1988–89 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team

1988-89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1989 ECC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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
1988–89 record	23–8 (11–3 ECC)
Head coach	Charles Woollum
Home arena	Davis Gym

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	40	Mike Butts	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Charles Woollum (William & Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		at Dayton	L 68–69	0–1	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 20, 1988*		at Evansville	L 54–79	2–3	Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana
ECC Tournament
Mar 4, 1989*		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 6, 1989*		vs. Lafayette ECC Tournament Championship	W 71–65	23–7	Towson Center Towson, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(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

sports-reference.com 1988-89 East Coast Conference Season Summary
"2019-20 Bucknell Bison Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1988-89 East Coast Conference Season Summary

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

Bucknell Bison men's basketball
Venues	Tustin Gymnasium (1895-1938) Davis Gym (1938-2003) Sojka Pavilion (2003–present)
Culture & lore	"Ray Bucknell"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold

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	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[1]