK Jan. 22 Lehigh at Lafayette, 1 American at Holy Cross, 2 Navy at Army, 6 Colgate at Bucknell, 7 Jan. 26 Lafayette at Army, 7 American at Navy, 7 Bucknell at Lehigh, 7 Jan. 27 Colgate at Holy Cross, 7 Patriot League Office Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich Media Relations Director (MBB) Matt Dougherty Phone (61) 289-1963 Fax (61) 289-1952 E-Mail mdougherty@patriotleague.com Web Site www.patriotleague.com PL ON CBS COLLEGE SPORTS The Patriot League is once again producing televised basketball in 21-11, and this season the league continues a partnership with CBS College Sports to televise 1 men s conference games. Bucknell will appear at least twice. men s CBs college sports Schedule Sunday, January 16 Holy Cross at Bucknell, 2 Saturday, January 22 Navy at Army, 6 Thursday, January 27 Colgate at Holy Cross, 7 Saturday, January 29 Lafayette at American, 4 Sunday, February 6 American at Lehigh, 2 Sunday, February 2 Flex Game, 2 (Possible games - Holy Cross at American, Lafayette at Lehigh, Bucknell at Colgate) Saturday, February 26 Flex game, 4 (Possible games - American at Lafayette, Colgate at Navy, Lehigh at Holy Cross, Army at Bucknell) Wednesday, March 1 Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinal Game, 7 Sunday, March 6 Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Game, 7:3 CAREER STATS OF BUCKNELL PLAYERS VS. COLGATE Player GP FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RB PF A TO B S PTS PPG HI P/R/A Enoch Andoh 3 6-13.462-5-8.625 13 8 4 17 5.7 13/1/ G.W. Boon 7 2-54.37 12-34.353 4-6.667 2 19 5 12 2 2 56 8. 17/4/2 Bryan Cohen 4 15-38.395 7-18.389 5-9.559 11 1 7 8 4 2 42 1.5 14/3/4 Bryson Johnson 2 4-16.25 3-12.25 4-4 1. 3 2 3 2 15 7.5 12/2/2 Colin Klebon 1 - - -. // Mike Muscala 2 13-21.619-1. 2-2 1. 8 4 4 28 14. 16/5/ Darryl Shazier 7 9-25.36 5-11.455 4-6.667 14 8 2 12 1 12 27 3.9 7/5/6 Stephen Tyree 7 15-28.536 1-2.5 8-14.571 37 18 14 14 6 39 5.6 16/9/4 Joe Willman 2 3-4.75-3-3 1. 4 6 3 1 1 9 4.5 9/4/ Bucknell swept the season series from the Raiders a year ago, winning 62-61 in Hamilton followed by a 69-49 rout at Sojka Pavilion. In last year s first meeting at Cotterell Court, the Bison rallied from a 13-point deficit to win 62-61 behind 17 points from G.W. Boon and 16 from Mike Muscala, both of whom came off the bench. The Bison trailed 26-13 early, 4-29 at the half and 61-57 with 4:1 to play. But the Bison pitched a shutout over the final 4:1, and a free throw by Bryan Cohen and two buckets by Muscala accounted for the winning points. Bucknell came up with a terrific defensive stand on the final possession to hold on. The rematch at Sojka Pavilion was not nearly as close, as Patrick Behan celebrated his Senior Day with 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Bison to the 2-point win. Bucknell led by double digits by the 8:21 mark of the first half, and the Bison held high-scoring guard Kyle Roemer to five points on 1-for-12 shooting. No Colgate player scored more than nine points. patriot league success The Bison are 179-91 (.663) in Patriot League regular-season games, the best record of any league team. They have finished at least.5 in PL play in 16 of 2 seasons. The Bison won a league-record 23 straight contests against conference foes from Feb. 23, 25 to Jan. 12, 27. Bucknell had a streak of 35 straight wins at home against conference opponents come to an end in 28. Bucknell has an all-time record of 24-18 in 2 Patriot League Tournaments. Bucknell has beaten every team in the league at least once in the postseason. The Bison have reached the championship game six times, including wins in 25 and 26, and reached at least the semifinals in 15 of 2 years. More from the Lafayette Game Bucknell took a 34-3 lead into the halftime break, then burst out of the locker room on a 2-3 run to seize control of the game. The Bison held the Leopards to one field goal in the first 7:43 of the half, and six different players scored during the game-changing run. With a large lead for much of the second half, coach Dave Paulsen was able to use his bench for large chunks of the half. No Bucknell player saw more than 3 minutes of action. Mike Muscala played only 2 minutes but just missed his third straight double-double. He finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, going 3-for-6 from the floor and 7-for-7 from the foul line. Bryson Johnson had a key stretch in the first half after the Bison fell behind 8-5. Johnson scored 11 straight Bucknell points in a span of only 1:54 to give them the lead for good. He hit three 3-pointers and a step-back 16-footer to account for the 11 points. Those would be his only four field goals of the night as he finished with 13 points. G.W. Boon had a very strong game off the bench, finishing with 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting (2-3 3FG). Darryl Shazier knocked down a season-high three 3-pointers and finished with nine points and three assists. Bucknell held Lafayette to 34.8% shooting in the second half and 37.% for the game. Leading scorer Jared Mintz was held to 1 points more than six below his season average on 3-for-1 shooting. Bucknell and Lafayette entered the game ranked No. 3 and 4, respectively, in the nation in free-throw shooting, but both struggled in this one. The Bison finished 17-for-27 (.63), while Lafayette went 8-for-14 (.571). Most of Bucknell s struggles came from its bench, which went 5-for-12. Bucknell improved to 1- against Lafayette at Sojka Pavilion. Let s Go Streaking Bucknell s current seven-game winning streak is the 12th-longest active streak in the nation (through Thursday). Team Streak 1. San Diego State 2 2. Ohio State 19 3. Kansas 18 4. Coastal Carolina 15 5. Utah State 12 6. St. Mary s 11 7. BYU 8 Denver 8 East Tennessee State 8 Long Island 8 Pittsburgh 8 12. Bucknell 7
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 4 BISON CAREER TOTALS times leading bucknell in scoring Player 21-11 Career Mike Muscala 1 18 G.W. Boon 4 14 Bryson Johnson 5 12 Darryl Shazier 4 12 Bryan Cohen 1 8 Joe Willman 1 2 times leading bucknell in rebounding Player 21-11 Career Stephen Tyree 25 Mike Muscala 11 18 Bryan Cohen 4 14 Joe Willman 6 12 G.W. Boon 1 8 Enoch Andoh 5 Darryl Shazier 4 Bryson Johnson 1 double-figure scoring games Player 21-11 Career Bryan Cohen 6 41 G.W. Boon 8 32 Mike Muscala 15 31 Bryson Johnson 11 27 Darryl Shazier 6 27 Stephen Tyree 14 Joe Willman 7 12 Cameron Ayers 4 4 Enoch Andoh 2 Colin Klebon 1 double-figure rebounding games Player 21-11 Career Mike Muscala 3 5 Bryan Cohen 1 3 Stephen Tyree 2 Enoch Andoh 1 Joe Willman 1 2+ PoINT games G.W. Boon 24 vs. Wagner, 11/29/8 G.W. Boon 2 at Navy, 1/1/9 G.W. Boon 2 vs. Lafayette, 1/21/9 G.W. Boon 24 at Saint Francis (Pa.), 11/2/1 Bryan Cohen 22 at Saint Francis (Pa.), 11/22/8 Bryan Cohen 2 at Cornell, 1/6/9 Bryson Johnson 25 at Boston College, 12/22/1 Mike Muscala 2 vs. Cornell, 12/2/9 Mike Muscala 23 vs. Lafayette, 2/17/1 Mike Muscala 22 at Saint Francis (Pa.), 11/2/1 Mike Muscala 21 at James Madison, 11/24/1 Mike Muscala 22 vs. Wagner, 11/29/1 Mike Muscala 21 at La Salle, 12/17/1 Mike Muscala 2 at Cornell, 12/2/1 Mike Muscala 33 at American, 1/12/11 Mike Muscala 23 vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 Darryl Shazier 21 at Army, 1/31/9 Darryl Shazier 24 at Delaware, 11/18/9 Darryl Shazier 22 vs. Cornell, 12/2/9 Darryl Shazier 27 vs. Holy Cross, 2/14/1 Darryl Shazier 28 at Navy, 1/8/11 1+ REBOUND games Enoch Andoh 1 vs. Colgate, 1/24/9 Bryan Cohen 1 vs. Lafayette, 1/21/9 Bryan Cohen 1 vs. Marist, 12/3/9 Bryan Cohen 1 vs. Dartmouth, 12/3/1 Mike Muscala 1 vs. Lehigh, 1/27/1 Mike Muscala 11 vs. Lafayette, 2/17/1 Mike Muscala 1 at Loyola (Md.), 12/28/1 Mike Muscala 1 at American, 1/12/11 Mike Muscala 13 vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 Stephen Tyree 13 vs. Albany, 11/1/7 Stephen Tyree 1 vs. Cornell, 12/19/7 8+ ASSIST games Darryl Shazier 9 vs. Old Dominion, 11/25/8 Darryl Shazier 9 vs. La Salle, 12/2/8 Darryl Shazier 8 at American, 1/14/9 Darryl Shazier 8 vs. Delaware, 2/21/9 Darryl Shazier 8 at Wagner, 11/28/9 Darryl Shazier 8 vs. Cornell, 12/2/9 Darryl Shazier 9 vs. Wagner, 11/29/1 Darryl Shazier 1 at Boston College, 12/22/1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Enoch Andoh 13p, 1r vs. Colgate, 1/24/9 Bryan Cohen 14p, 1r vs. Lafayette, 1/21/9 Bryan Cohen 16p, 1r vs. Marist, 12/3/9 Mike Muscala 16p, 1r vs. Lehigh, 1/27/1 Mike Muscala 23p, 11r vs. Lafayette, 2/17/1 Mike Muscala 33p, 1r at American, 1/12/11 Mike Muscala 23p, 13r vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 Streaking, Part 2 Bucknell s current seven-game winning streak is the team s longest under current head coach Dave Paulsen. The last streak of longer duration came in 26-7, when the Bison set a modern-day record with a 14-game win streak. This is tied for the 2th-longest streak in program history. Longest Winning Streaks in Bucknell History (broken up by): 17* 3/1/192-2/19/194 (Allegheny) 15* 2/5/191-2/11/192 (at Princeton) 14 1/17/27-3/4/7 (at Holy Cross, Patriot League championship game) 14* 1/1/198-1/27/199 (at State College) 13* 3/9/196-3/9/197 (at Harrisburg Collegians) 13* 2/15/1918-2/8/1919 (at Lehigh) 12 1/7/26-2/18/26 (at Northern Iowa) 11 12/4/24-1/23/25 (at American) 11 2/1/1993-3/6/1993 (Holy Cross, Patriot League championship game) 11* 2/6/192-1/13/1921 (at Temple) 1 1/14/1984-2/8/1984 (at Lafayette) 1* 2/16/1919-12/2/1919 (at Syracuse) 9 1/21/1987-2/21/1987 (at Lafayette) 9 1/7/1975-1/25/1975 (Rutgers) 9* 2/19/1959-12/1/1959 (at Cornell) 9* 3/3/1956-12/28/1956 (vs. West Virginia Tech) 8 1/13/1996-2/7/1996 (at St. Bonaventure) 8 1/6/1989-1/25/1989 (at Delaware) 8* 2/26/199-1/31/191 (Allegheny) 7 12/28/21 - present (?) 7 1/3/24-2/22/24 (at Holy Cross) 7 1/9/1993-1/27/1993 (at Holy Cross) 7 2/13/1985-3/4/1985 (vs. Lehigh, ECC championship game) 7 12/16/196-1/27/1961 (at VMI) 7 1/1/1959-2/14/1959 (Saint Joseph s) 7 12/16/1939-1/2/194 (Gettysburg) 7 1/14/1827-2/9/1927 (at Duquesne) 7 1/28/1916-2/18/1916 (at Lebanon Valley) 7* 2/17/19-1/26/191 (at Williamsport) * Streak carried over multiple seasons Statistically Speaking Some other notable numbers from Bucknell s first 2 games: Bucknell has a 295-to-22 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2 games, the best mark in the Patriot League and 2th-best in the nation. The Bison have had a negative ratio only four times all season, against Marquette, Loyola, Dartmouth and Richmond. Their 11. turnovers per game is the 11th-best mark in Division I basketball. The Bison as a team are shooting 4.5% from long range, up from last season s 32.9% mark. Bucknell ranks 14th nationally in 3-point accuracy. Bucknell s 45.3% field-goal shooting is the best mark in the Patriot League, and the Bison rank No. 1 in the league and No. 6 in the nation in free-throw percentage at 77.8%. While the team s 3-point percentage is up, a lower percentage of Bucknell s total shots have come from beyond the 3-point arc. So far 3.9% of the team s attempts have come from long range, down from 34.7% last year and 35.% in 28-9. Bucknell has recorded an assist on 59.6% of its field goals this season. By comparison, last year the team was credited with an assist on only 51.6% of its baskets. Bucknell has scored 7 or more points in nine of its last 1 games, including five straight from Dec. 17 to Dec. 3. The last time a Bucknell team reached 7 in five consecutive games was all the way back in 1997-98, when it happened six straight times. The Bison have scored 7+ points 13 times so far, their most since doing it 13 times in 2-1. NCAA Leaders, 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Team 3FG 3FGA 3FG% 1. Northern Arizona 114 256.445 2. Portland 147 344.427 3. Illinois 141 33.427 4. South Dakota State 173 45.427 5. Arkansas-Little Rock 145 342.424 6. Northern Colorado 138 331.417 7. Rider 164 393.417 8. Richmond 151 363.416 9. Denver 156 376.415 1. North Dakota State 116 283.41 11. Kentucky 148 363.48 12. St. Mary s 182 448.46 13. Wofford 115 283.46 14. Bucknell 137 338.45 NCAA Leaders, Fewest Turnovers Team TO TOPG 1. Wisconsin 145 8.1 2. Northern Iowa 26 1.3 3. Pacific 188 1.4 4. South Dakota State 197 1.4 BU AT SOJKA PAVILION Year Overall PL* 22-3 3-3 (.5) 3-3 (.5) 23-4 1-2 (.833) 7- (1.) 24-5 12-1 (.923) 9- (1.) 25-6 14-1 (.933) 1- (1.) 26-7 1-2 (.833) 9- (1.) 27-8 7-6 (.538) 4-3 (.571) 28-9 6-8 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 29-1 8-5 (.615) 6-2 (.75) 21-11 6-1 (.857) 2- (1.) Totals 76-29 (.724) 53-12 (.815) * includes PL Tournament NCAA Leaders, Free Throw Percentage Team FT FTA FT% 1. Wisconsin 25 35.82 2. Harvard 264 328.85 3. Utah Valley 375 481.78 4. Colorado 368 473.778 5. Lafayette 281 361.778 6. Bucknell 263 338.778 7. IPFW 28 361.776 8. Northern Colorado 299 387.773 9. Tennessee State 28 362.773 1. UC Santa Barbara 217 281.772
THE STREAK BOX Bryson Johnson has made a 3-pointer in 15 straight games. In the last 9 games he is 31-for-59 (.525) from 3-point range. Mike Muscala has shot 5% or better from the field in 15 of 2 games this season, including 9 of the last 1. In the last 1 games, he is shooting 56.9% (62-19). Muscala is averaging 8.1 rpg over his last 11 games. Muscala is 65-for-75 (.867) from the free-throw line over his last 14 games. Darryl Shazier has 5+ assists in 14 of 2 games this season. Shazier has 14 assists and 22 turnovers in his last 18 games. Joe Willman is averaging 7.2 rpg over his last 9 games. Boon and Shazier have both played in 112 straight games. Shazier has made 75 straight starts. 5. Michigan 2 1.5 Cincinnati 2 1.5 7. Boston College 199 1.5 8. Missouri State 23 1.7 9. Northwestern 196 1.9 1. Kentucky 198 11. 