2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Nate Oats (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jim Whitesell
Assistant coach	Lindsey Hunter
Assistant coach	Bryan Hodgson
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team will represent the University at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second year head coach Nate Oats, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division and third place overall. They defeated Miami (OH), Ohio, and Akron to be champions of the MAC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lamonte Bearden	1	G	6'3"	160	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to Western Kentucky
Mory Diane	5	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Trasferred to Ferris State
Jarryn Skeete	10	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Brampton, ON	Graduated
Zac DiSalvo	15	G	5'11"	165	Freshman	Rochester, NY	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Rodell Wigginton	20	G/F	6'5"	215	Senior	Dartmouth, NS	Graduated
Tyler Moffe	35	G	6'1"	168	Freshman	Elmria, NY	Walk-on; transferred to Jamestown CC

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Davonta Jordan #30 PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)
Davonta Jordan #30 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Quate McKinzie #42 PF	Burgaw, NC	Pender High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 14, 2015
Quate McKinzie #42 PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Brock Bertram #41 C	Apple Valley, MN	Apple Valley High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 27, 2015
Brock Bertram #41 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
James Jones SG	Chicago, IL	Bogan High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 19, 2015
James Jones SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Reese SG	Columbia, SC	A. C. Flora High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 1, 2016
James Reese SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Hamilton, BlakeBlake Hamilton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pasadena Mt. San Antonio College	Pasadena, CA
1.5 !G	1	Jones, JamesJames Jones	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bogan	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	2	Conner, WillieWillie Conner	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richard T. Crane Angelina College	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	3	Jordan, DavontaDavonta Jordan	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montverde Academy	Cocoa, FL
3.5 !F	4	Kadiri, DavidDavid Kadiri	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Coolidge South Plains College	Laurel, MD
1.5 !G	5	Massinburg, C. J.C. J. Massinburg	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	South Oak Cliff	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	10	Dolan, GrahamGraham Dolan (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Williamsville South	Williamsville, NY
1.5 !G	22	Caruthers, DontayDontay Caruthers	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	East Midland/Indian Hills	Rochester, NY
1.5 !G	22	Pino, ChristianChristian Pino (W)	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Romulus HS Arizona State	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	24	McKinzie, QuateQuate McKinzie	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harrells Christian Academy	Burgaw, NC
3.5 !F	31	Johnson, RaheemRaheem Johnson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Romulus HS Barton CC	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	33	Perkins, NickNick Perkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Milan HS	Ypsilanti, MI
3.5 !F	34	Smart, IkennaIkenna Smart	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	New Garden Friends School	Greensboro, NC
5.0 !C	41	Bertram, BrockBrock Bertram	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Apple Valley	Apple Valley, MN
2.5 !G/F	42	Rakicevic, NikolaNikola Rakicevic	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	E-Gimnazija Novi Sad	Smederevska Palanka, Serbia

Head coach

Nate Oats (Maranatha)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 8:30 PM	Daemen	W 87–82 ^OT		Alumni Arena (3,402) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM	at Niagara	W 77–66	1–0	Gallagher Center (2,016) Lewiston, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Xavier	L 53–86	1–1	Cintas Center (10,116) Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Nazareth Great Alaska Shootout opening round	W 85–38	2–1	Alumni Arena (3,152) Amherst, NY
11/23/2016* 11:00 PM, CBSSN	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	W 85–79	3–1	Alaska Airlines Center (2,606) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016* 8:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Nevada Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 62–67	3–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,723) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016* 9:30 PM	vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	W 74–72	4–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
11/29/2016* 8:30 PM, FS1	at No. 10 Creighton	L 72–93	4–3	CenturyLink Center (16,434) Omaha, NE
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM	at St. Bonaventure			Reilly Center Olean, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Pittsburgh			Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	Coppin State			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
12/17/2016* 3:30 PM	vs. Canisius Big 4 Basketball Classic			KeyBank Center Buffalo, NY
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	vs. Robert Morris			Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Maine			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/07/2017 2:30 PM	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017 7:30 PM	Ohio			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 PM	Ball State			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
01/17/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/21/2017 3:30 PM	Western Michigan			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
01/24/2017 7:00 PM	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/28/2017	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM	Central Michigan			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/07/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/11/2017 12:00 PM	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
02/14/2017 7:00 PM	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/18/2017 3:30 PM	Miami (OH)			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	Kent State			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/25/2017 3:30 PM	Akron			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/28/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
03/03/2017 7:00 PM	Bowling Green			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March"

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule

See also

References