2007–08 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East | |
Record | 10-20 (3-13 MAC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Alumni Arena |
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Kent State † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Michigan | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2007-08 Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball Team represented the University at Buffalo in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Reggie Witherspoon. The Bulls played their home games at Alumni Arena.
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2007* 7:00 | Buffalo State College Exhibition | W 113-48 | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2007* 4:00 | vs. Ohio Valley Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 89-82 | 1-0 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||
November 8, 2007* 9:00, ESPNU | vs. UConn Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 52-87 | 1-1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||
November 13, 2007* 7:00 | South Florida | W 76-69 | 2-1 | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
November 20, 2007* 7:05 | at Niagara | L 68-80 | 2-2 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York | |||||||
November 23, 2007* 7:30 | at No. 2 Pitt | L 45-92 | 2-3 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
November 27, 2007* 7:00 | Canisius | W 68-59 | 3-3 | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
November 29, 2007* 7:00 | Tulane | W 65-51 | 4-3 | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
December 1, 2007* 7:00 | Evansville | W 81-60 | 5-3 | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
December 5, 2007* 7:00 | at Florida International | L 63-76 | 5-4 | Pharmed Arena Miami, Florida | |||||||
December 21, 2007* 9:00 | vs. Wyoming Sun Bowl Tournament | L 63-66 | 5-5 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
December 22, 2007* 5:00 | vs. USC Upstate Sun Bowl Tournament | W 80-66 | 6-5 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas | |||||||
December 29, 2007* 2:00 | at UNC-Asheville | L 90-101 OT | 6-6 | Justice Center Asheville, NC | |||||||
January 6, 2008 2:00 | at Kent State | L 63-68 | 6-7 (0-1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH | |||||||
January 12, 2008 7:00 | Akron | L 68-76 | 6-8 (0-2) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
January 17, 2008 7:00 | at Bowling Green | L 70-83 | 6-9 (0-3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
January 20, 2008 2:00 | at Miami (OH) | L 57-64 | 6-10 (0-4) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
January 23, 2008 7:00 | Ohio | L 59-68 | 6-11 (0-5) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
January 26, 2008 7:00 | at Toledo | L 63-76 | 6-12 (0-6) | Savage Hall Toledo, OH | |||||||
January 29, 2008 7:00 | Western Michigan | L 90-100 2OT | 6-13 (0-7) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 2, 2008 6:30 | at Central Michigan | L 96-100 2OT | 6-14 (0-8) | Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |||||||
February 5, 2008 8:00 | at Northern Illinois | W 89-81 | 7-14 (1-8) | Convocation Center Dekalb, Illinois | |||||||
February 10, 2008 4:00 | Eastern Michigan | W 68-64 | 8-14 (2-8) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 13, 2008 7:00 | Ball State | L 67-76 | 8-15 (2-9) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 16, 2008 7:00 | Miami (OH) | L 55-64 | 8-16 (2-10) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 19, 2008 7:00 | Kent State | L 66-76 | 8-17 (2-11) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
February 23, 2008* TBA | Youngstown State ESPN Bracket Buster | W 95-82 | 9-17 (2-11) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
March 1, 2008 7:00 | at Akron | L 56-76 | 9-18 (2-12) | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio | |||||||
March 4, 2008 7:00 | Bowling Green | W 96-50 | 10-18 (3-12) | Alumni Arena Amherst, New York | |||||||
March 9, 2008 2:00 | at Ohio | L 80-94 | 10-19 (3-13) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio | |||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2008 | vs. Miami MAC tournament | L 68-69 | 10-20 (3-13) | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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