Welcome to Bison Basketball GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Lewisburg, PA 17837 Founded: 1846, 100th American college chartered Enrollment: 3,600 Nickname: Bison Colors: Orange and Blue Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Patriot League Home Facility: Sojka Pavilion (4,000) UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION President................................................................................................................ Dr. John C. Bravman Provost........................................................................................................................Barbara Altmann VP for Finance & Administration...................................................................................... David Surgala VP for University Advancement...................................................................................... Scott Rosevear VP for Library & Information Technology.............................................................................Param Bedi VP for Enrollment Management............................................................................................ Bill Conley VP for Human Resources....................................................................................................Pierre Joanis Chief Communications Officer............................................................................................. Andy Hirsch Associate VP for Facilities & Sustainability........................................................................... Ken Ogawa Dean of Students................................................................................................................... Amy Badal Dean of the Freeman College of Management...............................................Raquel Meyer Alexander Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.................................................................................Karl Voss Dean of the College of Engineering................................................................................ Patrick Mather General Counsel................................................................................................................Amy Foerster NCAA Faculty Representative............................................................................................ Linda Smolka ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics & Recreation..................................................................................Jermaine Truax Deputy Athletics Director................................................................................................ Tim Pavlechko Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator...........................................................Maisha Kelly Senior Associate AD/Leadership Development................................................................... Jen Kentera Senior Associate AD/External Affairs & Bison Club....................................................... Todd Newcomb Associate AD/Business & Team Services............................................................................. Terrie Grieb Associate AD/NCAA Compliance & Student Services................................................................ Dan Isaf Associate AD/Recreation Services......................................................................................Karen Landis Associate AD/Operations & Events.................................................................................... Chad Mason Associate AD/Athletic Communications...................................................................................Jon Terry Associate AD/Athletic Training................................................................................................Ian Wood Assistant AD/Aquatics & Auxiliary Services................................................................................ Ian Dye Assistant AD/Operations & Events.........................................................................................Phil Miller TEAM SUPPORT Team Orthopaedic Surgeon....................................................................................Dr. Daniel Feldmann Assistant Athletic Trainer (Men’s Basketball)................................................................. Brendan Abbey Senior Leadership Gifts Office............................................................................................. Tom Harvey General Manager, Bucknell Sports Properties/Learfield.................................................. Mike Trudnak Athletics Technology Coordinator.................................................................................. Jourdan Fraser Game Operations Coordinator.......................................................................................Jacob Gomolka Radio & Television Coordinator.......................................................................................Doug Birdsong Asst. Athletic Communications Directors................................Jen Dobias, Matt Jackson, Cole Cloonan Equipment Specialist............................................................................................................... Ken Hare Ticket Manager ................................................................................................................ Greg Marconi Recruiting/Data Services Assistant ................................................................................... Deb Hommel BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................. Nathan Davis (Randolph-Macon ‘97) Bucknell/Overall Record.................................................. 68-33 (4th season); 209-72 (10th season) Assistant Coaches...........................Paul Harrison (Washington & Lee ‘93), John Griffin (Bucknell ‘08), Joe Meehan (Lebanon Valley ‘12) Mgr. of Basketball Operations......................................................... Johnathan Brown (Dominican ‘14) BASKETBALL FACTS History...................................................................................................... 124th (first season: 1895-96) oldest program in nation (along with Minnesota & Yale) All-Time Record....................................................................................................... 1427-1218-1 (.539) Starters Returning/Lost.................................................................................................................... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................................................................................ 11/3 2017-18 Record........................................................................25-10 overall, 16-2 Patriot League (1st) 2017-18 Postseason.................................................................. Patriot League Tournament champion ............................................................. NCAA Round of 64: Lost to #3 seed Michigan State 82-78 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Bucknell University Switchboard..................................................................................... 570-577-2000 Athletic Department........................................................................................................ 570-577-1232 Men’s Basketball Office................................................................................................... 570-577-1267 Ticket Office..................................................................................................................... 570-577-1000 Press Row Phone............................................................................................................. 570-577-1087 Website/Twitter..........................................BucknellBison.com | @Bucknell_Bison | @Bucknell_MBB
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