2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 will represent the University at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-year head coach Nate Oats, play 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. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament.

Previous season

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

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	Trasferred 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 due to 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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)
Davonta Jordan #30 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Quate McKinzie #42 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Brock Bertram #41 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
James Jones SG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
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
James Reese SG	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

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 Rakicevic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	E-Gimnazija Novi Sad	Smederevska Palanka, Serbia

Head coach

Nate Oats (Maranatha)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 8:30 PM		Daemen	W 87–82 ^OT		Alumni Arena (3,402) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM		at Niagara	W 77–66	1–0	Gallagher Center (2,016) Lewiston, NY
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, CBSSN		at No. 11 Xavier	L 53–86	1–1	Cintas Center (10,116) Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM		Nazareth Great Alaska Shootout opening round	W 85–38	2–1	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	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	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	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
11/29/2016* 8:30 PM, FS1		at No. 10 Creighton	L 72–93	4–3	CenturyLink Center (16,434) Omaha, NE
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM		at St. Bonaventure	L 84–90	4–4	Reilly Center (5,012) Olean, NY
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 79–84	4–5	Petersen Events Center (7,007) Pittsburgh, PA
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM		Coppin State	W 87–52	5–5	Alumni Arena (3,457) Amherst, NY
12/17/2016* 3:30 PM		vs. Canisius Big 4 Basketball Classic	L 87–94	5–6	KeyBank Center (5,327) Buffalo, NY
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM		vs. Robert Morris	L 71–74	5–7	Consol Energy Center (506) Pittsburgh, PA
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM		Maine	W 79–60	6–7	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)	Savage Arena (3,688) Toledo, OH
01/07/2017 2:30 PM, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 77–68	7–8 (1–1)	Convocation Center (1,862) Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017 7:30 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	L 72–74	7–9 (1–2)	Alumni Arena (2,652) Amherst, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	L 77–92	7–10 (1–3)	Alumni Arena (3,007) Amherst, NY
01/17/2017 7:00 PM		at Kent State	W 82–69	8–10 (2–3)	MAC Center (2,110) Kent, OH
01/21/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 66–54	9–10 (3–3)	Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 74–75	9–11 (3–4)	Millett Hall (1,293) Oxford, OH
01/28/2017 7:30 PM		at Akron	L 90–91	9–12 (3–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,884) Akron, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan	W 101–91	10–12 (4–5)	Alumni Arena (4,631) Amherst, NY
02/03/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at Ball State	W 96–69	11–12 (5–5)	Worthen Arena (3,326) Muncie, IN
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 65–45	12–12 (6–5)	Alumni Arena (3,212) Amherst, NY
02/11/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 88–74	13–12 (7–5)	Stroh Center (2,035) Bowling Green, OH
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ASN		at Central Michigan	W 99–93	14–12 (8–5)	McGuirk Arena (2,560) Mount Pleasant, MI
02/18/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 71–58	15–12 (9–5)	Alumni Arena (4,002) Amherst, NY
02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Kent State	L 69–77	15–13 (9–6)	Alumni Arena (3,212) Amherst, NY
02/24/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN		Akron	L 83–89	15–14 (9–7)	Alumni Arena (6,598) Amherst, NY
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 83–79	16–14 (10–7)	Convocation Center (5,672) Athens, OH
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 80–68	17–14 (11–7)	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	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].

References

[1] ttp://www.ubbulls.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule

[2] ttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2084

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Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References