Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Buffalo Bulls

2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

University

University at Buffalo, the State University of New York

Conference

MAC
East Division

Location

Buffalo, NY

Head coach

Nate Oats (2nd year)

Arena

Alumni Arena
(Capacity: 6,100)

Nickname

Bulls

Colors

Royal Blue and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

2015, 2016

Conference tournament champions

2015, 2016

Conference regular season champions

2009, 2015

Conference division season champions

2009, 2014, 2015

Victor E. Bull, Buffalo Bulls Mascot, November 5, 2013

The Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, United States. The team currently competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Buffalo began play in 1915 and joined the MAC in 1998. They won their first MAC East Division title in 2009, and won a third MAC East Division title in 2015 along with their first outright MAC Regular-Season championship and first MAC Tournament title to earn the program's first bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Bulls also have six appearances in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship between 1957 and 1965 and one appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are coached by Nate Oats, who was hired as head coach in April 2015. Home games are played at the 6,100-seat Alumni Arena, which opened in 1982.

Conference affiliations

1915–16 to 1942–43 – Independent
1943–44 to 1944–45 – no team due to World War II
1945–46 to 1977–78 – Independent
1978–79 to 1987–88 – State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC)
1988–89 to 1990–91 – Mideast Conference
1991–92 to 1993–94 – East Coast Conference
1994–95 to 1997–98 – Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con)
1998–99 to present – Mid-American Conference

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	12	Round of 64	#5 West Virginia	L 62–68
2016	14	Round of 64	#3 Miami	L 72–79

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Capital Evansville Kentucky Wesleyan	W 75–64 W 77–75 L 68–72
1958	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	American Wagner	L 60–77 L 65–72
1959	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Saint Michael's Williams	L 51–53 W 78–53
1960	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Wabash Arkansas State	L 65–76 W 53–52
1963	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	South Carolina State Youngstown State	L 63–80 L 53–65
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Randolph-Macon Akron	W 81–69 L 58–69

NIT results

The Bulls have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	Opening Round First Round	Drexel Saint Joseph's	W 81–76 L 50–55

Alumni Arena

Bulls Basketball complex in Alumni Arena

The Buffalo Bulls play their home games at Alumni Arena, located in Amherst, New York. The arena seats 6,100 spectators and features a state of the art video-board, sound, and lighting systems.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Turner Battle: MAC Player of the Year (2005), former Bulls assistant coach
Yassin Idbihi: basketball player for Bayern Munich
Javon McCrea: basketball player for Medi Bayreuth of the Bundesliga
Sam Pellom: Played for the Atlanta Hawks (1979–82) & Milwaukee Bucks (1982–83)
Mitchell Watt, basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Super League

All-Americans

The following Buffalo players were named NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans:

Turner Battle – 2005 (AP Honorable Mention)^[2]
Mitchell Watt – 2012 (AP Honorable Mention)^[3]
Javon McCrea – 2014 (AP Honorable Mention)^[4]
Justin Moss – 2015 (AP Honorable Mention)^[5]

Academic All-Americans

The following Buffalo players were named Academic All-Americans:

Turner Battle – 2005

Mid-American Conference award recipients

Player of the Year

Turner Battle – 2005^[6]
Mitchell Watt – 2012^[6]
Javon McCrea – 2014^[6]
Justin Moss – 2015^[7]

Tournament MVP

Xavier Ford – 2015^[8]
Willie Conner – 2016^[9]

Coach of the Year

Reggie Witherspoon – 2004^[6]

Freshman of the Year

Javon McCrea – 2011^[6]

Sixth Man of the Year

Mark Bortz – 2005^[6]

Academic All-MAC

Mark Bortz – 2004, 2005^[6]
Turner Battle – 2003, 2004, 2005^[6]
Vadim Fedotov – 2009^[6]
John Boyer – 2010^[6]
Byron Mulkey – 2011^[6]
Tony Watson II – 2012^[6]
Will Regan – 2013, 2014^[6]

