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2019–20 Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball Team
The 2019–20 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by first-year head coach Jim Whitesell, play their home games at Alumni Arena (University at Buffalo), Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Previous season During the 2018–19 season, The Bulls posted a school-record 32 wins, including an 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament victory over former head coach Bobby Hurley and 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team, Arizona State. Their season, which to that point was punctuated by a 13-game winning streak and MAC conference titles (regular and post-season), ended in a 78–58 loss to 2018–19 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Texas Tech in the second round. At season's end, Oats departed to become head coach at Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Whitesell
Jim Whitesell (born December 27, 1959) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Buffalo Bulls. He has previously coached at the Division I level as a head coach at Loyola University Chicago and an assistant at St. John's and Saint Louis. Whitesell replaced Larry Farmer as head coach of the Ramblers on April 14, 2004. Whitesell was fired as head coach of the Ramblers on March 14, 2011, after seven seasons, posting a 109–106 record in that time. Whitesell was hired in August 2013 as an assistant coach at St. John's to fill the void left by former director of basketball operations Moe Hicks. On April 16, 2015, he was named associate head coach of men's basketball at the University at Buffalo. On April 6, 2019, Whitesell was named the 14th head coach of men's basketball at the University at Buffalo, filling the void left by Nate Oats when he resigned to take the head coach position at the University of Alabama. Several of Whitesell's brothers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |