List of Buffalo Bulls men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Buffalo Bulls men's basketball head coaches. The Bulls have had 15 coaches in their 106-season history.[1]

Buffalo's current head coach is George Halcovage. He was hired in March 2023[2] to replace Jim Whitesell, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1915–1943 Art Powell 28 198–190 .510
2 1945–1946 Robert Harrington 1 5–10 .333
3 1946–1956 Malcolm Eiken 10 140–73 .657
4 1956–1970 Len Serfustini 14 206–105 .662
5 1970–1973 Edwin Muto 3 37–33 .529
6 1973–1978 Leo Richardson 5 35–92 .276
7 1978–1982 V. William Hughes 4 49–60 .450
8 1982–1983 Kenneth Pope 1 12–15 .444
9 1983–1993 Daniel Bazzani 10 111–154 .419
10 1993–1999[a] Tim Cohane 7 80–93 .462
11 1999–2013 Reggie Witherspoon 14 198–228 .465
12 2013–2015 Bobby Hurley 2 42–20 .677
13 2015–2019 Nate Oats 4 96–43 .691
14 2019–2023 Jim Whitesell 4 70–49 .588
15 2023–present George Halcovage 1 0–0 –
Totals 15 coaches 106 seasons 1,279–1,165 .523
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Cohane resigned five games into the 1999–2000 season amidst an NCAA investigation.[4] Witherspoon was named interim head coach, and was named permanent head coach in March of 2000.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "UB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Beazley, Colin (March 30, 2023). "Buffalo hires Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Buffalo fires men's basketball coach Jim Whitesell after 4 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cohane Steps Down at Buffalo". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 5, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Wilson, Allen; Harrington, Mike (March 11, 1999). "WITHERSPOON'S FIRST TASK IS TO UPGRADE BULLS' TALENT". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 25, 2023.