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Team: Buffalo Bulls
Sport: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Conference: Mid-American Conference
Head Coach: Jim Whitesell
Home Games: Alumni Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.
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As four-time Mid-American Conference champions, the Buffalo Bulls are preparing for another great season. The Bulls played their inaugural season in 1915-1916, finishing with a 7-4 record. Just over a century later, they are coming off their best season yet. During the 2018-2019 season, Buffalo set the Mid-American Conference record for most wins in a season. With an all-time record of 1,209-1,114 over 102 years, the Bulls have proved to be a winning team. Under Head Coach Jim Whitesell, the Buffalo Bulls are looking to take home their third straight Mid-American Conference title and their fifth crown this season. As the Bulls prepare to reach this goal, they’ll play intense matchups at Alumni Arena against teams like the
Northern Illinois Huskies
and the
Ohio State Buckeyes
. Watch the Bulls make history; get your Buffalo Bulls' basketball tickets at StubHub today.
''Buffalo Bulls' basketball games were exciting affairs for fans last season. The Bulls set a school and Mid-American Conference record, winning 32 games and losing only four. They won every home game in the 2018-2019 season — a total of 14 wins. Their away game record last season was 12-3, and their neutral-court record was 6-1. The Bulls finished first in the Mid-American Conference in the East Division and defeated Bowling Green 87-73 in the conference title game. In the NCAA Tournament, they won the first round against Arizona State but lost in the second round versus Texas Tech.'
'Jim Whitesell was named the Buffalo Bulls head coach on April 6, 2019. Before arriving at Buffalo, he served as an assistant coach at St. John’s where he helped lead the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament in the 2014-2015 season. When he came to Buffalo, he had a total of 34 years of collegiate basketball coaching experience, serving as head coach at Loyola (Chicago), Lewis College and Elmhurst College.'
'Leading UB with 130 assists and averaging 7.4 points per game last season, senior Davonta Jordan is returning to the Bulls for his fourth year. Antwain Johnson and Gabe Grant, who both sat out last season, will be playing this year. Jayvon Graves is also expected to be a valuable team member. Last season, he started 35 of 36 games and scored an average of 9.7 points per game. Additionally, the Bulls have several newcomers this season, including David Nickelberry, Josh Mballa and LaQuill Hardnett. These three newcomers have experience playing for Division I teams.'
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Alumni Arena
offers 6,783 seats at Buffalo Bulls basketball games. It’s located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Buffalo. In the 2003-2004 season, the venue was bursting with 8,971 fans during a MAC playoff game against the Northern Illinois Huskies, setting an all-time record for the arena. Alumni Arena is the second-largest on-campus facility in the state of New York and had the largest free-floating hardwood floor in the country when it was built.
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If you’re looking to grab some Buffalo Bulls' basketball tickets, you might want to consider attending a Mid-American Conference game. The Bulls will be contending for their third consecutive conference title this year, playing conference games against the
Western Michigan Broncos
on Jan. 21 and the
Ball State Cardinals
on Feb.18. On Jan. 31, they’ll face the
Bowling Green Falcons
, the team they battled in the title game last year.
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