2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2015–16 record	20–15 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach	Nate Oats (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jim Whitesell
Assistant coach	Donyell Marshall
Assistant coach	Bryan Hodgson
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Kent State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Buffalo †	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	13	–	20	.394
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	16	–	18	.471
West
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Northern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Toledo	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406

† 2016 MAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division and third place overall. They defeated Miami (OH), Ohio, and Akron to be champions of the MAC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Will Regan	2	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Buffalo, NY	Graduated
Bobby Frasco	3	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Mount Prospect, IL	Transferred to Quincy University
Shannon Evans	11	G	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Suffolk, VA	Transferred to Arizona State
Justin Moss	23	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Detroit, MI	Dismissed from the team due violation of team rules
Xavier Ford	35	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Blake Hamilton	0	G	6'6"	205	Junior	Pasadena, CA	Junior college transferred from Mt. San Antonio College
Willie Conner III	2	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transferred from Angelina College
David Kadiri	4	F	6'8"	190	Junior	Fort Washington, MD	Junior college transferred from South Plains College

Recruiting class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Perkins PF	Ypsilanti, MI	Milan High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Sep 24, 2014
Nick Perkins PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
C.J. Massinburg SG	Dallas, TX	South Oak Cliff High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
C.J. Massinburg SG	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quate McKinzie #39 PF	Burgaw, NC	Pender High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 14, 2015
Quate McKinzie #39 PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Evan Clayborne PF	Dayton, OH	Thurgood Marshall High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
Evan Clayborne PF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Hamilton, BlakeBlake Hamilton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pasadena HS Mt. San Antonio College	Pasadena, CA
1.5 !G	1	Bearden, LamonteLamonte Bearden	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Germantown HS	Milwaukee, WI
2.5 !G/F	2	Conner, WillieWillie Conner	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Richard T. Crane HS Angelina College	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	3	Massinburg, C. J.C. J. Massinburg	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Oak Cliff HS	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	4	Kadiri, DavidDavid Kadiri	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Coolidge HS South Plains College	Laurel, MD
1.5 !G	5	Diane, MoryMory Diane	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Pershing HS	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	10	Skeete, JarrynJarryn Skeete	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wasatch Academy Bridgton Academy	Brampton, ON
1.5 !G	15	DiSalvo, ZacZac DiSalvo	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greece Athena HS	Rochester, NY
2.5 !G/F	20	Wigginton, RodellRodell Wigginton	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lee Academy College of Central Florida	Dartmouth, NS
2.5 !G/F	21	Rakicevic, NikolaNikola Rakicevic	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	E-Gimnazija Novi Sad	Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
1.5 !G	24	Pino, ChristianChristian Pino	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	2.5 !RS So	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)	4.0 !Sr	Romulus HS Barton CC	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	33	Perkins, NickNick Perkins	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Milan HS	Ypsilanti, MI
3.5 !F	34	Smart, IkennaIkenna Smart	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	New Garden Friends School	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	35	Moffe, TylerTyler Moffe	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elmira HS	Elmira, NY

Head coach

Nate Oats (Maranatha)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 9:00 PM		Daemen	W 87–68		Alumni Arena (3,257) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 9:00 PM		Pittsburgh–Bradford	W 109–49	1–0	Alumni Arena (3,112) Amherst, NY
11/16/2015* 7:00 PM		at Old Dominion Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 58–77	1–1	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,906) Norfolk, VA
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM		at Saint Joseph's Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 67–89	1–2	Hagan Arena (3,451) Philadelphia, PA
11/21/2015* 7:30 PM		vs. North Carolina A&T Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 86–68	2–2	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,507) Uncasville, CT
11/22/2015* 8:00 PM		vs. Vermont Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 77–71	3–2	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813) Uncasville, CT
11/28/2015* 2:00 PM		Canisius	W 98–96 ^OT	4–2	Alumni Arena (3,112) Amherst, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM		St. Bonaventure	L 58–60	4–3	Alumni Arena (4,192) Amherst, NY
12/05/2015* 5:15 PM, ESPN2		at No. 7 Duke	L 59–82	4–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
12/07/2015* 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at No. 4 Iowa State	L 63–84	4–5	Hilton Coliseum (14,130) Ames, IA
12/12/2015* 2:00 PM		Binghamton	W 80–64	5–5	Alumni Arena (3,031) Amherst, NY
12/19/2015* 2:00 PM		Montana State	W 80–73	6–5	Alumni Arena (2,384) Amherst, NY
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM, CSNMA		at VCU	L 69–90	6–6	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM		Delaware	W 99–79	7–6	Alumni Arena (3,212) Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
01/05/2016 7:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3		Akron	L 71–75	7–7 (0–1)	Alumni Arena (2,226) Amherst, NY
01/08/2016 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at Kent State	W 76–67	8–7 (1–1)	MAC Center (3,522) Kent, OH
01/12/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 69-81	8-8 (1-2)	Convocation Center (1333) Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	W 74-61	9-8 (2-2)	Alumni Arena (3,547) Amherst, NY
01/19/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 77–60	10–8 (3–2)	Millett Hall (1,221) Oxford, OH
01/23/2016 4:35 PM		at Western Michigan	L 71–91	10–9 (3–3)	University Arena (3,079) Kalamazoo, MI
01/26/2016 7:00 PM		Ball State	W 76–64	11–9 (4–3)	Alumni Arena (3,522) Amherst, NY
01/30/2016 7:00 PM		at Toledo	W 73–68	12–9 (5–3)	Savage Arena (5,041) Toledo, OH
02/02/2016 9:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 90–78	13–9 (6–3)	Convocation Center (1,494) DeKalb, IL
02/06/2016 3:30 PM		Eastern Michigan	W 80–70	14–9 (7–3)	Alumni Arena (3,417) Amherst, NY
02/09/2016 7:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3		Toledo	L 69–71	14–10 (7–4)	Alumni Arena (2,706) Amherst, NY
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, ESPNU		Ohio	L 75–94	14–11 (7–5)	Alumni Arena (2,702) Amherst, NY
02/16/2016 7:00 pm		at Akron	L 70–80	14–12 (7–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,069) Akron, OH
02/20/2016 12:00 PM		Bowling Green	W 88–74	15–12 (8–6)	Alumni Arena (3,397) Amherst, NY
02/23/2016 6:00 PM, TWCSC/ESPN3		Kent State	W 87–70	16–12 (9–6)	Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY
02/27/2016 3:30 PM		at Ohio	L 96–103 ^OT	16–13 (9–7)	Convocation Center (7,221) Athens, OH
03/01/2016 7:00 PM		Miami (OH)	L 59–67	16–14 (9–8)	Alumni Arena (4,798) Amherst, NY
03/04/2016 7:00 PM		at Bowling Green	W 87–83	17–14 (10–8)	Stroh Center (2,189) Bowling Green, OH
MAC Tournament
03/10/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (11) Miami (OH) Quarterfinals	W 94–81	18–14	Quicken Loans Arena (2,311) Cleveland, OH
03/11/2016 9:00 PM	(3)	vs. (2) Ohio Semifinals	W 88–74	19–14	Quicken Loans Arena (6,427) Cleveland, OH
03/12/2016 7:30 PM, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) Akron Championship game	W 64–61	20–14	Quicken Loans Arena (6,719) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2016* 6:50 pm, TNT	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 11 Miami (FL) First round	L 72–79	20–15	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,559) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March"

People	Head coaches

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