1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball
ECC tournament champions ; ECC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	23–8 (11–3 ECC)
Head coach	Charles Woollum;
Home arena	Davis Gym
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Towson State	10	–	4	.714	19	–	10	.655
Lafayette	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
Hofstra	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Lehigh	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Rider	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179

† 1989 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by head coach Charles Woollum, played their home games at Davis Gym and were members of the East Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 11–3 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Bobby Woolum	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Lewisburg HS	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
G	12	Mike Joseph	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Hazleton HS	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
F	14	John Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	GS	Archbishop Walsh HS	Franklinville, New York
F/C	20	Bo Heiden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Martinsburg HS	Martinsburg, West Virginia
G	24	Bill Courtney	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Robert E. Lee HS	Springfield, Virginia
G	30	Keith Fenton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Greater Latrobe HS	Latrobe, Pennsylvania
F	32	Rick Pfaff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Baldwin HS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	33	Ted Aceto	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Radnor HS	Villanova, Pennsylvania
F	34	Mike Diver	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Fenwick HS	Oak Park, Illinois
C	40	Mike Butts	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Dundalk HS	Baltimore, Maryland
F	42	Keane Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Walt Whitman HS	Potomac, Maryland
F	44	Bud Albee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Wellsboro HS	Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
F	50	Greg Leggett	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	G.C. Marshall HS	Vienna, Virginia
C	52	Steve Leshinski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Hendrick Hudson HS	Crugers, New York
F	54	Mike Walsh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Comsewogue HS	Port Jefferson Station, New York
G		Rob Joy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Morris Central HS	Morris, New York
G		Jon Snyder	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Great Valley HS	Malvern, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Charles Woollum (William & Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1988* 8:00 p.m.		at Dayton	L 68–69	0–1	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Nov 28, 1988* 8:00 p.m.		Susquehanna	W 89–68	1–1	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Nov 30, 1988* 8:00 p.m.		Duquesne	W 86–83	2–1	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Dec 3, 1988* 7:30 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	L 73–75	2–2
Dec 5, 1988* 8:00 p.m.		Lycoming	W 82–55	3–2	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Dec 7, 1988* 8:00 p.m.		Mount St. Mary's	W 90–69	4–2	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Dec 20, 1988*		at Evansville	L 54–79	4–3	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Jan 4, 1989* 7:30 p.m.		at Yale	L 76–81	4–4	John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
Jan 6, 1989* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Manhattan Naismith-Holiday Inn Classic	W 75–56	5–4
Jan 7, 1989* 8:00 p.m.		vs. Keene State Naismith-Holiday Inn Classic	W 78–66	6–4
Jan 11, 1989 8:00 p.m.		Lehigh	W 100–91	7–4 (1–0)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Jan 14, 1989 2:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	W 86–74	8–4 (2–0)
Jan 16, 1989* 8:00 p.m.		Army	W 79–77	9–4	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Jan 18, 1989 8:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 79–77	10–4 (3–0)	Davis Gym (2,137) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 21, 1989		Rider	W 80–62	11–4 (4–0)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Jan 25, 1989 7:30 p.m.		at Towson	W 77–72	12–4 (5–0)
Jan 28, 1989 3:15 p.m.		at Delaware	L 88–102	12–5 (5–1)	Delaware Field House Newark, DE
Jan 30, 1989* 7:30 p.m.		at Cornell	W 69–67	13–5	Barton Hall Ithaca, NY
Feb 1, 1989 8:00 p.m.		Lafayette	W 77–64	14–5 (6–1)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 4, 1989 3:00 p.m.		at Lehigh	W 81–73	15–5 (7–1)	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
Feb 8, 1989 8:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 89–70	16–5 (8–1)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 11, 1989 2:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 65–88	16–6 (8–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,310) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 15, 1989 8:00 p.m.		at Rider	W 81–75	17–6 (9–2)
Feb 18, 1989 7:30 p.m.		Towson	L 83–93 ^OT	17–7 (9–3)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 20, 1989* 8:00 p.m.		Saint Francis	W 108–94	18–7	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 22, 1989 8:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 81–76	19–7 (10–3)	Davis Gym Lewisburg, PA
Feb 25, 1989 3:00 p.m.		at Lafayette	W 69–50	20–7 (11–3)	Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, PA
ECC tournament
Mar 4, 1989* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Rider ECC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 106–80	21–7	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Mar 5, 1989*		vs. Hofstra ECC Tournament Semifinal	W 89–84 ^OT	22–7	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
Mar 7, 1989* 7:35 p.m.		vs. Lafayette ECC tournament championship	W 71–65	23–7	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1989* 1:07 p.m.	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Syracuse	L 81–104	23–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ "1988-89 Men's Basketball Roster". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[1] "1988-89 Men's Basketball Roster". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[2] "2019-20 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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