2012–13 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 14th 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 14–20, 7–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament, where they lost to Kent State.

2012–13 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	14–20 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	Reggie Witherspoon (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Heck Jim Kwitchoff Turner Battle
Home arena	Alumni Arena

2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Ohio	14	–	2		.875			24	–	10		.706
Kent State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Buffalo	7	–	9		.438			14	–	20		.412
Bowling Green	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Miami	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
West
Western Michigan	10	–	6		.625			22	–	13		.629
Toledo*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	13		.536
Ball State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9		.438			16	–	18		.471
Central Michigan	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Northern Illinois	3	–	13		.188			5	–	25		.167
† 2013 MAC tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties Rankings from AP Poll

Following the season, coach Reggie Witherspoon was fired. He posted a record of 198–228 in 14 seasons.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Raphell Thomas-Edwards	Forward	6–6	240	Sophomore	Leicester, England
1	Tony Watson	Guard	6–2	180	Senior	West Palm Beach, Florida
2	Will Regan	Forward	6–8	230	Sophomore	Buffalo, New York
3	Jarod Oldham	Guard	6–3	185	Junior	Decatur, Illinois
4	Richie Sebuharara	Guard	6–0	165	Senior	Vestal, New York
5	Corey Raley-Ross	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
10	Jarryn Skeete	Guard	6–3	175	Freshman	Brampton, Ontario
12	Javon McCrea	Forward	6–7	250	Junior	Newark, New York
22	Auraum Nuiriankh	Guard/Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Baltimore, Maryland
24	Stan Wier	Guard	6–3	210	Freshman	East Aurora, New York
33	Cameron Downing	Center	6–9	260	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
35	Xavier Ford	Forward	6–7	210	Sophomore	Colorado Springs, Colorado

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012* 12:00 pm	Princeton	L 53–57	0–1	Alumni Arena (4,450) Amherst, NY
11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 68–95	0–2	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,510) Tallahassee, FL
11/15/2012* 7:00 pm	at Evansville Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 56–50	1–2	Ford Center (3,572) Evansville, IN
11/16/2012* 5:00 pm	vs. Western Illinois Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 58–67	1–3	Ford Center (N/A) Evansville, IN
11/17/2012* 6:00 pm	vs. Yale Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 59–63	1–4	Ford Center (N/A) Evansville, IN
11/20/2012* 8:00 pm	at Canisius	L 64–71	1–5	Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY
11/24/2012* 7:00 pm	Mansfield	W 76–57	2–5	Alumni Arena  Amherst, NY
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCS	Temple	L 39–54	2–6	Alumni Arena (3,201) Amherst, NY
12/01/2012* 7:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure	L 79–82	2–7	Reilly Center (4,485) St. Bonaventure, NY
12/05/2012* 8:00 pm	at Milwaukee	W 72–52	3–7	Klotsche Center (1,776) Milwaukee, WI
12/08/2012* 7:30 pm	Niagara	W 77–67	4–7	Alumni Arena (4,012) Amherst, NY
12/21/2012* 10:30 pm, Pac-12 Network	vs. Washington State Cougar Hardwood Classic	L 54–65	4–8	KeyArena (7,269) Seattle, WA
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm	Notre Dame College	W 84–64	5–8	Alumni Arena (2,162) Amherst, NY
01/02/2013* 8:05 pm	at Tulsa	L 57–63	5–9	Reynolds Center (3,894) Tulsa, OK
01/09/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3	at Ohio	L 68–86	5–10 (0–1)	Convocation Center (4,846) Athens, OH
01/12/2013 7:00 pm	Miami (OH)	L 57–58	5–11 (0–2)	Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3	Kent State	L 68–80	5–12 (0–3)	Alumni Arena (3,057) Amherst, NY
01/19/2013 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 68–65	6–12 (1–3)	Alumni Arena (3,026) Amherst, NY
01/23/2013 7:00 pm	at Ball State	W 66–63	7–12 (2–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,965) Muncie, IN
01/26/2013 7:00 pm	at Akron	L 64–68	7–13 (2–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (5,403) Akron, OH
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS	Central Michigan	W 91–73	8–13 (3–4)	Alumni Arena (2,552) Amherst, NY
02/02/2013 7:00 pm	at Western Michigan	L 60–71	8–14 (3–5)	University Arena (3,312) Kalamazoo, MI
02/06/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan	L 46–65	8–15 (3–6)	EMU Convocation Center (522) Ypsilanti, MI
02/09/2013 1:00 pm	Northern Illinois	W 59–54	9–15 (4–6)	Alumni Arena (4,136) Amherst, NY
02/13/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS	Toledo	W 75–60	10–15 (5–6)	Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY
02/16/2013 3:30 pm, ESPN3	at Miami (OH)	W 79–71	11–15 (6–6)	Millett Hall (1,067) Oxford, OH
02/23/2013* 2:00 pm	Manhattan BracketBusters	L 64–65	11–16	Alumni Arena (3,172) Amherst, NY
02/27/2013 7:00 pm	at Kent State	L 81–83 OT	11–17 (6–7)	M.A.C. Center (2,255) Kent, OH
03/02/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron	W 81–67	12–17 (7–7)	Alumni Arena (4,204) Amherst, NY
03/05/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS	Ohio	L 69–72	12–18 (7–8)	Alumni Arena (3,132) Amherst, NY
03/08/2013 6:00 pm	at Bowling Green	L 65–76	12–19 (7–9)	Stroh Center (1,478) Bowling Green, OH
2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
03/11/2013 7:00 pm	Central Michigan First Round	W 74–72 OT	13–19	Alumni Arena (2,309) Amherst, NY
03/13/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3	vs. Ball State Second Round	W 76–61	14–19	Quicken Loans Arena (2,147) Cleveland, OH
03/14/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3	vs. Kent State Quarterfinals	L 68–70	14–20	Quicken Loans Arena (3,361) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.