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)
UB head coach Jim Whitesell left little doubt as to who his team’s leaders were heading into the season.
Bonnies fans stormed the court after Jalen Adaway’s game-winning three-pointer gave St. Bonaventure (7-1) a 68-65 victory over UB (4-3) Saturday afternoon at a sold-out Reilly Center in Allegany, NY.
Men’s basketball (1-1) defeated the University of North Texas (1-1), 69-66, Monday night at the UNT Coliseum in Denton, TX.
UB football (4-6, 2,4 MAC) fell to the Miami (OH) RedHawks (5-5, 2-4 MAC), 45-18, at Yager Stadium in Oxford, OH Tuesday night.
After falling in the MAC Championship Game last season, players and coaches say they see a different spark in this year’s squad.
Men’s basketball senior forward Josh Mballa announced in an Instagram post Wednesday that he is declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft. Mballa will remain eligible to return to UB next season if he withdraws his name prior to the July 19 deadline.
Men’s basketball announced the signing of 6-foot-5 junior college transfer Curtis Jones Wednesday night, adding a fourth member to the Bulls’ 2021 recruiting class.
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