Buffalo Bulls 2020-21 Game Notes
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BUFFALO BULLS 2020-21 GAME NOTES FOUR-TIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2015 2016 2018 2019 schedule & results buffalo bulls (3-3, 1-1 mac) BALL STATE CARDINALS (4-4, 2-1 MAC) @UBmenshoops @BallStateMBB Date Opponent Time Head Coach: Jim Whitesell (Luther, ‘82) Head Coach: James Whitford (Wisconsin, ‘94) 11/25 GANNON Canceled Record at UB: 23-15 (2nd Season, 6th Overall) Record at Ball State: 111-122 (8th Season) 11/27 vs. Towson (Bubbleville) W, 74-65 Record Overall: 410-316 (26th season) Record Overall: Same 11/28 vs. Army West Point (Bubbleville) L, 78-74 gameday info inside the numbers 12/6 at Bowling Green* L, 86-78 Category UB BSU 12/10 MERCYHURST W, 81-64 Date ______________________________ January 9, 2021 Time __________________________________ 5:00 pm ET Scoring Offense 82.2 71.0 12/15 at Miami (OH)* W, 90-62 Venue _______________________________Alumni Arena Scoring Defense 77.0 71.6 12/19 at Syracuse (ACC Network) L, 107-96 (OT) Location _______________________________ Buffalo, NY FG% Offense .476 .429 Television __________________________________ESPN+ FG% Defense .412 .453 12/22 at St. Bonaventure Canceled TV Talent _____________________Paul Peck, Matt Mattia 3pt FG% Offense .331 .311 12/29 at West Virginia Canceled Radio ___________________ Buffalo Bulls Radio Network 3pt FG% Defense .246 .300 Free Throw % .652 .665 1/1 at Akron* Postponed Radio Talent ______________ Josh Whetzel, Bob Gaughan Live Stats _____________________________UBBulls.com Rebounds Per Game 43.3 34.4 1/5 EASTERN MICHIGAN* Postponed Rebounds Allowed 36.3 37.5 1/9 BALL STATE* 5:00 pm Turnovers Per Game 14.2 12.3 1/12 at Western Michigan* 2:00 pm 10 things to know about today’s game 1/15 BOWLING GREEN* (CBS Sports Network) 7:00 pm 1. Buffalo will play for the first time in 21 days on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Ball State to Alumni 1/19 at Kent State* TBA Arena. UB has not played since Dec. 19 at Syracuse. Saturday will also mark nearly one month to the day since 1/23 at Northern Illinois* 6:00 pm Buffalo’s last home game, a victory over Mercyhurst, which is still UB’s only home game to date. No other MAC 1/26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* TBA team has played fewer than three home games. 1/29 OHIO* (ESPNU) 7:00 pm 2. Before pausing due to COVID-19, the Bulls are coming off a 107-96 overtime loss at Syracuse. Since the 2015-16 season, Buffalo is one of only four schools to score at least 96 points in a game against the Orange, 2/2 at Ball State* TBA joining all ACC programs: Duke, Florida State, and Boston College. The 39 made field goals by UB are the most 2/6 MIAMI (OH)* TBA against Syracuse since the 2010-11 season. 2/9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 2:00 pm 3. Junior Jeenathan Williams hit 100 points for the season in his fifth game. He becomes the fastest UB player 2/13 at Eastern Michigan* 7:00 pm to 100 points in a season since 1996-97 when Rasaun Young also scored exactly 100 points through his first 2/16 at Central Michigan* TBA five games. 4. Over the last three games, the Bulls are averaging 48.3 points in the first half of games as they have shot 2/20 TOLEDO* TBA 60% or better from the floor in each of the first two games and 51.4% in the first half at Syracuse. 2/27 at Ohio* 2:00 pm 5. Junior Josh Mballa scored a career high 27 points off the bench in Buffalo’s victory at Syracuse on Dec. 19. 3/2 AKRON* TBA Mballa was 11-of-18 from the floor as he helped UB outscore Syracuse in bench points, 42-13. Overall, he was 3/5 KENT STATE* TBA one of five players to score in double figures against the Orange. 3/10 MAC Tournament Quarterfinals Cleveland, OH 6. The NCAA released their first set of NET rankings earlier this week and on Jan. 8 Buffalo was listed 99th in the rankings, one of six MAC teams in the top 100 of the rankings. Ball State checked in at 195 in the rankings 3/11 MAC Tournament Semifinals Cleveland, OH on Jan. 7. 3/12 MAC Tournament Finals Cleveland, OH 7. Through just six games this season, senior David Nickelberry has already surpassed his point total from all of last season. Nickelberry, who is one of the top options off the bench, is averaging 6.2 points per game this * Mid-American Conference game • All times are season. 8. Senior Jayvon Graves has 1,184 career points, 17th in school history. He is 37 points away from 16th on the Eastern Standard • Mid-American Conference Tour- list. nament (Cleveland, OH) 9. According to Kenpom, the Bulls have the 10th shortest possession time in the nation, averaging 14.4 sec- onds per possession. Three teams are tied for first at 13.9 seconds per possession. 10. This will mark the second straight season the Buffalo Bulls host a Mid-American Conference opponent while the Buffalo Bills play in a playoff game. This will mark the first time that UB hosts a game on the same date as a Buffalo Bills home playoff game. probable lineups (based on PREVIOUS GAME) STARTING FIVE HT WT CL HOMETOWN GP/ST PPG RPG APG MPG F 11 Jeenathan Williams 6-5 200 Jr. Rochester, NY 6/6 19.8 8.3 3.3 29.6 F 24 Tra’Von Fagan 6-8 197 R-Jr. Waterloo, IA 6/5 3.2 3.7 0.7 15.3 C 41 Brock Bertram 6-11 247 Sr. Apple Valley, MN 5/5 3.4 5.8 0.2 20.9 G 3 Jayvon Graves 6-3 200 Sr. Malvern, OH 6/6 17.3 7.0 4.2 35.3 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 10 Ronaldo Segu 6-0 160 Jr. Orlando, FL 6/6 13.5 3.2 3.7 35.2 Brian Wolff OFF THE BENCH Director of Athletic Communication G/F 0 David Nickelberry 6-7 210 Sr. Orlando, FL 6/0 6.2 3.5 1.3 19.0 E-Mail: [email protected] F 1 LaQuill Hardnett 6-8 200 So. Philadelphia, PA 6/0 4.2 3.7 1.0 17.0 Office: 716-645-6993 G 2 Keishawn Brewton 6-2 178 Sr. Spartanburg, SC 3/0 9.7 2.0 1.0 19.6 G 5 Savion Gallion 6-4 185 So. Washington, DC 4/0 2.0 0.5 0.3 10.4 Cell: 716-359-2750 F 21 Dominic Johnson 6-5 230 Sr. Windsor, Ontario -/- - - - - Twitter: @UBBrianWolff G 23 Jamon Bivens 6-3 190 Sr. Atlanta, GA 4/0 0.5 0.5 0.0 3.8 Website: UBBulls.com F 34 Josh Mballa 6-7 217 Jr. Bordeaux, France 3/1 13.7 5.7 1.3 22.7 C 42 David Skogman 6-10 221 R-Fr. Waukesha, WI 3/0 3.7 2.3 0.0 6.4 game 7 // buffalo vs. ball state // jan. 9, 2020 // buffalo, ny 2020-21 UB MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER COACHING STAFF No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Previous School Head Coach Jim Whitesell 0 David Nickelberry G/F 6-7 200 Sr. Orlando, FL/Windermere Prep / Trinity Valley CC (Second Season, Sixth Overall) 1 LaQuill Hardnett F 6-8 200 So. Philadelphia, PA/Perry Hall / Cincinnati Assistant Coach Angres Thorpe 2 Keishawn Brewton G 6-2 178 Sr. Spartanburg, SC/St. Ignatius Prep/Chipola/Coastal Carolina Assistant Coach Jamie Quarles 3 Jayvon Graves G 6-3 196 Sr. Malvern, OH/St. Vincent-St. Mary Assistant Coach Brendan Foley 4 Malik Zachery G 6-2 175 R-So. Syracuse, NY/West Genessee/Chipola Director of Operations Tom Fox 5 Savion Gallion G 6-4 185 So. Washington, DC/Mt. Zion Prep 10 Ronaldo Segu G 6-0 160 Jr. Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep Video Coordinator Jack Fitzpatrick 11 Jeenathan Williams F 6-5 206 Jr. Rochester, NY/Prolific Prep Sports Performance Sean Conaty 21 Dominic Johnson F 6-5 220 Sr. Windsor, Ontario/Catholic Central Athletic Trainer Andy Bliz 22 Lucas Saleh F 6-6 206 So. Tiburon, CA/Prolific Prep/Feather River JC 23 Jamon Bivens G 6-3 188 Sr. Atlanta, GA/Fayette County 24 Tra’Von Fagan F 6-8 208 R-Jr. Waterloo, IA/Cedar Falls / Florida Southwestern State PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 34 Josh Mballa F 6-7 220 Jr. Bordeaux, France/Putnam Science Academy / Texas Tech Jayvon Graves _____________________ Jay-von 41 Brock Bertram C 6-11 242 Sr. Apple Valley, MN/Apple Valley Ronaldo Segu _____________________Seh-goo 42 David Skogman C 6-10 223 R-Fr. Waukesha, WI/Waukesha West Jamon Bivens ______________ Jay-mon Bi-vens Tra’Von Fagan _____________________Tray-von Savion Gallion ___________Say-ve-on Gal-ee-on Josh Mballa ______________________ M-bal-ah David Skogman ________________ Skowg-man RADIO/TV ROSTER #0 #1 #2 #3 #5 #10 #11 David Nickelberry LaQuill Hardnett Keishawn Brewton Jayvon Graves Savion Gallion Ronaldo Segu Jeenathan Williams G/F • Sr. • 6-7 • 210 F • So. • 6-8 • 200 G • Sr. • 6-2 • 178 G • Sr. • 6-3 • 200 G • So. • 6-4 • 185 G • Jr. • 6-0 • 160 F • Jr. • 6-5 • 20 Orlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Spartanburg, SC Malvern, OH Washington, DC Orlando, FL Rochester, NY Windermere Prep Perry Hall St. Ignatius Prep St. Vincent-St. Mary Mt. Zion Prep Orlando Christian Prep Prolific Prep (Memphis/Trinity Valley CC) (Cincinnati) (Chipola/Coastal Carolina) #21 #22 #23 #24 #34 #41 #42 Dominic Johnson Lucas Saleh Jamon Bivens Tra’Von Fagan Josh Mballa Brock Bertram David Skogman F • Sr.