# 2024 Buffalo Bandits season

The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season was their 32nd season in the NLL.
The Bandits finished the regular season with an 11-7 record and the 4th seed in the playoffs. Buffalo beat the Georgia Swarm, 10-9, in the quarterfinals in overtime. The Bandits would go on to sweep the Toronto Rock in 2 games to advance to their 4th straight NLL Finals appearance. In the Finals, Buffalo swept the Albany FireWolves in 2 games to repeat as NLL Champions for the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons.

## Regular season

NLL Standings Reference:
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xz | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 12.11 | 9.39 |
| 2 | San Diego Seals – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 210 | 178 | +32 | 11.67 | 9.89 |
| 3 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 206 | 191 | +15 | 11.44 | 10.61 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 237 | 212 | +25 | 13.17 | 11.78 |
| 5 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 198 | 197 | +1 | 11.00 | 10.94 |
| 6 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 228 | 200 | +28 | 12.67 | 11.11 |
| 7 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 205 | 202 | +3 | 11.39 | 11.22 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 9 | New York Riptide | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 206 | 234 | −28 | 11.44 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 217 | 210 | +7 | 12.06 | 11.67 |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 198 | 194 | +4 | 11.00 | 10.78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 202 | 211 | −9 | 11.22 | 11.72 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9.0 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 198 | 233 | −35 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 14 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 176 | 223 | −47 | 9.78 | 12.39 |
| 15 | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 193 | 226 | −33 | 10.72 | 12.56 |

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 9, 2023 | @ Albany FireWolves | MVP Arena | L 13–17 | | 3,406 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 16, 2023 | San Diego Seals | KeyBank Center | W 12–9 | | 17,200 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 29, 2023 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | L 8–9 | | 16,763 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 6, 2024 | Colorado Mammoth | KeyBank Center | W 12–8 | | 15,147 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 13, 2024 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 15–13 | | 8,167 | 3–2 |
| 6 | January 19, 2024 | New York Riptide | KeyBank Center | L 13–15 | | 14,440 | 3–3 |
| 7 | January 27, 2024 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | W 16–14 | | 8,586 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 3, 2024 | Rochester Knighthawks | KeyBank Center | W 15–14 | | 17,135 | 5–3 |
| 9 | February 16, 2024 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 12–14 | | 7,824 | 5–4 |
| 10 | February 24, 2024 | Albany FireWolves | KeyBank Center | L 10–13 | | 17,953 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 1, 2024 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | L 12–13 | | 10,355 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 8, 2024 | Saskatchewan Rush | KeyBank Center | W 15–14 | OT | 16,596 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 16, 2024 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 14–12 | | 18,463 | 7–6 |
| 14 | March 22, 2024 | @ Panther City Lacrosse Club | Dickies Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 3,045 | 7–7 |
| 15 | March 30, 2024 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 18–12 | | 8,182 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 5, 2024 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | W 13–11 | | 11,252 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 13, 2024 | Calgary Roughnecks | KeyBank Center | W 14–7 | | 19,070 | 10–7 |
| 18 | April 20, 2024 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 14–5 | | 6,051 | 11–7 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| NLL Quarterfinals | April 27, 2024 | Georgia Swarm | KeyBank Center | W 10–9 | OT | 17,865 | 1–0 |
| NLL Semifinals (Game 1) | May 3, 2024 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | W 12–4 | | 7,130 | 2–0 |
| NLL Semifinals (Game 2) | May 5, 2024 | Toronto Rock | KeyBank Center | W 10–8 | | 16,312 | 3–0 |
| NLL Finals (Game 1) | May 17, 2024 | @ Albany FireWolves | MVP Arena | W 12–8 | | 5,032 | 4–0 |
| NLL Finals (Game 2) | May 18, 2024 | Albany FireWolves | KeyBank Center | W 15–13 | | 19,070 | 5–0 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 11, 2023. The Bandits made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 2 | 38 | Evan Constantopoulos | Oakville Buzz Jr. A |
| 3 | 53 | Jake Rosa | St. Bonaventure |
| 4 | 68 | Kellen Pulera | St. Bonaventure |
| 5 | 82 | Duncan Carte | Brampton Express(ALL) |