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 College Division Basketball Championship between 1957 and 1965 and two appearances in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their head coach position was filled on March 30, 2023 when Buffalo hired Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage.

Conference affiliations

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–4.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bulls have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–8.

NIT results

The Bulls have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their record is 1–2.

Alumni Arena

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.

Notable former players

NBA players

Two former Bulls have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA):

Other notable alumni

Retired numbers

Honored jerseys

Jerseys were retired but the numbers remain available:

All-Americans

The following Buffalo players were named NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans:

Academic All-Americans

The following Buffalo players were named Academic All-Americans:

Mid-American Conference award recipients

Player of the Year

Tournament MVP

Coach of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Freshman of the Year

Sixth Man of the Year

Academic All-MAC

• Mark Bortz – 2004, 2005 • Turner Battle – 2003, 2004, 2005 • Vadim Fedotov – 2009 • John Boyer – 2010 • Byron Mulkey – 2011 • Tony Watson II – 2012 • Will Regan – 2013, 2014 • Shannon Evans – 2015 • Nikola Rakicevic – 2017 • Dontay Caruthers – 2019 • Brock Bertram – 2020, 2021 • Tra'Von Fagan – 2021 • David Skogman – 2021

All-MAC teams

All-MAC First Team

All-MAC Second Team

All-MAC Third Team

All-Freshman Team

• Yassin Idbihi – 2004 • Javon McCrea – 2011 • Jarryn Skeete – 2013 • Shannon Evans – 2014 • Lamonte Bearden – 2015 • C.J. Massinburg – 2016

All-Defensive Team

All-Tournament team

• Turner Battle & Yassin Idbihi – 2005 • Max Boudreau – 2009 • Mitchell Watt – 2012 • Shannon Evans & Xavier Ford – 2015 • Lamonte Bearden, Willie Conner & C. J. Massinburg – 2016