2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls logo.svg 150px Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 20–15 10–8 Nate Oats 1st Jim Whitesell 1st Bryan Hodgson 1st Donyell Marshall 1st Alumni Arena MAC tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division and third place overall. They defeated Miami (OH), Ohio, and Akron to be champions of the MAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2016/03/17/senior-guards-help-miami-hold-off-buffalo-79-72/32378003007/ Senior guards help Miami hold off Buffalo, 79-72 Tim Britton The Providence Journal March 17, 2016 February 4, 2024 Previous season The Bulls finished the 2014–15 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 Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to West Virginia.https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/2015/03/20/men-s-basketball-ncaa-tournament/23320913007/ NCAA tournament: West Virginia holds off Buffalo Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch March 20, 2015 February 4, 2024 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Will Regan 2 F 6'8" 230 Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated Bobby Frasco 3 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Mount Prospect, IL Transferred to Quincy University Shannon Evans 11 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Suffolk, VA Transferred to Arizona Statehttps://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaab/asu/2015/04/24/shannon-evans-commits-to-arizona-state-basketball/26307515/ Shannon Evans commits to Arizona State basketball The Arizona Republic April 24, 2015 February 4, 2024 Justin Moss 23 F 6'7" 240 Junior Detroit, MI Dismissed from the team due violation of team rules Xavier Ford 35 F 6'7" 210 Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Blake Hamilton 0 G 6'6" 205 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college, transferred from Mt. San Antonio College Willie Conner III 2 G 6'5" 185 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college, transferred from Angelina College David Kadiri 4 F 6'8" 190 Junior Fort Washington, MD Junior college, transferred from South Plains College Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Nick Perkins PF Ypsilanti, MI Milan High School 6 8 09/24/2014 0 0 NR C. J. Massinburg SG Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff High School 6 3 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Buffalo Basketball Commits 2015 Buffalo Basketball Commits 2015 Buffalo Basketball Commits September 19, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Quate McKinzie #39 PF Burgaw, NC Pender High School 6 7 195 09/14/2015 3 0 77 Evan Clayborne PF Dayton, OH Thurgood Marshall High School 6 7 220 06/29/2015 0 0 NR 2016 2016 Buffalo Basketball Commits 2016 Buffalo Basketball Commits 2016 Buffalo Basketball Commits September 19, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Buffalo Bulls y yes Blake Hamilton y 0 G/F 6 6 205 jr Pasadena, CA Pasadena HSMt. San Antonio College Lamonte Bearden 1 G 6 3 160 so Milwaukee, WI Germantown HS Willie Conner 2 G/F 6 5 200 jr Chicago, IL Richard T. Crane HSAngelina College C. J. Massinburg y 3 G 6 3 170 fr Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff HS David Kadiri 4 F 6 8 210 jr Laurel, MD Coolidge HSSouth Plains College Mory Diane 5 G 6 3 175 so Detroit, MI Pershing HS Jarryn Skeete y 10 G 6 3 185 sr Brampton, ON Wasatch AcademyBridgton Academy Zac DiSalvo 15 G 5 11 165 fr Rochester, NY Greece Athena HS Rodell Wigginton 20 G/F 6 5 215 sr Dartmouth, NS Lee AcademyCollege of Central Florida Nikola Rakićević y 21 G/F 6 5 185 fr Smederevska Palanka, Serbia E-Gimnazija Novi Sad Christian Pino 24 G 5 7 145 so y Detroit, MI Romulus HSArizona State Raheem Johnson 31 F 6 10 235 sr Detroit, MI Romulus HSBarton CC Nick Perkins 33 F 6 8 225 fr Ypsilanti, MI Milan HS y Ikenna Smart 34 F 6 10 235 fr y Greensboro, NC New Garden Friends School Tyler Moffe 35 G 6 1 168 fr Elmira, NY Elmira HS Nate Oats (Maranatha) Jim Whitesell (Luther) Donyell Marshall (UConn) Bryan Hodgson (Fredonia State) http://ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/roster Schedule Source: 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 YES yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/06/2015 9:00 pm yes Daemen Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 3,257 87–68 Massinburg 25 Smart 11 Bearden 5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 9:00 pm yes Pittsburgh–Bradford Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 109–49 Wigginton 25 Wigginton 10 Bearden 4 1–0 3,112 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA Hall of Fame Tip Off 58–77 Skeete 12 Tied 5 Massinburg 2 1–1 6,906 11/18/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA Hall of