11. Bucknell 22 11. HONORS time FOR muscala Mike Muscala earned three weekly awards after averaging 28. points, 11.5 rebounds and 4. blocked shots in the two wins over American and Holy Cross. On Tuesday he became the first Bucknell player ever to win the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week Award from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Muscala was the second straight Patriot League player to win it, following American s Vlad Moldoveanu. Other previous winners this season include BYU s Jimmer Fredette, Texas A&M s Khris Middleton, Kentucky s Doron Lamb and Illinois Demetri McCamey. Muscala on Monday was named Patriot League Player of the Week for the first time in his career, as well as the Susquehanna Valley Limousine Bison Athlete of the Week. Muscala Hosts a Block Party Sophomore Mike Muscala set a Bucknell rookie record with 65 blocked shots last season, becoming the first Bucknell player ever to win a Patriot League blocks title. He has 31 more blocks so far this year and already ranks fourth on Bucknell s career chart. Blocks in a Career, Bucknell History 1. Mike Butts 1985-89 278 2. Dan Bowen 1996-16 3. Mike Bright 1989-93 12 4. Mike Muscala 29-pres. 96 5. Boakai Lalugba 1999-3 93 Kihlon Golden 1992-96 93 Muscala Joins Rare 3-1 Club Mike Muscala against American on Jan. 12 turned in Bucknell s 28th 3-point, 1-rebound game since 1952-53 (when rebounding stats began to be kept). It was just the sixth 3-1 game since 1981, however, and the first since Boakai Lalugba had 34 points and 13 rebounds against George Washington in 22-3. Muscala became only the second player in school history to produce at least 3 points, 1 rebounds and five blocked shots in a game. The other was Hall of Famer Mike Butts, who recorded 36 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks in an overtime win over Duquesne in 1987-88. Should We Call them G.Joe Boonman or Joe W. Willmoon? Regardless of the moniker, Bucknell has a very effective platoon going at the power forward position between sophomore Joe Willman and senior G.W. Boon. Willman starts at the 4 spot with Boon coming in off the bench. The 6 7 Willman and the 6 4 Boon have different style games, but both have been effective. Combined, Boon and Willman are averaging 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. Together they are shooting 45.2% from the field and 84.5% from the foul line. Dishing out some Revenge There were eight non-league opponents that defeated Bucknell last season and which also appeared on this year s schedule. Amazingly, Bucknell avenged the loss on all eight occasions. The trend continued into Patriot League play. Bucknell opened conference action with a win over Navy, which swept the season series last season. Opponent 29-1 21-11 Binghamton L, 64-6 W, 66-38 Columbia L, 73-59 W, 73-68 Boston University L, 63-53 W, 52-49 La Salle L, 83-7 W, 89-77 Cornell L, 14-98 (OT) W, 75-64 Loyola (Md.) L, 55-49 W, 7-59 Dartmouth L, 49-43 W, 74-57 Richmond L, 59-5 W, 62-61 Navy L, 69-67 and L, 81-79 W, 71-64 Shazier Lends Helping Hand This season senior point guard Darryl Shazier leads the Patriot League in assists (5.6) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.96). The latter figure ranks No. 1 nationally among all players averaging at least 3. assists per game. In his last 18 games, Shazier has 14 assists and only 22 turnovers. He had recorded five or more assists in 11 straight games until finishing with just one in limited minutes in the Dec. 3 rout of Dartmouth. Shazier had a stellar 118-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio last season. Among the Patriot League leaders he ranked third in assists and second in assist-to-turnover ratio. As a sophomore in 28-9, Shazier became the first Bucknell player to win a Patriot League assists title. Shazier averaged 4.6 assists per game that season and had six or more assists 13 times. He also led the Patriot League in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6). Shazier now ranks fourth on Bucknell s career assists chart, and in the Richmond game he became the fourth player in school history to reach 4 helpers. He also ranks 11th on the Patriot League all-time assists leaderboard. Shazier has committed only 13 second-half turnovers all season. Assists in a Career, Bucknell History 1. Mike Joseph 1986-9 565 2. Chris Seneca 1983-87 553 3. Pat Flannery 1976-8 55 4. Darryl Shazier 27-pres. 424 5. Cal Puriefoy 1981-84 399 6. Abe Badmus 23-7 375 7. Russell Peyton 1989-93 332 Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 5 NCAA Leaders, Assist/Turnover Ratio (min. 3. assists per game) Player A TO A/TO 1. Darryl Shazier, Bucknell 111 28 3.96 2. Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin 83 21 3.95 3. Dustin Ware, Georgia 64 17 3.76 4. Angelo Johnson, Southern Miss 76 22 3.45 5. Stallon Saldivar, Northern Arizona 17 31 3.45 Sweet December Bucknell finished 6-1 in the month of December and wrapped up one of the best Decembers in school history with the win over Dartmouth. The school record for wins in the month is seven (7-1), set in December 1956. The only other six-win December came in 1958 (6-2). The last time the team posted only one December loss was 24 (5-1). On a Roll on the Road Bucknell is 6-1 in its last seven road games, encompassing wins over La Salle (89-77), Cornell (75-64), Loyola (7-59), Richmond (62-61), Navy (71-64) and American (75-6) along with an 84-8 loss at Boston College. In those seven games, the Bison scored 74.6 points per game and shot 49.1% from the field, 47.7% from 3-point range and 81.9% from the free-throw line. They also had 16 assists and 75 turnovers in the seven games. All told this season, Bucknell is shooting 47.8% from the field and 45.1% from 3-point range while averaging 7.6 ppg on the road. On the other hand, at home the Bison shoot 41.8% from the field, 35.5% from the arc and score 69.6 ppg. Tyree Playing on Torn ACL For the second time in the last three years, Bucknell cocaptain Stephen Tyree suffered an ACL injury in his left knee during preseason workouts. Prior to his junior year in 28-9, Tyree was injured and missed the entire season. Tyree returned to the lineup last season and started every game. He averaged 26.4 minutes per game, led the team in rebounding (5.2) as a 6 3 guard, shot 48.2% from the field and scored 5.7 points per game. After the season he was given the team s Malcom E. Musser Award for leadership. In 21-11, Tyree returned to Bucknell as a graduate student to use his NCAA-approved fifth year of eligibility. He was elected co-captain for the second year in a row and once again figured heavily to the team s plans. But he re-injured his knee in practice on Nov. 2. PL PRESEASON POLL 1. American (7 first-place votes) 79 2. Bucknell (3) 76 3. Lafayette (2) 73 4. Holy Cross (2) 7 5. Lehigh (2) 69 6. Navy 35 7. Colgate 31 8. Army 15 PRESEASON ALL-PL Andrew Keister, Holy Cross (Sr., F) C.J. McCollum, Lehigh (So., G), Player of Year Jared Mintz, Lafayette (Sr., F) Vlad Moldoveanu, American (Sr., F) Mike Muscala, Bucknell (So., C) Jordan Sugars, Navy (Jr., G)
Tyree elected not to undergo surgery and worked hard rehabbing the knee in order to get back on the floor. After returning to practice on Dec. 19 he made his season debut one night later at Cornell. Tyree checked in for the first time at the 18:24 mark of the second half, and Bucknell proceeded to outscore the Big Red 1- in the next four minutes before he left the game. He had an assist and a defensive rebound in that span. Tyree experienced some soreness after the Cornell game and did not play again until last Sunday s win over Holy Cross. Against the Crusaders, he played the final five minutes and had a layup and a key offensive rebound in Bucknell s two-point win. Defense the key Defense has been the X factor for Bucknell so far in 21-11. In Bucknell s 13 wins, it is allowing just 59.4 points per game, while opponents are shooting 37.9% from the field and 31.1% from the 3-point arc. In the seven losses, opponents are scoring 74.3 points per game and shooting 48.% from the field, 41.4% from the arc. Boon Promoted to Captain During the final exam break, Bucknell head coach Dave Paulsen announced that senior G.W. Boon has been designated a team co-captain, where he joins classmate Darryl Shazier and graduate student Stephen Tyree. Boon, a biomedical engineering major, is Bucknell s thirdleading scorer at 1. points per game. bucknell last season In 29-1 the Bison won four of their first seven games, but then really struggled in December and the early part of January. They lost six straight and nine out of 1 in one stretch, but then Bucknell got hot in Patriot League play. A terrific 7-1 stretch led to a 9-5 league finish, good for second place in the regular-season standings. But then the season ended on a disappointing note, as No. 7 seed Holy Cross upset Bucknell 67-64 in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament. The Bison finished 14-17 overall. MUSCALA Named to Preseason All-Patriot League Team, Bison Picked No. 2 Sophomore center Mike Muscala was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team, while Bucknell was picked to finish second in the preseason poll of coaches and sports information directors. Last season Muscala was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection and a Patriot League All-Rookie Team pick. He is one of only four freshmen in league history to make one of the all-league teams. The preseason poll was the closest in league history, with the top five teams all receiving multiple first-place votes, and only 1 points separating the top five. American was picked first with 79 points, while Bucknell was a close second with 76. From Way Downtown Guard Bryson Johnson set a Bucknell freshman record with 67 3-pointers last season. That is tied for seventh-most in a season at Bucknell. Still a sophomore, Johnson already ranks in the top 1 on Bucknell s career 3FG list. Four active Bison rank in the top 2 on Bucknell s career 3-point field goal list: 3-Point Field Goals in a Career, Bucknell History 1. Kevin Bettencourt 22-6 294 2. John Griffin 24-8 22 3. Mike Bright 1989-93 26 4. Mike Joseph 1986-9 183 5. J.R. Holden 1994-98 18 6. Gordon Mboya 1993-97 154 7. G.W.Boon 27-pres. 149 8. Justin Castleberry 25-9 131 9. Valter Karavanic 1996-126 1. Bryson Johnson 29-pres. 122 11. Jason Vegotsky 25-9 12 12. Bill Courtney 1988-92 119 13. Dave Steigerwald 1992-96 111 14. Sekou Hamer 1992-96 11 15. Darryl Shazier 27-pres. 19 16. Jake Ramage 1997-1 17 17. Charles Lee 22-6 15 18. Bryan Cohen 28-pres. 12 19. Bryan Bailey 1998-2 95 2. Keith Fenton 1987-91 83 Cohen Honored for Defense Junior Bryan Cohen captured the 29-1 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year award, and he was also named to the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team. Cohen is routinely assigned to the opposition s top offensive player, and so far in his career he helped save three wins with last-second defensive stands. Cohen is the third Bucknell player to win the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honor in the five-year history of the award, joining teammate Stephen Tyree in 28 and Abe Badmus in 25. Bison Have Plenty of Experience Back The Stephen Tyree injury not withstanding, Bucknell has plenty of experience returning in 21-11. Including Tyree, the Bison return their top three and nine of their top 1 scorers from a year ago. The Bison return 86.4% of their scoring, 86.8% of their rebounding, 94.1% of their assists and 89.1% of their minutes played from last season. The only regular not returning from last season is forward Patrick Behan, who played in 3 games, starting 21, and averaged 9. points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Behan finished the year coming off the bench, meaning Bucknell this season returns all five starters from its 29-1 stretch drive. Who s New? Bucknell has four newcomers to the roster in 21-11, three of whom are eligible to play this season: Guard Cameron Ayers comes in after a stellar career at Germantown Academy. Last year he averaged 22.9 ppg, was an Associated Press All-State honoree and earned Inter-Ac MVP honors for the second year in a row. Ben Brackney is a sharp-shooting guard from Lincoln, Ill. At Lincoln High School he was a Class 3A Second Team All-State selection and the Lincoln Courier Co-Player of the Year last season. Point guard Ryan Hill is another in-state recruit from Steelton-Highspire High School near Harrisburg. He was a 1,-point scorer in high school, averaging 16.3 ppg as a senior. Forward Brian Fitzpatrick has transferred to Bucknell after playing one season at Penn. As a freshman last season he played in 17 games off the bench for the Quakers and averaged 2.4 ppg and 1.5 rpg. Fitzpatrick must sit out this season under NCAA transfer rules. Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 6 Fantastic Frosh now Sophs Last year Bucknell became the first team in Patriot League history to place three players on the conference s All-Rookie Team. Bryson Johnson, Mike Muscala and Joe Willman all made the team, and all three are starters this year. bingo! The NCAA instituted the 3-point shot in 1986-87, and since then Bucknell has played 728 games. The Bison have failed to make at least one 3-pointer in only five of those 728 games (1/3/89 at Cornell, 1/16/93 vs. Lafayette, 2/5/ at Navy, 12/22/ at Penn State and 2/29/4 at Colgate). Bucknell has converted a trifecta in 29 straight games. bison scholar-athletes The Bucknell basketball program has also enjoyed tremendous success in the classroom in recent years. Among the highlights: Chris McNaughton in 27 became the first player in league history to win Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors three times. The electrical engineering major who was also a three-time first-team all-league player, was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team in 26. In the Patriot League s 2-year history, the league s men s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year has come from Bucknell nine times. Bucknell drew national acclaim at the 26 NCAA Tournament for its perfect 1-percent men s basketball graduation rate. The Bison men s basketball program easily met the national standard in the NCAA s Academic Performance Rate (APR) study, released last spring. The men s basketball APR is 994 (out of 1,), which is in the top 1 percent nationally and earned the Bison program an NCAA APR Public Recognition Award. Bucknell Athletics as a whole ranks No. 7 among all Division I schools in student-athlete graduation rates, factoring a four-class average from those who entered between 2-1 and 23-4. The men s basketball team has a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 91 percent, one of the highest in the nation. Bucknell has claimed 118 national Academic All-Americans since 197, including eight from men s basketball. The total of 118 ranks fifth among all Division I institutions, trailing only Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State and Stanford. who s got next? Bucknell hits the road next week, facing defending Patriot League champion Lehigh on Wednesday at 7 p.m., followed by a game at Army on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 7 THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL PLAYER... scored 2+ points Mike Muscala (23) vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 scored 3+ points Mike Muscala (33) at American, 1/12/11 scored 4+ points Kevin Bettencourt (42) at Saint Francis (Pa.), 12/6/3 scored 15+ points in half Mike Muscala (15) vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 scored 2+ points in half Mike Muscala (24) at American, 1/12/11 scored 25+ points in half Chris Simpson (27) vs. Lehigh, 2/19/94 had 1+ rebounds Mike Muscala (13) vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 had 15+ rebounds Charles Lee (18) at Yale, 12/4/4 had 2+ rebounds Eric Hegedus (2) vs. Delaware, 2/16/85 had 1+ assists Darryl Shazier (1) at Boston College, 12/22/1 had 15+ assists Russell Peyton (16) at UMBC, 1/27/92 had 5+ steals Justin Castleberry (5) vs. Wagner, 11/29/8 had 5+ blocks Mike Muscala (5) at American, 1/12/11 made 5+ 3FG Bryson Johnson (5) vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 made 6+ 3FG Bryson Johnson (7) at Boston College, 12/22/1 made 7+ 3FG Bryson Johnson (7) at Boston College, 12/22/1 made 8+ 3FG John Griffin (8) at American, 2/13/8 made 1+ FG Darryl Shazier (1) at Navy, 1/8/11 attempted 2+ FG Chris McNaughton (21) vs. Villanova, 12/6/5 made 1+ FT Bryson Johnson (12) at American, 2/11/1 attempted 15+ FT Justin Castleberry (15) at Holy Cross, 1/18/8 had a double-double Mike Muscala (23p, 13r) vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 had a triple-double None (since 1975-76) played the whole game Bryan Cohen (4 min.) vs. Delaware, 2/21/9 played 4+ minutes Darryl Shazier (43) vs. Lehigh (OT), 1/27/1 had 1+ FT without miss John Griffin (1-1) vs. American, 1/9/7 had 1+ FG without miss Donald Brown (1-1) at Lehigh, 1/14/4 THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL TEAM... scored 8+ points 8 at Boston College, 12/22/1 scored 9+ points 98 vs. Cornell, 12/2/9 scored 1+ points 1 vs. Lafayette, 2/9/94 scored 5+ in a first half 51 vs. Cornell, 12/17/5 scored 5+ in a second half 53 at La Salle, 12/17/1 allowed 8+ points 84 at Boston College, 12/22/1 allowed 9+ points 11 at Notre Dame, 12/22/9 allowed 1+ points 11 at Notre Dame, 12/22/9 allowed 39 points or less 38 vs. Binghamton, 11/17/1 allowed 29 points or less 25 vs. Army, 2/22/4 had 45+ rebounds 46 vs. Lafayette, 2/17/1 had 5+ rebounds 55 vs. Navy, 2/7/9 made 3+ FG 3 at Boston College, 12/22/1 made 1+ 3FG 15 at Boston College, 12/22/1 made no 3FG at Colgate, 2/29/4 had 2+ assists 23 at La Salle, 12/17/1 had 15+ steals 15 vs. Army, 3/3/6 had 1+ blocks 12 at Colgate, 2/2/ had 4+ in double figures 4 at La Salle, 12/17/1 had 5+ in double figures 5 at Navy, 2/5/1 had 6+ in double figures 6 vs. Wake Forest, 11/14/6 had two 2+ scorers G.W. Boon (24), M. Muscala (22) at Saint Francis, 11/2/1 made 1+ FT without miss 2-2 at Lafayette, 2/4/5 shot 6%+ from field 