Heidelberg University Athletics

Career Synopsis

• The 2025-26 season is Bucheit's 13th at the helm of the men's basketball program
• Named 2020-21 OAC Coach of the Year
• Career record stands at 153-148, 105-103 OAC

• Guided the Student Princes to a great season, finishing third in the OAC
• Team finished 17-10, 12-6 in the OAC
• Coached three All-OAC honorees -- Eric Panning (First Team), Elijah Harden and Markell Johnson-Nichols (Second Team)
• Mentored Eric Panning to two All-Region Teams

• Coached Heidelberg to their fourth consecutive winning season, including an OAC tournament quarterfinal victory over Capital. 
• Team finished 16-11 overall, 11-7 within the conference. 
• Coached Eric Panning to the OAC Defensive Player of the Year Award. 
• Helped Isaiah Young win the Clyde Lamb Award
• Team finished with four Academic All-OAC athletes. 

2022-23

• Led the Student Princes to another exceptional season, which included an upset of No. 2 Mount Union
• Team finished 19-8 overall, 13-5 in the OAC
• Helped team reach 19 wins for just the fourth time in program history
• Mentored three All-OAC performers -- Isaiah Young (second team), Seth Hohman (second team) and Emmanuel Perdue (honorable mention)
• Landed five players on the Academic All-OAC honor roll

2021-22

• Coached Heidelberg to the fifth-best record in program history 18-8 (12-5 OAC) -- the most wins in a season since 2008, 23-6 (14-4 OAC) 
• Guided the program to their fourth NCAA tournament appearance
• Helped senior Dylan Woods earn the Clyde Lamb Award
• Led Isaiah Young to OAC Freshman of the Year honors, Emmanuel Perdue to his second All-OAC honor, and Dylan Woods to an All-OAC nomination -- only the second player in program history to accolades four times. 
• Mentored seven student-athletes to academic All-OAC 

2020-21

• Guided HU to a 9-3 (9-2 OAC) record in the shortened season
• Named 2020-21 OAC Coach of the Year
• Led Dylan Woods, Alex Arellano and Emmanuel Perdue to All-OAC honors
• Coached six student-athletes to academic All-OAC recognition

2019-20

• Spearheaded the Student Princes to a 12-15 (9-9 OAC) record, including at least one win over each of the OAC opponents 
• Achieved first career tournament win at Baldwin Wallace on February 25, 2020
• Handed nationally ranked Mount Union their only OAC loss of the season on January 4, 2020
• Guided Tamal Watkins and Dylan Woods to All-OAC selections
• Mentored three to Academic All-OAC honors

2018-19

• Led Heidelberg to an 8-18 (6-12 OAC) record
• Guided Myron Prewitt to NABC All-Region accolades and into the 1,000 point club
• Mentored two athletes to All-OAC and Academic All-OAC honors

2017-18

• Coached the Student Princes to a record of 11-15 (7-11 OAC)
• Mentored two athletes to Academic All-OAC honors
• Guided Kiere Bennie and Myron Prewitt to All-OAC accolades
• Helped Chris Moxley score his 1,000th career point

2016-17

• Led the Berg to an 11-15 record, including a 7-11 mark in conference play
• Helped HU to its third straight OAC Tournament berth
• Guided Kiere Bennie to his 1,000th point and his third straight All-OAC selection
• Mentored sophomore Myron Prewitt to academic all-conference accolades

2015-16 

• Coached the Student Princes to a 14-12 (9-9 OAC) record, their first winning season since 2009-10
• Led HU to an upset win over then #23 Mount Union, 87-70, the Berg's first win over a ranked team since 2011
• Guided Heidelberg to a season sweep of Capital, their first since 1996-97
• Sophomore guard Kiere Bennie was named 2nd team All-OAC

2014-15 

• Led Heidelberg to an 11-15 record, going 7-11 in the OAC
• Coached Kiere Bennie, the OAC's co-Freshman of the Year
• Team knocked off previously unbeaten Carnegie Mellon on the road on 1/3
• Guided Student Princes to first win over Capital since 2008

2013-14

• Fighting injuries, Bucheit's squad gritted out a 7-18 record, 3-15 in the OAC during his first season at Heidelberg
• Guard Deonte Holder was named second team All-OAC

2008-13

• Worked as an assistant coach at Marietta College
• Helped take Pioneers from last place to first place in span of three seasons
• Promoted to associate head coach for 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons
• Pioneers won first OAC regular season crown in 36 years, won two OAC tournaments and made a run to the Division III Sweet 16

2006-08

• Served as a graduate assistant for men's basketball at Ashland University
• Earned master's degree in sports education

2005-06

• Worked as an assistant coach at Wittenberg University
• Tigers went 30-4, finished as NCAA Division III runner-up

Collegiate Experience

• 2005 graduate of Wittenberg University
• Four-year letter winner for the Tigers, winning two NCAC regular season and two NCAC tournament titles, advancing to three NCAA tournaments
• Amassed 951 career points

Personal

• Resides in Tiffin with wife Melissa
• Has three children, Oliver, Annabelle, and Benjamin
• Graduate of La Salle High School in Cincinnati
• Last name is pronounced BOO-high
• Follow Coach Bucheit:  Twitter - @ABucheit33  @BergmensBBall

Quotable

• “The chance to lead the Heidelberg basketball program in the competitive OAC is a huge thrill ... My goal is to create an environment where our student-athletes relentlessly pursue a competitive edge in all aspects of their lives ... Our plan is to get basketball at Heidelberg, a program with a tradition of excellence, back in the national spotlight.”