All-MAC teams

All-MAC First Team

Turner Battle – 2005^[6]
Rodney Pierce – 2009, 2010^[6]
Mitchell Watt – 2012^[6]
Javon McCrea – 2012, 2013, 2014^[6]
Justin Moss – 2015^[10]

All-MAC Second Team

Turner Battle – 2004^[6]
Calvin Cage – 2006^[6]
Byron Mulkey – 2011^[6]
Shannon Evans II – 2015^[10]

All-MAC Third Team

Lamonte Bearden – 2016^[11]
Blake Hamilton – 2016^[11]

All-Freshman Team

Yassin Idbihi – 2004^[6]
Javon McCrea – 2011^[6]
Jarryn Skeete – 2013^[6]
Shannon Evans II – 2014^[6]
Lamonte Bearden – 2015^[10]
C.J. Massinburg – 2016^[11]

All-Defensive Team

Willie Conner – 2016^[11]

All-Tournament Team

Turner Battle – 2005^[6]
Yassin Idbihi – 2005^[6]
Max Boudreau – 2009^[6]
Mitchell Watt – 2012^[6]
Shannon Evans II – 2015^[8]
Xavier Ford – 2015^[8]
Lamonte Bearden – 2016^[9]
Willie Conner – 2016^[9]
C.J. Massinburg – 2016^[9]

References

↑ "Color Palette". University at Buffalo. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
↑ "Hamilton Earns Honorable Mention All-America Honors". GoHolyCross.com. College of the Holy Cross. March 22, 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ "Mitchell Watt Earns AP All-America Honorable Mention Honors". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 26, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ "Javon McCrea Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 31, 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ "Justin Moss Named AP All-America Honorable Mention". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 30, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "2014 MAC Record Book" (PDF). MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
↑ "Justin Moss Named MAC Player Of The Year". UBBulls.com. University at Buffalo Athletics. March 11, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
1 2 3 Wright, Branson (March 14, 2015). "Buffalo Bulls forward Xavier Ford named MVP of MAC Tournament 2015: Notebook (photos)". Cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
1 2 3 4 Wright, Branson (March 12, 2016). "Buffalo Bulls' Willie Connor named tournament MVP: MAC Tournament 2016 (video)". Cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
1 2 3 "MAC Announces Men's Basketball All-MAC, All-Freshman Teams". MAC-Sports.com. Mid-American Conference. March 9, 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
1 2 3 4 "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S HOOPS ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS". Mid-American Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

External links

Official website

State University of New York at Buffalo

Academics

Arts and Sciences Architecture and Planning Dental Medicine Education Engineering and Applied Sciences Law Libraries Management Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Nursing Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Public Health Social Work

Athletics

Baseball Basketball M W Football 2015 Men's rugby Softball Men's soccer True Blue Victor E. Bull Women's volleyball Danny White Lance Leipold Nate Oats

Notable people

Alumni Faculty

Media

UB Reporter WBFO FM88.7 UB Today News Services

Student life

The Generation The Spectrum Student Association WRUB Thunder of the East Marching Band

Buildings

Abbott Hall
Alfiero Center
Alumni Arena
Baird Hall
Baldy Hall
Bell Hall
Bissell Hall
Bonner Hall
Capen Hall
Center for the Arts
Clark Hall
Clemens Hall
Cooke Hall
Davis Hall
Diefendorf Hall
Fronczak Hall
Furnas Hall
Harriman Hall
Hayes Hall
Hochstetter Hall
Jacobs Management Center
Jarvis Hall
Ketter Hall
Knox Hall
Lockwood Library
Mathematics Building
Millard Fillmore Academic Center
Natural Sciences Complex
Norton Hall
O'Brian Hall
Park Hall
Slee Hall
Squire Hall
Student Union
Talbert Hall
UB Stadium

Campuses

North Campus South Campus Downtown Campus

Around campus

Amherst Duff's Famous Wings University Heights

UB miscellanea

Kunz Stadium Millard Fillmore UB 2020 Amherst Audubon Field

Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships & awards

Seasons

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