| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Buffalo Bulls |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | George Halcovage |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Hamlet Tibbs |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Jake Presutti |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Tim Saunders |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach4: | Jack Fitzpatrick |
| Ac4 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach5: | Kevin Voigt |
| Ac5 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Alumni Arena |
The 2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, are led by second-year head coach George Halcovage III, and play their home games at Alumni Arena located in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.
The Bulls finished the season season 4–27, 2–16 in MAC play, to finish in last place.[1] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanye Jones | 0 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Transferred to USC Upstate | ||
| Sy Chatman | 1 | F | 6'8" | 227 | Fifth Year | Graduated | ||
| Isaiah Adams | 3 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Transferred to Toledo | ||
| Zaakir Williamson | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Saint Peter's | ||
| Shawn Fulcher | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred to Alabama State | ||
| James Graham | 12 | G/F | 6'7" | 208 | Junior | Transferred to Grambling State | ||
| Jonnivius Smith | 15 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Transferred to UTSA |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Batchelor | 1 | G/F | 6'8" | 210 | Junior | Maryland | ||
| Tyson Dunn | 5 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Western Ontario |
On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish last in the MAC regular season.[3]
| style= | Predicted finish | style= | Team | style= | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121 (11) | ||||
| 2 | 106 (1) | ||||
| 3 | 99 | ||||
| 4 | 95 | ||||
| 5 | 73 | ||||
| 6 | 72 | ||||
| 7 | 67 | ||||
| 8 | 55 | ||||
| 9 | 36 | ||||
| 10 | 33 | ||||
| 11 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | Buffalo | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source[3]
No Bulls were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.[3]
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