Buffalo Bulls men's basketball


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 at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference 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. Their current coach is Jim Whitesell, who was hired in April of 2019 to replace Nate Oats. Home games are played at the 6,783-seat Alumni Arena, which opened in 1982.

Conference affiliations

NCAA Division I Tournament

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–4.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

NIT results

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

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:

All-Americans

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

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All-MAC teams

All-MAC First Team

All-Defensive Team