JDBison2010
Masters Student
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Loc: Charleston, SC
Reg: 11-23-10
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10-26-19 05:32 PM - Post#289121
In response to Bison137
Good to hear. Now that I think about it, we did have our scrimmage today against Bing so maybe it was in reference to the result
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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10-31-19 09:07 AM - Post#289322
In response to Bison137
anyone attend the tip-off reception last night? if so, any interesting onfo to share?
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DrBison
Junior
Posts: 244
Age: 73
Reg: 12-22-08
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10-31-19 01:50 PM - Post#289354
In response to KenZ
Did hear that Avi suffered a broken nose. May refer back to his prior tweet.
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JDBison2010
Masters Student
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Loc: Charleston, SC
Reg: 11-23-10
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11-01-19 07:27 AM - Post#289411
In response to DrBison
Decent info in the article below. Robertson confirms that Funk is starting and Bruce saying that Xander is “most up to speed†I think is the most encouraging part of the article. Without a true backup PG, it would be great to get 10 MPG out of Xander if necessary
https://fox56.com/news/local/bucknell-m ens-basketb...
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Bison137
Professor
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Reg: 01-23-06
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11-01-19 09:11 AM - Post#289431
In response to JDBison2010
No returnee on this year's team has ever averaged double figures. Last year the top three non-seniors were Moore (9.8 ppg), Toomer (8.7), and Sotos (8.2) - all of which were career highs.
Who can guess which Bison team was the last one to have no player who had ever averaged double figures.
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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Loc: Where the Bison Roam
Reg: 08-16-06
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11-01-19 11:25 AM - Post#289447
In response to JDBison2010
Decent info in the article below
Note it’s a TV video report, too. Wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on Newman’s sweet jump hook.
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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Reg: 08-16-06
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Bison Preseason
11-01-19 04:29 PM - Post#289479
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Bucknell's own season preview:
https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/11/1/consis ten...
Looks like this is from the media guide...which still isn't posted.
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scorekeeper
Freshman
Posts: 59
Reg: 01-11-12
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11-01-19 05:22 PM - Post#289482
In response to Bison137
Might have been Muscalas Freshman year. I think Shazier led the team. 09-10?
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Bison89
Professor
Posts: 5370
Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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Re: Bison Preseason
11-01-19 06:34 PM - Post#289489
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
It is good to hear that Meeks is healthy. Also, I like that Jake van der Heijden is being compared to Zach Thomas. That's a great person to be mentioned in the same sentence with.
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KenZ
Postdoc
Posts: 2777
Reg: 01-23-06
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11-01-19 07:30 PM - Post#289491
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
Decent info in the article below
Note it’s a TV video report, too. Wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on Newman’s sweet jump hook.
thanks, i missed that.
and with the right hand
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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Bison Preseason
11-02-19 02:46 PM - Post#289510
In response to DrBison
Did hear that Avi suffered a broken nose. May refer back to his prior tweet.
The men's and women's teams had a Bison Madness event last night for students.
In one of these photos, you can see Avi wearing a mask. Looks like a surgical mask, or something more elaborate than what one typically sees for a broken nose.
https://twitter.com/Bucknell_MBB/status/1 190410898...
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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11-04-19 08:39 AM - Post#289603
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
The media guide has been posted:
https://bucknellbison.com/documents/2019/11/3/M BBM...
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Bison89
Professor
Posts: 5370
Loc: Philadelphia
Reg: 11-14-07
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11-04-19 12:55 PM - Post#289641
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
BRW, do you bribe your way in every season?  BTW, what year is your photo from?
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Bison89
Professor
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11-04-19 12:59 PM - Post#289643
In response to Bison89
BTW, the media guide mentions in 2 places that Sestina is using his final year of eligibility at Kentucky. I'm torn about this. What does the rest of the board think?
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BisonRoadWarrior
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11-04-19 01:35 PM - Post#289653
In response to Bison89
BRW, do you bribe your way in every season? BTW, what year is your photo from?
The Sojka Pavilion one? I’d guess around 2007 or 08.
