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Syracuse five-star guard and former high school McDonald’s All-American  J.J. Starling will boost the Bulls’ backcourt this coming year. 
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Bulls land five-star guard J.J. Starling

Syracuse five-star guard and former high school McDonald’s All-American J.J. Starling will boost the Bulls’ backcourt this coming year. The Baldwinsville native was rated as a 5-star recruit by 3 different sports media outlets; establishing him as a “consensus” 5-star recruit as a high-schooler, along with being ranked No. 19 nationally by ESPN and No. 22 by 247Sports in the same timeframe.  


UB Men's Basketball Court Side
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Bulls battle early but fall to Toledo 98–78

The men’s basketball team (17-14, 7-11 MAC) battled through a very competitive first half of their game against the Toledo Rockets (17-14, 11-7 MAC), trailing by just four points at halftime; as the high-scoring game took its course, Toledo proved too much to overcome as the Bulls lost 98-78.  


UB Swim and Dive.
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This semester in UB sports

This fall semester has been an exciting one for UB athletics, and in case you were too busy studying, we’re here to catch you up on what's happened in Alumni Arena and beyond!


Junior guard Ryan Sabol.
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Bulls overcome slow start to beat Golden Eagles 85-79

Buffalo (1-0, 0-0 MAC) shook off some early jitters and a double-digit deficit to open their season with an 85-79 victory over the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-1, 0-0 SBC) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC)-Sun-Belt Conference (SBC) Challenge at Alumni Arena on Monday night. 


Men’s basketball fell to the Ball State Cardinals 89-76 on Saturday.
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Men’s basketball is outmatched by Ball State in loss

After topping the Central Michigan Chippewas (10-11, 4-5 MAC) last Tuesday with a gritty win, men’s basketball (7-14, 2-7 MAC) was defeated by the Ball State Cardinals (10-11, 4-5 MAC) in a contest that saw many mistakes that ultimately cost Buffalo the game, which ended with a final score of 89-76.



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