2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath Champions
MAC East Division and regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
2018–19 record32–4 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo †16–2 .889  32–4  .889
Bowling Green12–6 .667  22–12  .647
Kent State11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Akron8–10 .444  17–16  .515
Miami (OH)7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Ohio6–12 .333  14–17  .452
West
Toledo13–5 .722  25–8  .758
Central Michigan10–8 .556  23–12  .657
Eastern Michigan9–9 .500  15–17  .469
Northern Illinois8–10 .444  17–17  .500
Ball State6–12 .333  16–17  .485
Western Michigan2–16 .111  8–24  .250
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulls posted a school-record 32 wins, including an NCAA Tournament victory over former head coach Bobby Hurley and Arizona State. Their season, which to that point was punctuated by a 13-game winning streak and MAC conference titles (regular and post-season), ended in a 78–58 loss to Texas Tech in the second round. At season's end, Oats departed to become head coach at Alabama despite signing an extension with Buffalo a week earlier.[1]

Previous season

The bulls finished the 2017–18 season 27–9, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC East Division and regular season championships. They defeated Central Michigan, Kent State, and Toledo to win the MAC Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the South region, they upset Arizona in the First Round before losing to Kentucky in the Second Round.

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeenathan Williams
SF		 Rochester, NY Prolific Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ronaldo Segu
PG		 Orlando, Florida Orlando Christian Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Buffalo Bulls commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    [2]

    2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Montrell McRae 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrCleveland Central Catholic
    South Plains College    		 Cleveland, OH
    G 2 Jeremy Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPage
    Gulf Coast State College    		 Greensboro, NC
    G 3 Jayvon Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoSt. Vincent–St. Mary Malvern, OH
    G 4 Davonta Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrMontverde Academy Cocoa, FL
    G 5 C. J. Massinburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrSouth Oak Cliff Dallas, TX
    G 10 Ronaldo Segu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrOrlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
    F 11 Jeenathan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrProlific Prep Rochester, NY
    G 20 Colby Moultrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCanisius HS North Tonawanda, NY
    F 21 Dominic Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoCatholic Central Windsor, ON
    G 22 Dontay Caruthers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg) SrEast
    Midland/Indian Hills    		 Rochester, NY
    G 23 Jamon Bivens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFayette County HS Atlanta, GA
    F 24 Tra'von Fagan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCedar Falls
    Florida SouthWestern State    		 Waterloo, IA
    F 33 Nick Perkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrMilan HS Ypsilanti, MI
    C 41 Brock Bertram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoApple Valley Apple Valley, MN
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 4 November 2018

