Multiple candidates reportedly turn down men’s basketball coaching job
By BRANDON COCHI | Mar. 29, 2023Three candidates have turned down the UB men’s basketball head coaching job, according to reports from The Buffalo News and WIVB.
Three candidates have turned down the UB men’s basketball head coaching job, according to reports from The Buffalo News and WIVB.
Former UB men’s basketball head coach Jim Whitesell will receive a $500,000 contract buyout after being fired by the university.
UB’s men’s basketball program is now in the market for a new head coach after former Bulls head coach Jim Whitesell was fired Saturday.
How sophomore guard Curtis Jones has become the Bulls' leading scorer this season.
Men’s basketball (12-15, 6-8 MAC) fell 85-61 to the Ohio Bobcats (16-11, 8-6 MAC), the largest-ever margin of victory for the Bobcats over the Bulls, on Tuesday.
Men’s basketball (12-13, 6-6 MAC) lost to Kent State (20-5, 10-2 MAC) 72-65 in Friday’s nationally televised home game against the Mid-American Conference’s top seed.
Men’s basketball (12-12, 6-5 MAC) defeated Eastern Michigan (6-18, 3-8 MAC) 102-97 at Alumni Arena Tuesday night, UB’s highest-scoring game in conference play this season.
Men’s basketball (11-12, 5-5 MAC) defeated a reeling Western Michigan (6-17, 2-8 MAC) squad Saturday afternoon, who have now lost six straight games.
Men's basketball's 81-64 loss to Akron puts their record at 10-12 (4-5 MAC).
Men’s basketball (4-4) stole the show Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena, handling Western New York rival St. Bonaventure (5-3) 83-66. In a season that has been anything but smooth for UB, the win brings the Bulls back to .500 heading into the holiday stretch.
The Bulls kicked off the 2022-23 season with a win Monday night, beating the Colgate Raiders, 88-87, at Alumni Arena.
With a new crop of freshmen and transfers, here’s what to expect from the men’s basketball team with the season just over a month away.
UB student-athletes scored some of the highest GPAs in program history last year, but not all teams contributed to that success in the classroom equally.
UB senior forward Josh Mballa has entered the transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello.
Now that both the women’s and men’s basketball seasons have come to an end, it’s an appropriate time to look toward the offseason.
Led by junior guard Dyaisha Fair and senior forward Jeenathan Williams, UB’s basketball teams hope to earn their first NCAA Tournament berths since the 2018-19 season by winning the Mid-American Conference Tournament at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
UB fans left the stands early Tuesday night as men’s basketball (19-9, 13-5 MAC) fell to the Toledo Rockets for the second time this season, this time by a score of 92-76 at Alumni Arena.
Senior forward Jeenathan Williams hit a floater with four seconds remaining to give UB (17-8, 11-4 MAC) an 86-84 victory over Miami (OH) (8-17, 4-12 MAC) Tuesday night at Millett Hall in Oxford, OH.
Senior guard Maceo Jack scored 22 points and senior forward Jeenathan Williams added 16 of his own as men’s basketball cruised to a dominant 102-64 victory over Eastern Michigan Tuesday night at Alumni Arena.
Dyaisha Fair (Junior guard, women’s basketball)