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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record17–15 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Ohio 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Buffalo 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Kent State 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Bowling Green 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Toledo 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Central Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
2017 MAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-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 17–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Kent State.

Previous season

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The Bulls finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lamonte Bearden 1 G 6'3" 160 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Western Kentucky
Mory Diane 5 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Ferris State
Jarryn Skeete 10 G 6'3" 185 Senior Brampton, ON Graduated
Zac DiSalvo 15 G 5'11" 165 Freshman Rochester, NY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Rodell Wigginton 20 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Dartmouth, NS Graduated
Tyler Moffe 35 G 6'1" 168 Freshman Elmria, NY Walk-on; transferred to Jamestown CC

Recruiting class of 2016

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Davonta Jordan
#30 PG
Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Quate McKinzie
#42 PF
Burgaw, NC Pender High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Brock Bertram
#41 C
Apple Valley, MN Apple Valley High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 27, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
James Jones
SG
Chicago, IL Bogan High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 19, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Reese
SG
Columbia, SC A. C. Flora High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 1, 2016 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

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2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Blake Hamilton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pasadena
Mt. San Antonio College
Pasadena, CA
G 1 James Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Bogan Chicago, IL
G/F 2 Willie Conner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Richard T. Crane
Angelina College
Chicago, IL
G 3 Davonta Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Cocoa, FL
F 4 David Kadiri 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Coolidge
South Plains College
Laurel, MD
G 5 C. J. Massinburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So South Oak Cliff Dallas, TX
G 10 Graham Dolan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Williamsville South Williamsville, NY
G 22 Dontay Caruthers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So East
Midland/Indian Hills
Rochester, NY
G 22 Christian Pino (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) RS Jr Romulus HS
Arizona State
Detroit, MI
F 24 Quate McKinzie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Harrells Christian Academy Burgaw, NC
F 31 Raheem Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Romulus HS
Barton CC
Detroit, MI
F 33 Nick Perkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Milan HS Ypsilanti, MI
F 34 Ikenna Smart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So New Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
C 41 Brock Bertram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Apple Valley Apple Valley, MN
G/F 42 Nikola Rakićević 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So E-Gimnazija Novi Sad Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
8:30 PM
Daemen W 87–82 OT
 27  Massinburg   8  Tied   5  Tied  Alumni Arena (3,402)
Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 PM
at Niagara W 77–66  1–0
 20  Connor   8  Tied   7  Jordan  Gallagher Center (2,016)
Lewiston, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at No. 11 Xavier L 53–86  1–1
 15  Perkins   7  Perkins   7  Jordan  Cintas Center (10,116)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Nazareth
Great Alaska Shootout opening round
W 85–38  2–1
 21  Perkins   8  Perkins   11  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,152)
Amherst, NY
11/23/2016*
11:00 PM, CBSSN
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 85–79  3–1
 36  Hamilton   8  Hamilton   7  Jordan  Alaska Airlines Center (2,606)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Nevada
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 62–67  3–2
 14  Hamilton   9  Perkins   7  Jordan  Alaska Airlines Center (2,723)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016*
9:30 PM
vs. Weber State
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
W 74–72  4–2
 23  Hamilton   10  Perkins   4  Connor  Alaska Airlines Center (2,851)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/2016*
8:30 PM, FS1
at No. 10 Creighton L 72–93  4–3
 23  Tied   7  Tied   10  Jordan  CenturyLink Center (16,434)
Omaha, NE
12/03/2016*
4:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure L 84–90  4–4
 24  Perkins   6  Tied   7  Jordan  Reilly Center (5,012)
Olean, NY
12/07/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 79–84  4–5
 23  Perkins   8  Perkins   6  Jordan  Petersen Events Center (7,007)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2016*
7:00 PM
Coppin State W 87–52  5–5
 28  Connor   9  McKinzie   6  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,457)
Amherst, NY
12/17/2016*
3:30 PM
vs. Canisius
Big 4 Basketball Classic
L 87–94  5–6
 19  Hamilton   11  Hamilton   4  Tied  KeyBank Center (5,327)
Buffalo, NY
12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
vs. Robert Morris L 71–74  5–7
 24  Hamilton   11  Perkins   4  Hamilton  Consol Energy Center (506)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2016*
7:00 PM
Maine W 79–60  6–7
 15  Tied   9  Hamilton   4  Massinburg  Alumni Arena (2,784)
Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
01/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Toledo L 54–86  6–8
(0–1)
 12  McKinzie   6  McKinzie   2  Tied  Savage Arena (3,688)
Toledo, OH
01/07/2017
2:30 PM, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 77–68  7–8
(1–1)
 21  Hamilton   10  Massinburg   4  Caruthers  Convocation Center (1,862)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017
7:30 PM, ESPN3
Ohio L 72–74  7–9
(1–2)
 17  Hamilton   13  Hamilton   6  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (2,652)
Amherst, NY
01/14/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Ball State L 77–92  7–10
(1–3)
 23  Kadiri   11  Kadiri   9  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,007)
Amherst, NY
01/17/2017
7:00 PM
at Kent State W 82–69  8–10
(2–3)
 22  Massinburg   9  Massinburg   4  Massinburg  MAC Center (2,110)
Kent, OH
01/21/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 66–54  9–10
(3–3)
 21  Perkins   10  Perkins   10  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,284)
Amherst, NY
01/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 74–75  9–11
(3–4)
 20  Perkins   10  Kadiri   4  Massinburg  Millett Hall (1,293)
Oxford, OH
01/28/2017
7:30 PM
at Akron L 90–91  9–12
(3–5)
 33  Hamilton   8  Perkins   2  Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (4,884)
Akron, OH
01/31/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 101–91  10–12
(4–5)
 27  Hamilton   11  Hamilton   8  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (4,631)
Amherst, NY
02/03/2017
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Ball State W 96–69  11–12
(5–5)
 25  Hamilton   6  Tied   8  Hamilton  Worthen Arena (3,326)
Muncie, IN
02/07/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 65–45  12–12
(6–5)
 17  Massinburg   12  Perkins   4  Tied  Alumni Arena (3,212)
Amherst, NY
02/11/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 88–74  13–12
(7–5)
 19  Hamilton   12  Connor   3  Caruthers  Stroh Center (2,035)
Bowling Green, OH
02/14/2017
7:00 PM, ASN
at Central Michigan W 99–93  14–12
(8–5)
 22  Connor   9  Massinburg   7  Hamilton  McGuirk Arena (2,560)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/18/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 71–58  15–12
(9–5)
 23  Hamilton   6  Tied   7  Caruthers  Alumni Arena (4,002)
Amherst, NY
02/21/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Kent State L 69–77  15–13
(9–6)
 22  Hamilton   7  Tied   5  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,212)
Amherst, NY
02/24/2017
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Akron L 83–89  15–14
(9–7)
 23  Hamilton   10  Massinburg   6  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (6,598)
Amherst, NY
02/28/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ohio W 83–79  16–14
(10–7)
 19  Tied   6  Kadiri   5  Hamilton  Convocation Center (5,672)
Athens, OH
03/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 80–68  17–14
(11–7)
 32  Hamilton   9  Kadiri   6  Hamilton  Alumni Arena (3,969)
Amherst, NY
MAC Tournament
03/09/2017
9:00 pm
(3) vs. (6) Kent State
Quarterfinals
L 65–68  17–15
 17  Hamilton   12  Massinburg   3  Caruthers  Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Schedule". Ubbulls.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bulls Schedule - 2018-19". Espn.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.