Buffalo Bulls
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| University | State University of New York at Buffalo |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference (MAC) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Allen Greene |
| Location | Buffalo, New York |
| Football stadium | UB Stadium (football, soccer) |
| Basketball arena | Alumni Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Amherst Audubon Field |
| Mascot | Victor E. Bull |
| Nickname | Bulls |
| Fight song | Victory March |
| Colors | Royal Blue and White |
| Website | www |
The Buffalo Bulls, also known as the UB Bulls, are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo (UB), officially known as the State University of New York at Buffalo. The Bulls compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, with football in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Since 1998, the Bulls have been members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for all sports except women's rowing, which competes in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Buffalo Bulls field 11 men's and women's athletic teams in sports, although only nine team sports for both men and women are identified on the official website. The Bulls have had dozens of athletes turn professional in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. The mascot of UB's athletic teams is Victor E. Bull. In 2001, Victoria S. Bull was introduced as Victor's sister, but has not been observed for many years. The current Director of Athletics is Allen Greene.
A member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Buffalo sponsors teams in ten men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports..
The Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team has been a member of Division I since the mid-1990s after dropping to the Division III level for the 1977–1978 season.
In their 2004–2005 campaign, led by senior guard Turner Battle, (who was hired as a Buffalo assistant head coach in 2007) the Bulls went on a run to the Mid-American Conference Championship game, beating Western Michigan in the semi-finals at Gund Arena in Cleveland. In the MAC final, despite leading by 17 at the half, the Bulls lost in overtime to Ohio University on a tip-in by Leon Williams with 0.5 seconds remaining. The Bulls failed to clinch the automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, and were not chosen by the selection committee on Selection Sunday. They then went to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). During that season, the Bulls were led by Coach Reggie Witherspoon, and ended the season with a school record of 23 wins.
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