| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Buffalo Bulls |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 20–15 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Head Coach: | Nate Oats |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Jim Whitesell |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Bryan Hodgson |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Donyell Marshall |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Alumni Arena |
| Champion: | MAC tournament champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
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.[1]
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.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Regan | 2 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Bobby Frasco | 3 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Quincy University | ||
| 11 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred to Arizona State[3] | |||
| 23 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Dismissed from the team due violation of team rules | |||
| Xavier Ford | 35 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Mt. San Antonio College | |||
| Willie Conner III | 2 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Angelina College | ||
| David Kadiri | 4 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Junior | Junior college transferred from South Plains College |
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