2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

MAC regular season co–champions MAC East Division co–champions MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2014–15 record	23–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Levi Watkins
Assistant coach	Nate Oats
Assistant coach	Ben Wood
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Buffalo †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Bowling Green	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Akron	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Miami	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Ohio	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
West
Central Michigan	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Western Michigan	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Ball State	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† 2015 MAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second year head coach Bobby Hurley, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–6 in MAC play to be co–champions of the East Division and co–champions of the MAC overall regular season. They defeated Akron and Central Michigan to become champions of the MAC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to West Virginia.

Roster

2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Bearden, LamonteLamonte Bearden	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Germantown HS	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	2	Regan, WillWill Regan	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Nichols School Virginia	Buffalo, NY
1.5 !G	3	Frasco, BobbyBobby Frasco	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Prospect HS	Mt. Prospect, IL
1.5 !G	5	Diane, MoryMory Diane	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pershing HS	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	10	Skeete, JarrynJarryn Skeete	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wasatch Academy Bridgton Academy	Brampton, ON
1.5 !G	11	Evans, ShannonShannon Evans	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Nansemond River HS Hargrave Academy	Suffolk, VA
2.5 !G/F	20	Wigginton, RodellRodell Wigginton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lee Academy College of Central Florida	Dartmouth, NS
3.5 !F	23	Moss, JustinJustin Moss	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Romulus HS Indian Hills CC	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	24	Pino, ChristianChristian Pino	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Romulus HS Arizona State	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	31	Johnson, RaheemRaheem Johnson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Romulus HS Barton CC	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	34	Smart, IkennaIkenna Smart	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Garden Friends School	Greensboro, NC
3.5 !F	35	Ford, XavierXavier Ford	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Harrison HS	Colorado Springs, CO

Head coach

Bobby Hurley (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Levi Watkins (North Carolina State)
Nate Oats (Maranatha)
Ben Wood (Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM		Wheeling Jesuit	W 79–60	–	Alumni Arena (1,676) Amherst, NY
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:30 PM		South Dakota State	W 69–67	1–0	Alumni Arena (3,315) Amherst, NY
11/16/2014* 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at #1 Kentucky Cawood Ledford Classic	L 52–71	1–1	Rupp Arena (22,175) Lexington, KY
11/18/2014* 7:00 PM		at Texas–Arlington Cawood Ledford Classic	W 74–68	2–1	College Park Center (1,544) Arlington, TX
11/21/2014* Postponed		Montana State Cawood Ledford Classic	Cancelled^[1]		Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
11/25/2014* 9:00 PM		at Grand Canyon Cawood Ledford Classic	W 80–64	3–1	GCU Arena (5,688) Phoenix, AZ
11/29/2014* 4:15 PM		at Canisius	W 72–57	4–1	First Niagara Center (7,191) Buffalo, NY
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM		at St. Bonaventure	L 63–72	4–2	Reilly Center (3,469) Olean, NY
12/07/2014* 1:00 PM		at Robert Morris	W 74–59	5–2	Charles L. Sewall Center (433) Moon Township, PA
12/16/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Drexel	W 80–70	6–2	Alumni Arena (2,402) Amherst, NY
12/19/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Niagara	W 88–62	7–2	Alumni Arena (2,702) Amherst, NY
12/28/2014* 8:00 PM, BTN		at #6 Wisconsin	L 56–68	7–3	Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM		at Binghamton	W 76–50	8–3	Binghamton University Events Center (3,534) Binghamton, NY
1/03/2015* 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Cornell	W 92–73	9–3	Alumni Arena (3,192) Amherst, NY
1/07/2015 7:00 PM		at Miami (OH)	W 79–72	10–3 (1–0)	Millett Hall (538) Oxford, OH
1/10/2015 1:00 PM		at Western Michigan	L 68–78	10–4 (1–1)	University Arena (2,507) Kalamazoo, MI
1/14/2015 7:00 PM		Northern Illinois	W 82–63	11–4 (2–1)	Alumni Arena (2,258) Amherst, NY
1/17/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 77–68	12–4 (3–1)	Alumni Arena (3,268) Amherst, NY
1/21/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 73–84	12–5 (3–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,210) Mount Pleasant
1/24/2015 2:00 PM		at Ohio	L 61–63	12–6 (3–3)	Convocation Center (9,124) Athens, OH
1/27/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 77–71	13–6 (4–3)	Alumni Arena (3,931) Amherst, NY
1/30/2015 10:00 PM, ESPNU		Kent State	W 80–55	14–6 (5–3)	Alumni Arena (5,797) Amherst, NY
2/04/2015 7:00 PM		at Ball State	W 82–78	15–6 (6–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,084) Muncie, IN
2/07/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Akron	L 72–75	15–7 (6–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,570) Akron, OH
2/10/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	L 88–92	15–8 (6–5)	Alumni Arena (3,417) Amherst, NY
2/14/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 74–75	15–9 (6–6)	Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY
2/18/2015 7:00 PM		at Eastern Michigan	W 78–63	16–9 (7–6)	Convocation Center (739) Ypsilanti, MI
2/21/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 56–68	17–9 (8–6)	Stroh Center (2,857) Bowling Green, OH
2/24/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Akron	W 67–62	18–9 (9–6)	Alumni Arena (3,541) Amherst, NY
2/28/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 71–65	19–9 (10–6)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,587) Kent, OH
3/03/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	W 93–66	20–9 (11–6)	Alumni Arena (3,597) Amherst, NY
3/06/2015 7:00 PM		Bowling Green	W 77–75	21–9 (12–6)	Alumni Arena (6,670) Amherst, NY
MAC Tournament
3/13/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Akron Semifinals	W 68–59	22–9	Quicken Loans Arena (6,027) Cleveland, OH
3/14/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Central Michigan Championship game	W 89–84	23–9	Quicken Loans Arena (5,266) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2015* 2:10 pm, TNT	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) #20 West Virginia Second round	L 62–68	23–10	Nationwide Arena (18,417) Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Raphielle Johnson (November 20, 2014). "Inclement weather leads to postponement of Montana State’s game at Buffalo". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March"

People	Head coaches

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