2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
MAC regular season co–champions
MAC East Division co–champions
MAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2014–15 record23–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coachBobby Hurley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo126 .667  2310  .697
Kent State126 .667  2312  .657
Bowling Green117 .611  2112  .636
Akron99 .500  2114  .600
Miami810 .444  1319  .406
Ohio513 .278  1020  .333
West
Central Michigan126 .667  239  .719
Toledo117 .611  2013  .606
Western Michigan108 .556  2014  .588
Eastern Michigan810 .444  2114  .600
Northern Illinois810 .444  1416  .467
Ball State216 .111  723  .233
2015 MAC Tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lamonte Bearden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGermantown HS Milwaukee, WI
F 2 Will Regan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrNichols School
Virginia
Buffalo, NY
G 3 Bobby Frasco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrProspect HS Mt. Prospect, IL
G 5 Mory Diane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrPershing HS Detroit, MI
G 10 Jarryn Skeete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWasatch Academy
Bridgton Academy
Brampton, ON
G 11 Shannon Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoNansemond River HS
Hargrave Academy
Suffolk, VA
G/F 20 Rodell Wigginton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrLee Academy
College of Central Florida
Dartmouth, NS
F 23 Justin Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrRomulus HS
Indian Hills CC
Detroit, MI
G 24 Christian Pino 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)145 lb (66 kg) RS FrRomulus HS
Arizona State
Detroit, MI
F 31 Raheem Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoRomulus HS
Barton CC
Detroit, MI
F 34 Ikenna Smart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrNew Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
F 35 Xavier Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrHarrison 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 No. 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
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 No. 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 L 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) No. 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.
gollark: H.265 has licensing stuff surrounding it.
gollark: Not really.
gollark: They can automatically convert formats if an upload form asks for it? I was not aware of this.
gollark: H.265 HEIFs apparently are 50% smaller at equivalent quality, which is good.
gollark: It is, but apparently you can use it on still images.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.