6.5% (23-38) at American, 2/6/7 shot 7%+ from field 71.7% (33-46) vs. Navy, 1/17/4 made 3+ FT 33 vs. Lehigh, 1/26/2 attempted 4+ FT 42 vs. Navy, 1/28/6 committed under 1 TOs 3 vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 committed 5 or fewer TOs 3 vs. Holy Cross, 1/16/11 played an OT game vs. Lehigh (won, 81-76), 1/27/1 played a 2OT game vs. St. Bonaventure (lost, 9-82), 12/3/8 played a 3OT game at Navy (won, 87-86), 3/5/8 played a ranked opponent at #6 Villanova (lost 68-52), 11/12/1 defeated a ranked opponent at #17 Syracuse (74-69), 11/22/5 defeated a top-1 opponent at #7 Pittsburgh (69-66), 1/2/5 played the No. 1 ranked team at Duke (lost 84-5), 1/2/6 BUCKNELL GAME RECORDS AT A GLANCE INDIVIDUAL POINTS 45 Al Leslie vs. American (1/12/8) 42 Jim Wherry vs. Penn State (12/18/67) 42 Kevin Bettencourt vs. St. Francis (12/6/3) active 33 Mike Muscala at American (1/12/11) REBOUNDS 28 Craig Greenwood vs. DePauw (12/14/68) active 13 Stephen Tyree vs. Albany (11/1/7) 13 Mike Muscala vs. Holy Cross (1/16/11) ASSISTS 16 Russell Peyton vs. UMBC (1/27/92) active 1 Darryl Shazier at Boston College (12/22/1) BLOCKS 8 Mike Butts vs. Lehigh (1989) 8 Mike Butts vs. Towson (1989) 8 Brian Anderson vs. George Mason (12/1/93) active 7 Mike Muscala vs. Navy (1/9/9) STEALS 8 Jaye Andrews vs. Drexel (1985) 8 Russell Peyton vs. Loyola (Md.) (2/24/93) active 4 Stephen Tyree vs. Army (3/1/8) 4 Darryl Shazier vs. Navy (3/5/8) 4 Stephen Tyree vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/28/9) 4 Darryl Shazier at Colgate (1/23/1) 4 Darryl Shazier at Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/2/1) FG MADE 2 Joe Steiner vs. La Salle (2/7/62) active 11 Mike Muscala at American (1/12/11) FG ATT. 34 Joe Steiner vs. Temple (2/14/61) active 18 Bryan Cohen vs. St. Bonaventure (12/3/8) 18 Bryan Cohen vs. Navy (2/7/9) 18 Mike Muscala vs. Holy Cross (1/16/11) 3FG MADE 11 Kevin Bettencourt vs. St. Francis (12/6/3) active 7 Bryson Johnson at Boston College (12/22/1) 3FG ATT. 16 Kevin Bettencourt vs. St. Francis (12/6/3) active 13 Bryson Johnson vs. Binghamton (12/4/9) FT MADE 17 Bryan Bailey vs. Loch Haven (11/18/) active 12 Bryson Johnson at American (2/11/1) FT ATT. 2 Brian Anderson vs. Colgate (2/2/94) active 13 Bryson Johnson at American (2/11/1) TEAM POINTS 119 vs. Colgate (1/29/68) PTS. IN 1H 61 vs. Colgate (1/29/68) PTS. IN 2H 66 vs. Susquehanna (11/26/85) PTS. IN OT 2 vs. Hofstra (1/28/87) FG MADE 5 vs. Rochester (1/7/75) 5 vs. Albright (1/15/69) FG ATT. 15 vs. Rutgers (2/5/52) FG% 71.7 vs. Navy (1/17/4) (33-46) 3FG MADE 15 vs. Villanova (11/18/7) 15 vs. Boston College (12/22/1) 3FG ATT. 34 vs. Colgate (1/25/92) 3FG% 9. vs. Lycoming (12/11/87) (9-1) FT MADE 41 vs. Colgate (2/2/94) FT ATT. 56 vs. Colgate (2/2/94) FT% 1. vs. Lafayette (2/1/89) (22-22) 1. vs. Lafayette (2/4/5) (2-2) REBOUNDS 71 vs. Washington & Jefferson (12/15/64) BLOCKS 15 vs. George Mason (12/1/93) LOW TO 1 vs. American (1/13/1)
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 8 BISON TRENDS In 21-11, Bucknell is... 6-1 in home games 6-5 in road games 1-1 at neutral sites 1-3 when scoring at least 7 points 3-4 when scoring less than 7 points 1-2 when leading at halftime 3-5 when trailing at halftime 9- when outrebounding an opponent 4-7 when getting outrebounded - when rebounds are even 4-2 when shooting 5% or better from field 9-5 when shooting under 5% from field 1-3 when opponent shoots 5% or better 1-3 when opponent shoots under 5% 8-2 when shooting more free throws 5-5 when shooting fewer free throws 8-3 when committing fewer turnovers 4-3 when committing more turnovers 2-6 in November 6-1 in December 5- in January - in February - in March 3-2 in afternoon games 1-5 in evening games 1-1 in games decided by one point 4-3 in games decided by 5 points or less 1-1 in games decided by 6-1 points 8-3 in games decided by 11 or more points - in overtime games MISCELLANEOUS STATS Consecutive Games (1+) Consecutive Starts Darryl Shazier (112) Darryl Shazier (74) G.W. Boon (112) Bryan Cohen (31) Bryan Cohen (81) Mike Muscala (29) Bryson Johnson (51) Bryson Johnson (27) Joe Willman (51) Joe Willman (11) Mike Muscala (31) Cameron Ayers (2) Colin Klebon (2) Dunks: Muscala 12 Charges Drawn: Cohen 9, Boon 3, Johnson 2, Willman 2, Klebon, Hill Bucknell s Largest Lead: 28 points at 66-38, 1:12 left 2nd half vs. Binghamton. Bucknell s Largest Deficit: 18 points at 68-5, :51 left 2nd half at Villanova. Largest Deficit Bucknell Has Overcome to Win: 1 points at 29-19, 5:29 left 1st half vs. Boston University; 1 points at 12-2, 14:8 left 1st half, at Loyola (Md.). Bison From the Foul Line in Last 5 Minutes of a Game (Plus Overtime): Bryson Johnson 8-9.889 Mike Muscala 2-23.87 G.W. Boon 12-14.857 Cameron Ayers 7-9.778 Darryl Shazier 11-15.733 Ryan Hill 4-6.667 Enoch Andoh 4-6.667 Bryan Cohen 8-16.5 Joe Willman 1-2.5 Probese Leo -2. Totals 75-12.735 STARTING LINEUPS Shazier, Johnson, Cohen, Willman, Muscala (12-4): Villanova (L), Marquette (L), Binghamton (W), Saint Francis (L), Columbia (W), Boston U (W), La Salle (W), Cornell (W), Boston College (L), Loyola (W), Dartmouth (W), Richmond (W), Navy 1 (W), American 1 (W), Holy Cross 1 (W), Lafayette 1 (W) Shazier, Johnson, Cohen, Boon, Muscala (1-3): Prebyterian (W), Princeton (L), James Madison (L), Wagner (L) PATRIOT LEAGUE LEADERBOARD (rankings through games of Jan. 19) TEAM STATISTICS Category Stat Rank Scoring Offense 69.5 3rd Scoring Defense 64.6 2nd Scoring Margin +4.9 1st Free Throw Percentage.778 2nd Field Goal Percentage.453 1st Field Goal Pct. Defense.413 1st 3FG Percentage.45 1st 3FG Pct. Defense.346 4th Rebounding Offense 33.2 6th Rebounding Defense 32.6 2nd Rebound Margin +.6 3rd Blocked Shots 2.6 6th Assists 14.7 2nd Steals 4.3 6th Turnover Margin +.4 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 1st INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (top 1) G.W. Boon 3FG Pct..4 8th Bryson Johnson FG Pct..465 8th 3FG Pct..47 1st 3FG Made 2.8 2nd Mike Muscala Scoring 15.5 7th Rebounding 6.9 4th FG Pct..525 3rd FT Pct..843 3rd Blocked Shots 1.6 2nd Darryl Shazier 3FG Pct..378 1th Steals 1.3 7th Assists 5.6 1st Assist/Turnover Ratio 4. 1st Minutes Played 32.9 3rd Joe Willman FG Pct..478 7th BISON BY THE NUMBERS Years of Basketball 116th 1st Season 1895-96 Head Coaches (all-time) 2 Head Coaches (in PL) 3 All-time Record 1,259-1,138-1 Winning Seasons 59.5 Seasons 5 Losing Seasons 51 2+ Win Seasons 9 Undefeated Seasons 2 NCAA Appearances 4 Top-25 Wins 3 Weeks Ranked in Top 25 2 PL W-L 179-91 PL Tournament W-L 24-18 PL Titles 2 PL Regular Season Titles 5 First Team All-PL 24 Second Team All-PL 14 PL All-Rookie Team 13 PL Player of Year 3 PL Rookie of Year 3 PL Defensive Player of Year 3 PL Coach of Year 4 PL Player of Week 44 PL Rookie of Week 35 All-PL Tournament 17 PL Tournament MVP 2 All-Americans 7 Academic All-Americans 8 PL Scholar-Athletes 9 PL Academic Honor Roll 72 TOP SOJKA PAVILION CROWDS Date Opponent Attendance 12/6/5 #4 Villanova 4,433 11/14/6 Wake Forest 4,33 12/21/5 Saint Joseph s 4,252 2/9/7 Holy Cross 4,29 2/25/6 Army 4,174 2/16/8 Holy Cross 4,162 1/21/6 Colgate 4,157 2/22/6 Lehigh 4,136 1/11/8 Navy 4,126 1/26/8 Colgate 4,118 3/1/6 Holy Cross 4,11 1/27/7 Army 4,11 1/14/6 Holy Cross 4,12 11/1/7 Albany 4,56 3/4/7 Army 4,32 12/2/6 Northern Iowa 4,11 1/2/7 Colgate 4,9
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 9 21-11 BUCKNELL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Secondary School 32 ** Enoch Andoh Jr. F/C 6-8 24 San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty 42 Cameron Ayers Fr. G 6-5 2 Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy 21 *** G.W. Boon Sr. G/F 6-4 216 Harvest, Ala./Sparkman 33 Ben Brackney Fr. G 6-4 25 Lincoln, Ill./Lincoln 22 ** Bryan Cohen Jr. G 6-5 22 Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Abington Friends 1 Brian Fitzpatrick^ So. F 6-8 228 Cheshire, Conn./Northfield Mount Hermon/Penn 24 Ryan Hill Fr. G 6-3 194 Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire 12 * Bryson Johnson So. G 6-1 186 Pictou, Nova Scotia/St. David Catholic (Ontario) 5 * Colin Klebon So. F 6-8 225 Shamokin, Pa./Southern Columbia 1 ** Probese Leo Jr. F/C 6-8 226 Nassau, Bahamas/St. Pius X (Texas) 31 * Mike Muscala So. F/C 6-11 232 Roseville, Minn./Roseville 13 *** Darryl Shazier Sr. G 6-178 Newport News, Va./Menchville 15 *** Stephen Tyree Gr. G/F 6-3 18 The Woodlands, Texas/Strake Jesuit 14 * Joe Willman So. F 6-7 27 Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional 21-11 BUCKNELL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Secondary School 1 ** Probese Leo Jr. F/C 6-8 226 Nassau, Bahamas/St. Pius X (Texas) 5 * Colin Klebon So. F 6-8 225 Shamokin, Pa./Southern Columbia 1 Brian Fitzpatrick^ So. F 6-8 228 Cheshire, Conn./Northfield Mount Hermon/Penn 12 * Bryson Johnson So. G 6-1 186 Pictou, Nova Scotia/St. David Catholic (Ontario) 13 *** Darryl Shazier Sr. G 6-178 Newport News, Va./Menchville 14 * Joe Willman So. F 6-7 27 Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional 15 *** Stephen Tyree Gr. G/F 6-3 18 The Woodlands, Texas/Strake Jesuit 21 *** G.W. Boon Sr. G/F 6-4 216 Harvest, Ala./Sparkman 22 ** Bryan Cohen Jr. G 6-5 22 Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Abington Friends 24 Ryan Hill Fr. G 6-3 194 Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire 31 * Mike Muscala So. F/C 6-11 232 Roseville, Minn./Roseville 32 ** Enoch Andoh Jr. F/C 6-8 24 San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty 33 Ben Brackney Fr. G 6-4 25 Lincoln, Ill./Lincoln 42 Cameron Ayers Fr. G 6-5 2 Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy * Letters won ^ Must sit out 21-11 season under NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Dave Paulsen (Williams 87, 3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Dane Fischer (Ithaca 2), Michael Cotton (Boston College ), Aaron Kelly (Catholic 6) Manager of Basketball Operations: Thomas Joyce (Boston College ) PRONUNCIATIONS Enoch Andoh Ayers Klebon Muscala Shazier Sojka Pavilion Tyree EE-nock AN-doe AIRS KLEH-bon mus-kal-a SHAY-zer SOY-ka tie-ree
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 1 21-11 BUCKNELL SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE Opponent Score Att. High Pts. High Reb. Notable November Fri. 12 at #6 Villanova (ESPN3) L 68-52 6,5 SO Shazier (12) Muscala (8) Bison trail by just 7 with 1: to play Sun. 14 at Marquette# L 72-61 13,783 Johnson (18) Willman (9) BU up 12 in 2nd half before MU goes on 24- run Wed. 17 BINGHAMTON W 66-38 2,489 Muscala (16) Willman (9) Bison had 23- run, held Bing scoreless for 13 min. Sat. 2 at Saint Francis (Pa.) L 68-67 1,426 Boon (24) Muscala (7) Both teams shoot over 51% from field Mon. 22 vs. Presbyterian+ W 71-47 3,113 Shazier (16) Cohen (7) Bucknell 8 3FGs in 1st half, led 4-2 at half Tue. 23 vs. Princeton+ L 66-55 3,84 Boon (17) Boon (6) Tigers overcome 11-pt., 1st-half deficit Wed. 24 at James Madison+ L 85-75 3,481 Muscala (21) Muscala (5) JMU breaks open close game late Mon. 29 WAGNER L 77-73 1,963 Muscala (22) Muscala (5) Wagner shoots 55.3 FG%, 58.3 3FG%, 9. FT% December Wed. 1 COLUMBIA W 73-68 1,849 Shazier (15) Willman/Cohen (7) Bison commit only 4 TOs ( in 2nd half) Sat. 4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W 52-49 2,765 Cohen/Muscala (1) Muscala (9) Bison hold Terriers to 17 pts., 21.9 FG% in 2nd half Fri. 17 at La Salle W 89-77 1,35 Muscala (21) Muscala (6) Bison shoot 6% in 53-point 2nd half Mon. 2 at Cornell W 75-64 2,65 Muscala (2) Muscala/Willman (9) Bucknell shoots 56% in 2nd half, 37-28 reb. edge Wed. 22 at Boston College L 84-8 4,116 Johnson (25) Willman (8) Bison tie team record with 15 3FGs (Johnson 7) Tue. 28 at Loyola (Md.) W 7-59 783 Boon/Willman (16) Muscala (1) Down 25-21, Bison go on 26-6 run to take over Thu. 3 DARTMOUTH W 74-57 3,176 Johnson (14) Cohen (1) Johnson scores 14 pts. in 24-2 1st-half run January Sun. 2 at Richmond W 62-61 5,426 Mscla/Jhnsn (17) Willman (9) Muscala wins it with buzzer-beater Sat. 8 at (CBS-CS) W 71-64 3,818 Shazier (28) Cohen (8) Shazier scores 23 in 2nd half Wed. 12 at American* W 75-6 2,52 Muscala (33) Muscala (1) Bison lead by 1+ for last 32 minutes Sun. 16 HOLY CROSS* (CBS-CS) W 74-72 3,317 Muscala (23) Muscala (13) Muscala s jumper with 1.4 seconds left wins it Wed. 19 LAFAYETTE* W 75-56 2,935 Mscla/Jnsn/Boon (13) Muscala (9) Up 34-3 at half, BU opens 2nd half on 2-3 run Sat. 22 COLGATE* 7 p.m. Wed. 26 at 7 p.m. Sat. 29 at 4 p.m. February Sat. 5 NAVY* 7 p.m. Wed. 9 AMERICAN* 7 p.m. Sat. 12 at 7 p.m. Wed. 16 at Lafayette* 7 p.m. Sun. 2 at 2 p.m. Wed. 23 LEHIGH* 7 p.m. Sat. 26 ARMY* 4 p.m. March Wed. 2 PL Tournament Quarterfinals~ 7 p.m. Sun. 6 PL Tournament Semifinals~ (CBS-CS) TBA Fri. 11 PL Championship Game~ (ESPN2) 4:45 p.m. Home contests in BOLD at Sojka Pavilion # CBE Classic, Milwaukee, Wis. + CBE Classic, Harrisonburg, Va. * Patriot League contest All Times Eastern SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd OT Total Bucknell 67 (33.5) 72 (36.) ( ) 139 (69.5) Opponent 598 (29.9) 694 (34.7) ( ) 1292 (64.6) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY G Total Avg./G Home 7 18494 2642. Away 11 45763 416.3 Neutral 2 6197 398.5 Total 2 7454 3522.7 RECORD SUMMARY Bucknell Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games 13-7 6-1 6-5 1-1 Patriot League 4-2- 2- - Non-Conference 9-7 4-1 4-5 1-1 MARGIN OF VICTORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14+ 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 MARGIN OF DEFEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14+ 1 2 1 2 1
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 11 #32 ENOCH ANDOH JUNIOR FORWARD/CENTER 6-8 24 SAN JOSE, CALIF. ARCHBISHOP MITTY Third-year post player who has worked hard in the offseason on his conditioning and fundamentals... showed flashes of potential as a rookie, but minutes decreased in his sophomore year with the addition of three new frontcourt players... will be needed to pick up some of the minutes lost by the graduation of former all-leaguer Patrick Behan... strong player who can finish with either hand... affable fellow with a tremendous attitude... came to Bucknell from a nationally ranked Archbishop Mitty program. 21-11 A reserve in the Bison backcourt... scored 4 pts. in wins over Presbyterian and Lafayette... 3 reb. in win over Dartmouth. 29-1 Appeared in 18 games, averaging about 5 min. per outing... averaged 1.4 ppg and 1.1 rpg... shot 45.5% (1-22) from the field and made 5 of 6 FTs... had a season-high 6 pts. in back-to-back games vs. Delaware and Saint Francis (Pa.)... went 3-3 FG at Delaware... season-high 5 reb. in win over Saint Francis... played season-high 1 min. in road win at Wagner. 28-9 Played in all 3 games as a freshman, including one start (at Saint Francis)... averaged 3. ppg and 3.7 ppg in 14.2 mpg... shot 37.1 FG% (33-89) and 62.5 FT% (25-4)... collegiate career started well: had 8 pts. (4-5 FG), 7 reb. on opening night at Maryland and 1 pts., 6 reb. vs. Boston University in second game... played season-high 3 min. in 2OT loss to Boston U.... best game of year came in home win over Colgate, when he set career highs with 13 pts., 1 reb.... also had strong game vs. Wagner with 8 pts., 9 reb. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Enoch Bannerman Andoh... born June 22, 199 in Montreal, Quebec... son of Charles and Elizabeth Andoh... has three brothers, David, Isaiah and Isaac... father played professional basketball in his native Ghana... captained the basketball team at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, where he attended for two years... West Catholic Athletic League all-star... played at Mitty under coach Brian Eagleson... ranked among HoopScoop s top-2 seniors in the Class of 28 (No. 191)... No. 26 prospect in California by Rivals.com... helped team win the 28 NorCal Division II title and earn a berth in the state championship game... team also won back-to-back Central Coast Section titles and was ranked in the top 1 in the nation by USA Today for much of the 27-8 season... named MVP of the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., after leading Mitty to the title... scored 22 points against the No. 2 team in the nation (Holy Ghost of Flushing, N.Y.) in the championship game... picked for the NorCal team at the 1 Dream All-Star Classic... San Jose Mercury News second-team all-star... among his Mitty classmates was UCLA recruit Drew Gordon... began his high school career at Salpointe Catholic in Tucson, Ariz., where he was the 5A Southern Region Player of the Year in 26... also competed with the track and field team at Archbishop Mitty... majoring in management. ANDOH S CAREER HIGHS Points: 13 vs. Colgate 1/24/29 : 1 vs. Colgate 1/24/29 Assists: 2 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/22/28 Steals: 2 twice Blocks: 1 vs. Drexel 12/2/28 FG Made: 5 vs. Colgate 1/24/29 FG Attempted: 11 vs. Colgate 1/24/29 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: 6 vs. Wagner 11/29/28 FT Attempted: 1 vs. Boston University 11/18/28 ANDOH S SEASON HIGHS Points: 4 twice : 3 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/1 Assists: Steals: Blocks: FG Made: 1 three times FG Attempted: 2 twice 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: 2 twice FT Attempted: 4 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/1 ANDOH S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 28-9 3 1 33 89.371. 25 4.625 111 3.7 67 3 39 1 12 91 3. 427 14.2 29-1 18 1 22.455. 5 6.833 19 1.1 15 13 2 25 1.4 91 5.1 21-11 8 3 6.5. 4 6.667 6.8 1 2 1 1.3 2 2.5 Totals 56 1 46 117.393. 34 52.654 136 2.4 83 3 54 1 14 126 2.3 538 9.6
