2019–20 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first-year head coach Jim Whitesell, play their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
2019–20 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
2019–20 record | 20–12 (11–7 MAC) |
Head coach | Jim Whitesell (1st season) |
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Home arena | Alumni Arena |
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Akron | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 MAC Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Previous season
During the 2018–19 season, The Bulls posted a school-record 32 wins, including an NCAA Tournament victory over former head coach Bobby Hurley and Arizona State. Their season, which to that point was punctuated by a 13-game winning streak and MAC conference titles (regular and post-season), ended in a 78–58 loss to Texas Tech in the second round. At season's end, Oats departed to become head coach at Alabama despite signing an extension with Buffalo a week earlier.[1]
2019 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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David Skogman C |
Waukesha, WI | Waukesha West | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 2, 2019 | |
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Savion Gallion SG |
Washington, DC | Mt. Zion Preparatory School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | May 8, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 24, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Daemen | W 111–73 | 19 – Grant | 6 – Grant | 14 – Segu | Alumni Arena (2,562) Amherst, NY | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Dartmouth | L 63–68 | 0–1 |
17 – Jordan | 9 – Mballa | 3 – Tied | Alumni Arena (3,376) Amherst, NY | ||||
November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Nazareth | W 109–72 | 1–1 |
17 – Tied | 9 – Mballa | 6 – Segu | Alumni Arena (1,913) Amherst, NY | ||||
November 16, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN+ |
vs. Harvard James Naismith Memorial Classic |
W 88–76 | 2–1 |
21 – Segu | 8 – Williams | 7 – Jordan | Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON | ||||
November 21, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. UConn Charleston Classic quarterfinals |
L 68–79 | 2–2 |
15 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 5 – Jordan | TD Arena (4,003) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Towson Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round |
W 76–73 | 3–2 |
25 – Graves | 11 – Mballa | 11 – Jordan | TD Arena (4,416) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 24, 2019* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Missouri State Charleston Classic 5th place game |
W 75–74 | 4–2 |
23 – Jordan | 5 – Tied | 5 – Jordan | TD Arena (3,122) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
William & Mary | W 88–77 | 5–2 |
24 – Graves | 8 – Mballa | 5 – Graves | Alumni Arena (3,420) Amherst, NY | ||||
December 3, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Vanderbilt | L 76–90 | 5–3 |
16 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 3 – Graves | Memorial Gymnasium (8,489) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 8, 2019* 5:00 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | W 74–69 | 6–3 |
21 – Graves | 14 – Mballa | 8 – Jordan | Wintrust Arena (4,419) Chicago, IL | ||||
December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Army | L 76–89 | 6–4 |
18 – Johnson | 8 – Jordan | 8 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,693) Amherst, NY | ||||
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Canisius | W 82–73 | 7–4 |
26 – Jordan | 11 – Hardnett | 5 – Graves | Alumni Arena (3,269) Amherst, NY | ||||
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Niagara | W 92–72 | 8–4 |
22 – Graves | 10 – Williams | 8 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (2,644) Amherst, NY | ||||
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | W 84–79 | 9–4 |
28 – Graves | 15 – Mballa | 5 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (6,003) Amherst, NY | ||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Illinois | L 72–73 | 9–5 (0–1) |
17 – Williams | 11 – Mballa | 5 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,069) Amherst, NY | ||||
January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ball State | L 66–88 | 9–6 (0–2) |
16 – Johnson | 6 – Mballa | 4 – Jordan | Worthen Arena (4,811) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Miami (OH) | W 83–78 | 10–6 (1–2) |
25 – Graves | 13 – Mballa | 6 – Segu | Millett Hall (1,056) Oxford, OH | ||||
January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ohio | W 76–73 | 11–6 (2–2) |
26 – Williams | 9 – Mballa | 8 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (2,404) Amherst, NY | ||||
January 17, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | W 86–67 | 12–6 (3–2) |
18 – Williams | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Jordan | McGuirk Arena (2,121) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Michigan | W 90–79 | 13–6 (4–2) |
23 – Graves | 8 – Mballa | 5 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (2,748) Amherst, NY | ||||
January 24, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN |
Kent State | L 66–70 | 13–7 (4–3) |
13 – Jordan | 8 – Mballa | 6 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,554) Amherst, NY | ||||
January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Akron | W 77–74 | 14–7 (5–3) |
18 – Johnson | 17 – Mballa | 4 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,473) Akron, OH | ||||
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Bowling Green | L 77–78 | 14–8 (5–4) |
24 – Graves | 15 – Mballa | 3 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (5,322) Amherst, NY | ||||
February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Michigan | L 62–66 | 14–9 (5–5) |
16 – Mballa | 11 – Mballa | 4 – Segu | Convocation Arena (1,364) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
February 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Central Michigan | W 65–60 | 15–9 (6–5) |
20 – Williams | 12 – Graves | 7 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,095) Amherst, NY | ||||
February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Toledo | W 83–67 | 16–9 (7–5) |
27 – Graves | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Graves | Savage Arena (4,276) Toledo, OH | ||||
February 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Ball State | W 72–59 | 17–9 (8–5) |
16 – Tied | 15 – Mballa | 5 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (4,044) Amherst, NY | ||||
February 22, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN2 |
at Kent State | W 104–98 2OT | 18–9 (9–5) |
33 – Graves | 14 – Mballa | 7 – Jordan | MAC Center (3,005) Kent, OH | ||||
February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ohio | L 69–80 | 18–10 (9–6) |
16 – Graves | 7 – Tied | 6 – Jordan | Convocation Arena (4,837) Athens, OH | ||||
February 29, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Akron | L 73–86 | 18–11 (9–7) |
18 – Williams | 9 – Williams | 8 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (5,870) Amherst, NY | ||||
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Miami (OH) | W 75–69 | 19–11 (10–7) |
15 – Graves | 14 – Mballa | 6 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,252) Amherst, NY | ||||
March 6, 2020 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | W 88–84 | 20–11 (11–7) |
25 – Graves | 12 – Mballa | 8 – Jordan | Stroh Center (3,550) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2020 7:30 PM, ESPN+ |
(5) | (12) Miami (OH) First round |
L 79–85 | 20–12 |
20 – Segu | 10 – Williams | 6 – Jordan | Alumni Arena (3,741) Amherst, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- Casagrande, Michael (March 28, 2019). "The story behind Alabama hiring Nate Oats in 3 days". AL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster". State University at Buffalo. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Gabe Grant". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.