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2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath Champions ; MAC East Division and regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 15
Record	32–4 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Nate Oats (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Whitesell (4th season); Bryan Hodgson (4th season); Jamie Quarles (2nd season);
Home arena	Alumni Arena
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Quick Facts Buffalo Bulls men's basketball, Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath Champions MAC East Division and regular season and tournament champions ...

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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]

Schedule and results

The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.^[3] The Bulls participated in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[4]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Daemen	W 97–50		14 – Segu	9 – Harris	7 – Segu	Alumni Arena (2,860) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN+		Saint Francis (PA)	W 82–67	1–0	16 – Perkins	9 – Perkins	5 – Tied	Alumni Arena (1,852) Amherst, NY
November 9, 2018* 9:00pm, ESPNU		at No. 13 West Virginia	W 99–94 ^OT	2–0	43 – Massinburg	14 – Massingburg	5 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (12,657) Morgantown, WV
November 12, 2018* 8:00pm, ESPN+	No. 25	at Southern Illinois	W 62–53	3–0	11 – Tied	11 – Perkins	5 – Jordan	SIU Arena (4,373) Carbondale, IL
November 21, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 22	Dartmouth Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game	W 110–71	4–0	18 – Perkins	10 – Perkins	6 – Graves	Alumni Arena (3,573) Amherst, NY
November 24, 2018* 2:00pm, ESPN3	No. 22	Marist Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game	W 76–49	5–0	21 – Massinburg	7 – Perkins	8 – Harris	Alumni Arena (4,589) Amherst, NY
November 30, 2018* 5:30am, BBC Sport	No. 21	vs. Milwaukee Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals	W 96–77	6–0	21 – Harris	10 – McRae	4 – Tied	SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland
December 1, 2018* 10:30am, CBSSN	No. 21	vs. San Francisco Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic championship	W 85–81	7–0	22 – Perkins	8 – Tied	5 – Graves	SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland
December 5, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN3	No. 17	Le Moyne	W 89–55	8–0	20 – Caruthers	13 – Massinburg	10 – Massinburg	Alumni Arena (4,412) Amherst, NY
December 8, 2018* 4:00pm, ESPN+	No. 17	at St. Bonaventure	W 80–62	9–0	19 – Graves	9 – Massinburg	7 – Jordan	Reilly Center (5,480) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 15, 2018* 2:00pm, ESPN+	No. 14	Southern Illinois	W 73–65	10–0	20 – Perkins	11 – Perkins	4 – Jordan	Alumni Arena (5,513) Amherst, NY
December 18, 2018* 8:00pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at Syracuse	W 71–59	11–0	25 – Massinburg	12 – Perkins	5 – Massinburg	Carrier Dome (18,620) Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2018* 8:30pm, FS1	No. 14	at No. 20 Marquette	L 85–103	11–1	20 – Harris	7 – Tied	7 – Jordan	Fiserv Forum (17,567) Milwaukee, WI
December 29, 2018* 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 21	at Canisius	W 87–72	12–1	22 – Massinburg	9 – Tied	6 – Caruthers	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
MAC regular season
January 4, 2019 9:00pm, CBSSN	No. 20	at Eastern Michigan	W 74–58	13–1 (1–0)	18 – McRae	12 – Harris	4 – Massinburg	Convocation Arena (2,378) Ypsilanti, MI
January 8, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 19	Toledo	W 110–80	14–1 (2–0)	34 – Harris	12 – Graves	7 – Massinburg	Alumni Arena (5,144) Amherst, NY
January 12, 2019 12:00pm, CBSSN	No. 19	Miami (OH)	W 88–64	15–1 (3–0)	17 – Harris	9 – Massinburg	6 – Caruthers	Alumni Arena (6,177) Amherst, NY
January 15, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 16	at Western Michigan	W 88–79	16–1 (4–0)	20 – Harris	11 – Harris	3 – Jordan	University Arena (2,179) Kalamazoo, MI
January 18, 2019 7:00pm, ESPNU	No. 16	Eastern Michigan	W 77–65	17–1 (5–0)	31 – Massinburg	6 – Tied	8 – Jordan	Alumni Arena (6,193) Amherst, NY