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BisonRoadWarrior
Professor
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11-04-19 01:41 PM - Post#289655
In response to Bison89
BTW, the media guide mentions in 2 places that Sestina is using his final year of eligibility at Kentucky. I'm torn about this. What does the rest of the board think?
Is it that you’d like them to emphasize that he graduated? I can see that.
Or is it that you’d rather they avoid mentioning him altogether, like a deposed Roman emperor?
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Bison89
Professor
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11-05-19 06:45 AM - Post#289710
In response to BisonRoadWarrior
BTW, the media guide mentions in 2 places that Sestina is using his final year of eligibility at Kentucky. I'm torn about this. What does the rest of the board think?
Is it that you’d like them to emphasize that he graduated? I can see that.
Or is it that you’d rather they avoid mentioning him altogether, like a deposed Roman emperor?
Good questions. 1. I think that they should have mentioned that he graduated and was at Bucknell for 4 years. 2. I have a suspicion that they mentioned Kentucky 2x so that potential recruits are aware of how good the coaching staff is at developing talent. 3. Overall, while I wish Sestina well, it bothers me that Bucknell did not find a way to keep him for another year.
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Bison137
Professor
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11-05-19 11:15 AM - Post#289749
In response to Bison89
Overall, while I wish Sestina well, it bothers me that Bucknell did not find a way to keep him for another year.
Bucknell doing nothing to keep fifth year athletes has become a fact of life. While the other PL schools have all become more athlete-friendly over the past decade, Bucknell has not. There have been a number of cases where athletes wanted to return to use their final year of eligibility and got no cooperation from the Administration. One example was wrestler Tom Sleigh, one of the better ones Bucknell has ever had. He placed 2nd, 5th, and 7th in his three years wrestling in the EIWA's and was a three-time NCAA qualifier. Wanted to finish his career as a Bison but was not allowed. Ended up wrestling for Virginia Tech. I also know of several athletes in other sports who were in the same boat, and I am sure there have been others.
Dr. Bravman came in with a reputation as being at least somewhat supportive of athletics. He did reluctantly OK football scholarships (and the matching women's scholarships) but as far as I know, he hasn't done anything to support athletics since then. There are some small things that could be done that are easy and cost nothing. Others might be less easy, but are very doable and important. For example, Men's lax and soccer are the only PL teams in their respective sports without scholarships. Both have great traditions at Bucknell. Both could raise a lot of money on their own to fund scholarships - but they are not allowed to do so. And in all other team sports other than basketball, Bison teams are funded at below-average PL levels. Results are starting to decline due to the lack of support, despite Bucknell having great facilities (all privately funded) and many good coaches.
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Bison137
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Bison Preseason
11-08-19 03:22 PM - Post#290335
In response to Bison137
No returnee on this year's team has ever averaged double figures. Last year the top three non-seniors were Moore (9.8 ppg), Toomer (8.7), and Sotos (8.2) - all of which were career highs.
Who can guess which Bison team was the last one to have no player who had ever averaged double figures.
Might have been Muscalas Freshman year. I think Shazier led the team. 09-10?
Just realized that I never gave the answer. Good guess by Scorekeeper, but not quite right. In Muscala's freshman year, 2009-10, the leading scorer was indeed Darryl Shazier. But he averaged 10.1 ppg. In 2008-09, the season before Muscala's arrival, Behan averaged 13.8 ppg as a junior, and Cohen averaged 11.8 ppg as a frosh.
The correct answer is the 1996-97 season. The previous year the top four Bison scorers were all seniors (B. Anderson, Hamer, Steigerwald, and Golden), all of whom averaged over 9.5 ppg. With all of them having graduated, the top returnee of the 1996-97 team was JR Holden, who had averaged 7.4 ppg as a soph. Things turned out pretty well for that team, as Holden's average rose to 17.8 ppg, while Gordon Mboye improved to 14.8 ppg (and 6.2 rpg) and freshman Dan Bowen averaged 7.4 ppg and 6.2 rpg enroute to PL ROY. The team, despite having lost four senior starters, ended up in 2nd place in the PL with a 9-3 record. Holden and Mboya jumped from role players one year to 1st team All-PL the next. The only negative is that the Bison ended up dropping a one-point decision in the championship game, played at Navy.
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