2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record19–11 (13–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Quarles (5th season)
  • Angres Thorpe (3rd season)
  • Brendan Foley (2nd season)
Home arenaAlumni Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 3   .850 26 – 8   .765
Kent State 16 – 4   .800 23 – 11   .676
Ohio 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
Akron † 14 – 6   .700 24 – 10   .706
Buffalo 13 – 6   .684 19 – 11   .633
Ball State 9 – 10   .474 14 – 17   .452
Miami (OH) 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 7 – 23   .233
Bowling Green 6 – 14   .300 13 – 18   .419
Northern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 9 – 21   .300
Eastern Michigan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 16   .200 8 – 23   .258
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Jim Whitesell, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 16–9, 12–5 in MAC play to finish in second place. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami (OH) in the first round,[1] Akron in the quarterfinals, advancing to the championship game.[2] In the title game, they lost to Ohio.[3] They received an invitation to the NIT, where they would lose to Colorado State in the first round.[4]

Roster

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kuluel Mading 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr The Burlington School High Point, NC
F 1 LaQuill Hardnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Kidtrell Blocker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Rochester, NY
G 3 Curtis Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Indian Hills CC Minneapolis, MN
G 4 Keishawn Brewton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Coastal Carolina Spartanburg, SC
F 5 Zaakir Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti HS Philadelphia, PA
G 10 Ronaldo Segu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
F 11 Jeenathan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Rochester, NY
G 20 Ty Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fordham Boston, MA
F 21 Dominic Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Catholic Central HS Windsor, ON
F 22 Lucas Saleh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Feather River College Tiburon, CA
G 23 Jamon Bivens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Fayette County HS Atlanta, GA
F 24 Tra'Von Fagan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Florida SouthWestern State Waterloo, IA
G 33 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr George Washington Amherst, NY
F 34 Josh Mballa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Texas Tech Bordeaux, France
C 41 Brock Bertram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) GS Apple Valley HS Apple Valley, MN
C 42 David Skogman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS So Waukesha West HS Waukesha, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		Medaille W 105–54  –
  19 – 2 Tied   10 – 2 Tied   5 – 2 Tied  Alumni Arena (2,143)
Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 6 Michigan L 76–88  0–1
  32 – Williams   8 – 2 Tied   4 – Segu  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Texas W 69–66  1–1
  18 – Jack   10 – Mballa   6 – Williams  The Super Pit (3,058)
Denton, TX
November 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Rider
Cancún Challenge campus-site game 		W 87–65  2–1
  19 – Williams   7 – 2 Tied   6 – Jones  Alumni Arena (2,338)
Amherst, NY
November 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals 		L 78–79  2–2
  25 – Segu   9 – Mballa   4 – Segu  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Illinois State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Consolation 		W 106–90  3–2
  29 – Mballa   8 – Mballa   8 – Segu  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (144)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Point Park W 94–49  4–2
  19 – Mballa   12 – Mballa   7 – Segu  Alumni Arena (1,702)
Amherst, NY
December 4, 2021*
4:00 pm, NBCSN Digital 		at St. Bonaventure L 65–68  4–3
  23 – Williams   7 – Fagan   4 – Segu  Reilly Center (4,860)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 8, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky W 77–67  5–3
  19 – Mballa   9 – Mballa   7 – Segu  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,689)
Bowling Green, KY
December 11, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		St. John Fisher W 100–58  6–3
  18 – Mballa   7 – Mballa   4 – Jack  Alumni Arena (1,682)
Amherst, NY
December 18, 2021*
5:00 pm, GoGriffs.com 		vs. Canisius L 64–65  6–4
  13 – Williams   14 – Williams   5 – Segu  KeyBank Center (3,686)
Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UC Irvine Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine[5] Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
December 29, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) L 81–91  6–5
(0–1) 		 26 – Mballa   17 – Mballa   7 – Segu  Alumni Arena (2,221)
Amherst, NY
January 1, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron L 76–88  6–6
(0–2) 		 19 – 2 Tied   5 – Williams   4 – 2 Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (1,510)
Akron, OH
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 99–88  7–6
(1–2) 		 21 – Williams   15 – Skogman   7 – Segu  Alumni Arena (1,301)
Amherst, NY
January 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 78–64  8–6
(2–2) 		 17 – Segu   11 – Skogman   3 – Jones  University Arena (1,226)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Ball State W 74–68  9–6
(3–2) 		 20 – Williams   11 – Skogman   7 – Segu  Worthen Arena (3,563)
Muncie, IN
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan Postponed due COVID-19 issues Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 21, 2022
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Kent State W 64–51  10–6
(4–2) 		 25 – Williams   11 – Williams   6 – Williams  Alumni Arena (2,056)
Amherst, NY
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 75–86  10–7
(4–3) 		 24 – Williams   13 – Mballa   3 – Skogman  Savage Arena (3,927)
Toledo, OH
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Ohio L 53–74  10–8
(4–4) 		 13 – Williams   7 – Williams   2 – Jack  Alumni Arena (2,131)
Amherst, NY
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan W 74–54  11–8
(5–4) 		 19 – Williams   9 – Jack   5 – Williams  McGuirk Arena (1,933)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 102–64  12–8
(6–4) 		 22 – Jack   9 – Jack   9 – Segu  Alumni Arena (3,146)
Amherst, NY
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ball State W 80–74  13–8
(7–4) 		 24 – Williams   13 – Skogman   6 – Segu  Alumni Arena (3,014)
Amherst, NY
February 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 112–85  14–8
(8–4) 		 20 – Mballa   11 – Mballa   6 – Segu  Stroh Center (1,910)
Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan
Rescheduled from January 1 		W 83–69  15–8
(9–4) 		 19 – Mballa   13 – Mballa   3 – Williams  George Gervin GameAbove Center (500)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 87–73  16–8
(10–4) 		 24 – Williams   9 – Mballa   6 – Segu  Alumni Arena (4,666)
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 86–84  17–8
(11–4) 		 23 – Mballa   17 – Mballa   9 – Segu  Millett Hall (1,798)
Oxford, OH
February 24, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois
Rescheduled from January 4 		W 79–68  18–8
(12–4) 		 28 – Williams   9 – Skogman   6 – Segu  Convocation Center (521)
DeKalb, IL
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 70–60  19–8
(13–4) 		 18 – Williams   15 – Mballa   4 – Williams  Alumni Arena (4,990)
Amherst, NY
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo L 76–92  19–9
(13–5) 		 20 – Segu   10 – Mballa   5 – Segu  Alumni Arena (5,470)
Amherst, NY
March 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 65–70  19–10
(13–6) 		 20 – Sincere   10 – Mballa   9 – Sincere  MAC Center (4,283)
Kent, OH
MAC Tournament
March 10, 2022
1:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Akron
Quarterfinals 		L 68–70  19–11
  17 – Williams   8 – Skogman   4 – Williams  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[6]

References

  1. ^ "Bulls Lead Wire-to-Wire in Quarterfinal Win over Miami (OH)". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Outlasts Akron in OT To Earn Trip To MAC Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "UB men's basketball loses to Ohio in MAC championship game, 84-69". Buffalonews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Isaiah Stevens' last-second shot carries Colorado State past Buffalo in first round of NIT". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Contest Vs. UC Irvine Postponed". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.