The 2022–23 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Whitesell, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament they lost to Akron in the quarterfinals.

On March 11, 2023, the school fired head coach Jim Whitesell. On March 30, the school named longtime Villanova assistant coach George Halcovage the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2021–22 season 19–11 and 13–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Akron in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReasonTy Perry20G6'3"210JuniorBoston, MassachusettsTransferred to New HavenLucas Saleh22F6'7"210SophomoreTiburon, CaliforniaTransferred to Belmont Abbey CollegeTra'Von Fagan24F6'8"211RS-SeniorWaterloo, IowaTransferred to UMBCJosh Mballa34F6'7"220JuniorBordeaux, FranceTransferred to MississippiBrock Bertram41C6'11"244Grad StudentApple Valley, MinnesotaExhausted EligibilityDominic Johnson21F6'5"223Grad StudentWindsor, OntarioJamon BivensG236'3"190RS-SeniorAtlanta, GeorgiaKeishawn Brewton4G6"2"185RS-SeniorSpartanburg, South CarolinaExhausted EligibilityRonaldo Segu10G6'0"165SeniorRochester, New York

Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReasonKanye Jones0G6'4"190FreshmanOrlando, FloridaTransferred from Boston CollegeArmoni Foster4G6'5"2305thMeadville, PennsylvaniaTransferred from Indiana (PA)Yazid Powell13G6'4"JuniorPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaTransferred from Harcum CollegeSy Chatman22F6'8"230JuniorMinneapolis, MinnesotaTransferred from Illinois StateIsaiah Adams23F6'6"210FreshmanJacksonville, FloridaTransferred from UCFJonnivius Smith24F6'9"200FreshmanJacksonville, FloridaTransferred from Seton Hall

Recruiting class

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

Source

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