The 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Kent State.
Previous season The Bulls finished the 2015–16 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), Ohio, and Akron 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 Miami (FL) in the first round.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Lamonte Bearden 1 G 6'3" 160 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Western Kentucky Mory Diane 5 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Ferris State Jarryn Skeete 10 G 6'3" 185 Senior Brampton, ON Graduated Zac DiSalvo 15 G 5'11" 165 Freshman Rochester, NY Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Rodell Wigginton 20 G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Dartmouth, NS Graduated Tyler Moffe 35 G 6'1" 168 Freshman Elmria, NY Walk-on; transferred to Jamestown CC
Recruiting class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament
See also 2016–17 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
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