ANDOH S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Enoch Andoh Career Game-by-Game Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 12 ANDOH S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 1 - - - Mercer 6 1-2.5-1-2.5 2 1 3 Marquette Providence 6-1. - - 2 1 Binghamton 2-1. - - 1 Bryant 6 - - - 2 1 St. Francis 1 - - - Delaware 7 3-3 1. - - 2 6 Presbyterian 6 1-1 1. - 2-4.5 1 1 1 4 St. Francis 6 2-4.5-2-2 1. 5 1 2 6 Princeton Columbia 5-1. - - 1 1 JMU Wagner 1 1-3.333 - - 3 1 1 2 Wagner Cornell 5-1. - - 2 Columbia Binghamton Boston U. Boston U. 2 - - - 1 La Salle La Salle Cornell Notre Dame 3 - - - 1 1 Boston Coll. Loyola 3 1-1 1. - - 2 1 2 Loyola + - - - Marist Dartmouth 5 1-2.5 - - 3 2 Richmond Richmond Dartmouth American* 2 - - - 1 American* 8 1-1 1. - - 1 2 1 2 Lafayette* 3 1-2.5-2-2 1. 1 4 Lafayette* 6 - - - 1 1 1 4 1-1 1. - 2-2 1. 1 1 4 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney American* Lafayette* Holy Cross^ 2 5 6 1-1 -2-1 -... - - - - - - - - 1 3 1 1 ANDOH S 28-9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Maryland 19 4-5.8 - - 7 4 1 2 2 8 Boston U 3 3-6.5-4-1.4 6 3 3 1 1 St. Francis 18 1-3.333 - - 5 3 2 1 1 2 Old Dominion 17 3-3 1. - - 2 4 6 Wagner 21 1-4.25-6-6 1. 9 3 8 La Salle 22 2-6.333 - - 4 2 4 Wake Forest 17-1. - - 3 4 1 Binghamton 12 1-3.333-2-2 1. 2 1 2 4 Drexel 13-2. - 4-6.667 4 2 1 1 4 Richmond 1 1-2.5 - - 5 3 2 Marist 13 2-5.4 - - 1 1 1 4 St. Bona 18 2-7.286 - - 2 2 2 4 Ohio 1-1. - - 1 1 Cornell 12 2-4.5 - - 4 2 5 1 4 12 1-6.167 - - 8 2 1 2 American* 9 - - - 2 1 3 1 6 - - - 1 2 2 1 Lafayette* 8-1. - - 2 25 5-11.455-3-6.5 1 3 2 13 16-1. - - 6 4 4 11 1-1 1. - - 2 1 1 2 13-1. - - 2 4 2 1-1. - - 3 1 1 1 American* 8-2. - - 1 3 12-1. - 5-6.833 3 5 Lafayette* 14 - - 1-4.25 6 1 3 1 Delaware 12 1-4.25 - - 2 1 2 15 1-4.25 - - 3 3 1 2 9 1-1 1. - - 4 2 2 2 Holy Cross^ 15 1-3.333 - - 4 2 2 2
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 13 #42 CAMERON AYERS FRESHMAN GUARD 6-5 2 BLUE BELL, PA. GERMANTOWN ACADEMY Promising freshman guard who comes from an outstanding basketball pedigree... comes in with a mature, well-rounded game... very poised athlete... an outstanding shooter who can also drive and pass... strong defender and rebounder at 6 5... has a team-first mentality. 21-11 Freshman guard seeing major playing time... played 29 minutes on opening night in hometown of Philadelphia, scoring 1 pts. (8 in 2nd half)... had 4 asst. vs. Binghamton... 7 pts. (3-4 FG), 3 reb. at Saint Francis... 8 pts. in win over Presbyterian... 11 pts. at James Madison... season-high 14 pts in win over Columbia... big go-ahead basket late in win over Boston University... had another big game in Philly in win at La Salle with 13 pts. (6-9 FG), 4 reb.... career-high 5 reb. along with 7 pts. at Loyola... named Patriot League Rookie of Week on Dec. 7 and Dec. 2. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Cameron Alexander Ayers... born Sept. 18, 1991 in Columbus, Ohio... son of Randy and Carol Ayers... brother, Ryan, played basketball at Notre Dame and was team captain as a senior in 28-9... father played basketball at Miami (Ohio) and is the former head coach of the NBA s Philadelphia 76ers and at Ohio State, where he was the national coach of the year in 1991... 21 graduate of Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa., where he served as team captain... two-time Inter-Ac MVP... two-time Associated Press AA All-State honoree... as a senior was named Second Team All-Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Second Team All-Southeast Pennsylvania... averaged 22.9 ppg as a senior and 14.8 ppg as a junior... scored 1,483 career points, fifth-most in school history... helped lead Germantown to three Inter-Ac championships and four championship-game berths under coach Jim Fenerty... major is undeclared. AYERS CAREER HIGHS Points: 14 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 : 5 at Loyola (Md.) 12/28/1 Assists: 4 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Steals: 2 three times Blocks: FG Made: 6 at La Salle 12/17/21 FG Attempted: 11 at Villanova 11/12/21 3-pt FG Made: 2 twice 3-pt FG Attempted: 6 at Villanova 11/12/21 FT Made: 5 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 FT Attempted: 6 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 AYERS SEASON HIGHS Points: 14 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 : 5 at Loyola (Md.) 12/28/21 Assists: 4 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Steals: 2 three times Blocks: FG Made: 6 at La Salle 12/17/21 FG Attempted: 11 at Villanova 11/12/21 3-pt FG Made: 2 twice 3-pt FG Attempted: 6 at Villanova 11/12/21 FT Made: 5 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 FT Attempted: 6 vs. Columbia 12/1/21 AYERS CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 21-11 2 45 117.385 12 42.286 15 17.882 41 2.1 24 23 16 13 117 5.9 441 22.1 Totals 2 45 117.385 12 42.286 15 17.882 41 2.1 24 23 16 13 117 7.8 441 22.1
CAMERON AYERS Career Game-by-Game AYERS 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 29 3-11.273 2-6.333 2-2 1. 2 2 2 1 Marquette 21 1-5.2-3. - 1 4 2 2 2 Binghamton 23 2-8.25-3. - 1 2 4 1 1 4 St. Francis 24 3-4.75 1-1 1. - 3 2 1 7 Presbyterian 23 3-6.5 2-3.667-3 2 1 1 2 8 Princeton 22 1-3.333-1. - 1 1 2 2 JMU 28 5-8.625 1-1 1. - 3 3 2 1 11 Wagner 19 2-6.333 1-1 1. 4-5.8 3 1 1 9 Columbia 27 4-9.444 1-1 1. 5-6.833 2 14 Boston U. 24 3-6.5-1. - 1 1 1 6 La Salle 27 6-9.667 1-2.5-4 2 1 1 13 Cornell 2-3. -1. - 2 1 4 Boston Coll. 12 1-4.25 1-3.333-1 1 3 Loyola 3 2-5.4 1-2.5 2-2 1. 5 1 2 1 2 7 Dartmouth 23 3-8.375 1-4.25-1 2 1 2 7 Richmond 2-5. -2. 2-2 1. 1 1 1 1 1 2 13-1. - - 2 1 3 American* 13 1-4.25-2. - 2 1 2 21 3-6.5-2. - 1 6 Lafayette* 22 2-6.333-3. - 4 2 1 1 4 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 14
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 15 #21 G.W. BOON SENIOR GUARD/FORWARD 6-4 216 HARVEST, ALA. SPARKMAN A senior wing player who has been a key contributor since day one at Bucknell... has played in all 112 games over the last 3+ years... one of the top sixth men in the league... has the potential to bring instant offense off the bench... has a sweet lefthanded shooting stroke with deep range... impressive physical specimen who was already one of the team s top performers in the weight room before ever playing a game... has excellent length for a 6 4 player... strong defender... confident player who is not afraid to take a big shot... also likes to drive the ball and can finish strong at the basket... ranks 7th on Bucknell s career 3FG list and 16th on the 3FG% list... brought an outstanding academic reputation to Bucknell, where he is majoring in biomedical engineering... spent the summer of 21 doing research with the Geisinger Medical Center, working on the design of a special pacifier used to extract DNA from babies. 21-11 Once again a key player for the Bison, both on the wing and at the 4 spot... named team captain prior to La Salle game... started four games while Joe Willman was hobbled by an ankle injury, otherwise has been key player off bench... tied career-high with 24 pts. at Saint Francis... led team with 17 pts., 6 reb. vs. Princeton... had 11 pts. at Marquette and 1 vs. JMU and Wagner... hit big go-ahead 3FG with 1:3 left in 52-49 win over Boston University... scored 14 of 16 pts. in 1st half in win at Loyola... 13 pts. (5-7 FG) off bench in home win over Lafayette... ranks among PL leaders in 3FG%. 29-1 Played in all 31 games, including one start at La Salle... averaged 7. ppg and 2.9 rpg... shot 34.1% from the field, 31.4% from 3FG range and 76.9% from the FT line... ranked 3rd on team with 37 3FGs and 12 blks.... scored in double figures eight times, with a high of 18 pts. in a home win over eventual Patriot League champ Lehigh... scored 12 pts. in final 1:39 of regulation and OT in that win over Lehigh... also had 17 pts. against Boston University, 16 vs. Navy and Colgate and 15 vs. Lafayette... averaged 7.8 ppg in league games... hit career-high 5 3FGs at Boston U.... canned his 1th career 3FG at Dartmouth... tied career high with 9 reb. at Dartmouth and grabbed 8 reb. vs. Army and Lafayette. 28-9 Appeared in all 3 games with 14 starts... joined the starting lineup for good in late January and started the final 13 games of the year... hit team-high 53 3FGs and averaged 9.8 ppg and 4.4 rpg... shot 39. FG%, 39.3 3FG% and 71.9 FT%... among Patriot League leaders ranked 19th in scoring, 18th in rebounding, fifth in 3FG% and seventh in 3FG made... scored in double figures 13 times, including seven straight games in January... posted career-high 24 pts. against Wagner and had 2 vs. Navy and Lafayette... had big game in win at Holy Cross, scoring 16 pts. on 4-7 3FG... was named Holy Cross Winter Homecoming MVP after hitting three 3FGs on three straight possessions early in the second half to send the Bison on their way... scored 166 pts. in 376 min. as a reserve, including 2 pts. in 23 min. at Navy, 24 pts. in 31 min. vs. Wagner and 15 pts. in 2 min. at Cornell... canned four 3FGs in a game five times and had at least one in 24 of 3 games... career-high 9 reb. against both Binghamton and American... named Patriot League Player of the Week and Damon s Bison Athlete of the Week on Jan. 26 after scoring a total of 35 pts. in wins over Lafayette and Colgate... missed two weeks of preseason practice due to a shoulder injury and got off to a bit of a slow start. 27-8 Played in all 31 games as a freshman, including four starts... averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.6 rpg... third on team with 29 3FGs... that total was also third-most among Patriot League freshmen... averaged 16.6 min. per appearance and played 2+ min. 11 times... scored 11 pts. in 14 min. against No. 23 Villanova in just his third collegiate game... season-high 12 pts. came in win over Long Beach State... hit four 3FGs in that game... third double-figure game was a 1-pt. showing at Drexel... hit a big game-tying 3FG with :41 left in triple overtime against Navy in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals... made two big 3FGs in OT win at Colgate... hit two critical second-half 3FGs and finished with 6 pts. in win over American... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 31. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Garfield Wilbur Boon III... born Jan. 13, 1989 in St. Louis, Mo.... shares a birthday with classmate Darryl Shazier... son of Constance and Garfield Boon Jr.... has two siblings, Tracey and Wesley... 27 graduate of Sparkman High School in Harvest, Ala., near Huntsville... four-year basketball letterman... team captain as a senior... earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, when he averaged about 18 points and eight rebounds per game... two-time All-Metro selection... three-time all-tournament selection at Huntsville Times Classic... two-time alltourney pick at Sportsmed Shootout and Region 8 Tournament... former high school teammates include former Georgetown guard Jonathan Wallace and Nebraska guard Jay-R Strowbridge... played for coach Luther Tiggs... had 16 points and six rebounds in the 27 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game... terrific student with a 4.2 grade-point average on a 4. scale... received the Wendy s High School Heisman for his school... served as class Vice President... four-year recipient of the Presidential Award for Scholastic Achievement and was voted Most Commendable Senior... played AAU basketball for the Nashville Celtics and was named to the North team at the Alabama High School Athletic Association All-Star Game... majoring in biomedical engineering at Bucknell. BOON S CAREER HIGHS Points: 24 twice : 9 four times Assists: 4 four times Steals: 3 twice Blocks: 2 three times FG Made: 8 twice FG Attempted: 15 vs. Colgate 1/24/29 3-pt FG Made: 5 at Boston University 12/6/29 3-pt FG Attempted: 12 at Boston University 12/6/29 FT Made: 6 three times FT Attempted: 6 three times BOON S SEASON HIGHS Points: 24 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 : 8 vs. Boston University 12/4/21 Assists: 2 three times Steals: 1 four times Blocks: 1 six times FG Made: 8 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 FG Attempted: 14 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 3-pt FG Made: 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 3-pt FG Attempted: 9 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 FT Made: 6 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Attempted: 6 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 BOON S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 27-8 31 4 47 126.373 29 85.341 11 19.579 5 1.6 37 16 3 4 13 134 4.3 514 16.6 28-9 3 14 97 249.39 53 135.393 46 64.719 132 4.4 72 2 34 64 1 15 293 9.8 77 25.7 29-1 31 1 7 25.341 37 118.314 4 52.769 89 2.9 45 17 3 12 14 217 7. 566 18.3 21-11 19 4 61 147.415 28 72.389 37 41.92 68 3.6 43 13 11 6 4 187 9.8 412 21.7 Totals 111 23 275 727.378 147 41.359 134 176.761 339 3.1 197 2 8 135 32 46 831 7.5 2262 2.4
