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

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

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

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