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University | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York | |||
Conference |
MAC East Division |
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Location | Buffalo, NY | |||
Head coach | Nate Oats (2nd year) | |||
Arena |
Alumni Arena (Capacity: 6,100) |
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Nickname | Bulls | |||
Colors | Royal Blue and White |
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NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
2015, 2016 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2015, 2016 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2009, 2015 | ||||
Conference division season champions | ||||
2009, 2014, 2015 |
The Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, United States. The team currently competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. Buffalo began play in 1915 and joined the MAC in 1998. They won their first MAC East Division title in 2009, and won a third MAC East Division title in 2015 along with their first outright MAC Regular-Season championship and first MAC Tournament title to earn the program's first bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Bulls also have six appearances in the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship between 1957 and 1965 and one appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are coached by Nate Oats, who was hired as head coach in April 2015. Home games are played at the 6,100-seat Alumni Arena, which opened in 1982.
The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–8.
The Bulls have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 1–1.
The Buffalo Bulls play their home games at Alumni Arena, located in Amherst, New York. The arena seats 6,100 spectators and features a state of the art video-board, sound, and lighting systems.