BOON S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS G.W. Boon Career Game-by-Game Villanova 21 2-4.5 1-2.5-1 2 5 Marquette 16 4-6.667 2-4.5 1-2.5 3 4 11 Binghamton 14 3-6.5 1-4.25 1-1 1. 1 8 St. Francis 27 8-14.571 4-9.444 4-4 1. 3 1 4 1 24 Presbyterian 28 3-8.375 2-4.5-5 3 2 1 1 1 8 Princeton 26 6-13.462-4. 5-5 1. 6 2 1 1 17 JMU 29 3-8.375 1-3.333 3-4.75 4 4 1 2 1 Wagner 27 3-6.5 2-4.5 2-2 1. 3 3 1 1 1 Columbia 28 2-11.182 1-3.333 4-4 1. 6 3 2 1 9 Boston U. 24 3-9.333 3-6.5-8 4 1 1 9 La Salle 22 3-9.333 2-6.333 1-1 1. 5 3 2 1 9 Cornell 18 2-4.5 1-1 1. 3-4.75 2 2 1 8 Boston Coll. 18 3-7.429 2-5.4-4 1 8 Loyola 2 5-1.5 1-3.333 5-5 1. 3 2 16 Dartmouth 19 2-6.333-1. 6-6 1. 3 1 1 1 Richmond 22 3-7.429 1-4.25-1. 6 3 1 1 7 19 2-6.333 1-2.5 2-2 1. 1 2 1 1 7 American* 18 2-6.333 2-4.5-3 2 1 6 16 2-7.286 1-3.333-1 2 1 5 Lafayette* 15 5-7.714 2-3.667 1-2.5 3 2 1 1 13 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney BOON S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 16 Mercer 1-2. -1. - 1 3 1 Providence 17 1-5.2-4. 7-8.875 2 1 1 1 9 Bryant 5 2-2 1. 1-1 1. - 1 1 2 5 Delaware 14 1-3.333-1. 2-2 1. 1 2 1 1 4 St. Francis 24 2-7.286-2. 3-3 1. 3 2 1 1 7 Columbia 23 3-6.5 3-6.5 2-2 1. 1 3 2 11 Wagner 17 1-5.2-2. - 3 1 1 2 Cornell 1 1-1 1. 1-1 1. - 1 1 3 Binghamton 21 4-9.444 4-8.5-6 2 1 12 Boston U. 22 5-14.357 5-12.417 2-2 1. 2 3 1 2 17 La Salle 26 2-9.222 2-6.333 3-4.75 1 4 2 2 9 Notre Dame 16 1-4.25 1-4.25 1-3.333 3 1 1 1 4 Loyola 17 2-6.333-3. 1-1 1. 1 1 1 5 Marist 13-3. -2. 1-2.5 1 1 1 1 Richmond 15 2-6.333-3. 1-2.5 4 3 1 1 5 Dartmouth 27 3-12.25 2-6.333 4-4 1. 9 3 1 1 1 12 15 2-5.4-2. - 3 3 2 1 1 4 American* 12 2-5.4 1-1 1. -1. 2 1 5 16 1-4.25-2. - 2 1 2 1 2 Lafayette* 18 3-7.429 2-6.333-1. 1 2 8 26 7-13.538 3-7.429-1. 4 1 2 1 17 21 7-14.5 3-7.429 1-1 1. 2 4 3 18 27 2-12.167-4. 4-5.8 8 1 1 1 8 24 6-9.667 4-7.571-2 1 1 1 1 1 16 American* 19-5. -3. - 5 2 1 21 2-9.222 1-4.25 2-2 1. 5 2 1 7 Lafayette* 25 4-11.364 2-5.4 5-6.833 8 1 2 2 3 15 17-2. -1. - 2 1 1 19 2-8.25 1-3.333 1-2.5 2 1 2 1 6 16 1-1 1. 1-1 1. - 2 1 1 1 3 Holy Cross^ 13 1-6.167-3. - 1 1 2 BOON S 28-9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Maryland 9 1-6.167-3. 1-2.5 2 1 3 Boston U 18 3-6.5 1-3.333-4 2 2 1 7 St. Francis 26 1-7.143-5. 2-2 1. 5 1 1 3 4 Old Dominion 7 - - - 1 2 Wagner 31 7-14.5 4-9.444 6-6 1. 3 2 2 3 1 24 La Salle 19 5-12.417 2-4.5 2-2 1. 5 1 2 2 14 Wake Forest 25 2-8.25 1-5.2 2-4.5 3 1 7 Binghamton 29 4-6.667 1-3.333-2. 9 3 2 2 1 9 Drexel 22-1. -1. 3-4.75 4 2 1 3 1 3 Richmond 25 5-8.625 4-5.8-5 1 1 3 14 Marist 22 5-9.556 2-6.333 2-5.4 2 1 1 2 14 St. Bona 31 3-11.273 2-5.4 1-4.25 9 3 4 1 2 9 Ohio 22 3-11.273-5. 6-6 1. 3 3 2 1 1 12 Cornell 2 6-1.6 2-3.667 1-1 1. 2 5 1 1 1 15 23 6-9.667 4-6.667 4-5.8 7 4 1 1 2 American* 29 5-1.5 3-6.5 1-2.5 9 4 1 4 2 14 37 3-11.273 3-6.5 2-2 1. 6 2 1 6 1 2 11 Lafayette* 32 8-14.571 4-7.571-5 1 2 36 4-15.267 3-8.375 4-5.8 4 4 2 2 1 1 15 23 2-8.25 2-6.333-3 4 1 1 6 19-1. -1. - 3 4 1 4 1 26 3-9.333 2-6.333-3 5 3 2 8 35 2-7.286 1-3.333 1-2.5 5 1 5 6 American* 25 1-8.125 1-3.333 2-2 1. 4 3 2 5 36 6-11.62 4-7.571-6 4 1 1 1 16 Lafayette* 33 2-5.4 2-3.667-7 3 3 1 6 Delaware 34 6-13.462 2-7.286 2-2 1. 5 1 2 1 16 23 1-7.143 1-3.333 1-2.5 6 2 1 2 1 1 4 23 1-6.167 1-3.333-3 1 2 1 3 Holy Cross^ 3 2-6.333 1-3.333 3-4.75 1 3 4 3 1 8 BOON S 27-8 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Albany 11 2-3.667-1. - 1 1 1 4 at Towson 2 3-6.5 2-4.5-2 3 1 1 8 at Villanova 14 4-8.5 3-5.6-1 1 2 11 at Wagner 18 3-8.375-4. 1-1 1. 6 2 1 7 Marist 24 2-5.4 1-2.5-1 1 1 3 1 5 St. Francis 23 1-4.25-1. - 3 3 1 1 3 2 La Salle 19-4. -2. - 1 at Wake Forest 22 3-7.429 3-5.6-3 3 1 9 Cornell 12-2. -2. - 2 2 4 at Drexel 19 2-4.5 2-4.5 4-4 1. 1 2 2 2 1 vs. NDSU 16-3. -2. - 2 vs. LBSU 23 4-7.571 4-7.571-4 1 3 1 12 Ohio 25 2-4.5 2-4.4 3-4.75 3 1 9 at St. Bona 15-3. -2. - 1 11 1-3.333-2. - 1 1 2 American* 17 2-6.333 2-4.5-2 1 6 at 9-3. -3. - 2 1 at Lafayette* 16 1-3.333-2. - 2 1 1 1 2 13 3-6.5 2-5.4-1 3 8 9-3. -1. - 1 12 2-3.667 1-2.5-1. 1 1 5 at 31 3-6.5 2-4.5-3 4 3 8 at 8-1. -1. -3. 3 1 1 1 at American* 9-1. -1. - 2 1 3-1. -1. - 1 1 Lafayette* 3 - - - 1 Old Dominion 22 4-7.571-3. - 1 2 8 at 27 1-5.2 1-3.333 2-3.667 1 1 2 5 at 17 2-4.5 2-3.667-1. 1 1 6 at Navy^ 25 2-3.667 2-2 1. 1-2.5 4 2 4 1 1 7 at Colgate^ 21-3. -3. - 3 1 3 * Patriot League Game ^ Patriot League Tournament Game Games started in bold
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 17 #33 BEN BRACKNEY FRESHMAN GUARD 6-4 25 LINCOLN, ILL. LINCOLN Smart, hard-nosed shooting guard who has a bright future at Bucknell... an outstanding outside shooter with a strong allaround game... worked hard during the preseason adjusting to the pace of the college game. 21-11 Freshman guard displayed good shooting touch in preseason... saw 4 min. of action vs. Binghamton and had 2 reb., 1 asst.... played 1 min. vs. Presbyterian and had 6 pts., 3 reb.... played season-high 12 min. vs. Dartmouth and scored 4 pts. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Benjamin Morgan Brackney... born May 22, 1992 in Lincoln, Ill.... son of Brian and Debbie Brackney... has two younger sisters, Rylie and Rachel... earned four varsity letters in basketball and three in football at Lincoln High School... captained the basketball team as a senior... earned second team all-state honors for Class 3A in 29-1, following two years of honorable mention all-state accolades... three-time allconference selection... 21 Lincoln Courier Co-Player of the Year... team MVP as a senior and sophomore... four-time academic all-conference... averaged 17.2 ppg and 6.2 rpg as a senior... also hit 71 3-pointers... had a 42-point game against Normal West, the third-highest total in school history... earned a spot in the HOI All-Star Game and led his team with 19 points en route to MVP honors... played for head coach Neil Alexander... played AAU basketball for the Illinois Warriors... was a quarterback in football... major is undeclared. BRACKNEY S CAREER HIGHS Points: 6 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 : 3 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 Assists: 1 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Steals: Blocks: FG Made: 3 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 FG Attempted: 5 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Made: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Attempted: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 BRACKNEY S SEASON HIGHS Points: 6 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 : 3 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 Assists: 1 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Steals: Blocks: FG Made: 3 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 FG Attempted: 5 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Made: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Attempted: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 BRACKNEY S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 21-11 9 4 11.364 4. 2 2 1. 7.8 2 1 2 1 1.1 39 4.3 Totals 9 4 11.364 4. 2 2 1. 7.8 2 1 2 1 1.1 39 4.3
ben brackney Career Game-by-Game BRACKNEY S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 1 - - - Marquette Binghamton 4 - - - 2 1 St. Francis Presbyterian 1 3-5.6-1. - 3 1 6 Princeton JMU Wagner Columbia Boston U. La Salle 1 - - - Cornell Boston Coll. Loyola + - - - Dartmouth 12 1-4.25-2. 2-2 1. 1 4 Richmond 3 - - - American* 2 - - - 1 1 Lafayette* 6-2. -1. - 1 1 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 18
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 19 #22 BRYAN COHEN JUNIOR GUARD 6-5 22 HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA. ABINGTON FRIENDS The reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year returns for his junior season with the Bison... one of the more underrated players in the league... performs well in all phases of the game... has excellent size and length for a 2-guard... has demonstrated an ability to score in many ways... has a solid 3-point stroke and also likes to score off the dribble... has seen the majority of his time at the shooting guard position, but can also play the point if needed... has defended everyone from point guards to small forwards throughout his career and has come up with a number of big stops in clutch situations... a savvy player with an element of toughness about him... played in competitive high school and AAU leagues... in the summer of 29 played for coach Bruce Pearl on the United States team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel... scored in double figures in 4 of 6 games with a high of 18 pts. vs. Russia, and helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal. 21-11 Veteran is once again a starter in the backcourt... dished career-high 6 asst. at Villanova... 7 pts., 6 reb., 5 asst. at Marquette... another 6-asst. game at Saint Francis... 1 pts., 7 reb., 3 asst. in win over Presbyterian... had 11 pts., 7 reb., 3 asst. in win over Columbia... scored 1 pts. and helped hold America East scoring leader John Holland to 4-17 FG in win over Boston University... had one of best games of career in win at La Salle, scoring 19 pts. (7-11 FG) along with strong defense on high-scoring guard Ruben Guillandeaux... followed that up with a 17-point, 8-rebound effort in win at Cornell... helped hold PL scoring leader Vlad Moldoveanu to 7 pts. (3-12 FG) in win at American. 29-1 Played in all 31 games with 28 starts in the Bison backcourt... named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... also won the team s Thomas A. Thompson Award for spirit, intensity and outstanding defensive play and was named to the CollegInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America Team... averaged 8.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 2.7 apg... shot 36. FG%, 33.7 3FG%, 71.1 FT%... 84 assists ranked 2nd on team to Darryl Shazier... ranked 9th in Patriot League in assists... named to all-tournament team at World Vision Invitational after averaging 15.3 ppg and making 9-14 3FGs (.643) in games against Mercer, Providence and Bryant... tallied 17 pts. in opener vs. Mercer and season-high 18 the next night at Providence... scored 13 of his 16 pts. in second half in win at Wagner...played 43 min. in OT win over Marist, logging 16 pts., 1 reb., 3 asst., 2 stl. and TOs... hit GW 3FG with :2 left, then came up with defensive stop and rebound in final seconds... had another 16-pt. game against Cornell... had 14 pts., 8 reb. in win at Army... went 9-1 FT (both career highs) and helped limit Army scoring leader Cleveland Richard to 9 pts... in home OT win over American, came up with a huge defensive stop on All-Patriot Leaguer Vlad Maldoveanu on final play of regulation. 28-9 Made a wonderful first impression at Bucknell, ranking among the team and Patriot League leaders in most statistical categories... named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team... was the only Patriot League freshman to start all of his team s games and led the league in minutes played among rookies (33.5)... averaged 11.8 ppg, second on the team to Patrick Behan... also averaged 4.1 rpg and 1.9 apg... ranked second on the team in 3FGs (51)... shot 36.5 FG%, 32.7 3FG% and 65.8 FT%... among the Patriot League leaders ranked 11th in scoring, eighth in 3FG made, 11th in 3FG%... also ranked second in scoring among freshman, trailing only Holy Cross R.J. Evans... became the first Bucknell freshman to start a season opener since John Griffin in 24-5... had 9 pts. in collegiate debut at Maryland and also played strong defense on All-ACC guard Greivis Vasquez... first career 2-pt. game came in just his third start, when he tallied 22 pts. at Saint Francis (Pa.)... in that game scored 9 of team s 14 pts. in late run that erased 8-pt. deficit and forced overtime... scored 2 pts. at Cornell... reached double figures in 22 of 3 games... had big game in win over Binghamton: registered 16 pts., 6 reb., blocked D.J. Rivera s shot in a 1-pt. game with :13 left, then hit two big FTs to make it a 3-pt. game... scored 16 pts. (11 in second half) on 6-9 FG, 3-3 3FG in win over Drexel... first career double-double with 14 pts., 1 reb. vs. Lafayette... enjoyed great game in win vs. Lehigh, with 17 pts. (6-8 FG, 4-5 3FG), 4 reb., 3 asst., while also holding down all-league guard Marquis Hall (4-15 FG, 1st half pts.)... named Patriot League Rookie of Week on Nov. 24, Dec. 22 and Feb. 14. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Bryan Joshua Cohen... born May 1, 1989 in Philadelphia... parents are Alan and Beth Cohen... has one brother, Aron, who played on the Penn basketball team... 28 graduate of Abington Friends School in Philadelphia... played for coach Steve Chadwin... team captain... three-time All-Friends League... scored 14 points to lead the Suburban team over the City team in the All-Star Labor Classic... also played in the Donofrio Classic... team finished 21-8 in 27-8, 2-9 in 26-7 and 24-2 in 25-6... averaged nearly 18 points per game as a senior and 12.9 points and eight rebounds per game as a junior... majoring in economics. COHEN S CAREER HIGHS Points: 22 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/22/28 : 1 three times Assists: 6 twice Steals: 3 at Holy Cross 2/14/29 Blocks: 3 vs. Colgate 2/21/21 FG Made: 7 five times FG Attempted: 18 twice 3-pt FG Made: 4 four times 3-pt FG Attempted: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure 12/3/28 FT Made: 9 at Army 2/28/21 FT Attempted: 1 at Army 2/28/21 COHEN S SEASON HIGHS Points: 19 at La Salle 12/17/21 : 1 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 Assists: 6 twice Steals: 2 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Blocks: 2 vs. Princeton 11/23/21 FG Made: 7 at La Salle 12/17/21 FG Attempted: 14 vs. Boston University 12/4/21 3-pt FG Made: 3 twice 3-pt FG Attempted: 6 vs. Boston University 12/4/21 FT Made: 5 at Cornell FT Attempted: 8 at Cornell COHEN S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 28-9 3 3 125 342.365 51 156.327 52 79.658 122 4.1 94 2 56 68 13 2 353 11.8 14 33.5 29-1 31 28 85 236.36 35 14.337 69 97.711 15 3.4 91 2 84 73 6 15 274 8.8 916 29.5 21-11 2 2 48 119.43 16 36.444 3 46.652 9 4.5 48 52 45 5 11 142 7.1 566 28.3 Totals 81 78 258 697.37 12 296.345 151 222.68 317 3.9 233 4 192 186 24 46 769 9.5 2486 3.7
COHEN S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS bryan cohen Career Game-by-Game Villanova 25 2-7.286 1-2.5-4 4 6 1 5 Marquette 28 3-7.429 1-3.333-1. 6 3 5 6 7 Binghamton 22 2-4.5-1-2.5 1 1 2 1 2 5 St. Francis 32 2-5.4-2-2 1. 5 3 6 2 1 6 Presbyterian 27 3-6.5 3-4.75 1-2.5 7 1 3 4 1 1 Princeton 33-5. -1. - 1 4 1 2 2 1 JMU 21 1-2.5-1. - 1 3 2 2 1 2 Wagner 24 2-6.333-1. 4-6.667 4 3 3 2 8 Columbia 34 3-8.375 1-2.5 4-6.667 7 3 3 1 11 Boston U. 35 4-14.286-6. 2-2 1. 4 2 2 3 1 1 La Salle 35 7-11.636 2-2 1. 3-5.6 2 3 3 1 1 19 Cornell 31 5-8.625 2-2 1. 5-8.625 8 2 2 2 17 Boston Coll. 33 5-8.625 3-4.75-5 1 2 4 1 13 Loyola 13 1-4.25 1-2.5-4 3 1 2 3 Dartmouth 26 1-3.333 1-1 1. 2-2 1. 1 1 2 1 5 Richmond 19 1-4.25 1-2.5-1 4 5 3 36 1-5.2 - - 8 3 2 2 1 2 American* 31 1-2.5-3-4.75 1 2 4 1 2 5 35 2-6.333-1. -2. 5 1 1 1 4 Lafayette* 26 2-4.5-2. 3-4.75 6 1 4 2 7 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 2 COHEN S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mercer 28 5-1.5 3-3 1. 4-6.667 4 4 1 6 17 Providence 33 7-12.583 4-7.571-4 4 2 2 18 Bryant 36 3-1.3 2-4.5 3-6.5 6 2 3 1 1 11 Delaware 35 1-2.5-2-2 1. 3 4 4 6 1 4 St. Francis 26 2-7.286-4. -1. 4 2 3 1 4 Columbia 29 2-5.4 2-3.667 1-2.5 3 5 4 3 7 Wagner 25 4-8.5 2-2 1. 6-8.75 5 4 2 1 16 Cornell 39 6-13.462-3. 4-5.8 2 1 1 1 16 Binghamton 28 3-13.231-5. - 1 4 4 3 6 Boston U. 24 2-6.333 1-3.333-1 3 2 5 5 La Salle 16 2-2 1. 1-1 1. - 1 4 2 2 5 Notre Dame 27 3-8.375 1-5.2-2. 1 3 3 2 1 7 Loyola 32 2-5.4 1-2.5 2-2 1. 2 2 3 1 1 7 Marist 43 5-13.385 3-6.5 3-4.75 1 2 3 2 16 Richmond 29 3-9.333 1-4.25 3-4.75 3 2 2 5 1 Dartmouth 33 2-9.222 1-5.2 1-2.5 5 1 1 5 1 6 23 1-3.333 1-2.5-4 2 3 4 1 3 American* 27-5. -3. - 2 2 4 2 23-1. -1. - 5 2 2 Lafayette* 39 5-13.385-4. 3-4.75 4 1 5 4 1 13 38 4-13.38 3-5.6 1-2.5 3 4 1 1 12 34 2-8.25 1-4.25 2-2 1. 4 2 3 4 1 7 27 3-9.333 1-5.2 2-4.5 5 4 3 9 28 2-1.2 1-4.25 2-2 1. 6 4 3 2 7 American* 17 1-3.333-6-8.75 1 3 3 8 25 2-4.5 2-3.667 5-6.833 3 4 3 2 1 11 Lafayette* 35 3-7.429 1-3.333 3-3 1. 4 4 5 2 1 1 1 24 2-5.4 1-4.25-2 3 1 1 3 5 24 3-1.3 1-3.333 2-4.5 3 3 3 9 36 2-6.333 1-3.333 9-1.9 8 3 1 5 1 14 Holy Cross^ 33 3-7.429-3. 5-8.625 4 4 1 11 COHEN S 28-9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Maryland 28 4-9.444 1-4.25-2. 3 4 1 2 1 2 9 Boston U 3 4-11.364 2-4.5-4 4 1 3 1 St. Francis 35 7-15.467 4-7.571 4-8.5 5 4 3 22 Old Dominion 47 4-14.286 2-7.286 2-3.667 9 4 1 3 12 Wagner 18-4. -4. - 1 2 1 1 1 1 La Salle 28 2-1.2 1-4.25-1 4 3 2 1 1 5 Wake Forest 35 4-14.286-4. - 1 3 4 2 8 Binghamton 37 4-11.364 3-9.333 5-6.833 6 4 2 4 1 2 16 Drexel 24 6-9.667 3-3 1. 1-2.5 1 3 2 2 1 16 Richmond 27 6-14.429 2-7.286-1 5 1 3 14 Marist 29 4-8.5 1-4.25-3 2 3 4 11 St. Bona 47 7-18.389 4-1.4 1-4.25 5 1 3 2 2 19 Ohio 33 3-12.25 2-7.286 2-2 1. 5 4 3 2 1 1 Cornell 36 7-15.467 4-8.5 2-2 1. 2 2 2 1 2 3 2-6.333-2. - 3 4 4 4 American* 34 4-15.267 2-8.25 4-4 1. 3 4 1 1 14 37 3-9.333 1-5.2-1. 5 5 2 2 7 Lafayette* 34 5-14.357 1-5.2 3-6.5 1 3 3 3 1 14 35 5-1.5 1-3.333 3-3 1. 3 4 2 2 14 35 3-1.3 2-6.333 2-2 1. 6 2 5 1 2 1 33 3-13.231 1-5.2 2-3.667 4 2 1 2 1 1 9 33 4-1.4 2-6.333 1-4.25 3 3 4 1 1 11 33 5-18.278 1-7.143 4-4 1. 7 4 15 American* 36 3-8.375 3-6.5 4-4 1. 3 1 2 2 1 13 37 4-8.5-1. 3-4.75 5 4 4 4 3 11 Lafayette* 37 6-15.4 1-5.2 2-2 1. 6 3 4 3 1 1 15 Delaware 4 4-11.364 3-4.75-3. 6 3 2 2 11 31 6-8.75 4-5.8 1-1 1. 4 2 3 1 1 1 17 32-8. -2. 2-5.4 5 1 2 2 Holy Cross^ 33 6-15.4-4. 2-2 1. 2 4 1 1 2 14
