The Bulls have three seniors who give Buffalo a dynamic trio of seniors that could possibly propel the team through the season.
The men’s basketball team should have dismissed Moss itself. It would have been a tough decision – maybe even an unpopular one with some Bulls fans. But the right one.
Last season, the Bulls finished with a record of 16-3-3, won their first-ever Mid-American Conference Championship while earning the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in the process. And with the 2015-16 season underway, the Bulls (2-2) are poised to defend their title as MAC champions – even with the loss of many team-changing seniors.
First former Bulls head coach Bobby Hurley left for Arizona State, and former guard Shannon Evans and recruits Maurice O’Field and Torian Graham went with him. Then forward and reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Justin Moss was expelled from UB, ending his stint with the Bulls to cap off a roller coaster offseason.
The Bulls (0-3), aside from losing important fixtures from last year, know they have a long road to climb in order to reach the top of the conference, especially with an opening weekend sweep where they only grabbed one set win in three matches against Villanova (2-1), Stony Brook (1-2) and No. 1 ranked Penn State (3-0) over this past weekend at the Penn State Classic.
The men and women’s basketball teams announced its schedule for the 2015-16 season Friday, highlighted by the men’s two-game stretch against Iowa State and defending NCAA Champion Duke. The women’s schedule is headlined by an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matchup with Clemson.
The Bulls take on Penn State, the No. 1 ranked team in the country, on Friday as Lipsitz’s debut as a head coach will come against the school she helped to win four national titles.
The new namely Edmond J. Gicewicz Club will be a 400-seat private section on the west side of UB Stadium for donors to the Blue and White Fund.
Junior forward and reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Justin Moss has been expelled from UB and subsequently dismissed from the basketball team after an on-campus theft earlier this summer.
But most MAC coaches aren’t predicting Buffalo to repeat as conference tournament champs and to return to the NCAA Tournament.
Senior forward Justin Moss, along with teammates Raheem Johnson and Mory Diane, could face suspension or expulsion from UB.
In the 2014-15 calendar year, the Bulls had a fair amount of success on the field. Three teams – men’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis – won their first-ever Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. While none went past the first round in their respective tournaments, the fact that “Buffalo” was flashed on three NCAA Tournament selection days was a win in itself.
Sokoli has spent the last month preparing himself for the rigors of training camp and his goal of making the 53-man roster.
I never thought one of the best experiences of my life would be traced back to a faulty credit card.
Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White said about $250,000 was secured from private support for a Hurley contract extension, and that money is now being used to help in other areas of UB Athletics.
There's several intriguing story lines to watch out for as the football, volleyball and men's and women's soccer teams gear up for the 2015 season. The Spectrum has you covered on what to watch out for.
Our top 10 freshmen from last season who will look to have even greater impacts as sophomores this season.
Regan and Ford were two of the Buffalo’s instrumental components in the 2014-15 season and have been as equally influential in their four-plus years in Buffalo, on and off the court.
Jonathan Jones finished fifth in the men’s shot put at the USATF Outdoor Championships on Sunday and missed making the U.S national team.
Last Wednesday Jonathan Jones, a recently graduated senior, automatically qualified as a competitor in the USA Track and Field Championships. He will return to the same field he won gold at in Oregon last week.
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