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
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–10 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Raphielle Johnson (November 20, 2014). "Inclement weather leads to postponement of Montana State's game at Buffalo". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2015.