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 21 #24 RYAN HILL FRESHMAN GUARD 6-3 194 STEELTON, PA. STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE Promising point-guard recruit from the Harrisburg area... very athletic with excellent speed... once he has a complete grasp of the system should be a significant contributor... has good size and length for a point guard... bold competitor who is not afraid to make a play... is familiar with the Bucknell surroudings, having played a high school game at Sojka Pavilion in addition to attending basketball camp at Bucknell. 21-11 Freshman serving as understudy to senior point guard Darryl Shazier... played a handful of minutes on opening weekend at Villanova/Marquette... totaled 3 asst. in 7 min.... had 5 reb. and scored 1st career point vs. Binghamton... played 15 min. vs. Presbyterian and had 2 pts., 4 asst.... first career bucket was a 3FG vs. Wagner... season-high 16 min. vs. Dartmouth, producing 3 asst.... played in first 18 games of season before a vs. Holy Cross. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Ryan Anthony Hill... born July 27, 1992 in Harrisburg... son of Rhonda and Frazie Hill... has three siblings, Dennise, Brandie and Lloyd... Lloyd plays football at Saint Francis (Pa.)... cousin, Jordan Hill, plays defensive line at Penn State... four-year basketball letterman at Steelton-Highspire High School... two-time all-state selection... Big 15 honoree... all-conference and all-district selection... 1,-point scorer in high school... as a senior, averaged 16.3 ppg, helping his team to a 2-9 record and a state tournament berth for the third year in a row... elected team captain... played for coach Michael Pilsitz... major is undeclared. HILL S CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 : 5 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Assists: 4 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 Steals: 1 twice Blocks: 1 vs. Lafayette 1/19/211 FG Made: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 FG Attempted: 1 four times 3-pt FG Made: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 3-pt FG Attempted: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 FT Made: 2 three times HILL S SEASON HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 : 5 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 Assists: 4 vs. Presbyterian 11/22/21 Steals: 1 twice Blocks: 1 vs. Lafayette 1/19/211 FG Made: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 FG Attempted: 1 four times 3-pt FG Made: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 3-pt FG Attempted: 1 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 FT Made: 2 four times FT Attempted: 4 twice HILL S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 21-11 19 1 4.25 1 1 1. 12 2.6 12.6 2 15 16 1 2 15.8 119 6.3 Totals 19 1 4.25 1 1 1. 12 2.6 12.6 2 15 16 1 2 15.8 119 6.3
HILL S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ryan hill Career Game-by-Game Villanova 5 - - - 3 2 Marquette 2 - - - 1 1 1 Binghamton 13-1. - 1-2.5 5 2 1 1 1 St. Francis 6 - - - 1 1 Presbyterian 15-1. - 2-2 1. 2 1 4 1 1 2 Princeton 7 - - 2-4.5 1 2 1 2 JMU 9 - - 2-2 1. 1 1 1 2 Wagner 8 1-1 1. 1-1 1. - 1 2 1 3 Columbia 3 - - - 1 Boston U. 3 - - - 1 La Salle 3 - - - 1 Cornell 4 - - - 2 Boston Coll. 5 - - 1-2.5 1 1 Loyola 4 - - 1-2.5 1 2 1 Dartmouth 16 - - 1-2.5 1 2 3 2 1 Richmond 2 - - - 1 - - - 1 American* 4 - - - 1 2 1 Lafayette* 9 - - 2-4.5 1 1 1 2 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 22
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 23 #12 BRYSON JOHNSON SOPHOMORE GUARD 6-1 186 PICTOU, NOVA SCOTIA ST. DAVID CATHOLIC (ONTARIO) Sharp-shooting guard from north of the border... made an immediate impact at Bucknell, particularly with his outside shooting range... was one of three Bison newcomers to make the Patriot League All-Rookie Team... played primarily at the 2 guard spot but also slid over to the point when needed... looking to expand his game in 21-11... native of Nova Scotia, but played high school basketball for one of the top programs in Ontario... the youngest in a family of athletes... good ball-handler who sees the floor very well... attended Bucknell s elite prospects camp in the summer of 29 and impressed everyone with his leadership abilities... was one of the most vocal players in the camp... biggest adjustment to the college game has come at the defensive end, but has made big strides in that area. 21-11 Key member of the Bison backcourt again in 21-11... has upped his 3FG accuracy over last season... after a tough opening night, had 18 pts. on 6-8 3FG shooting at Marquette... hit three more treys, including a 4-pt. play, vs. Binghamton... broke out of 3-game scoring slump with 18 pts. (4-9 3FG) at James Madison... made 3-5 3FG and scored 9 pts. in win at Cornell... hit career-high 7 3FGs (in 12 att.) and scored career-high 25 pts. at Boston College... continued hot shooting at Loyola, making 3-3 3FGs in first half en route to 13 pts.... scored 12 pts. in 3 min. in big first-half run in win over Dartmouth... went 5-7 3FG and scored 17 pts. in win at Richmond... strong game at American with 12 pts., 5 reb., 2 stl.... hit 5 3FGs and scored 17 pts. in home win over Holy Cross... scored 11 pts. in 1:54 and finished with 13 in home win over Lafayette... leads PL in 3FG% and No. 2 in 3FG made... in last 9 games is 31-59 (.525) from 3FG. 29-1 One of the Patriot League s top freshmen, averaging 9.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.2 rpg... played in all 31 games, starting 12... all of the starts came in league play... averaged 9.4 ppg against league opponents and earned a spot on the Patriot League All-Rookie Team... set a Bucknell freshman record by hitting 67 3FGs... that total was tied for 7th-most in school history... 24 3FGA were fifth-most in program history... shot 32.9 FT%, 32.8 3FG%, 84. FT%... ranked 3rd in the Patriot League in FT% and 6th in 3FG made... in first collegiate game scored 18 pts. vs. Mercer... that was tied for third-best freshman debut in school history... hit 6 of first 8 3FGA in that game... set personal best with 19 pts. in win at Wagner... hit 3 3FGs in 9-second span to spark the victory at Wagner... had team-high 17 pts. along with 5 reb., 2 stl. and no TOs at Notre Dame... led team with 18 pts. (6-12 FG, 4-9 3FG) vs. Navy... made first career start vs. American, scoring 16 pts... hit tying 3FG with :3 left in regulation, then made 4 FTs in OT to ice win over Eagles... went 12-13 from FT line and scored 14 pts. in win at American... canned 5 3FGs in Patriot League Tournament game vs. Holy Cross... Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 16 and Dec. 28... scored in double figures 17 times... career-high 8 reb. at Lafayette... had only 29 TOs all season. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Bryson Chase Johnson... born June 26, 199 in Pictou, Nova Scotia... son of Peggy MacLean... has two brothers, Ben and Nathan... Ben played guard at College of St. Rose in Albany, N.Y.... Nathan played college basketball in Canada... mother played basketball at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia... attended St. David Catholic Secondary School in Waterloo, Ontario... voted District 8 MVP as a senior captain, when he led St. David to local and regional championships... team was ranked in top eight in Ontario among AAA-level schools... also named First Team All-Ontario... averaged better than 2 points and seven assists per game over final two seasons... averaged just under four made 3-pointers per game over that span... first team all-league pick and his school s athlete of the year in 27-8... led team to the Provincial championships for the first time in 3 years as a junior, and St. David s made it to the Provincial quarterfinals in 28-9... played for head coach Dave MacNeil... also played for the Waterloo Wildhawks AAU team, helping that squad to a number of tournament titles... named MVP of the 28 Bill Hensley Memorial All-Star Classic in Fort Wayne, Ind., after scoring 21 points in the championship game... also named MVP of the 28 Niagara Can-Am Tournament and was a first team all-star in the All-Canadian Final 8 Tournament... major is undeclared. JOHNSON S CAREER HIGHS Points: 25 at Boston College 12/22/21 : 8 at Lafayette 1/2/21 Assists: 4 at Navy 2/5/21 Steals: 2 twice Blocks: 1 twice FG Made: 9 at Boston College 12/22/21 FG Attempted: 14 twice 3-pt FG Made: 7 at Boston College 12/22/21 3-pt FG Attempted: 13 at Binghamton 12/4/29 FT Made: 12 at American 2/11/21 FT Attempted: 13 at American 2/11/21 JOHNSON S SEASON HIGHS Points: 25 at Boston College 12/22/21 : 5 twice Assists: 3 three times Steals: 2 at American 1/12/211 Blocks: 1 at American 1/12/211 FG Made: 9 at Boston College 12/22/21 FG Attempted: 14 at Boston College 12/22/21 3-pt FG Made: 7 at Boston College 12/22/21 3-pt FG Attempted: 12 at Boston College 12/22/21 FT Made: 7 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 FT Attempted: 8 vs. Wagner 11/29/21 JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 29-1 31 12 82 249.329 67 24.328 63 75.84 57 1.8 43 1 37 29 1 9 294 9.5 732 23.6 21-11 2 2 67 144.465 55 117.47 24 33.727 38 1.9 26 23 25 1 8 213 1.7 562 28.1 Totals 51 32 149 393.379 122 321.38 87 18.86 95 1.9 69 1 6 54 2 17 57 9.9 1294 25.4
bryson JOHNSON Career Game-by-Game JOHNSON S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 22 2-6.333 2-6.333-2. 2 1 5 6 Marquette 36 6-9.667 6-8.75-2 1 2 2 1 18 Binghamton 31 3-8.375 3-8.375 1-1 1. 1 3 2 1 1 St. Francis 24-3. -2. -2. 1 2 Presbyterian 24 1-4.25-2. - 4 2 1 2 Princeton 25 2-6.333 2-5.4-2 6 JMU 28 5-1.5 4-9.444 4-5.8 1 2 1 3 18 Wagner 38 2-6.333 2-5.4 7-8.875 1 3 1 1 13 Columbia 19 1-4.25 1-3.333-3 1 3 Boston U. 21 2-4.5 2-4.5-1 1 1 6 La Salle 18 3-8.375 2-6.333-2 3 1 8 Cornell 24 3-7.429 3-5.6-1 2 1 9 Boston Coll. 37 9-14.643 7-12.583-1 1 1 25 Loyola 37 4-8.5 3-6.5 2-2 1. 5 2 1 2 13 Dartmouth 21 4-6.667 3-5.6 3-4.75 1 1 2 1 1 14 Richmond 31 6-1.6 5-7.714-2 2 3 3 17 33 1-5.2 1-4.25-3 1 1 3 American* 33 4-6.667 1-3.333 3-3 1. 5 1 1 2 12 33 5-11.455 5-11.455 2-2 1. 2 3 1 17 Lafayette* 27 4-9.444 3-6.5 2-4.5 4 1 1 1 13 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 24 JOHNSON S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mercer 27 6-11.545 6-1.6-3 1 1 3 18 Providence 12-4. -4. - 1 1 1 Bryant 23 3-1.3 3-8.375 2-4.5 5 1 11 Delaware 17 2-2 1. 2-2 1. 6-6 1. 1 1 1 12 St. Francis 18 3-9.333 1-7.143-1 7 Columbia 13 1-4.25-2. - 1 1 1 2 Wagner 27 4-1.4 3-7.429 8-8 1. 2 3 1 1 19 Cornell 22 4-11.364 4-9.444-1. 3 1 1 1 12 Binghamton 23 3-14.214 3-13.231-5 3 1 1 9 Boston U. 13-6. -6. - 2 1 La Salle 26 4-8.5 4-8.5-2 3 1 2 12 Notre Dame 22 4-9.444 3-8.375 6-6 1. 5 1 1 2 17 Loyola 26 2-6.333 2-5.4-1 3 2 2 6 Marist 34 2-6.333 2-6.333 5-5 1. 2 1 1 1 11 Richmond 17 4-9.444 3-7.429-1. 4 3 1 11 Dartmouth 12-4. -3. - 1 25 6-12.5 4-9.444 2-2 1. 4 3 1 1 18 American* 27 4-8.5 2-5.4 6-6 1. 2 2 16 29 5-8.625 4-7.571 2-3.667 1 2 2 16 Lafayette* 34 2-11.182 2-1.2 1-2.5 8 1 1 3 7 32 1-7.143 1-5.2-2 2 1 1 3 13 1-4.25-3. - 1 2 16-8. -5. 2-2 1. 3 2 31 4-9.444 4-8.5 4-5.8 5 2 4 1 16 American* 31 1-5.2-4. 12-13.923 2 3 1 1 14 22-6. -5. - 1 3 1 Lafayette* 27 2-1.2 2-6.333-1. 1 3 1 1 6 27 3-9.333 2-7.286 4-4 1. 1 2 1 12 28 3-9.333 2-7.286 2-2 1. 2 2 2 1 28 3-8.375 3-7.429-2. 1 1 1 9 Holy Cross^ 3 5-12.417 5-11.455 1-2.5 1 1 1 16
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 25 #5 COLIN KLEBON SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-8 225 SHAMOKIN, PA. SOUTHERN COLUMBIA Improved over the course of his first year at the college level... took some time to adjust to the college game, but earned enough playing time to show off his potential... strong, athletic player with good versatility... excellent rebounder... has shown the ability to shoot from the outside, drive the ball to the basket and score inside... strength and quickness allows him to guard both bigger and small players... good student who is majoring in civil engineering at Bucknell... local product from nearby Shamokin, Pa.... one of the top boys basketball players ever to come out of the Coal Region. 21-11 Working hard to earn minutes as a reserve forward/center... played 6 min. at Villanova and a strong 12 at Marquette... in Marquette game had 2 pts., 2 reb., took a charge and played solid post defense... went 3-3 FG and had 6 pts., 4 reb. vs. Binghamton... played well in 3G at CBE Classic at JMU, totaling 19 pts. on 9-14 FG. 29-1 Saw action in 16 games as a reserve forward and was productive in limited minutes... totaled 25 pts., 19 reb. in 84 min.... scored seasonhigh 11 pts. (5-8 FG) in 18 min. at La Salle... had 6 pts., 5 reb. in 17 min. vs. Cornell... collected 4 reb. and 1 blk. at Notre Dame... made 9-28 (.321) FG, 7-11 (.636) FT. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Colin Daniel Klebon... born Feb. 13, 199 in Bloomsburg, Pa.... son of Dan and Cyndi Klebon... uncle, Joe Klebon, has won more than 5 games as head coach at Shamokin High School... four-year letterman in both baseball and basketball at Southern Columbia Area High School... in hoops was a three-time all-state and four-time all-league selection... first team all-state as a senior... Central Susquehanna Conference Most Valuable Player... named Player of the Year by The Daily Item, the Shamokin News-Item and the Bloomsburg Press Enterprise... three-year team captain under coach Curt Stellfox... as a senior recorded an area-best 633 points (25.3 ppg), 324 rebounds (13. rpg), 73 assists and 64 blocks... had 19 double-doubles, shot 56 percent from the floor and 84 percent at the free throw line... as a junior had a 41-point game in a win over Bloomsburg and averaged 25.9 points and 12.4 rebounds per game... as a sophomore, led Southern Columbia to the District 4 Class AA championship... as a freshman in 25-6, was the co-mvp on a 22-8 team and set school freshman records for games, starts, points, rebounds, blocked shots and double-doubles... graduated as Southern s all-time leading scorer with 2,23 career points (21.8 ppg)... had 8 career double-doubles and two tripledoubles... also graduated with a school-record 1,31 rebounds, 235 assists and 251 blocks... career 57% shooter... in four career state playoff games, averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds... also a three-time all-league pick in baseball. KLEBON S CAREER HIGHS Points: 11 at La Salle 12/19/29 : 5 vs. Cornell 12/2/29 Assists: 1 nine times Steals: 1 five times Blocks: 1 twice FG Made: 5 at La Salle 12/19/29 FG Attempted: 9 at Notre Dame 12/22/29 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: 4 vs. Cornell 12/2/29 FT Attempted: 6 vs. Cornell 12/2/29 KLEBON S SEASON HIGHS Points: 8 vs. Princeton 11/23/21 : 4 three times Assists: 1 five times Steals: 1 at La Salle 12/17/21 Blocks: 1 at Loyola (Md.) 12/28/21 FG Made: 4 vs. Princeton 11/23/21 FG Attempted: 6 vs. Princeton 11/12/21 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: 2 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FT Attempted: 3 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 KLEBON S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 29-1 16 9 28.321. 7 11.636 19 1.2 1 4 3 1 4 25 1.6 84 5.3 21-11 2 19 39.487. 4 9.444 33 1.7 3 5 12 1 1 42 2.1 169 8.5 Totals 36 28 67.418. 11 2.55 52 1.4 4 9 15 2 5 67 1.9 253 7.
