2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
MAC Tournament champions
MAC East division champions
MAC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2017–18 record 27–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach Nate Oats (3rd season)
Assistant coach Jim Whitesell (3rd season)
Assistant coach Bryan Hodgson (3rd season)
Assistant coach Jamie Quarles
Home arena Alumni Arena
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo †15–3 .833  27–9  .750
Kent State9–9 .500  17–17  .500
Miami (OH)8–10 .444  16–18  .471
Bowling Green7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Ohio7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Akron6–12 .333  14–18  .438
West
Toledo13–5 .722  23–11  .676
Eastern Michigan11–7 .611  22–13  .629
Ball State10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Western Michigan9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Central Michigan7–11 .389  21–15  .583
Northern Illinois6–12 .333  13–19  .406
† 2018 MAC Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-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. They finished the 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.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2016–17 season 17–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Kent State.[1]

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

    Roster

    2017–18 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 James Reese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)167 lb (76 kg) FrA.C. Flora Eastover, SC
    F 1 Montrell McRae 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrCleveland Central Catholic
    South Plains College    		 Cleveland, OH
    G/F 2 Jeremy Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrPage
    Gulf Coast State College    		 Greensboro, NC
    G 3 Jayvon Graves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrSt. Vincent–St. Mary Malvern, OH
    G 4 Davonta Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMontverde Academy Cocoa, FL
    G 5 C. J. Massinburg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Oak Cliff Dallas, TX
    G 10 Wes Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrRomulus
    Missouri    		 Detroit, MI
    G 20 Colby Moultrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrCanisius North Tonawanda, NY
    F 21 Dominic Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrCatholic Central Windsor, ON
    G 22 Dontay Caruthers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrEast
    Midland/Indian Hills    		 Rochester, NY
    F 24 Gabe Agorioge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrTransit Tech
    Hostos CC    		 Brooklyn, NY
    F 33 Nick Perkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrMilan HS Ypsilanti, MI
    F 34 Ikenna Smart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)241 lb (109 kg) RS JrNew Garden Friends School Greensboro, NC
    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

