2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division and third place overall. They defeated Miami (OH), Ohio, and Akron to be champions of the MAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, they lost to Miami (FL) in the first round.

Previous season The Bulls finished the 2014–15 season 23–10, 12–6 in MAC play to be co–champions of the East Division and co–champions of the MAC overall regular season. They defeated Akron and Central Michigan to become champions of the MAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the second round to West Virginia.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Will Regan 2 F 6'8" 230 Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated Bobby Frasco 3 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Mount Prospect, IL Transferred to Quincy University Shannon Evans 11 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Suffolk, VA Transferred to Arizona State Justin Moss 23 F 6'7" 240 Junior Detroit, MI Dismissed from the team due violation of team rules Xavier Ford 35 F 6'7" 210 Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Blake Hamilton 0 G 6'6" 205 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college, transferred from Mt. San Antonio College Willie Conner III 2 G 6'5" 185 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college, transferred from Angelina College David Kadiri 4 F 6'8" 190 Junior Fort Washington, MD Junior college, transferred from South Plains College

Recruiting class of 2015

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule Source:

!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| MAC Tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#041A9B; color:white;"| NCAA tournament

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