KLEBON S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS colin klebon Career Game-by-Game Villanova 6 1-1 1. - - 2 2 Marquette 12 1-3.333 - - 2 2 Binghamton 13 3-3 1. - - 4 2 1 6 St. Francis 7-2. - - 2 1 1 Presbyterian 19 3-6.5-1-1 1. 3 3 1 7 Princeton 12 4-6.667 - - 1 2 1 1 8 JMU 13 2-2 1. - - 2 3 1 1 4 Wagner 7-1. - -1. Columbia 6 1-2.5 - - 1 2 Boston U. 2 - - - 2 La Salle 11-2. - - 4 1 3 1 Cornell 1 - - - 1 Boston Coll. 7 - - - 1 1 Loyola 11 1-3.333 - - 1 2 1 2 Dartmouth 14 1-2.5-2-3.667 4 4 2 4 Richmond 6 - - - 2 1 4-1. - - 1 1 American* 7 1-2.5-1-2.5 3 3 4 - - - 1 Lafayette* 8 1-3.333 - -2. 3 4 1 2 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 26 KLEBON S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mercer Providence Bryant 1 - - - 1 1 Delaware St. Francis Columbia Wagner 8 1-4.25 - - 2 2 1 2 Cornell 17 1-3.333-4-6.667 5 3 1 1 1 6 Binghamton 7 1-1 1. - - 2 Boston U. 2 - - - La Salle 18 5-8.625-1-1 1. 3 1 11 Notre Dame 13-9. - 1-2.5 4 1 1 1 1 1 Loyola 4-2. - - 1 1 Marist 2 - - 1-2.5 1 Richmond 4 - - - 1 1 1 Dartmouth 1 - - - American* Lafayette* 4 - - - 1 2 American* + - - - Lafayette* 1 - - - + - - - 2 1-1 1. - - 2 1 2 Holy Cross^
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 27 #1 PROBESE LEO JUNIOR FORWARD/CENTER 6-9 226 NASSAU, BAHAMAS ST. PIUS X (TEXAS) Long, lean post player who has made strides in his game over the last two seasons, now is looking for the consistency to put it all together... came to Bucknell with only two years of organized basketball under his belt... native of The Bahamas who went to Houston, Texas to play high school basketball at St. Pius X... spent time working with former NBA star Hakeem Olajuwon... has showed signs of being a strong shot blocker and rebounder... brought a thirst for knowledge to Bucknell, and earned a spot on the Dean s List in the spring 21 semester. 21-11 Reserve low post player working to earn minutes behind Mike Muscala... scored 1st pts. of season on tip-in vs. Binghamton. 29-1 Got into five games, totaling 6 min. of action... blocked 2 shots, against Wagner and Lafayette... lone FGA came at Notre Dame. 28-9 Saw limited action as a freshman, appearing in 14 games off the bench... totaled 4 pts., 13 reb., 4 blk. in 59 min.... hit jumper for first collegiate bucket on opening night at Maryland... also scored against Delaware... season-high 3 reb. vs. Wake Forest and Lehigh... season-high 11 min. at Wake Forest. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Probese A. Leo... son of Antoine and Marcelle Leo... born Nov. 9, 1988 in Nassau... has two sisters, Christine and Sharlene, and a brother, Garnel... 28 graduate of St. Pius X High School in Houston, where he played for coach Laurence Woods... team was highly ranked in the Houston area and was a borderline national top-25 program... was having a productive senior season until it was cut short by a foot injury... as a junior his first year playing American basketball was a starter on a team that won the private school state championship... played with the Houston Hoopstars AAU team... part of the Frank Rutherford Foundation program... Rutherford, a native Bahamian and former Olympic athlete, helps train top college-bound Bahamian athletes in the United States... majoring in economics... named to Dean s List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 21. LEO S CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 three times : 3 twice Assists: 1 at Marist 12/28/28 Steals: 1 twice Blocks: 2 vs. Lehigh 2/25/29 FG Made: 1 three times FG Attempted: 1 1 times 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: FT Attempted: 2 at Holy Cross 3/4/29 LEO S SEASON HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 : 1 three times Assists: Steals: Blocks: 1 vs. Dartmouth 12/3/21 FG Made: 1 vs. Binghamton 11/17/21 FG Attempted: 1 three times 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: FT Attempted: LEO S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 28-9 14 2 6.333. 2. 13.9 16 1 1 4 2 4.3 59 4.2 29-1 5 1.... 1 2. 6 1.2 21-11 7 1 3.333. 2. 3.4 1 1 2.3 13 1.9 Totals 26 3 1.3. 4. 16.6 17 1 2 7 2 6.2 78 3.
LEO S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS probese leo Career Game-by-Game Villanova 1 - - - Marquette Binghamton 3 1-1 1. - - 1 1 2 St. Francis Presbyterian 3-1. - - 1 Princeton JMU Wagner Columbia Boston U. La Salle Cornell Boston Coll. Loyola + - - - Dartmouth 3-1. - - 1 Richmond American* 2 - - - Lafayette* 2 - - -2. 1 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney LEO S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 28 Mercer Providence Bryant Delaware St. Francis Columbia Wagner 2 - - - 1 Cornell Binghamton Boston U. La Salle Notre Dame 1-1. - - Loyola Marist Richmond Dartmouth American* Lafayette* American* + - - - 1 Lafayette* 1 - - - 1 2 - - - Holy Cross^ LEO S 28-9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Maryland 4 1-1 1. - - 1 2 1 2 Boston U St. Francis Old Dominion 3 - - - 3 Wagner La Salle Wake Forest 11-1. - - 3 3 1 1 Binghamton Drexel Richmond 1 - - - Marist 3 - - - 1 1 St. Bona Ohio 1 - - - Cornell American* Lafayette* 4 - - - 1 American* 1-1. - - 1 1 1 4-1. - - 2 2 Lafayette* 2 - - - Delaware 3 1-1 1. - - 1 1 2 6 - - - 3 3 2 3-1. - - 1 1 Holy Cross^ 4 - - -2.
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 29 #31 MIKE MUSCALA SOPHOMORE FORWARD/CENTER 6-11 232 ROSEVILLE, MINN. ROSEVILLE Lean, athletic big man who quickly made a major impact in Bucknell s frontcourt... offensively, showed he can score from anywhere on the floor... good finisher inside with both hands... has an excellent outside shooting touch, with range extending out to the 3-point arc... very nimble for a 6 11 athlete and can also put the ball on the floor... excellent passing skills... on defense, he led the Patriot League in blocked shots as a freshman... rebounded adequately, and is working hard on that aspect of his game... had a productive offseason in the weight room, adding some extra pounds to his frame... excelled academically as a management major in first year at Bucknell. 21-11 Bucknell s starting center... named to Preseason All-Patriot League Team... had 1 pts., 8 reb., 2 blk. on opening night at Villanova... teamhigh 16 pts. with 8 reb. in win over Binghamton... produced 22 pts., 8 reb., 5 blk. at Saint Franics (Pa.)... named to All-Tournament Team at CBE Classic at James Madison... averaged 13. ppg at JMU, including 21 pts. vs. the Dukes... has also topped 2-pt. barrier with 22 vs. Wagner, 21 at La Salle and 2 at Cornell... in La Salle win also had career-high 5 asst. along with 6 reb., 2 blk., 2 stl.... held without a FG at Loyola, but had 1 reb. and went 7-8 FT... hit a turnaround jumper at the buzzer on a Christian Laettner Play to beat Richmond 62-61... had 17 pts., 8 reb. in that game... tallied 19 pts. (7-1 FG) in league opener at Navy... enjoyed career night at American, logging 33 pts. (11-17 FG, 2-2 3FG, 9-1 FT), 1 reb., 5 blk.... followed that up with 23 pts. and career-high 13 reb. vs. Holy Cross, and hit the game-winning jumper with 1.4 seconds left in 74-72 win... Oscar Robertson National Player of Week and PL Player of Week following the American/Holy Cross games... ranks 7th in PL in scoring and also ranks among leaders in blocks, rebounds, FG% and FT%. 29-1 One of the Patriot League s top newcomers... named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team and All-Patriot League Second Team... became just the fourth freshman in league history to make one of the all-league teams... averaged 9.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.2 bpg... his 65 blocked shots led the Patriot League and set a Bucknell freshman record... that was the third-highest total in school history, trailing only Mike Butts 1 in 1988-89 and 91 in 1987-88... shot 46.2 FG%, 3. 3FG% and 8.6 FT%... ranked 22nd in Patriot League in scoring, 16th in rebounding... 1th in FG%... would have ranked 6th in FT%, but just missed the minimum attempts to qualify... averaged a team-high 13.1 ppg in league play... shot 5.7 FG% and 86.8 FT% against league foes... scored in double figures 16 times, including 9 of last 12 games of season... breakout game came against eventual Sweet 16 team Cornell, when he logged 2 pts. (9-11 FG), 7 reb., 4 blk., in 3 min. of action... had been averaging 3.7 ppg in 7 games prior to Cornell, then averaged 11.7 ppg from that night forward... had pair of double-doubles, including a 23-pt., 11-reb. effort in home win over Lafayette... scoring and rebounding totals were both career highs... made first career start Dec. 3 vs. Marist, and had team-high 18 pts. (5-11 FG, 2-2 3FG, 6-6 FT) and hit big game-tying 3FG in OT... had huge night vs. Navy, with 16 pts. (6-9 FG), 8 reb., 7 blk.... block total was one shy of school record... missed game at Lafayette due to ankle injury, then returned from 1-game absence to score 16 pts., including last 4 of the game, in 62-61 win at Colgate... had multiple blocks in 19 games... PL Rookie of Week on Dec. 7 and Dec. 21. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Michael Peter Muscala... born July 1, 1991 in St. Louis Park, Minn.... parents are Bob Muscala and Mary and Thomas Maida... has a sister, Madeline Maida... three-year letterman and two-year captain of the Roseville Area High School basketball team... first junior captain in program history... two-time all-conference selection... third team all-metro as a senior... finalist for Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors... academic all-state selection... as a senior averaged 23.8 points, 14.8 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game... broke game, season and career school records for points, rebounds and blocks... finished with 1,228 points, 747 rebounds, 172 blocks... had 36 points and 24 rebounds both school records against Mounds View in 28-9... ranked No. 11 on list of top Minnesota seniors by MinnesotaPreps.com... played for coach Bartt Pierce... selected to play in a high school all-star series following his senior season, then played in the Howard Pulley Pro City League against a number of Division I players... played AAU ball for the Minnesota RoadRunners... majoring in management... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Dean s List student (3.75 GPA) in fall 21 semester. MUSCALA S CAREER HIGHS Points: 33 at American 1/12/211 : 13 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 Assists: 5 at La Salle 12/17/21 Steals: 2 four times Blocks: 7 vs. Navy 1/9/21 FG Made: 11 at American 1/12/211 FG Attempted: 18 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 3-pt FG Made: 2 twice 3-pt FG Attempted: 2 six times FT Made: 9 at American 1/12/211 FT Attempted: 1 at American 1/12/211 MUSCALA S SEASON HIGHS Points: 33 at American 1/12/211 : 13 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 Assists: 5 at La Salle 12/17/21 Steals: 2 twice Blocks: 5 twice FG Made: 11 at American 1/12/211 FG Attempted: 18 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 3-pt FG Made: 2 at American 1/12/211 3-pt FG Attempted: 2 at American 1/12/211 FT Made: 9 at American 1/12/211 FT Attempted: 1 at American 1/12/211 MUSCALA S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 29-1 3 16 116 251.462 6 2.3 58 72.86 148 4.9 61 23 29 65 9 296 9.9 745 24.8 21-11 2 2 116 221.525 2 5.4 75 89.843 138 6.9 49 23 33 31 9 39 15.5 55 27.5 Totals 5 36 232 472.492 8 25.32 133 161.826 286 5.7 11 46 62 96 18 65 12.1 1295 25.9
mike muscala Career Game-by-Game MUSCALA S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 31 4-12.333-2-2 1. 8 2 1 Marquette 19 4-6.667 - -1. 4 4 3 1 8 Binghamton 26 6-11.545-1. 4-6.667 8 1 16 St. Francis 33 9-17.529-4-5.8 8 2 1 1 5 22 Presbyterian 19 4-8.5 - - 6 1 2 1 8 Princeton 28 5-12.417-1. - 3 4 1 2 1 1 JMU 3 9-14.643-3-4.75 5 4 5 2 1 21 Wagner 32 8-15.533-6-7.857 5 1 1 4 1 2 22 Columbia 17 2-7.286-2-2 1. 2 4 3 2 2 6 Boston U. 31 3-1.3-4-5.8 9 3 2 1 1 La Salle 3 8-14.571-5-6.833 6 4 5 2 2 2 21 Cornell 35 7-12.583-6-7.857 9 2 1 2 Boston Coll. 24 6-1.6-2-2 1. 2 4 1 1 1 14 Loyola 27-4. - 7-8.875 1 4 3 3 2 7 Dartmouth 2 4-6.667-1-1 1. 8 3 3 1 9 Richmond 29 7-12.583-3-3 1. 8 4 1 1 17 28 7-1.7-5-6.833 5 4 19 American* 32 11-17.647 2-2 1. 9-1.9 1 1 1 5 33 36 9-18.5-5-7.714 13 3 1 3 23 Lafayette* 23 3-6.5-1. 7-7 1. 9 3 1 1 2 13 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 3 MUSCALA S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mercer 11 1-2.5 - - 1 4 2 2 Providence 22 1-8.125-1. - 3 2 2 1 1 2 Bryant 24 5-11.455-2-2 1. 3 1 2 12 Delaware 14 1-3.333-1. 1-2.5 1 1 3 3 St. Francis 13-4. - 1-2.5 3 1 3 1 Columbia 13-2. - 2-4.5 4 1 3 2 Wagner 12 2-6.333 - - 3 1 1 1 4 Cornell 3 9-11.818 1-1 1. 1-1 1. 7 2 1 4 2 Binghamton 14 7-9.778-1. -1. 8 4 2 2 14 Boston U. 24 1-4.25-1. 4-5.8 3 2 1 1 2 6 La Salle 24 6-1.6 1-2.5 2-3.667 5 4 4 1 2 15 Notre Dame 21 2-6.333 - - 1 1 1 4 Loyola 22 3-8.375 1-2.5 3-4.75 6 2 2 4 1 1 Marist 33 5-11.455 2-2 1. 6-6 1. 2 4 1 1 18 Richmond 31 1-4.25 - - 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 Dartmouth 23 1-6.167 - - 2 1 2 31 6-9.667-4-6.667 8 2 2 2 7 16 American* 32 4-9.444-1. - 5 1 3 8 23 7-13.538-1. - 5 1 2 2 3 14 Lafayette* -INJ 26 8-12.75-1. - 5 1 2 16 36 4-8.5-2. 8-8 1. 1 1 2 1 16 28 5-1.5-1. 3-3 1. 7 3 2 1 13 27 6-13.462-1. 3-3 1. 7 3 1 1 4 1 15 American* 28 6-13.462 1-2.5 1-1 1. 2 4 1 1 2 14 32 2-8.25 - - 6 1 2 2 4 Lafayette* 29 8-14.571-7-9.778 11 2 1 3 2 23 23 5-9.556-2-2 1. 3 3 2 12 3 6-11.545-2-2 1. 9 2 1 1 2 1 14 34 1-5.2-3-4.75 7 2 1 2 1 5 Holy Cross^ 35 3-12.25-3-4.75 6 1 4 2 9 * Patriot League Game ^ Patriot League Tourament game Games started in bold
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 31 #13 DARRYL SHAZIER SENIOR GUARD 6-178 NEWPORT NEWS, VA. MENCHVILLE Team co-captain for second straight year... lightning-quick point guard from Eastern Virginia, an area that has produced a long list of college basketball stars... made an immediate impact at Bucknell as a freshman and has improved steadily ever since... led the Patriot League in assists as a sophomore and was third last year... 424 career assists rank fourth on Bucknell s career list... showed durability by ranking among the league leaders in minutes played each of the last two years... has never missed a game in his career (112 games, 9 starts)... has the ability to get the ball up and down the floor... outstanding passer... lefthanded shooter with a good stroke... has had some big scoring games, but is looking to add consistency... can effectively pressure the ball defensively... has won or tied a game with a late 3-pointer four times in his career... helped direct his high school team deep into the postseason against excellent competition. 21-11 In fourth season as Bucknell s starting point guard... had a big opening night with team-high 12 pts., 5 reb., 4 asst.... leads PL in assists and ranks No. 1 in nation in assist-turnover ratio... also among league leaders in FG%, FT%, 3FG% and steals... team-high 16 pts. (7-9 FG) in win over Presbyterian... had 9 asst vs. Wagner... 15 pts., 5 asst. in win over Columbia... had perfect shooting night in win over La Salle (3-3 FG, 2-2 3FG, 2-2 FT) and finished with 1 pts., 6 asst., TOs... had career-high 1 asst. with TOs at Boston College... that was Bucknell s first 1-assist game since Abe Badmus vs. Kansas in 25 NCAA Tournament... had monster night at Navy, scoring career-high 28 pts. (1-17 FG, 7-8 FT) along with 6 reb., 3 asst., 3 stl.... handed out 9 asst. with TOs in home win over Holy Cross... in last 18 games has 14 asst., 22 TOs. 29-1 Enjoyed another solid year as Bucknell s point guard, starting all 31 games... led the team in scoring at 1.1 ppg and earned the Benton A. Kribbs Award as the team MVP... led team and ranked 3rd in Patriot League with 118 asst. (3.8 apg)... shot 4.7 FG%, 32.8 3FG% and 75. FT%... 