Fame Tip Off 67–89 Hamilton 14 Hamilton 7 Skeete 4 1–2 3,451 11/21/2015 7:30 pm yes yes North Carolina A&T Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off 86–68 Wigginton 19 Wigginton 11 Wigginton 5 2–2 4,507 11/22/2015 8:00 pm yes yes Vermont Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off 77–71 Bearden 20 Hamilton 7 Bearden 4 3–2 3,813 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes Canisius Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 98–96 Bearden 18 Wigginton 8 Bearden 5 OT 4–2 3,112 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 58–60 Wigginton 16 Wigginton 10 Wigginton 2 4–3 4,192 12/05/2015 5:15 pm yes yes Duke 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 59–82 Massinburg 17 Smart 9 Bearden 3 4–4 9,314 12/07/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Iowa State 4 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPNU 63–84 Skeete 16 Tied 4 Bearden 3 4–5 14,130 12/12/2015 2:00 pm yes Binghamton Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 80–64 Massinburg 17 Wigginton 11 Hamilton 8 5–5 3,031 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes Montana State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 80–73 Bearden 18 Wigginton 8 Bearden 4 6–5 2,384 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA CSNMA 69–90 Wigginton 17 Wigginton 9 Massinburg 4 6–6 7,637 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Delaware Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 99–79 Connor 23 Tied 7 Connor 6 7–6 3,212 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC regular season 01/05/2016 7:00 pm Akron Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ASN/ESPN3 71–75 Connor 16 Connor 7 Hamilton 3 7–7 0–1 2,226 01/08/2016 7:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH CBSSN 76–67 Connor 22 Wigginton 8 Bearden 8 8–7 1–1 3,522 01/12/2016 7:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 69-81 Hamilton 16 Perkins 13 Tied 2 8-8 1-2 1333 01/16/2016 3:30 pm Central Michigan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPN3 74-61 Hamilton 14 Hamilton 9 Skeete 12 9-8 2-2 3,547 01/19/2016 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH ESPN3 77–60 Hamilton 22 Smart 10 Tied 4 10–8 3–2 1,221 01/23/2016 4:35 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–91 Connor 17 Hamilton 8 Skeete 4 10–9 3–3 3,079 01/26/2016 7:00 pm Ball State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 76–64 Bearden 18 Hamilton 9 Tied 6 11–9 4–3 3,522 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 73–68 Hamilton 17 Wigginton 8 Tied 3 12–9 5–3 5,041 02/02/2016 9:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ASN/ESPN3 90–78 Bearden 23 Tied 7 Bearden 7 13–9 6–3 1,494 02/06/2016 3:30 pm Eastern Michigan Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 80–70 Tied 14 Hamilton 9 Tied 4 14–9 7–3 3,417 02/09/2016 7:00 pm Toledo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY TWCSC/ESPN3 69–71 Perkins 17 Perkins 6 Hamilton 8 14–10 7–4 2,706 02/13/2016 2:00 pm Ohio Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPNU 75–94 Massinburg 36 Hamilton 6 Hamilton 4 14–11 7–5 2,702 02/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 70–80 Massinburg 21 Hamilton 8 Hamilton 3 14–12 7–6 3,069 02/20/2016 12:00 pm Bowling Green Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 88–74 Hamilton 24 Hamilton 7 Bearden 6 15–12 8–6 3,397 02/23/2016 6:00 pm Kent State Alumni Arena Amherst, NY TWCSC/ESPN3 87–70 Massinburg 21 Smart 7 Bearden 8 16–12 9–6 3,284 02/27/2016 3:30 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 96–103 Connor 28 Hamilton 11 Bearden 4 OT 16–13 9–7 7,221 03/01/2016 7:00 pm Miami (OH) Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 59–67 Hamilton 20 Hamilton 13 Bearden 7 16–14 9–8 4,798 03/04/2016 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 87–83 Tied 20 Tied 5 Bearden 4 17–14 10–8 2,189 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC Tournament 03/10/2016 9:00 pm yes 3 Miami (OH) 11 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals ESPN3 94–81 Connor 25 Hamilton 16 Hamilton 7 18–14 2,311 03/11/2016 9:00 pm yes 3 Ohio 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals 88–74 Connor 22 Tied 9 Bearden 9 19–14 6,427 03/12/2016 7:30 pm yes 3 Akron 1 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Championship ESPN2 64–61 Massinburg 18 Hamilton 11 Bearden 6 20–14 6,719 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 03/17/2016 6:50 pm yes yes 14 S 3 S Miami (FL) 11 Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round TNT 72–79 Perkins 20 Hamilton 9 Bearden 3 20–15 11,559 yes AP Poll Eastern Time S South Region References Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bulls men's basketball seasons Buffalo Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Bulls