    Schedule and results

    The Bulls will participate in the Cayman Islands Classic held in the Cayman Islands and will face Cincinnati in their first game.[2][3] The three-game tournament will take place between November 20 and 22.[4]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 28, 2017*
    1:00 pm    		 at Rhode Island
    Charity Exhibition for Disaster Relief    		 L 72–80 OT –
    		  21 – Harris  11 – McRae  3 – Tied  Ryan Center (1,363)
    Kingston, RI
    Nov 3, 2017*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Daemen W 77–55  –
    		  20 – Perkins  11 – Harris  6 – Caruthers  Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2017*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Canisius W 80–75  1–0
    		  26 – Perkins  8 – Jordan  3 – Caruthers  Alumni Arena (3,279)
    Amherst, NY
    Nov 15, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Jacksonville State W 81–76  2–0
    		  25 – Massinburg  7 – Massinburg  5 – Massinburg  Alumni Arena (2,319)
    Amherst, NY
    Nov 20, 2017*
    7:30 pm, FloHoops.com    		 vs. No. 12 Cincinnati
    Cayman Islands Classic first round    		 L 67–73  2–1
    		  29 – Massinburg  10 – Massinburg  4 – Jordan  John Gray Gymnasium (1,200)
    Cayman Islands
    Nov 21, 2017*
    5:00 pm, FloHoops.com    		 vs. UAB
    Cayman Islands Classic consolation round    		 W 96–91 OT 3–1
    		  23 – Caruthers  7 – Caruthers  6 – Jordan  John Gray Gymnasium (404)
    Cayman Islands
    Nov 22, 2017*
    2:30 pm, FloHoops.com    		 vs. South Dakota State
    Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game    		 L 80–94  3–2
    		  17 – Perkins  4 – Tied  5 – Tied  John Gray Gymnasium (450)
    Cayman Islands
    Nov 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 at Niagara W 106–87  4–2
    		  25 – Massinburg  8 – Massinburg  7 – Jordan  Gallagher Center (1,664)
    Lewiston, NY
    Dec 2, 2017*
    2:00 pm    		 St. Bonaventure L 62–73  4–3
    		  21 – Tied  8 – Tied  4 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (6,212)
    Amherst, NY
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 at Delaware W 75–72  5–3
    		  30 – Massinburg  14 – Massinburg  4 – Jordan  Bob Carpenter Center (2,326)
    Newark, DE
    Dec 9, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Central Penn W 88–54  6–3
    		  18 – Reese  11 – Massinburg  6 – Tied  Alumni Arena (2,225)
    Amherst, NY
    Dec 16, 2017*
    2:00 pm    		 Robert Morris W 86–70  7–3
    		  23 – Massinburg  10 – Massinburg  7 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (2,158)
    Amherst, NY
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 at Syracuse L 74–81  7–4
    		  18 – Perkins  8 – Massinburg  6 – Clark  Carrier Dome (17,335)
    Syracuse, NY
    Dec 21, 2017*
    9:00 pm, SECN    		 at No. 8 Texas A&M L 73–89  7–5
    		  20 – Massinburg  8 – Massinburg  8 – Clark  Reed Arena (6,554)
    College Station, TX
    Dec 28, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 NJIT W 86–81 OT 8–5
    		  27 – Clark  10 – Massinburg  6 – Clark  Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    MAC regular season
    Jan 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Toledo W 104–94  9–5
    (1–0)    		  27 – Massinburg  10 – Perkins  5 – Tied  Alumni Arena (1,100)
    Amherst, NY
    Jan 6, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Ball State W 83–63  10–5
    (2–0)    		  16 – Tied  11 – Perkins  5 – Massinburg  Worthen Arena (3,622)
    Muncie, IN
    Jan 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Akron W 87–65  11–5
    (3–0)    		  17 – Tied  12 – Massinburg  5 – Clark  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,924)
    Akron, OH
    Jan 13, 2018
    2:00 pm    		 Miami (OH) W 82-66  12–5
    (4–0)    		  23 – Harris  11 – Massinburg  7 – Clark  Alumni Arena (3,139)
    Amherst, NY
    Jan 16, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Northern Illinois W 95–67  13–5
    (5–0)    		  26 – Perkins  7 – Smart  8 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (2,098)
    Amherst, NY
    Jan 19, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Western Michigan W 84–74  14–5
    (6–0)    		  20 – Tied  8 – Massinburg  9 – Clark  University Arena (2,548)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    Jan 23, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Eastern Michigan W 83–69  15–5
    (7–0)    		  22 – Harris  14 – Harris  4 – Tied  Alumni Arena 
    Amherst, NY
    Jan 26, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN    		 at Ohio W 73–66  16–5
    (8–0)    		  20 – Perkins  14 – Smart  3 – Tied  Convocation Center (6,470)
    Athens, OH
    Jan 30, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Kent State L 79–82  16–6
    (8–1)    		  20 – Harris  4 – Harris  5 – Jordan  Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,877)
    Kent, OH
    Feb 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Western Michigan W 92–86  17–6
    (9–1)    		  26 – Massinburg  6 – Tied  9 – Clark  Alumni Arena (6,670)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Central Michigan W 88–82  18–6
    (10–1)    		  22 – Harris  7 – Tied  6 – Clark  McGuirk Arena (1,979)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Feb 10, 2018
    4:30 pm, ESPN3    		 at Northern Illinois L 88–90 OT 18–7
    (10–2)    		  22 – Perkins  9 – Perkins  5 – Jordan  Convocation Center (1,565)
    DeKalb, IL
    Feb 13, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Kent State W 84–72  19–7
    (11–2)    		  24 – Harris  10 – Perkins  7 – Massinburg  Alumni Arena (3,707)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 16, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPNU    		 Bowling Green W 95–82  20–7
    (12–2)    		  24 – Massinburg  12 – Massinburg  8 – Jordan  Alumni Arena (5,707)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Miami (OH) L 81–84  20–8
    (12–3)    		  23 – Harris  8 – Harris  3 – Tied  Millett Hall (1,870)
    Oxford, OH
    Feb 24, 2018
    3:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Ohio W 108–82  21–8
    (13–3)    		  21 – Perkins  10 – Harris  11 – Clark  Alumni Arena (6,198)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 27, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Akron W 80–68  22–8
    (14–3)    		  26 – Massinburg  10 – Massinburg  5 – Clark  Alumni Arena (3,659)
    Amherst, NY
    Mar 2, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPNU    		 at Bowling Green W 100–70  23–8
    (15–3)    		  19 – Tied  9 – Perkins  6 – Jordan  Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    MAC Tournament
    Mar 8, 2018
    12:00 pm, ESPN3    		 (1) vs. (8) Central Michigan
    Quarterfinals    		 W 89–74  24–8
    		  27 – Harris  10 – Harris  8 – Caruthers  Quicken Loans Arena (2,023)
    Cleveland, OH
    March 9, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN    		 (1) vs. (5) Kent State
    Semifinals    		 W 78–61  25–8
    		  22 – Harris  7 – Tied  4 – Clark  Quicken Loans Arena (4,625)
    Cleveland, OH
    March 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (1) vs. (2) Toledo
    Championship Game    		 W 76–66  26–8
    		  26 – Clark  8 – Harris  4 – Jordan  Quicken Loans Arena (5,633)
    Cleveland, OH
    NCAA Tournament
    March 15, 2018*
    9:40 pm, CBS    		 (13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 12 Arizona
    First Round    		 W 89–68  27–8
    		  25 – Clark  6 – Massinburg  7 – Clark  Taco Bell Arena (11,673)
    Boise, ID
    March 17, 2018*
    5:15 pm, CBS    		 (13 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 Kentucky
    Second Round    		 L 75–95  27–9
    		  26 – Clark  8 – Massinburg  6 – Clark  Taco Bell Arena (11,686)
    Boise, ID
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
    AP RV RV Not released 
    Coaches RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References

    1. ↑ "MAC Tournament 2017: Kent State outlasts Buffalo in 68–65 foul fest". Hustle Belt. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
    2. ↑ "Bulls to Face Cincinnati in Opening Round of Cayman Islands Classic". ubbulls.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    3. ↑ "UC to face Buffalo in its Cayman Island Classic opener". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
    4. ↑ "C.I. Basketball Classic bracket revealed – Cayman Sports Buzz". www.caymansportsbuzz.com. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
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