2013–14 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls logo.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 19–10 13–5 Bobby Hurley 1st Eric Harrield Levi Watkins Nate Oats Alumni Arena MAC East Division Champions The 2013–14 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first 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 19–10, 13–5 in MAC play to be champions of the East division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan. Despite the 19 wins and the division title, the Bulls did not participate in postseason play. Season Preseason Following the firing of previous head coach Reggie Witherspoon and departures of assistant coaches Turner Battle, Kevin Heck, and Jim Kwitchoff, Buffalo began the re-tooling of its staff by hiring Bobby Hurley, formerly the associate head coach at Rhode Island, as their 12th head coach in program history, on March 26, 2013.http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/201303266pwc3r Bobby Hurley Named University at Buffalo Men’s Basketball Head Coach BuffaloBulls.com September 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130423160146/http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/201303266pwc3r April 23, 2013 dead mdy-all Prior to his time at Rhode Island, Hurley was an assistant coach for Wagner. On April 12, 2013, Hurley announced that Levi Watkins and Eric Harrield would join the team as assistant coaches.http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/20130412678c03 Hurley Adds Three to Coaching Staff BuffaloBulls.com September 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054111/http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/20130412678c03 September 21, 2013 dead mdy-all Watkins, a former player for NC State, had spent the past eight years working for the Wolfpack in different parts of the team. Harrield joined the team after spending five years as an assistant coach for New York City high school basketball powerhouse St. Anthony's High School. On June 18, Nate Oats was hired to fill out the coaching staff.http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/201306185qbhx0 Hurley Hires Oats to Round Out Coaching Staff BuffaloBulls.com September 19, 2013 https://archive.today/20130920192038/http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/201306185qbhx0 September 20, 2013 dead mdy-all Oats joined the Bulls from another high school basketball powerhouse, Romulus High School in Michigan. On September 16, 2013, Hurley announced the team's complete schedule for the season.http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20130916w062ph Game At First Niagara Center Highlights 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Schedule BuffaloBulls.com September 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053759/http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20130916w062ph September 21, 2013 dead mdy-all The main highlight on the non-conference schedule was a game against rival Canisius at the First Niagara Center, home of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Other key non-conference games included a trip to Texas A&M (Buffalo's first game against an SEC opponent since 1976), and home games against South Dakota State and rival St. Bonaventure. In the conference schedule, the Bulls were to play home-and-home series with Akron, Bowling Green, Kent State, Miami, Ohio, Northern Illinois, and Ball State, while playing one game against Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, and Toledo. November On November 8, the Bulls opened their season in College Station, Texas, as visitors against Texas A&M. Bobby Hurley's head coaching debut was spoiled by a strong defensive performance by the Aggies, who outscored Buffalo 25–6 over the final ten minutes en route to an 82–58 victory. Star forward Javon McCrea led the Bulls with 14 points.http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131108t5y06g Late Scoring Drought Dooms Bulls At Texas A&M BuffaloBulls.com November 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109161358/http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/20131108t5y06g November 9, 2013 dead mdy-allhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400506309 Texas A&M pulls away for 82-58 win over Buffalo ESPN.com November 9, 2013 Roster 2013 Buffalo Bulls y yes Joshua Freelove 1 G 6 2 180 sr North Lauderdale, FL North Broward PrepToledoLewis and Clark CCAlabama State Will Regan 2 F 6 8 230 jr Buffalo, NY Nichols SchoolVirginia Jarod Oldham 3 G 6 3 185 sr Decatur, IL Eisenhower HS Jamir Hanner 4 F 6 8 210 jr Philadelphia, PA Notre Dame PrepMarshall Corey Raley-Ross 5 G 6 3 195 sr Charlotte, NC Harding HS Jarryn Skeete y 10 G 6 3 175 so Brampton, ON Wasatch Academy Shannon Evans y 11 G 6 1 170 fr Suffolk, VA Nansemond River HS Javon McCrea y 12 F 6 7 250 sr Newark, NY Newark HS Deyshonee Much 15 G 6 5 170 fr Rochester, NY Gates Chili HS Auraum Nuiriankh 22 G 6 6 200 sr Baltimore, MD Arundel HS Justin Moss y 23 F 6 7 240 so Detroit, MI Romulus HSIndian Hills CC Xavier Ford 35 F 6 7 210 jr Colorado Springs, CO Harrison HS Bobby Hurley (Duke) Eric Harrield (Virginia) Levi Watkins (NC State) Nate Oats (Maranatha) Schedule and results Source: yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0068B4; color:white;"| Non-conference games 11/8/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX 58–82 4,969 0–1 11/13/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 81–92 1,937 0–2 11/16/2013 3:00 pm yes no West Virginia Wesleyan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 80–60 3,568 1–2 11/26/2013 7:00 pm yes no Robert Morris Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 81–66 2,539 2–2 11/30/2013 2:00 pm yes no Delaware State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 65–55 2,112 3–2 12/7/2013 2:00 pm yes no St. Bonaventure Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 78–73 4,652 4–2 12/11/2013 8:00 pm yes yes no Canisius First Niagara Center Buffalo, NY 55–69 4,703 4–3 12/21/2013 2:30 pm yes yes no Manhattan Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY 81–84 OT 11,039 4–4 12/23/2013 12:00 pm yes no Binghamton Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 87–57 3,136 5–4 12/29/2013 7:00 pm yes yes no Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 55–52 1,503 6–4 1/3/2014 7:00 pm yes no South Dakota State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY Canceled   |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0068B4; color:white"| Conference games 1/8/2014 7:00 pm no Northern Illinois Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 67–46 1,520 7–4 (1–0) 1/11/2014 2:00 pm no Eastern Michigan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 76–66 2,616 8–4 (2–0) 1/15/2014 7:00 pm yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 65–67 4,595 8–5 (2–1) 1/18/2014 2:30 pm no Kent State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 71–60 3,347 9–5 (3–1) 1/23/2014 7:00 pm yes no Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 68–71 3,072 9–6 (3–2) 1/25/2014 2:00 pm yes no Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 75–67 901 10–6 (4–2) 1/29/2014 7:00 pm no Western Michigan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 84–63 3,052 11–6 (5–2) 2/2/2014 2:00 pm yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 68–74 1,456 11–7 (5–3) 2/5/2014 7:00 pm no Ball State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 69–48 2,558 12–7 (6–3) 2/8/2014 7:00 pm yes no Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 79–70 1,955 13–7 (7–3) 2/12/2014 7:00 pm yes no Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 75–62 1,084 14–7 (8–3) 2/15/2014 3:30 pm no Ohio Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 70–73 5,052 14–8 (8–4) 2/19/2014 7:00 pm no Akron Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 96–90 3,579 15–8 (9–4) 2/22/2014 12:00 pm yes no Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 78–69 3,104 16–8 (10–4) 2/26/2014 7:00 pm yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 69–64 6,283 17–8 (11–4) 3/1/2014 2:00 pm no Miami (OH) Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPN3 78–55 4,402 18–8 (12–4) 3/4/2014 7:00 pm yes no Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ESPN3 71–83 3,220 18–9 (12–5) 3/8/2014 2:30 pm no Bowling Green Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 88–55 5,452 19–9 (13–5) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0068B4; color:white"| MAC tournament 03/13/2014 9:00 pm yes no Eastern Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals TWCSC (Ohio) 64–69 4,116 19–10 AP Poll Eastern References Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bulls men's basketball seasons Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls