Buffalo Bulls men's basketball

Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
	2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
University	University at Buffalo
All-time record	683–641 (.516)
Head coach	George Halcovage (2nd season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Buffalo, New York
Arena	Alumni Arena ; (capacity: 6,783)
Nickname	Bulls
Colors	Royal blue and white;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1957*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1957, 1965
NCAA tournament round of 32
	2018, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019; *at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	1982, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Conference regular season champions
	2009, 2015, 2018, 2019
Conference division season champions
	2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

The Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, United States. The team currently competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Buffalo began play in 1915 and joined the MAC in 1998. They won their first MAC East Division title in 2009, and won a third MAC East Division title in 2015 along with their first outright MAC Regular-Season championship and first MAC Tournament title to earn the program's first bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Bulls also have six appearances in the NCAA College Division Basketball Championship between 1957 and 1965 and two appearances in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their head coach position was filled on March 30, 2023 when Buffalo hired Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage.^[2]

Conference affiliations

1915–16 to 1942–43 – Independent
1943–44 to 1944–45 –
1945–46 to 1977–78 – Independent
1978–79 to 1987–88 – State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC)
1988–89 to 1990–91 – Mid American Conference
1991–92 to 1993–94 – East Coast Conference
1994–95 to 1997–98 – Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con)
1998–99 to present – Mid-American Conference

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	#12	First round	#5 West Virginia	L 62–68
2016	#14	First round	#3 Miami	L 72–79
2018	#13	First round Second Round	#4 Arizona #5 Kentucky	W 89–68 L 75–95
2019	#6	First round Second Round	#11 Arizona State #3 Texas Tech	W 91–74 L 58–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Capital Evansville Kentucky Wesleyan	W 75–64 W 77–75 L 68–72
1958	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	American Wagner	L 60–77 L 65–72
1959	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Saint Michael's Williams	L 51–53 W 78–53
1960	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Wabash Arkansas State	L 65–76 W 53–52
1963	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	South Carolina State Youngstown State	L 63–80 L 53–65
1965	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Randolph-Macon Akron	W 81–69 L 58–69

NIT results

The Bulls have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	Opening Round First round	Drexel Saint Joseph's	W 81–76 L 50–55
2021	First round	Colorado State	L 73–75

Alumni Arena

The Buffalo Bulls play their home games at Alumni Arena, located in Amherst, New York. The arena seats 6,100 spectators and features a state of the art video-board, sound, and lighting systems.