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 Division I Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in their first game in the Round of 64 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, round of 64
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	23–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Levi Watkins Nate Oats 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

Roster

2014–15 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lamonte Bearden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Germantown HS Milwaukee, WI F 2 Will Regan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Nichols School Virginia Buffalo, NY G 3 Bobby Frasco 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Prospect HS Mt. Prospect, IL G 5 Mory Diane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pershing HS Detroit, MI G 10 Jarryn Skeete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Bridgton Academy Brampton, ON G 11 Shannon Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Nansemond River HS Hargrave Academy Suffolk, VA G/F 20 Rodell Wigginton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Lee Academy College of Central Florida Dartmouth, NS F 23 Justin Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Romulus HS Indian Hills CC Detroit, MI G 24 Christian Pino 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) RS Fr Romulus HS Arizona State Detroit, MI F 31 Raheem Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Romulus HS Barton CC Detroit, MI F 34 Ikenna Smart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC F 35 Xavier Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Harrison HS Colorado Springs, CO	Head coach Bobby Hurley (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Levi Watkins (NC State) Nate Oats (Maranatha) Ben Wood (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.