2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by third-year head coach Jim Whitesell, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	19–11 (13–6 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Whitesell (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jamie Quarles (5th season) Angres Thorpe (3rd season) Brendan Foley (2nd season)
Home arena	Alumni Arena
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	17	–	3		.850			26	–	8		.765
Kent State	16	–	4		.800			23	–	11		.676
Ohio	14	–	6		.700			25	–	10		.714
Akron †	14	–	6		.700			24	–	10		.706
Buffalo	13	–	6		.684			19	–	11		.633
Ball State	9	–	10		.474			14	–	17		.452
Miami (OH)	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	23		.233
Bowling Green	6	–	14		.300			13	–	18		.419
Northern Illinois	6	–	14		.300			9	–	21		.300
Eastern Michigan	5	–	15		.250			10	–	21		.323
Western Michigan	4	–	16		.200			8	–	23		.258
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 16–9, 12–5 in MAC play to finish in second place. In the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami (OH) in the first round,^[1] Akron in the quarterfinals, advancing to the championship game.^[2] In the title game, they lost to Ohio.^[3] They received an invitation to the NIT, where they would lose to Colorado State in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2021–22 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Kuluel Mading 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr The Burlington School High Point, NC F 1 LaQuill Hardnett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati Philadelphia, PA G 2 Kidtrell Blocker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Rochester, NY G 3 Curtis Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Indian Hills CC Minneapolis, MN G 4 Keishawn Brewton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Coastal Carolina Spartanburg, SC F 5 Zaakir Williamson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti HS Philadelphia, PA G 10 Ronaldo Segu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL F 11 Jeenathan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Rochester, NY G 20 Ty Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fordham Boston, MA F 21 Dominic Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Catholic Central HS Windsor, ON F 22 Lucas Saleh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Feather River College Tiburon, CA G 23 Jamon Bivens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Fayette County HS Atlanta, GA F 24 Tra'Von Fagan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Florida SouthWestern State Waterloo, IA G 33 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr George Washington Amherst, NY F 34 Josh Mballa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Texas Tech Bordeaux, France C 41 Brock Bertram 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) GS Apple Valley HS Apple Valley, MN C 42 David Skogman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS So Waukesha West HS Waukesha, WI	Head coach Jim Whitesell (Luther) Assistant coach(es) Jamie Quarles (Augusta) Angres Thorpe (St. Leo) Brendan Foley (Kansas State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 9, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Medaille	W 105–54	–	19 – 2 Tied	10 – 2 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	Alumni Arena (2,143) Amherst, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2021* 6:30 pm, BTN		at No. 6 Michigan	L 76–88	0–1	32 – Williams	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Segu	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Texas	W 69–66	1–1	18 – Jack	10 – Mballa	6 – Williams	The Super Pit (3,058) Denton, TX
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider Cancún Challenge campus-site game	W 87–65	2–1	19 – Williams	7 – 2 Tied	6 – Jones	Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY
November 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Stephen F. Austin Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals	L 78–79	2–2	25 – Segu	9 – Mballa	4 – Segu	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2021* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Illinois State Cancún Challenge Riviera Consolation	W 106–90	3–2	29 – Mballa	8 – Mballa	8 – Segu	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (144) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Point Park	W 94–49	4–2	19 – Mballa	12 – Mballa	7 – Segu	Alumni Arena (1,702) Amherst, NY
December 4, 2021* 4:00 pm, NBCSN Digital		at St. Bonaventure	L 65–68	4–3	23 – Williams	7 – Fagan	4 – Segu	Reilly Center (4,860) St. Bonaventure, NY
