College Basketball 2011 Patriot League Tournament

Posted by Jeff Borzello

This year’s Bucknell team wants everyone to know that it is not the same team from 2005 and 2006 – even though those two teams won their first-round games and put Bucknell on the college basketball map.

It might sound strange, but the Bison are looking to write their own story, not just pick up on one written five years ago.

“We acknowledged it but we’re creating our own legacy,” G.W. Boon said after last Friday’s 72-57 Patriot League championship game win over Lafayette. “Every player and coach is here because of the legacy, but you don’t want to lose focus.”

In 2005, Bucknell pulled off the one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, knocking off heavily-favored No. 3 seed Kansas in the first round. The next season, the Bison received a No. 9 seed and defeated Arkansas in the first round.

They have not been back to the tournament since then. Read More >>