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Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball School History

Location: Buffalo, New York

Coverage: 55 seasons (1906-07 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1906-07): 687-668 .507 W-L%

Conferences: MAC, Mid-Cont, ECC and Ind

Conference Champion: 5 Times (Reg. Seas.), 4 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 4 Years (2-4), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 0 Times (Preseason), 1 Time (Final), 19 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

55 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

55 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	MAC	4	27	.129	2	16	.111	-15.12	-2.82	68.0	79.7						George Halcovage (4-27)
2	2022-23	MAC	15	17	.469	9	9	.500	-2.97	0.67	77.5	77.7						Jim Whitesell (15-17)
3	2021-22	MAC	19	11	.633	13	6	.684	1.90	-3.21	79.9	72.3						Jim Whitesell (19-11)
4	2020-21	MAC	16	9	.640	12	5	.706	6.50	-1.58	81.4	72.9						Jim Whitesell (16-9)
5	2019-20	MAC	20	12	.625	11	7	.611	1.80	0.06	78.6	75.8						Jim Whitesell (20-12)
6	2018-19	MAC	32	4	.889	16	2	.889	15.56	2.62	84.4	70.8		14	15	Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	6	Nate Oats (32-4)
7	2017-18	MAC	27	9	.750	15	3	.833	7.99	0.25	84.6	76.2				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Nate Oats (27-9)
8	2016-17	MAC	17	15	.531	11	7	.611	0.92	-1.01	77.7	74.2						Nate Oats (17-15)
9	2015-16	MAC	20	15	.571	10	8	.556	1.34	0.90	77.4	75.3				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	14	Nate Oats (20-15)
10	2014-15	MAC	23	10	.697	12	6	.667	7.93	1.60	74.6	68.3				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	12	Bobby Hurley (23-10)
11	2013-14	MAC	19	10	.655	13	5	.722	3.58	-2.13	73.5	67.3						Bobby Hurley (19-10)
12	2012-13	MAC	14	20	.412	7	9	.438	-1.94	-0.34	66.9	67.3						Reggie Witherspoon (14-20)
13	2011-12	MAC	20	11	.645	12	4	.750	4.15	0.15	73.0	67.4						Reggie Witherspoon (20-11)
14	2010-11	MAC	20	14	.588	8	8	.500	2.93	-2.22	70.6	64.6						Reggie Witherspoon (20-14)
15	2009-10	MAC	18	12	.600	9	7	.563	-2.03	-2.27	72.3	71.2						Reggie Witherspoon (18-12)
16	2008-09	MAC	21	12	.636	11	5	.688	1.44	-0.90	65.3	63.0						Reggie Witherspoon (21-12)
17	2007-08	MAC	10	20	.333	3	13	.188	-3.90	0.61	71.5	75.0						Reggie Witherspoon (10-20)
18	2006-07	MAC	12	19	.387	4	12	.250	-3.92	-0.15	68.0	71.8						Reggie Witherspoon (12-19)
19	2005-06	MAC	19	13	.594	8	10	.444	-0.10	-1.22	72.4	70.2						Reggie Witherspoon (19-13)
20	2004-05	MAC	23	10	.697	11	7	.611	5.93	2.36	74.6	71.0						Reggie Witherspoon (23-10)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	MAC	17	12	.586	11	7	.611	2.36	-1.19	75.0	71.4						Reggie Witherspoon (17-12)
22	2002-03	MAC	5	23	.179	2	16	.111	-7.96	-0.56	64.8	72.2						Reggie Witherspoon (5-23)
23	2001-02	MAC	12	18	.400	7	11	.389	-2.77	-0.47	67.3	69.6						Reggie Witherspoon (12-18)
24	2000-01	MAC	4	24	.143	2	16	.111	-9.03	0.69	66.9	76.6						Reggie Witherspoon (4-24)
25	1999-00	MAC	5	23	.179	3	15	.167	-14.00	1.46	67.1	82.5						Reggie Witherspoon (3-20), Tim Cohane (2-3)
26	1998-99	MAC	5	24	.172	1	17	.056	-15.10	0.47	58.9	73.8						Tim Cohane (5-24)
27	1997-98	Mid-Cont	15	13	.536	9	7	.563	-6.20	-6.39	74.9	72.6						Tim Cohane (15-13)
28	1996-97	Mid-Cont	17	11	.607	11	5	.688	-4.10	-6.31	71.5	69.3						Tim Cohane (17-11)
29	1995-96	Mid-Cont	13	14	.481	10	8	.556	-11.68	-9.75	67.3	69.2						Tim Cohane (13-14)
30	1994-95	Mid-Cont	18	10	.643	12	6	.667	-5.56	-9.17	76.9	73.3						Tim Cohane (18-10)
31	1993-94	ECC	10	18	.357	3	2	.600	-13.90	-7.68	70.4	76.1						Tim Cohane (10-18)
32	1992-93	Ind	5	22	.185				-18.75	-5.45	66.0	79.3						Dan Bazzani (5-22)
33	1991-92	ECC	2	26	.071	0	12	.000	-29.94	-9.55	62.9	82.4						Dan Bazzani (2-26)
34	1976-77	Ind	5	21	.192				-18.72	-4.22	77.3	90.1						Leo Richardson (5-21)
35	1975-76	Ind	10	16	.385				-13.83	-4.83	78.4	83.5						Leo Richardson (10-16)
36	1974-75	Ind	8	17	.320				-16.01	-6.28	73.6	79.8						Leo Richardson (8-17)
37	1973-74	Ind	5	20	.200				-19.48	-5.98	78.2	86.4						Leo Richardson (5-20)
38	1931-32	Ind	15	4	.789													Arthur Powell (15-4)
39	1930-31	Ind	15	0	1.000													Arthur Powell (15-0)
40	1929-30	Ind	15	1	.938													Arthur Powell (15-1)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1928-29	Ind	7	11	.389													Arthur Powell (7-11)
42	1927-28	Ind	8	8	.500													Arthur Powell (8-8)
43	1926-27	Ind	11	4	.733													Arthur Powell (11-4)
44	1925-26	Ind	11	6	.647													Arthur Powell (11-6)
45	1924-25	Ind	7	6	.538													Arthur Powell (7-6)
46	1923-24	Ind	7	6	.538													Arthur Powell (7-6)
47	1922-23	Ind	7	5	.583													Arthur Powell (7-5)
48	1921-22	Ind	5	7	.417													Arthur Powell (5-7)
49	1920-21	Ind	12	6	.667													Arthur Powell (12-6)
50	1919-20	Ind	9	1	.900													Arthur Powell (9-1)
51	1918-19	Ind	8	5	.615													Arthur Powell (8-5)
52	1917-18	Ind	6	2	.750													Arthur Powell (6-2)
53	1916-17	Ind	6	8	.429													Arthur Powell (6-8)
54	1915-16	Ind	7	4	.636													Arthur Powell (7-4)
55	1906-07	Ind	6	2	.750													Unknown

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