BUCKNELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Bucknell extends Paulsen's contract
Bucknell coach Dave Paulsen has been rewarded for taking the program to its second NCAA tournament in three seasons with a five-year contract extension.
The deal announced Thursday morning keeps Paulsen under contract in Lewisburg through the 2017-18 season. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Bison finished 28-6 this year to set school and Patriot League records for victories...
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March 28, 2013
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Double-double center Muscala boosts Bucknell
One of Bucknell center Mike Muscala's crowning achievements this season took place far from the basketball court.
Never mind that the 6-foot-11 senior is the only player in Division I to average 18 points and 11 rebounds a game, or that he leads the NCAA with 22 double-doubles. Making the dean's list is pretty impressive, too.
For now, the books can wait.
The 11th-seeded...
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March 20, 2013
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Five Not-So-Known Players to Watch During This Year’s NCAA Tournament
The field of however many teams play in the NCAA Tournament is set. One of the best times of the year starts Thursday. There will be upsets, there will be heartbreak, there will be blood. Time to get excited.
I have yet to decide which team I am going to pick to win the tournament. My gut is taking me in one direction and my heart is taking me in another. My problem is I’m genetically...
We've Got Your Fantasy Needs- March Madness & Baseball
March Madness is here. The tournament tips off this Thursday, March 21st. Click on this link to join our free Tourney Pick 'Em league run through Yahoo! I'm picking my alma mater, the Bucknell Bison, to go all the way. Don't forget to register for our Fantasy Baseball leagues too. Click on the Yahoo! image to the right and use the following information to join. Head-to...
Fantasy Fun Time- March Madness & Baseball
March Madness is here. The tournament tips off this Thursday, March 21st. Click on this link to join our free Tourney Pick 'Em league run through Yahoo! I'm picking my alma mater, the Bucknell Bison, to go all the way. Don't forget to register for our Fantasy Baseball leagues too. Click on the Yahoo! image to the right and use the following information to join. Head-to...
Bucknell 64, Lafayette 56
Mike Muscala scored six of his 20 points during a decisive second-half stretch to help Bucknell capture its second NCAA tournament berth in three seasons with a 64-56 win over Lafayette on Wednesday night in the Patriot League title game.
Joe Willman had 14 points and eight boards to form a potent frontcourt duo with Muscala, the conference player of the year for the top-seeded...
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March 13, 2013
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Mike Muscala Named Patriot League Player Of The Year
Bucknell's Mike Muscala won POY and DPOY honors in the Patriot League.
The development of Mike Muscala
Dave Paulsen's first year at the helm of Bucknell was a rough one. The Bison won four games in the Patriot League and seven total and finished their season by being knocked out of the opening round of the conference tourney. In his second year though, he had a 6-10, 210 pound freshman named Mike Muscala. That year Muscala averaged 10 points, 5 boards, and led the league in blocked...
Bucknell 56, American U. 55
Mike Muscala posted his 15th double-double of the season and hit the game-winning shot with .8 seconds left to power Bucknell to its 8th straight win over American University, 66-65 Wednesday night.
Muscala, who leads the nation in double-doubles and is the only Division-I player averaging over 18 points and 11 rebounds, finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three...
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January 31, 2013
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Stats Slant: Getting ready for a magical ride – Cinderella hopefuls
Muscala does it all for Bucknell. (Credit: Marc Hagemeier)
What is so special about a Cinderella story? Is it the general perception that people are obsessed with upsets? What about the notion that smaller schools (and thus, lesser opportunities for scholarships) have the ability to captivate an audience more-so than a larger, boring school? The great thing about the NCAA...
Scouting Report - Mike Muscala
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Name: Mike Muscala Age: 21 School: Bucknell
Height: 6’11 Weight: 239 Projected Position: PF/C
2012-13 Stats (As of 1/20/13):
20.1 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.7 bpg, 1.9 tpg (31.9 minutes per game)
54.3 FG%, 80.4 FT%, 61.0 TS%, 13.1 OREB%, 20.8 DREB%, 20.8 TREB%, 22.9 AST%
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Bucknell announcer loses it on routine layup
The above clip comes to us from an early season college basketball game between Dartmouth and Bucknell in late November. Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't be of any significant note, but just listen to how the Bucknell announcer describes a routine lay in by former Patriot League player of the year Mike Muscala early in the second half. Listen... then slowly back...
Bucknell 69, West Alabama 52
Mike Muscala scored 14 points and Cameron Ayers and Bryson Johnson got 11 each as unbeaten Bucknell coasted past West Alabama 69-52 Sunday.
The Bison (5-0) led by 30 points, 61-31 with 10:06 remaining, before the Tigers, a Division II team that counted the 2K Sports Classic subregional game as an exhibition, scored 21 of the final 29 points.
Ayers and Johnson each scored nine points...
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November 18, 2012
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Only a Patriot League title will do for Mike Muscala and Bucknell
Assuming a healthy senior season, Bucknell center Mike Muscala will leave the Lewisburg, Pa. school with his mark all over the Bison record book.
(Credit: Marc Hagemeier)
Entering the year with 1,399 points and 715 rebounds, he has a reasonable chance to finish as the program’s all-time leading scorer (Al Leslie scored 1,973 points from 1977-1981) and an outside shot at finishing...
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