2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–9 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach	John Griffin III (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Griffin; Branden McDonald; Jesse Flannery;
Home arena	Sojka Pavilion

2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Navy	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Colgate	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Army	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Holy Cross	0	–	0	–	5	–	8	.385
Boston University	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Lehigh	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Loyola	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Bucknell	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231
Lafayette	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Patriot League tournament winner As of December 20, 2025

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

Previous season

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

Preseason

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

Preseason rankings

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

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-Patriot League Team

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

Roster

2025–26 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

John Griffin III (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2025

Schedule and results

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

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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