Buffalo Bulls basketball
Buffalo Bulls basketball history
State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
Alumni Arena
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Current head coach: George Halcovage (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Hamlet Tibbs (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Jake Presutti (2023-)
- Asst/DBO: Kevin Voigt (2024-)
- Asst/DBO: Tim Saunders (2023-)
- Asst/Video: Jack Fitzpatrick (2019-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-4
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2005, 2021)
- NIT Overall Record: 1-2
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 6 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 5-8
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 1 (1982)
- NCAA Division III Tournament Overall Record: 0-2
Conference Titles (SUNYAC, ECC, Summit, MAC):
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 5 (2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
- SUNYAC (Div III) Regular Season Championships: 1 (1980)
- MAC Tournament Championships: 4 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
- SUNYAC (Div III) Tournament Championships: 1 (1982)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MAC Player of the Year: 5 (last = CJ Massinburg, 2019)
Buffalo head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| George Halcovage | 2023-Pres | 4-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Whitesell | 2019-23 | 70-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Oats | 2015-19 | 96-43 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Hurley | 2013-15 | 42-20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Witherspoon | 1999-2013 | 198-228 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cohane | 1993-99 | 80-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bazzani | 1983-93 | 111-154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Pope | 1982-83 | 12-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. William Hughes | 1978-82 | 49-60 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Leo Richardson | 1973-78 | 35-92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwin Muto | 1970-73 | 37-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Serfustini | 1956-70 | 206-105 | 0 | 6^ | 0 |
| Malcolm Eiken | 1946-56 | 140-73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Harrington | 1945-46 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| no team | 1943-45 | – | – | – | – |
| Arthur L. Powell | 1915-43 | 198-190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Buffalo program was at either the Division II or Division III level; Buffalo moved up to Division I prior to the 1991-92 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.