Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Buffalo Bulls |
Sport: | basketball |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 15–17 |
Conf Record: | 9–9 |
Head Coach: | Jim Whitesell |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Jamie Quarles |
Ac1 Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach2: | Angres Thorpe |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach3: | Brendan Foley |
Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Alumni Arena |
The 2022–23 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Whitesell, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.[2] As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Akron in the quarterfinals.[3]
On March 11, 2023, the school fired head coach Jim Whitesell.[4] On March 30, the school named longtime Villanova assistant coach George Halcovage the team's new head coach.[5]
See main article: 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team. The Bulls finished the 2021–22 season 19–11 and 13–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place.[6] They lost to Akron in the first round of the MAC tournament.[7]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Ty Perry | 20 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Boston, Massachusetts | Transferred to New Haven |
Lucas Saleh | 22 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Tiburon, California | Transferred to Belmont Abbey College |
Tra'Von Fagan | 24 | F | 6'8" | 211 | RS-Senior | Waterloo, Iowa | Transferred to UMBC |
Josh Mballa | 34 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Bordeaux, France | Transferred to Mississippi |
Brock Bertram | 41 | C | 6'11" | 244 | Grad Student | Apple Valley, Minnesota | Exhausted Eligibility |
Dominic Johnson | 21 | F | 6'5" | 223 | Grad Student | Windsor, Ontario | |
Jamon Bivens | G | 23 | 6'3" | 190 | RS-Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Keishawn Brewton | 4 | G | 6"2" | 185 | RS-Senior | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Exhausted Eligibility |
Ronaldo Segu | 10 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Rochester, New York | |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason | |
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Kanye Jones | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida | Transferred from Boston College | |
Armoni Foster | 4 | G | 6'5" | 230 | 5th | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Transferred from Indiana (PA) | |
Yazid Powell | 13 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred from Harcum College | ||
Sy Chatman | 22 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Transferred from Illinois State | |
Isaiah Adams | 23 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred from UCF | |
Jonnivius Smith | 24 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred from Seton Hall |
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