December 8, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	W 77–67	5–3	19 – Mballa	9 – Mballa	7 – Segu	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,689) Bowling Green, KY
December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		St. John Fisher	W 100–58	6–3	18 – Mballa	7 – Mballa	4 – Jack	Alumni Arena (1,682) Amherst, NY
December 18, 2021* 5:00 pm, GoGriffs.com		vs. Canisius	L 64–65	6–4	13 – Williams	14 – Williams	5 – Segu	KeyBank Center (3,686) Buffalo, NY
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UC Irvine	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols at UC Irvine^[5]					Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
MAC regular season
December 29, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 81–91	6–5 (0–1)	26 – Mballa	17 – Mballa	7 – Segu	Alumni Arena (2,221) Amherst, NY
January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 76–88	6–6 (0–2)	19 – 2 Tied	5 – Williams	4 – 2 Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,510) Akron, OH
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 99–88	7–6 (1–2)	21 – Williams	15 – Skogman	7 – Segu	Alumni Arena (1,301) Amherst, NY
January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	W 78–64	8–6 (2–2)	17 – Segu	11 – Skogman	3 – Jones	University Arena (1,226) Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2022 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Ball State	W 74–68	9–6 (3–2)	20 – Williams	11 – Skogman	7 – Segu	Worthen Arena (3,563) Muncie, IN
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	Postponed due COVID-19 issues					Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
January 21, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Kent State	W 64–51	10–6 (4–2)	25 – Williams	11 – Williams	6 – Williams	Alumni Arena (2,056) Amherst, NY
January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 75–86	10–7 (4–3)	24 – Williams	13 – Mballa	3 – Skogman	Savage Arena (3,927) Toledo, OH
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Ohio	L 53–74	10–8 (4–4)	13 – Williams	7 – Williams	2 – Jack	Alumni Arena (2,131) Amherst, NY
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	W 74–54	11–8 (5–4)	19 – Williams	9 – Jack	5 – Williams	McGuirk Arena (1,933) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 102–64	12–8 (6–4)	22 – Jack	9 – Jack	9 – Segu	Alumni Arena (3,146) Amherst, NY
February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	W 80–74	13–8 (7–4)	24 – Williams	13 – Skogman	6 – Segu	Alumni Arena (3,014) Amherst, NY
February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 112–85	14–8 (8–4)	20 – Mballa	11 – Mballa	6 – Segu	Stroh Center (1,910) Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan Rescheduled from January 1	W 83–69	15–8 (9–4)	19 – Mballa	13 – Mballa	3 – Williams	George Gervin GameAbove Center (500) Ypsilanti, MI
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 87–73	16–8 (10–4)	24 – Williams	9 – Mballa	6 – Segu	Alumni Arena (4,666) Amherst, NY
February 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 86–84	17–8 (11–4)	23 – Mballa	17 – Mballa	9 – Segu	Millett Hall (1,798) Oxford, OH
February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 4	W 79–68	18–8 (12–4)	28 – Williams	9 – Skogman	6 – Segu	Convocation Center (521) DeKalb, IL
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 70–60	19–8 (13–4)	18 – Williams	15 – Mballa	4 – Williams	Alumni Arena (4,990) Amherst, NY
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	L 76–92	19–9 (13–5)	20 – Segu	10 – Mballa	5 – Segu	Alumni Arena (5,470) Amherst, NY
March 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 65–70	19–10 (13–6)	20 – Sincere	10 – Mballa	9 – Sincere	MAC Center (4,283) Kent, OH
MAC Tournament
March 10, 2022 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Akron Quarterfinals	L 68–70	19–11	17 – Williams	8 – Skogman	4 – Williams	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[6]

References

1. "Bulls Lead Wire-to-Wire in Quarterfinal Win over Miami (OH)". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
2. "Buffalo Outlasts Akron in OT To Earn Trip To MAC Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
3. "UB men's basketball loses to Ohio in MAC championship game, 84-69". Buffalonews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
4. "Isaiah Stevens' last-second shot carries Colorado State past Buffalo in first round of NIT". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
5. "Men's Basketball Contest Vs. UC Irvine Postponed". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
6. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University at Buffalo. Retrieved January 9, 2022.