2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, are led by second-year head coach George Halcovage III, and play their home games at Alumni Arena located in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	George Halcovage (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Hamlet Tibbs (2nd season) Jake Presutti (2nd season) Tim Saunders (2nd season) Jack Fitzpatrick (1st season) Kevin Voigt (1st season)
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Kent State	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Miami (OH)	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Northern Illinois	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Toledo	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Buffalo	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Central Michigan	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Akron	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Ball State	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Bowling Green	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Ohio	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Western Michigan	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of November 14, 2024

Previous season

The Bulls finished the season season 4–27, 2–16 in MAC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kanye Jones	0	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Orlando, Florida	Transferred to USC Upstate
Sy Chatman	1	F	6'8"	227	Fifth Year	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Graduated
Isaiah Adams	3	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida	Transferred to Toledo
Zaakir Williamson	5	F	6'7"	230	RS Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylania	Transferred to Saint Peter's
Shawn Fulcher	10	G	6'0"	170	Sophomore	Brooklyn, New York	Transferred to Alabama State
James Graham	12	G/F	6'7"	208	Junior	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Transferred to Grambling State
Jonnivius Smith	15	F	6'9"	200	Senior	Selma, Alabama	Transferred to UTSA

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Noah Batchelor	1	G/F	6'8"	210	Junior	Frederick, Maryland	Maryland
Tyson Dunn	5	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Newmarket, Ontario	Western Ontario

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Omar Migues-Hibeljic G	Quebec City, Quebec	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Brayden Jackson G	Milton, Ontario	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Ben Michaels G	Ipswich, England	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Eric Kenesie Jr. G	Kenosha, Wisconsin	St. Joseph Catholic Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Frederiks Meinarts C/F	Riga, Latvia	IMG Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	196 lb (89 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Sam Akot G/F	London, Ontario	Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Kavon Bradford G	Portland, Oregon	Western Canada Prep Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Tim Oboh C	Orpington, England	The Canterbury Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Buffalo 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish last in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	121 (11)
2	Akron	106 (1)
3	Kent State	99
4	Toledo	95
5	Bowling Green	73
6	Miami (OH)	72
7	Ball State	67
8	Central Michigan	55
9	Eastern Michigan	36
10	Western Michigan	33
11	Northern Illinois	24
12	Buffalo	11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source

Preseason All-MAC

No Bulls were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

Roster

2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Omar Migues-Hibeljic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Quebec City, Quebec G/F 1 Noah Batchelor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Maryland Frederick, Maryland G 2 Ryan Sabol 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gonzaga College High School Washington, D.C. G 4 Anquan Boldin Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So IMG Academy Delray Beach, Florida G 5 Tyson Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Western Ontario Newmarket, Ontario G 7 Brayden Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fort Erie International Academy Milton, Ontario F 8 Ben Michaels 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran High School Ipswich, England G 9 Lloyd McVeigh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So The Southport School Cabarita Beach, Australia G 10 Eric Kenesie Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Joseph Catholic Academy Kenosha, Wisconsin G 11 Bryson Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Washington, D.C. F/C 14 Frederiks Meinarts 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr IMG Academy Riga, Latvia G/F 15 Sam Akot 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School London, Ontario G 20 Daniel Shao 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Parsippany Hills High School Morris Plains, New Jersey G 22 Kavon Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Western Canada Prep Academy Portland, Oregon C 33 Tim Oboh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr The Canterbury Academy Orpington, England	Head coach George Halcovage (Babson) Assistant coach(es) Hamlet Tibbs (West Virginia) Jake Presutti (Syracuse) Tim Saunders (Villanova) Jack Fitzpatrick (Emmanuel) Kevin Voigt (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Daemen	L 61–67	–	21 – Dunn	8 – Tied	2 – Dunn	Alumni Arena (1,071) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge	W 83–82	1–0	24 – Dunn	6 – Tied	10 – Dunn	Chartway Arena (5,455) Norfolk, VA
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Fredonia	W 87–78	2–0	28 – Sabol	10 – Dunn	14 – Dunn	Alumni Arena (1,460) Amherst, NY
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Notre Dame	L 77–86	2–1	18 – Sabol	13 – Wilson	9 – Dunn	Purcell Pavilion (4,132) South Bend, IN
November 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	L 64–87	2–2	17 – Sabol	6 – Batchelor	3 – Batchelor	Alumni Arena (1,159) Amherst, NY
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont						Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina A&T						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Pitt–Bradford						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
December 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Temple						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
January 7, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 10, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Kent State						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green						Stroh Center  Bowling Green, OH
January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan						University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
January 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center  Ypsilanti, MI
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 1, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo						Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
February 11, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State						Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
February 25, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena  Mount Pleasant, MI
March 1, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Toledo						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)						Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
March 7, 2025  ESPN+		at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025  ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2		vs.						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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