The 2024–25 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by second-year head coach George Halcovage III, played their home games at Alumni Arena located in Amherst, New York as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season The Bulls finished the previous season 4–27, 2–16 in MAC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kanye Jones 0 G 6'5" 190 Junior Orlando, Florida Transferred to USC Upstate Sy Chatman 1 F 6'8" 227 Fifth Year Minneapolis, Minnesota Graduated Isaiah Adams 3 F 6'6" 210 Senior Jacksonville, Florida Transferred to Toledo Zaakir Williamson 5 F 6'7" 230 RS Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Saint Peter's Shawn Fulcher 10 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Alabama State James Graham 12 G/F 6'7" 208 Junior Milwaukee, Wisconsin Transferred to Grambling State Jonnivius Smith 15 F 6'9" 200 Senior Selma, Alabama Transferred to UTSA

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Noah Batchelor 1 G/F 6'8" 210 Junior Frederick, Maryland Maryland Tyson Dunn 5 G 6'3" 190 Senior Newmarket, Ontario Western Ontario

Recruiting class

Preseason On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish last in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings MAC preseason poll 1 Ohio 121 (11) 2 Akron 106 (1) 3 Kent State 99 4 Toledo 95 5 Bowling Green 73 6 Miami (OH) 72 7 Ball State 67 8 Central Michigan 55 9 Eastern Michigan 36 10 Western Michigan 33 11 Northern Illinois 24 12 Buffalo 11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source

Preseason All-MAC No Bulls were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season

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