Men’s basketball ends 9-game losing streak in OT thriller
By RICARDO CASTILLO | Feb. 11, 2024With 40 seconds left in regulation, Georgia Southern took its first lead of the game 72-70. It looked like another disappointing UB loss was inevitable.
With 40 seconds left in regulation, Georgia Southern took its first lead of the game 72-70. It looked like another disappointing UB loss was inevitable.
Two wins in 20 games. It’s certainly not the record that anyone envisioned when George Halcovage III stepped in as men’s basketball head coach for the 2023-24 season, but it’s the reality.
The team is now 0-2 for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
UB men’s basketball (0-1, 0-0 MAC) fell to the Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Knights (1-0, 0-0 NEC) in the season opener at Alumni Arena Monday night, 92-86.
On Monday, former University at Buffalo men’s basketball forward Jeenathan Williams’ contract with the Houston Rockets was converted to a two-way deal.
Jones will look to contribute to an Iowa State team that recently made the NCAA Tournament as a no. 6 seed.
Over the weekend, senior forward LaQuill Hardnett announced via social media that he will be transferring to Arkansas State to play his fifth and final collegiate season.
One coach turned down the men’s basketball head coaching job before the school hired former Villanova associate coach George Halcovage III, UB Athletic Director Mark Alnutt told The Spectrum.
After spending 15 years with Villanova, Halcovage said he knew it was time to take the reins of his own team.
Williams, who played his final season with the Bulls in early 2022, receives a chance to play in the NBA.
Former players and colleagues of new UB men's basketball head coach George Halcovage III reacted online to his hiring.
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 (15-16, 9-9 MAC) defeated Miami (OH) (12-19, 6-12 MAC) 68-63 on Friday night at Alumni arena, securing the Bulls the No. 6 seed in the MAC Tournament.
Toledo entered the game against UB with the third-longest winning streak in Division-I basketball.
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.