# 2011–12 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 13th year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at Alumni Arena and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–4 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC tournament to Ohio. The Bulls received an invite to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, where they defeated American in the first round before losing to Oakland in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Tony Watson | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 3 | Jarod Oldham | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Decatur, Illinois |
| 4 | Richie Sebuharara | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Junior | Vestal, New York |
| 5 | Zach Filzen | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Senior | Northfield, Minnesota |
| 10 | Corey Raley-Ross | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 12 | Javon McCrea | Forward | 6–7 | 245 | Sophomore | Newark, New York |
| 21 | Mitchell Watt | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Senior | Goodyear, Arizona |
| 22 | Auraum Nuiriankh | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 24 | Dave Barnett | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | East Aurora, New York |
| 25 | Xavier Ford | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 30 | Titus Robinson | Forward | 6–7 | 201 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 32 | Raphell Thomas-Edwards | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Freshman | Leicester, England |
| 33 | Cameron Downing | Center | 6–9 | 260 | Sophomore | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 44 | Will Regan | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | Williamsville, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 72–65 | 1–0 | Alumni Arena (2,623) Amherst, NY |
| 11/16/2011 7:00 pm | | Cornell | W 68–59 | 2–0 | Alumni Arena (1,731) Amherst, NY |
| 11/19/2011* 12:30 pm | | at Princeton | L 53–61 | 2–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,715) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 94–59 | 3–1 | Alumni Arena (2,122) Amherst, NY |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at Dayton | W 84–55 | 4–1 | UD Arena (12,215) Dayton, OH |
| 12/03/2011* 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 60–66 | 4–2 | Alumni Arena (3,882) Amherst, NY |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Niagara | W 82–74 | 5–2 | Gallagher Center (2,061) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Youngstown State | W 80–72 | 6–2 | Alumni Arena (1,611) Amherst, NY |
| 12/20/2011* 9:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 78–93 | 6–3 | Marriott Center (9,632) Provo, UT |
| 12/28/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Temple | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Liacouras Center (4,161) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | Buffalo State | W 111–59 | 7–4 | Alumni Arena (719) Amherst, NY |
| 01/07/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Kent State | W 66–65 | 8–4 (1–0) | Alumni Arena (2,386) Amherst, NY |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 52–60 | 8–5 (1–1) | Convocation Center (6,284) Athens, OH |
| 01/14/2012 6:00 pm, STO | | at Miami (OH) | L 51–52 | 8–6 (1–2) | Millett Hall (1,528) Oxford, OH |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm | | Akron | W 82–70 | 9–6 (2–2) | Alumni Arena (3,095) Amherst, NY |
| 01/21/2012 4:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 68–66 | 10–6 (3–2) | Stroh Center (2,120) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/24/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Eastern Michigan | W 65–47 | 11–6 (4–2) | Alumni Arena (2,154) Amherst, NY |
| 01/28/2012 11:00 am | | at Northern Illinois | W 74–59 | 12–6 (5–2) | Convocation Center (1,427) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Ball State | W 73–57 | 13–6 (6–2) | Alumni Arena (2,112) Amherst, NY |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | W 72–65 | 14–6 (7–2) | Savage Arena (4,099) Toledo, OH |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | W 66–62 | 15–6 (8–2) | McGuirk Arena (933) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/11/2012 6:00 pm, STO | | Western Michigan | W 59–57 | 16–6 (9–2) | Alumni Arena (4,561) Amherst, NY |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm, STO | | at Kent State | L 71–76 | 16–7 (9–3) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,622) Kent, OH |
| 02/18/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Dakota State ESPN BracketBusters | L 65–86 | 16–8 | Frost Arena (5,378) Brookings, South Dakota |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm | | Ohio | L 77–88 | 16–9 ((9–4)) | Alumni Arena (2,925) Amherst, NY |
| 02/25/2012 3:00 pm | | Miami (OH) | W 84–74 | 17–9 (10–4) | Alumni Arena (3,645) Amherst, NY |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm | | at Akron | W 74–70 | 18–9 (11–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,875) Akron, OH |
| 03/03/2012 2:00 pm, STO | | Bowling Green | W 68–64 | 19–9 (12–4) | Alumni Arena (4,015) Amherst, NY |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2012 9:30 pm, STO | (2) | vs. (3) Ohio Semifinals | L 74–77 | 19–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (8,513) Cleveland, OH |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 7:30 pm | | at American First round | W 78–61 | 20–10 | Bender Arena (256) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/17/2012* 2:00 pm | | at Oakland Second round | L 76–84 | 20–11 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,685) Rochester, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||