List of Buffalo Bulls men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Buffalo Bulls men's basketball head coaches. The Bulls have had 15 coaches in their 106-season history.^[1]

Buffalo's current head coach is George Halcovage. He was hired in March 2023^[2] to replace Jim Whitesell, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1915–1943	Art Powell	28	198–190	.510
2	1945–1946	Robert Harrington	1	5–10	.333
3	1946–1956	Malcolm Eiken	10	140–73	.657
4	1956–1970	Len Serfustini	14	206–105	.662
5	1970–1973	Edwin Muto	3	37–33	.529
6	1973–1978	Leo Richardson	5	35–92	.276
7	1978–1982	V. William Hughes	4	49–60	.450
8	1982–1983	Kenneth Pope	1	12–15	.444
9	1983–1993	Daniel Bazzani	10	111–154	.419
10	1993–1999^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tim Cohane	7	80–93	.462
11	1999–2013	Reggie Witherspoon	14	198–228	.465
12	2013–2015	Bobby Hurley	2	42–20	.677
13	2015–2019	Nate Oats	4	96–43	.691
14	2019–2023	Jim Whitesell	4	70–49	.588
15	2023–present	George Halcovage	1	0–0	–
Totals		15 coaches	106 seasons	1,279–1,165	.523
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ Cohane resigned five games into the 1999–2000 season amidst an NCAA investigation.^[4] Witherspoon was named interim head coach, and was named permanent head coach in March of 2000.^[5]

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References

1 2 "UB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Beazley, Colin (March 30, 2023). "Buffalo hires Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ "Buffalo fires men's basketball coach Jim Whitesell after 4 seasons". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ "Cohane Steps Down at Buffalo" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. December 5, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Wilson, Allen; Harrington, Mike (March 11, 1999). "WITHERSPOON'S FIRST TASK IS TO UPGRADE BULLS' TALENT" . The Buffalo News . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[Cohane-6] Cohane resigned five games into the 1999–2000 season amidst an NCAA investigation.^[4] Witherspoon was named interim head coach, and was named permanent head coach in March of 2000.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "UB Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] Beazley, Colin (March 30, 2023). "Buffalo hires Villanova associate head coach George Halcovage" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[3] "Buffalo fires men's basketball coach Jim Whitesell after 4 seasons". ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[4] "Cohane Steps Down at Buffalo" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. December 5, 1999. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[5] Wilson, Allen; Harrington, Mike (March 11, 1999). "WITHERSPOON'S FIRST TASK IS TO UPGRADE BULLS' TALENT" . The Buffalo News . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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