2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2017–18 record 0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach Nate Oats (3rd season)
Assistant coach Jim Whitesell
Assistant coach Lindsey Hunter
Assistant coach Bryan Hodgson
Home arena Alumni Arena
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 0 0       0 0  
Bowling Green 0 0       0 0  
Buffalo 0 0       0 0  
Kent State 0 0       0 0  
Miami (OH) 0 0       0 0  
Ohio 0 0       0 0  
West
Ball State 0 0       0 0  
Central Michigan 0 0       0 0  
Eastern Michigan 0 0       0 0  
Northern Illinois 0 0       0 0  
Toledo 0 0       0 0  
Western Michigan 0 0       0 0  
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team will represent the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Nate Oats, will play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2016–17 season 17–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Kent State.[1]

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
11/20/2017*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Cincinnati [2]
Cayman Islands Classic
  
John Gray Gymnasium 
Cayman Islands

11/21/2017*
vs. UAB or Richmond
Cayman Islands Classic
  
John Gray Gymnasium 
Cayman Islands

11/22/2017*
vs. Iowa, Louisiana, South Dakota State, or Wyoming
Cayman Islands Classic
  
John Gray Gymnasium 
Cayman Islands

12/2/2017*
St. Bonaventure   
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY

12/19/2017*
at Syracuse   
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY

12/21/2017*
at Texas A&M   
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
MAC regular season
MAC Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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