title: List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches
text: # List of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches
  
  The following is a list of Bucknell Bison men's basketball head coaches. The Bison have had 21 coaches in their 128-season history.
  
  Bucknell's current head coach is John Griffin III. He was hired in March 2023 to replace Nathan Davis, who was fired at the end of the 2022–23 season.
  
  | No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | – | 1895–1908 | Student coaches | 13 | 99–28 | .780 |
  | 1 | 1908–1911 | George W. Hoskins | 3 | 21–14 | .600 |
  | 2 | 1911–1912 | C. Fulmer | 1 | 10–6 | .625 |
  | 3 | 1912–1913 | H. E. Zehner | 1 | 4–13 | .235 |
  | 4 | 1913–1914 | Dwite Shaffner | 1 | 4–8 | .333 |
  | 5 | 1914–1917 | George Cockill | 3 | 26–19–1 | .576 |
  | 6 | 1917–1918 1919–1920 1925–1926 1932–1942 | Malcolm Musser | 13 | 110–99 | .526 |
  | 7 | 1918–1919 | Haps Benfer | 1 | 12–4 | .750 |
  | 8 | 1920–1923 | Clarence Glass | 3 | 29–25 | .537 |
  | 9 | 1923–1925 | Moose McCormick | 2 | 2–10 | .167 |
  | 10 | 1926–1932 | John Plant | 6 | 59–49 | .546 |
  | 11 | 1942–1943 | John Sitarsky | 1 | 5–8 | .385 |
  | 12 | 1943–1947 | J. Ellwood Ludwig | 4 | 36–29 | .554 |
  | 13 | 1947–1952 | Jack Guy | 5 | 29–80 | .266 |
  | 14 | 1952–1962 | Ben Kribbs | 10 | 97–124 | .439 |
  | 15 | 1962–1964 | Gene Evans | 2 | 15–29 | .341 |
  | 16 | 1964–1972 | Don Smith | 8 | 82–105 | .439 |
  | 17 | 1972–1975 | Jim Valvano | 3 | 33–42 | .440 |
  | 18 | 1975–1994 | Charlie Woollum | 19 | 318–221 | .590 |
  | 19 | 1994–2008 | Pat Flannery | 14 | 234–178 | .568 |
  | 20 | 2008–2015 | Dave Paulsen | 7 | 134–94 | .588 |
  | 21 | 2015–2023 | Nathan Davis | 8 | 139–115 | .547 |
  | 22 | 2023–present | John Griffin III | 1 | 0–0 | – |
  | Totals | Totals | 22 coaches | 128 seasons | 1,488–1,300–1 | .534 |
  | Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source ||||||
  