January 22, 2019 8:00pm, ESPN+	No. 14-T	at Northern Illinois	L 75–77	17–2 (5–1)	23 – Massinburg	8 – Harris	4 – Massinburg	Convocation Center (1,284) DeKalb, IL
January 25, 2019 6:30pm, CBSSN	No. 14-T	at Kent State	W 88–79	18–2 (6–1)	20 – Tied	8 – Tied	5 – Caruthers	MAC Center (5,133) Kent, OH
January 29, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN3	No. 18	Ball State	W 83–59	19–2 (7–1)	21 – Caruthers	12 – Graves	4 – Tied	Alumni Arena (4,747) Amherst, NY
February 1, 2019 8:00pm, CBSSN	No. 18	at Bowling Green	L 88–92	19–3 (7–2)	28 – Caruthers	9 – McRae	4 – Jordan	Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH
February 9, 2019 3:30pm, ESPN+	No. 23	Central Michigan	W 90–76	20–3 (8–2)	19 – Harris	8 – Harris	8 – Jordan	Alumni Arena (6,437) Amherst, NY
February 12, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 25	at Akron	W 76–70	21–3 (9–2)	21 – Massinburg	9 – Perkins	2 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,646) Akron, OH
February 15, 2019 7:00pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Toledo	W 88–82	22–3 (10–2)	26 – Perkins	10 – Harris	3 – Tied	Savage Arena (7,401) Toledo, OH
February 19, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 25	Ohio	W 114–67	23–3 (11–2)	26 – Graves	8 – Williams	9 – Jordan	Alumni Arena (6,231) Amherst, NY
February 22, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN2	No. 25	Kent State	W 80–57	24–3 (12–2)	27 – Perkins	7 – Tied	8 – Jordan	Alumni Arena (6,668) Amherst, NY
February 26, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 21	Akron	W 77–64	25–3 (13–2)	25 – Perkins	10 – Massinburg	6 – Massinburg	Alumni Arena (5,789) Amherst, NY
March 1, 2019 8:00pm, CBSSN	No. 21	at Miami (OH)	W 77–69	26–3 (14–2)	20 – Massinburg	10 – Massinburg	6 – Jordan	Millett Hall (3,026) Oxford, OH
March 5, 2019 7:00pm, ESPN+	No. 19	at Ohio	W 82–79	27–3 (15–2)	20 – Harris	8 – Perkins	6 – Massinburg	Convocation Arena (5,834) Athens, OH
March 8, 2019 6:00pm, ESPNU	No. 19	Bowling Green	W 84–73	28–3 (16–2)	22 – Perkins	6 – Tied	8 – Caruthers	Alumni Arena (6,783) Amherst, NY
MAC Tournament
Mar 14, 2019 12:00pm, ESPN+	(1) No. 18	vs. (8) Akron Quarterfinals	W 82–46	29–3	23 – Harris	9 – Massinburg	3 – Tied	Quicken Loans Arena (2,499) Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	(1) No. 18	vs. (5) Central Michigan Semifinals	W 85–81	30–3	21 – Massinburg	9 – Tied	4 – Graves	Quicken Loans Arena (6,044) Cleveland, OH
Mar 16, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 18	vs. (3) Bowling Green Championship	W 87–73	31–3	31 – Harris	10 – Massinburg	4 – Jordan	Quicken Loans Arena (7,813) Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, TNT	(6 W) No. 15	vs. (11 W) Arizona State First Round	W 91–74	32–3	21 – Tied	10 – Tied	7 – Jordan	BOK Center (12,352) Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2019* 6:10 pm, TNT	(6 W) No. 15	vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech Second Round	L 58–78	32–4	17 – Perkins	10 – Perkins	5 – Harris	BOK Center (12,606) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeenathan Williams SF	Rochester, NY	Prolific Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 24, 2017
Jeenathan Williams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ronaldo Segu PG	Orlando, Florida	Orlando Christian Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 1, 2017
Ronaldo Segu PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2018 Buffalo Bulls commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2018-19_Buffalo_Bulls_men's_basketball_team

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

Previous season

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	4	.889
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Akron	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Miami (OH)	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Ohio	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
Central Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Western Michigan	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	25	22	21	17	14	14	21	20	19	16	14-T	18	23	25	25	21	19	18	15	Not released
Coaches'	RV	RV	25	20	18	15	15	22	20-T	20	17-T	14	17	25	24	24	23	20	16	16	17