42 3FGs ranked 2nd on team... ranked 2th in Patriot League in scoring, 11th in FT%, 12th in steals (1.2), 15th in 3FG made, 2nd in minutes played (35.2) and 2nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.4)... played 35+ minutes 18 times... scored in double figures 12 times, including 3 2-pt. games... had career-high 27 pts. (9-13 FG, 4-7 3FG) in home win over Holy Cross... also had 24 pts. at Delaware and 22 pts., 8 asst. against Cornell... hit a 3-foot buzzer-beater vs. Cornell to send the game into overtime... had 17 pts., 8 asst. in win at Wagner... turned in nice game vs. Marist, with 16 pts., 6 asst., 1 TO in 41 min... assisted on all three OT FGs in win over Marist... had 13 pts., 7 asst., 2 stl. and TOs in 43 min., and made two big defensive stops at the end of regulation and OT in home win over eventual league champ Lehigh... closed the season with back-to-back 19-pt. games vs. Army and Holy Cross... hit 5 3FGs in that Holy Cross game, coming in the Patriot League Tournament... had 16, 27 and 19 pts. (2.7 ppg) in three games vs. Holy Cross... in three games at the World Vision Invitational to start the season, averaged 11. ppg while producing 14 asst. and just 2 TO in 18 min. 28-9 Had a productive sophomore year, when he started all but one game and improved in every statistical category... became the first Bucknell player in the Patriot League era to lead the league in assists (4.6)... also led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.6)... averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 1. spg... shot 36.4 FG%, 37. 3FG% and 67.8 FT%... ranked second in the Patriot League in minutes per game (36.1), trailing only American s Derrick Mercer... also ranked 29th in scoring, 14th in steals, 8th in 3FG% and 14th in 3FG made... had never scored in double figures in a game until doing so four times in a five-game stretch in November and December... just missed the first triple-double in school history with 14 pts., 9 reb. and 9 asst. in win over Old Dominion... one game later had 14 pts., 6 asst. vs. Wagner... scored in double figures nine times and had 5+ assists 14 times... had another 9-asst. game at La Salle and dished 8 asst. vs. American and Delaware... had 18 pts., 7 asst. at Navy... hit 5 3FGs and scored career-high 21 pts. at Army... made 5-7 3FGs and tallied 17 pts., 6 asst. in win at Holy Cross... played all 4 min. in home game vs. Holy Cross... only FG vs. Colgate was game-winning 3-pointer with :2 left in OT... had 83 asst., 33 TO in last 18 games. 27-8 As a rookie point guard began the season as a backup but finished it as the starter... still averaged 2.4 min. per game, fifth-most among Patriot League freshmen... played in every game, starting 1... started the last eight games of the year... immediate contributions were primarily ballhandling and defense... finished with 57 assists, 53 turnovers and 29 steals... averaged only 3.1 ppg while shooting 29.4% FG and 23.8 3FG%... season scoring high came in Bucknell s epic 3OT win over Navy in the Partiot League Tournament semifinals... played 41 min. in that game and 9 pts. and 4 stl.... one of the heroes of the overtime win at Colgate, when he hit 3FG at the buzzer to send game to OT... also hit a big jumper in OT and finished with then-career-high 7 pts.... for the second time in two weeks hit a game-tying 3FG late in regulation, this one with :13 to play in OT win over Lafayette at home... finished with 4 pts. and career-high 5 asst. at Old Dominion in return to home area. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Darryl Terrance Shazier... born Jan. 13, 1989 in Newport News, Va.... born the same day as classmate G.W. Boon... son of Darryl and Dee Shazier... has one sibling, Kiana... 27 graduate of Menchville High School in Newport News... played four years of varsity basketball... three-year team captain... named Peninsula District Player of the Year and First Team All-Star... second team all-state (AAA)... first team all-region... played for coach Erick Mays... helped lead the team to a regional semifinal berth in 27... as a junior led the district in scoring at 22 points per game along with over six assists per game... reached the 1,-point milestone as a junior... scored 11 points in the Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Game... played AAU ball in the prestigious Boo Williams Summer League... major is sociology... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 28-9. SHAZIER S CAREER HIGHS Points: 28 at Navy 1/8/211 : 1 at Boston College 12/22/21 Assists: 9 three times Steals: 4 twice Blocks: 2 twice FG Made: 1 at Navy 1/8/211 FG Attempted: 17 at Navy 1/8/211 3-pt FG Made: 5 three times 3-pt FG Attempted: 9 vs. Holy Cross 3/3/21 FT Made: 9 at Delaware 11/18/29 FT Attempted: 9 at Delaware 11/18/29 SHAZIER S SEASON HIGHS Points: 28 at Navy 1/8/211 : 6 twice Assists: 1 at Boston College 12/22/21 Steals: 4 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 11/2/21 Blocks: FG Made: 1 at Navy 1/8/211 FG Attempted: 17 at Navy 1/8/211 3-pt FG Made: 3 vs. Lafayette 1/19/211 3-pt FG Attempted: 6 twice FT Made: 7 at Navy 1/8/211 FT Attempted: 8 at Navy 1/8/211 SHAZIER S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 27-8 31 1 35 119.294 1 42.238 17 28.67 4 1.3 5 2 57 53 3 29 97 3.1 632 2.4 28-9 3 29 79 217.364 37 1.37 4 59.678 12 3.4 69 4 138 67 6 3 235 7.8 182 36.1 29-1 31 31 13 253.47 42 128.328 66 88.75 98 3.2 46 118 5 7 36 314 1.1 19 35.2 21-11 2 2 58 135.43 2 55.364 37 43.86 66 3.3 43 111 28 26 173 8.7 658 32.9 Totals 112 9 275 724.38 19 325.335 16 218.734 36 2.7 28 6 424 198 16 121 819 7.3 3462 3.9
darryl shazier Career Game-by-Game SHAZIER S 21-11 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Villanova 35 4-8.5 2-5.4 2-2 1. 5 2 4 3 1 12 Marquette 34-3. -1. 2-3.667 3 4 3 3 2 Binghamton 24 3-5.6 1-1 1. - 2 1 5 2 7 St. Francis 33 2-3.667-1. -1. 2 2 5 4 4 Presbyterian 21 7-9.778 2-4.5-5 2 5 1 16 Princeton 37 1-9.111-2. 2-2 1. 5 1 6 2 4 JMU 31 1-4.25 1-3.333 4-4 1. 4 2 6 1 7 Wagner 32 3-5.6-2. - 2 4 9 2 2 6 Columbia 37 4-1.4 2-3.667 5-6.833 2 2 5 1 15 Boston U. 37 1-9.111 1-6.167 4-5.8 4 1 6 3 7 La Salle 37 3-3 1. 2-2 1. 2-2 1. 3 6 1 1 Cornell 36 1-5.2-4-4 1. 3 2 7 2 2 6 Boston Coll. 33 3-9.333 2-5.4-6 1 1 1 8 Loyola 36 2-4.5 1-2.5-3 3 4 1 1 5 Dartmouth 23 5-8.625 1-2.5 1-1 1. 1 1 1 2 1 12 Richmond 37 4-7.571 1-1 1. -1. 5 3 7 3 2 9 37 1-17.588 1-5.2 7-8.875 6 3 3 2 3 28 American* 36 1-7.143-2. - 2 3 7 2 1 2 32-3. -2. 4-4 1. 1 4 9 3 4 Lafayette* 3 3-7.429 3-6.5-2 2 3 2 9 American* Lafayette* PL Tourney Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 32 SHAZIER S 29-1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Mercer 38 5-7.714 2-3.667 5-7.714 4 2 5 1 1 17 Providence 37 5-1.5-3. 2-2 1. 6 2 3 1 2 12 Bryant 33-6. -3. 4-4 1. 1 6 1 4 Delaware 33 6-1.6 3-4.75 9-9 1. 3 2 2 3 2 24 St. Francis 34 3-6.5 1-3.333 2-4.5 4 3 1 9 Columbia 31 1-6.167-3. 2-2 1. 5 2 3 4 Wagner 36 6-11.545 3-7.429 2-3.667 5 1 8 1 1 17 Cornell 41 8-15.533 4-6.667 2-4.5 3 2 8 4 22 Binghamton 35 2-7.286 1-3.333 4-4 1. 6 3 4 3 9 Boston U. 35 1-9.111 1-6.167 1-2.5 4 1 2 2 4 La Salle 31 3-9.333 1-4.25-1 2 2 1 1 7 Notre Dame 29 3-11.273 1-5.2 1-2.5 3 1 3 1 1 8 Loyola 35 4-9.444 1-4.25-2 1 5 1 1 9 Marist 41 5-1.5 3-7.429 3-4.75 1 6 1 1 16 Richmond 38 2-9.222 1-7.143 2-2 1. 5 1 2 1 2 7 Dartmouth 33 1-4.25 1-2.5-1 4 2 1 3 36 1-6.167-3-4.75 3 1 3 2 5 American* 36 2-7.286 1-2.5 2-2 1. 2 1 5 1 1 7 38 6-11.545 1-4.25 3-5.6 3 1 4 2 1 2 16 Lafayette* 28 2-8.25 1-5.2-2 2 3 5 36 3-6.5 1-3.333-1 1 1 4 7 43 4-13.38-5. 5-6.833 3 3 7 2 13 35 1-5.2-3. -1. 3 1 1 2 1 2 34 4-8.5 2-5.4-4 3 6 1 1 1 1 American* 34 2-5.4 2-3.667 1-2.5 4 3 6 1 2 7 34 9-13.692 4-7.571 5-7.714 4 1 4 3 27 Lafayette* 36 1-6.167-3. -1. 3 2 5 3 2 2 34-1. - - 2 6 1 3 34 1-7.143-5. 1-3.333 3 3 4 3 1 3 37 5-7.714 2-4.5 7-8.875 3 3 3 4 19 Holy Cross^ 35 7-11.636 5-9.556-5 1 3 2 19 SHAZIER S 28-9 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Maryland 35 1-6.167 1-2.5 2-6.333 6 2 4 2 5 Boston U 37 3-8.375 1-4.25-2 2 7 2 1 2 7 St. Francis 41 2-7.286 1-5.2-4 5 4 3 5 Old Dominion 46 6-14.429-3. 2-2 1. 9 1 9 3 1 14 Wagner 36 5-1.5 3-5.6 1-2.5 2 4 6 1 1 14 La Salle 34 3-8.375-1. 2-2 1. 4 1 9 1 2 8 Wake Forest 3 4-12.333 4-8.5-3 2 5 12 Binghamton 36 4-7.571 2-3.667 1-2.5 6 3 2 2 11 Drexel 33 3-3 1. - -2. 1 5 2 4 2 6 Richmond 36 2-4.5-2. - 4 2 2 2 4 Marist 29 1-4.25-1-3.333 5 1 7 7 2 3 St. Bona 36 2-7.286-2. 5-6.833 4 4 2 2 1 2 9 Ohio 37 3-6.5 2-3.667-1 1 6 2 8 Cornell 24 3-7.429 1-2.5-5 3 1 2 7 33 6-15.4 3-6.5 3-4.75 2 1 7 3 18 American* 39 2-1.2 1-5.2-2. 2 5 8 1 5 4 2-7.286 1-4.25 2-2 1. 2 1 6 7 Lafayette* 38 2-7.286-1. 6-8.75 3 3 5 3 1 1 43 1-6.167 1-2.5 2-2 1. 5 1 6 2 2 5 35 2-4.5 1-2.5-1 1 7 1 1 1 5 38 6-9.667 5-8.625 4-4 1. 2 4 1 2 2 21 32 1-6.167 1-4.25-2. 4 3 3 2 3 43 2-9.222-1. - 5 3 4 2 1 4 American* 33 1-5.2 1-4.25 1-2.5 5 1 3 2 4 38 5-8.625 5-7.714 2-2 1. 6 1 2 17 Lafayette* 38 3-9.333 2-7.286 2-2 1. 2 1 3 2 1 Delaware 37-1. -1. - 4 3 8 4 1 35 1-5.2-2. - 6 3 4 3 1 2 35 2-8.25 1-4.25 4-4 1. 3 4 2 1 9 Holy Cross^ 35 1-5.2-2. - 5 3 1 3 1 2 SHAZIER S 27-8 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Albany 25-2. -2. - 3 2 2 3 1 2 at Towson 19 1-4.25-2. - 1 1 3 2 2 at Villanova 17 2-3.667-1. - 1 4 2 1 4 at Wagner 25 2-7.286-1. 2-2 1. 5 3 4 1 3 6 Marist 29 2-5.4-1. -2. 2 1 2 1 4 St. Francis 33 2-11.182-3. - 3 4 3 1 4 La Salle 17 1-1 1. - -1. 2 2 3 1 2 at Wake Forest 18-4. -2. 2-2 1. 1 1 5 2 Cornell 15 1-2.5 1-2.5-5 3 2 3 at Drexel 17 1-5.2-1. - 1 2 vs. NDSU 15-3. -3. - 1 2 3 1 vs. LBSU 13 1-5.2 1-3.333 1-2.5 3 1 1 4 Ohio 1-2. -2. 2-2 1. 1 1 1 2 at St. Bona 23 1-2.5 1-2.5-1 2 4 3 3 13 1-3.333 - - 3 3 2 1 2 American* 9 - - - 1 at 9 1-3.333-2. - 1 2 at Lafayette* 16 1-2.5 1-1 1. - 3 2 1 3 9 1-2.5 1-1 1. - 1 1 1 3 12 1-3.333 1-1 1. - 1 1 1 3 15-2. - -2. 2 1 1 3 2 at 26 3-4.75 1-1 1. - 1 5 2 2 7 at 2 2-6.333 1-2.5-1 1 1 1 3 5 at American* 31 4-9.444 - - 2 3 2 1 8 26-3. -1. 5-7.714 1 1 2 1 3 5 Lafayette* 34 1-5.2 1-3.333-1 2 1 3 2 3 Old Dominion 29 2-6.333 - - 2 1 5 3 1 4 at 24-4. -2. -2. 2 1 at 26 1-3.333 1-2.5-2 2 3 2 3 at Navy^ 41 3-8.375-1. 3-4.75 3 1 2 3 4 9 at Colgate^ 16 - - 2-2 1. 1 1 1 3 1 2 * Patriot League Game ^ Patriot League Tournament Game Games started in bold
Bucknell Men s Basketball Notes 33 #15 STEPHEN TYREE GRADUATE STUDENT GUARD/FORWARD 6-3 18 THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS STRAKE JESUIT Team co-captain for second straight year... made a strong return to the lineup in 29-1 after a knee injury wiped out his entire junior season... continuing his education at Bucknell as a graduate student while using his NCAA-approved fifth year of basketball eligibility... one of the league s most versatile players... provides many of the intangibles that do not often show up in a box score... an excellent ballhandler and passer who knows the offense very well... when healthy is adept at driving the ball to the basket... has an unusual release on his jumper, but shot 5.% from 3-point range last season and is a career 54.3% shooter... quickly emerged as a team leader on the floor and in the locker room... 28 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... has guarded opponents of all shapes and sizes, from guards to post players... tremendous athlete who could have chosen among a number of Division I football scholarship offers... played all over the floor in high school, including point guard... very energetic, bright and well-schooled player. 21-11 Was ticketed for major minutes again this season, but for the second time in the last three years suffered an ACL injury in preseason practice... elected not to undergo surgery and returned to the lineup for the first time on Dec. 2 at Cornell, and had a rebound and assist in 4 min. of action... next action came Jan. 16 vs. Holy Cross, when he played the final 5 min. after Joe Willman fouled out... in that span had a layup and a big offensive rebound that led to a 3FG for Bryson Johnson. 29-1 A year removed from ACL surgery came back and started all 31 games, averaging 26.4 mpg... earned the team s Malcolm E. Musser Award for Leadership following the season... averaged 5.7 ppg and led the team in rebounding at 5.2 rpg... shot 48.2 FG%, 5. 3FG% (1-2) and 68.3 FT%... 2nd on team with 32 stl. and 3rd on team with 52 asst.... ranked 13th in Patriot League in total rebounding and 11th in offensive rebounding... in first game back after the injury had 8 pts., 5 reb., 3 asst., in 27 min. in season-opener vs. Mercer... scored in double figures 4 times, with high of 15 at Notre Dame... made 6-9 FG vs. the Fighting Irish and also had 6 reb.... had 12 pts. at Columbia, 11 vs. Cornell and 1 pts., 8 reb., 5 asst. vs. Lafayette... season-high 9 reb. in home win over American and close home loss vs. Richmond... had 5+ rebounds 2 times, including 7 of last 8 games of season. 28-9 Suffered a knee injury during a preseason workout and missed the entire season. 27-8 One of two players on the roster to start all 31 games... had a strong all-around season and was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year at season s end... led the team in assists (88) and rebounding (4.8), while ranking fourth in scoring (7.) and third in steals (26)... shot team-high 57.9 FG%... that figure would have led the league if he had enough FG attempts to qualify... did lead the league in FG% in PL games at a stellar 66.7% (46-69)... averaged 9.8 ppg and 3.64 apg in league games... in overall games ranked 9th in PL in rebounding and assists... had never scored 1 points in a game until doing so at St. Bonaventure on Jan. 5, then reached double figures in 1 of his last 18 games... scored career-high 16 pts. in OT win at Colgate... hit a big 3FG in OT in that game... had one 5-game stretch in which he shot 2-24 from the field... had 7 pts. and career-high 13 reb. in opening-night win over Albany... one of catalysts of Cornell win with 6 pts., 1 reb., 3 asst. and 3 stl.... in home win over Navy had 1 pts., 7 reb., 6 asst.... driving layup with 8:47 left put Bucknell ahead to stay in win at Holy Cross... scored GW bucket on driving layup with 2.9 seconds left against Lafayette... also had a career-high 7 asst. in that win... received the team s Thomas A. Thompson Award for spirit, intensity and outstanding defensive play. 26-7 As a freshman guard showed signs of being an excellent defender and rebounder, and saw significant time in the last 15 games, averaging 14.6 min... team won first 14 games after he joined the regular rotation and went 14-1 in last 15... shot 66.7% from field (12-18 FG, 2-5 3FG) on the year... scored first career points on 2 late FTs at Texas Tech... played strong 14 min. vs. Army, tallying 4 pts., 5 reb., 1 asst., 1 blk., 1 stl.... had best game in win at Navy, totaling 7 pts. (3-3 FG), 5 reb., 3 asst. in career-high 18 min.... had third 5-reb. game of season in win at American... biggest rebound of game came with :3 left in a 1-pt. game... played then-career-high 19 min. in home win over Holy Cross... did not score in that game, but spent much of time guarding PL scoring leader Keith Simmons... played career-high 2 min. in Army win in PL Tournament semifinals and had 4 pts., 4 reb., 3 asst., 1 stl... steal led to first career dunk on a breakaway. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Stephen Alexander Tyree... born Oct. 26, 1987 in Houston... son of Walter and Teresa Tyree... has two older brothers, Marcus and Brandon... 26 graduate of Strake Jesuit College Prep in Houston... earned four varsity letters in both basketball and football, and also competed in track and field as a senior... two-time team captain in basketball under coach Wayne Jones... earned honorable mention All-District 19-5A honors as a sophomore, then made second team as a junior and first team as a senior... led team in scoring, rebounds, assists and steals... was also a first team all-district pick in football, both offensively as a wide receiver and defensively as a safety... was a management major as an undergraduate at Bucknell... made Dean s List and was named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 21. TYREE S CAREER HIGHS Points: 16 at Colgate 2/6/28 : 13 vs. Albany 11/1/27 Assists: 7 vs. Lafayette 2/2/28 Steals: 4 three times Blocks: 1 1 times FG Made: 6 at Notre Dame 12/22/29 FG Attempted: 11 at Lafayette 1/2/21 3-pt FG Made: 2 three times 3-pt FG Attempted: 3 twice FT Made: 6 three times FT Attempted: 12 vs. Lafayette 2/2/28 TYREE S SEASON HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 : 1 twice Assists: 1 at Cornell 12/2/1 Steals: Blocks: FG Made: 1 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 FG Attempted: 1 vs. Holy Cross 1/16/211 3-pt FG Made: 3-pt FG Attempted: FT Made: FT Attempted: TYREE S CAREER STATISTICS Year G GS FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG Min. MPG 26-7 2 12 18.667 2 5.4 9 17.529 38 1.9 31 19 14 1 8 35 1.8 232 11.6 27-8 31 31 77 133.579 4 18.222 6 95.632 15 4.8 1 3 88 68 5 26 218 7. 872 28.1 28-9 Did not play -- Injured 29-1 31 31 55 114.482 1 2.5 56 82.683 16 5.2 85 52 45 4 32 176 5.7 817 26.4 21-11 2 1 1 1... 2 1. 3 1 2 1. 9 4.5 Totals 84 62 145 266.545 16 43.372 125 194.644 35 4.2 219 3 16 127 1 66 431 5.1 193 23.