The 2015–16 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bulls, led by first year head coach

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, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the

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. 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),

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, and

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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

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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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

and

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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

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Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2015

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

Source

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References

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