    Schedule and results

    The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.[3] The Bulls participated in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[4]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 26, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Daemen W 97–50 
    		 14 – Segu  9 – Harris  7 – Segu  Alumni Arena (2,860)
    Amherst, NY
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    4:00pm, ESPN+    		 Saint Francis (PA) W 82–67  1–0
    		  16 – Perkins  9 – Perkins  5 – Tied  Alumni Arena (1,852)
    Amherst, NY
    November 9, 2018*
    9:00pm, ESPNU    		 at No. 13 West Virginia W 99–94 OT 2–0
    		  43 – Massinburg  14 – Massingburg  5 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (12,657)
    Morgantown, WV
    November 12, 2018*
    8:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 25 at Southern Illinois W 62–53  3–0
    		  11 – Tied  11 – Perkins  5 – Jordan  SIU Arena (4,373)
    Carbondale, IL
    November 21, 2018*
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 22 Dartmouth
    Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game    		 W 110–71  4–0
    		  18 – Perkins  10 – Perkins  6 – Graves  Alumni Arena (3,573)
    Amherst, NY
    November 24, 2018*
    2:00pm, ESPN3    		 No. 22 Marist
    Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game    		 W 76–49  5–0
    		  21 – Massinburg  7 – Perkins  8 – Harris  Alumni Arena (4,589)
    Amherst, NY
    November 30, 2018*
    5:30am, BBC Sport    		 No. 21 vs. Milwaukee
    Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals    		 W 96–77  6–0
    		  21 – Harris  10 – McRae  4 – Tied  SSE Arena 
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    December 1, 2018*
    10:30am, CBSSN    		 No. 21 vs. San Francisco
    Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic championship    		 W 85–81  7–0
    		  22 – Perkins  8 – Tied  5 – Graves  SSE Arena 
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    December 5, 2018*
    7:00pm, ESPN3    		 No. 17 Le Moyne W 89–55  8–0
    		  20 – Caruthers  13 – Massinburg  10 – Massinburg  Alumni Arena (4,412)
    Amherst, NY
    December 8, 2018*
    4:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 17 at St. Bonaventure W 80–62  9–0
    		  19 – Graves  9 – Massinburg  7 – Jordan  Reilly Center (5,480)
    St. Bonaventure, NY
    December 15, 2018*
    2:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 14 Southern Illinois W 73–65  10–0
    		  20 – Perkins  11 – Perkins  4 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (5,513)
    Amherst, NY
    December 18, 2018*
    8:00pm, ESPN2    		 No. 14 at Syracuse W 71–59  11–0
    		  25 – Massinburg  12 – Perkins  5 – Massinburg  Carrier Dome (18,620)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 21, 2018*
    8:30pm, FS1    		 No. 14 at No. 20 Marquette L 85–103  11–1
    		  20 – Harris  7 – Tied  7 – Jordan  Fiserv Forum (17,567)
    Milwaukee, WI
    December 29, 2018*
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 21 at Canisius W 87–72  12–1
    		  22 – Massinburg  9 – Tied  6 – Caruthers  Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
    Buffalo, NY
    MAC regular season
    January 4, 2019
    9:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 20 at Eastern Michigan W 74–58  13–1
    (1–0)    		  18 – McRae  12 – Harris  4 – Massinburg  Convocation Arena (2,378)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    January 8, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 19 Toledo W 110–80  14–1
    (2–0)    		  34 – Harris  12 – Graves  7 – Massinburg  Alumni Arena (5,144)
    Amherst, NY
    January 12, 2019
    12:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 19 Miami (OH) W 88–64  15–1
    (3–0)    		  17 – Harris  9 – Massinburg  6 – Caruthers  Alumni Arena (6,177)
    Amherst, NY
    January 15, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 16 at Western Michigan W 88–79  16–1
    (4–0)    		  20 – Harris  11 – Harris  3 – Jordan  University Arena (2,179)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    January 18, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 16 Eastern Michigan W 77–65  17–1
    (5–0)    		  31 – Massinburg  6 – Tied  8 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (6,193)
    Amherst, NY
    January 22, 2019
    8:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 14-T at Northern Illinois L 75–77  17–2
    (5–1)    		  23 – Massinburg  8 – Harris  4 – Massinburg  Convocation Center (1,284)
    DeKalb, IL
    January 25, 2019
    6:30pm, CBSSN    		 No. 14-T at Kent State W 88–79  18–2
    (6–1)    		  20 – Tied  8 – Tied  5 – Caruthers  MAC Center (5,133)
    Kent, OH
    January 29, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN3    		 No. 18 Ball State W 83–59  19–2
    (7–1)    		  21 – Caruthers  12 – Graves  4 – Tied  Alumni Arena (4,747)
    Amherst, NY
    February 1, 2019
    8:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 18 at Bowling Green L 88–92  19–3
    (7–2)    		  28 – Caruthers  9 – McRae  4 – Jordan  Stroh Center (5,000)
    Bowling Green, OH
    February 9, 2019
    3:30pm, ESPN+    		 No. 23 Central Michigan W 90–76  20–3
    (8–2)    		  19 – Harris  8 – Harris  8 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (6,437)
    Amherst, NY
    February 12, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 25 at Akron W 76–70  21–3
    (9–2)    		  21 – Massinburg  9 – Perkins  2 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,646)
    Akron, OH
    February 15, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 25 at Toledo W 88–82  22–3
    (10–2)    		  26 – Perkins  10 – Harris  3 – Tied  Savage Arena (7,401)
    Toledo, OH
    February 19, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 25 Ohio W 114–67  23–3
    (11–2)    		  26 – Graves  8 – Williams  9 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (6,231)
    Amherst, NY
    February 22, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN2    		 No. 25 Kent State W 80–57  24–3
    (12–2)    		  27 – Perkins  7 – Tied  8 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (6,668)
    Amherst, NY
    February 26, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 21 Akron W 77–64  25–3
    (13–2)    		  25 – Perkins  10 – Massinburg  6 – Massinburg  Alumni Arena (5,789)
    Amherst, NY
    March 1, 2019
    8:00pm, CBSSN    		 No. 21 at Miami (OH) W 77–69  26–3
    (14–2)    		  20 – Massinburg  10 – Massinburg  6 – Jordan  Millett Hall (3,026)
    Oxford, OH
    March 5, 2019
    7:00pm, ESPN+    		 No. 19 at Ohio W 82–79  27–3
    (15–2)    		  20 – Harris  8 – Perkins  6 – Massinburg  Convocation Arena (5,834)
    Athens, OH
    March 8, 2019
    6:00pm, ESPNU    		 No. 19 Bowling Green W 84–73  28–3
    (16–2)    		  22 – Perkins  6 – Tied  8 – Caruthers  Alumni Arena (6,783)
    Amherst, NY
    MAC Tournament
    Mar 14, 2019
    12:00pm, ESPN+    		 (1) No. 18 vs. (8) Akron
    Quarterfinals    		 W 82–46  29–3
    		  23 – Harris  9 – Massinburg  3 – Tied  Quicken Loans Arena (2,499)
    Cleveland, OH
    Mar 15, 2019
    6:00 pm, CBSSN    		 (1) No. 18 vs. (5) Central Michigan
    Semifinals    		 W 85–81  30–3
    		  21 – Massinburg  9 – Tied  4 – Graves  Quicken Loans Arena (6,044)
    Cleveland, OH
    Mar 16, 2019
    7:30 pm, ESPN2    		 (1) No. 18 vs. (3) Bowling Green
    Championship Game    		 W 87–73  31–3
    		  31 – Harris  10 – Massinburg  4 – Jordan  Quicken Loans Arena (7,813)
    Cleveland, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    4:00 pm, TNT    		 (6 W) No. 15 vs. (11 W) Arizona State
    First Round    		 W 91–74  32–3
    		  21 – Tied  10 – Tied  7 – Jordan  BOK Center (12,352)
    Tulsa, OK
    March 24, 2019*
    6:10 pm, TNT    		 (6 W) No. 15 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Texas Tech
    Second Round    		 L 58–78  32–4
    		  17 – Perkins  10 – Perkins  5 – Harris  BOK Center (12,606)
    Tulsa, OK
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP RV 25 22 21 17 14 14 21 20 19 16 14-T 18 23 25 25 21 19 18 15 Not released 
    Coaches' RV RV 25 20 18 15 15 22 20-T 20 17-T 14 17 25 24 24 23 20 16 16 17

    References
    1. Casagrande, Michael (March 28, 2019). "The story behind Alabama hiring Nate Oats in 3 days". AL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
    2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". State University at Buffalo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
    3. "Defending MAC Champs Set 2018-19 Schedule". University at Buffalo. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
    4. "Buffalo Men's Basketball Selected To Participate In 2018 Belfast Classic". University at Buffalo. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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