1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

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.

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

1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
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

Schedule and results

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.